The Newtown bee., 1898-09-02
ROXBURY.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs


family, are guests at Eugene Wards.
Gilbert Williams is building on an ad-
dition to his barn 24x50.
Mr. and Mrs william j. Red wood Of
Va, are the guests of Gilbert
Williams.
Mrs Martha Wilkinson of Staten Is
land Miss Mary Ransome of Poughkeep-
sic, and Misses Ophelia and Mary Beard
sley of Brooklyn, are visiting at Mrs j.
D. Bronson's.
Walter Barnes and family of Bridge |
port are making &c j,urn at J. W. Mi
nor's.
A large tree in front of the house Of
William Retallick was struck by light
ming, last week. The bolt passed across
the yard and killed pig for him.
Gilbert Williams has lately bought
three COWS of Phineas Platt of Milford,
and now has II head. He sends his
milk to the Sage creamery at South
Britain.
Henry Burritt is havir & a part of his
house shingled. z. A. Bradley is doing
the work.
Alonzo Whitehead, the blacksmith, is
to build on an addition to his house and
make other improvements. E. A. Brad
ley will do the work.
Amos Tyrrell's fast road mare, Nancy
Hanks, Jr., who had leg badly cut on
travel once more.
Mrs E. w. Ashman has been quite Sc
riously i'll but is now on the gain.
Amos Tyrrell furnished q fine flag pole
for the Village Improvement society of
Bridgewater.
Bryant McGovern is having his barn
recovered and new stills put under. Jay
Tyrrell Is doing the work.
Abjah Patterson has some spring pigs
that he is quite proud Of, the largest and
best of their age seen lately.
Master Morris Drakeley of Woodbury.
is guest of Mrs Waller Morris.
They are now shipping from the gar
net mill on the hill about ton of miner
! al week.
Mrs Gilbert Williame, who has been
quite seriously Ill for three weeks, is
now about again.
oA
| field, who is a member of the fishing
club at the Falls, is a prominent candi-
date for the republican nomination for
governor, and well liked hereabouts.
Gilbert Williams and family will 90 to
Walnut Beach, next week, for sojourn
of three weeks. They will occupy DR.
Pon's cottage.
| G. T. Squires sold to Gilbert Williams
Of the Garnet works a very fine grade
Holstein heifer that is hard to beat in
these parts. She was from the herd OF
Phineas Platt's.
| r. S. Edwards exchanged his flock OF
sheep with parties in Southburv for cat
| tie.
Ira M. Booth ia not feeling as well as
usual, the past week, so he has been
obliged to stay at home most of the
| time. Malaria is the cause of his indis-
position.
The school at Warmers Mills is to
| commence Tuesday, September 6, with
Miss Stella Clark as teacher.
Timothy Squire and John Clark are
cleaning up the farm of Miss Emma
Beers, called the Hill place.
The tobacco crop which is now being
harvested is the finest in many years,
sound, large and of quick growth, which
makes fine quality.
Charlie Gilbert, son of Charles Gilbert,
superintendent of the Spar & Quartz Co.,
is sick at their new home at Orton.
The delegates to the republican state
convention from Roxbury are George W
Hurlburt and Edward Seeley. They &c
uninstructed; but are thought to be
Lounsbury men.
Charles Tanning wishes to inform the
public in general that he has finished
hayIng, the cleaning up being on the
23d or oath, your correspondent for.
getting the exact date. No hard feel
ing!
Frank Booth, the Station blacksmith
has another lot of wagons and carriages
from Waterbury; also harnesses at his
Station home.
Mrs Kate Worden of Bridgeport Ia
spending her outing with her sister in
Roxbury, Mrs James Innis on Christian
street. She greatly enjoys the fresh ali
amongst the hills of old LitchfieId coun.
ty. ~-.
Ell. M. Smith, the general agent of THE
BEE, was the guest of G. T. Squire or
Wednesday night of last week.
George Crofut and wife and youngest
son are spending few days at the
shore, near or at Bridgeport.
Ellie Thomas arrived home ON Satur.