The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-03-25
In Litchfield County.
NEW MILFORD.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

1 Another old land mSrk gone Inc
large elm tiee standing On property ii
| William j. Sta and UlOse by the haI I'd.
ware store Ot Slaub u NJ lett had Go
| give way TO the wOCdn4n's axe, Tuesday
of This week, L. was stately LIet, bu.
deaGn had called it hence, and 1T looks
| now as IL more of New MnfUTd's once
| bes utlful elms would have 10 GO.
Edwin j. EmmOns, The popular leIb
in the New Milford Savings bank, is Gou
/ org for his clothet, this week. Cause
Why, it's nice boy baby at his house.
Officers Char Il s A. Adds and Charles
PlaI had quite Little sport on Monday
/ evening in surprising quiJe loJ Of tel
| lows having jolly lIme at the Lacy
| nouse, near the raliroad, and in the rear
! Of Evitts' drug store. A woman was
ent TO the Town farm aud the men to
the lookup. There Is paddock on the
door, now.
The New Milford steam Laundry, under
the superinteDdency of K. j. Andrews, is
doing some extra tine laund work and
1t cannot be surpas sed by any of the
older conct rms in the state.
Tax Collector Anthony Is hustling
around amongst the delinquent tax pay
ers and warns all tho SO VINO do not pay
up TO look out for him and extra ex-
penses after April |, 1898.
Henry D. Hine and his workmen are
putting on the finishing touches at the
First National bank, this week. The
institution now ls looking fine. Well, so
do those in it
The drug sore of w. N. Noble has
been recently painted up, walls ircscOed
and general oveGhauing has taken
place, making iC one of the incest stores
IN town. A new soda fountain will soon
be placed In position ready for the COM
log seasOn.
The Public library is ready for the
distribution of books. The use Of the
reading room and the drawing of books
will be free to all inhabitants of the
town, subject only to the rules adopted
A great deal If WI rG has been done since
the opening of Jhe blu ldlng In arrangh &,
classifying and Cataloguing the books,
Tins has been done uuder che direction
of Mrs Ar-hur Bailey Of the Albany Lii
Drary School, assisted by the libra rian
and lady VI luntet rs from our village.
DOubCle 8 this library will become a
powerful educAtiVe force in the village,
az it is expected that it will not only
furnish Interesting reading matter, but
also books of ref, renee valuable to schOl
ara, and thoughtful persons. the people
Of New Milford will always have reason
o gratitude to those VINO have provided
the beautiful and convenient Memorisl
Library building and to him who SD
generously endowed the growing libra Y
The Library will open with about 23U0
books on the shelves ready f. r distTiDu-
ton Gazette.
Benjamin HoaR, who committed
bu' glary in New Milford in June, 1897,
was arrested in Winsted, Friday night,
by Sheriff Nellis. He had applied for
lodgings as a tramp. The sheriff had
description OF Hoag and noticing that
the man bore a strong resemblance to
the New NJ lford burglar, arrested him.
&c was afterwards positively Identified
by Turrington man. He was taken to
the county Jail at Litchfield and will be
arraigneu aC the April term Of the supe
riOr court.
John Harmon, the genial and popular
painter, Is smiling & ii the day now. It ls
daughter, born on the 14th.
Died, in Worthwhile, March Is, Mrs
Lucy L. Kinney, aged rs years.
Died, March ID, Elsie A. Bartram,
{ 2 d two years and five months.
The decision Of the Supreme Court of
Errors in the case of Vincent vs. McNa-
mara has been handed down, granting a
new trial to Vincent. This is 8 case
originally against Deputy Sheriff Scol-
inns in replevin suit, and Vincent was
given Judgment Of 81 damage. Vim
cent W, NOT satit fled and brought suit
against Mcnamara as original plaintiff
for fur her damage. Mcnamara eutert d
demurrer and it was aus aimed, the
court ruling Vincent bad already secured
his damage and could not bring suit
more than once for the same cause Of
action. Mcnamara secured Judgment in
the Superior court and Vincent took an
appeal to the Supreme court and new
fri OVanFpH--qnH maintain the
action the whole business has to be c0m-
menced over again, making good job
for the lawyers.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Heustis, who have
been In the employ of FL. L. Wanzer for
the last wear, have gone to MOore's
Mills, N. Y, where Mr Heustis Is to take
q farm.