The Newtown bee., 1898-06-03

on the track there. He expects to be
absent several weeks. arg =
While furrowing out potato ground,
few days ago, f. s. Castle and Charlie,
the old reliable horse of George Morris,
had mishap. The horse came out ali
right but the ridger and Castle were
somewhat dilapidated, both needing re-
pairs; the cause, machine hitting horses
heels.
The real and personal property of the
late Horace SQuires was appraised by
George and Frank Pierce on the 10th of
present month.
Ray Worden, young gentleman from
Bridgeport, is visiting his aunt, Mrs
James Innis.
B. s. Preston has exchanged pairs of
horses with Insurance Agent Smith of
Waterbury, getting the most valuable
team that has been in town in many a
day.
Howard B. Smith and family of Wa
terbury were in town for few days Wis
iting their parents, S. B. Smith and
Stephen w. Merwin; also looking after
his insurance business.
Perry Smith fs to build himself q store
building in the eastern suburbs of Orion,
Ralph Seymour getting the frame and
covering on the ground for him.
Myron O'Dell tried his hand at trout
ing on Friday morning last, and met with
fine success, having the speckled beau
ties in many numbers to show for them
selves.
Our Center butcher was out on Satur.
day on his old accustomed route in fine
style, adorned with button hoe bouquet,
the gift of his lady friends. 1t was his
firss trip this spring, and probably they
were glad to see him.
The Elwell Brothers are rushing along
their farm work as fast as the weather
will permit. They have large lot OF
onions already up and are wedding them
Fevery opportunity; also planting corn
and potatoes. They have their owr
farm and Henry Burritt's and the work
keeps them all the time busy.
Eugene Ward has been adding to his
dairy, purchasing of Charles Thomas
He makes butter and fats calves.
Hardly one half Of the corn planted IL
town, May %, something unusual fol
these parts.
Fred Crofut was up visiting his par
ents on Sunday last. He 10 Bridge
porter, working in machine shop there
Henry Dickinson left on Decoration
day for the KloDdike, where he antici
pates to gain great riches.
/, A home missionary club may befor
long be formed here in town to labor il
ner's Mills and taking in other place
of less renown.
Quite compliment, Mr. Editor. tina
, you gave G. T. Squire in last weeks is
: sue. 1t might be little overdrawn, bu
, will excuse the editor as he probably ha
just emerged from that trout dinner.
The sun shone forth on Decoration da
morning and made all rejoice and be glaC
, as everything needed it right badly, eve
the poor beast of the fields.
Earl Lewis, gentleman of leisur
, who boards with Miss Minnie Luther j
the southeast part of the town, Will
temporarily insane jumped headlong int
, the well and if if had not been for tn
. passing by the place of Dea John Mino
: he would have drowned. Miss Luthe
T called Mr. Minor to her assistance.
, Sergeant Nicholson, with an aid, WIS
, around on Saturday last decorating so
diers' graves and doing other acts Of pi
+ triotism.
The auction of M. L. Baardsley wS
| quite satisfactory, selling all that he d
+ sired. Eastman Brothers had previous
. purchased one of the horses and Edwal
3 Tracy the other.