The Newtown bee., 1897-05-21
In Litchfeld County
WASHINGTON.


 The Homeland circle meets with Mir Orestes Hickox, and the St Johns sew ing circle at the rectory, this week.
 There are to be new chairs put into the Congregational chapel soon. This will be 8 pleasure as well as pride fol all The consolation meets here ir June and it is hoped the chairs may bt in place before that time.
 In the absence of Rev MT Carter, Rev MT Hall of Yale Divinity school preached at the Congregational church, Sunday
 The Aspinwall Brothers expect to build dam for the benefit of the Gun nery boys, near their ball grounds.
 Richard Cromwell, an old Guunery boy, is at Frank Woodruffs for fort, night, recuperating.
 Misses Ethel Barney and Le"a Slo. cum are visiting for a week in Bridge port and Ansonia.
 MT and Mrs Childs and daughter ot New York are the guests of Mrs Engles
 MT and Mrs George Mason of Litch- field visited Charles Mason, last Satur- day, and found him very i'll.
 Messrs Will and Ben Foulois took a long bicycle ride, last Sunday, visiting Litchfeld, Thomaston and Watertown.
 Mrs Frank Anderson and Mrs Charles Johnson are going to Sweden soon to spend the summer.
 The ball game between the Gunnery boys and Lakeville's, last Saturday, re- suited in favor of the Lakeville's 10 to l. At the end of thfee innings the Lake vile boys were obliged to leave to catch their train.
 At present writing the second daugh- ter of Ex-Senator H. o. Averill lies very low with typhoid pneumonia.
 John Peterson's little girl is very i'll with German measles.
 Miss Peacock did not come from Litchfield on Monday consequently no school in Calhoun street.
 John Whittlesey of New York has opened his house on the Green for the summer.
 Mrs stephen s. Warehouse spent a few days with her brother in Bridgeport and attended their silver wedding, last week.
 The last meeting of the Mems Liter ary club was held at the rectory, the 18th. Mai Kingman gave paper upon clocks, sewing machines and firearms.
 M. s. Woodruff and gang of men are painting Mrs Mairs' and A. s. Barnes houses. A. c. Titus and men are paint ing at Leslie Randall's.
 A large delegation from Rising Sun lodge, drove to Woodbury, Saturday evening.
 E. K. Rossiter and family are settled at "The Rocks"
 Tho Popoford oohool ia vrosyoor;oo- ,,,o der the charge of Miss Alice Beach as teacher. Arbor day exercises were ob- served by recitations, display of flow- CTS and the setting out of plants. Miss Beach is worthy of thanks for raising a fund to purchase school library includ- ing dictionary and several books. It is just what was needed.
 Mrs Henry Trowbridge is the guest of her son, c. H. Trowbridge.
 Mrs Carl Bader is on the sick list.
 George Clark has been entertaining company from out of town.
 Emil Zeiner came home from Torring- ton, last Sunday, on his wheel.
 Turney O'Dell is making improve ments about his place.
 Dr Oliver has returned to Bridgeport
 Mrs c. Witisein of Bridgeport is stop ping at Mrs Henry Frisbie's for 8 few weeks.
 Charlie filling, who has been attend ing school at the Gunnery has returned to his home in the West.
 Dr Hubbard was in Bridgeport few days, last week.
 Miss Mary Nc Nalley, who has been sewing at Mrs Thomas Blacks in New Preston, has returned to her rooms.
 Lewis Pratt of New Milford was the guest of his daughter, Miss MiIlle Pratt, Sunday.
 MT Heath expects to put large flock of sheep on the Golf grounds. Thi- keeps the grass down and is cheaper than hiring lawn mower.