The Newtown bee., 1898-10-28
OAKVILLE AND VICINITY.

Report is that the o skville Pin Co, is
to expend about 800, 900 on their p Opert Y
at the upper shop. Tney are at WORK ar
it now. They are to build large addi-
Cion to the shop extending nearly to the
bridge, and to take away the stone house
and old barn and Go build large c flee
On the end towards the postoffice, having
already built Large barn across the
road.
Mr. and Mrs Wise move into the Boards
lee house, this week, on Riverside from
Watertown.
Louis Dubois has been fixing over his
house and shingling it. and making two
nice meadows out of ONE rough land.
Gertrude Beardslee attends school at
Watertown.
MS William Warner 10 little better
Frank and William Middlebro oks were
cal ed ID Sandy ii ok Cd account of the
death OF their mother, last week.
The Episcopal society is improving
nicely under the care Of the new rector
and it seems good to see it.
Bert Atwood from Woodbury. has
mOVed to Oakville and is to work in the
shop, this winter.
ST JOHNS SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL.
The managers of st Johns festival
evening, October 26. A e cd attendance
is present each evening. Hhe door prizes
given away each evening are the hand
soonest ever awarded at any fair in Wa
CertOwn. The admission is only 1Oc and
the same ticket entities the holder to
witpess tirst-class sta ge entertainment,
besides q chance on the door prize. A
great many tickets have been sold in ad-
vance, so that the success Of the festival
Is assured. The entertainment closes
each evening with a gCcial dance. This
feature of the entertainment acne is
sufficient to draw crowd. The fair
will close tomorrow evening.
A HUNDRED VOTERS ''TO BE MADE"
The selectmen and town clerk were in
session In the court room, last Friday,
and are again to, dav, for the purpose Of
making yo-ers. Altogether there has
been about 100 names handed to the reg
istrars to be made.
The committee appointed By the quar-
terly conference OF the Methodist church
on church music, met at the residence of
A. w. Skilton, Monday evening, DC ober
II, and after some dis cussion resolution
was adopted limiting the number Of
members for the new church CT DIR to IS
persons. the action was because OF
limited choir room.
Electricians Stone and Windsor have
completed wiring DR. Variell's house fer
electric lights.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Wise expect to
move to O4kville in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs Wheeler, parents of F. E
Wheeler, who have been visiting here,
have returned to their home.
Work has been resumed on the new
road around Candee hill.
At the session held to make voters,
two women have been qualified so far.
Samuel Oxley, WHO has secured posi-
in Waterbury at his trade, will start
housekeeping there in the near future.
All persons liable to pay taxes in the
town of Watertown are requested TO
hand in written or printed statement of
all taxable property held by them Octo-
| Der l, 1898. List must be handed in be-
fore November l.
r. N. Defend and Walter Straw repre-
sented Columbia lodge, No u, K. of P. @,
in the Grand lodge, last week.
| The selectmen have the steam roll7r at
WORK on the new road from the Brick
store towards Waterbury. New gravel
has been put on and the road put in
| shape for the winter.