The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-16
A DRAMATIC EVENT.

Car" Much time has been given to re.
hear5als and from the cast of characters
there is every reason to expect an audi
ence to get their moneys worth. They
are to be assisted by some Danbury mu-
sicians.
Miss Winifred Skidmore returned to
the Moody school In Northfield, last
week, to her old position as teacher of
mathematics, Miss Mildred Smith as
pupil and Willie Brakeman to the boys
school; also James Hawley of HawIey-
Vile.
Another surprise of last week was the
une expected marriage OF Miss Matte
Griffin and Charles Clarke who has been
residing in town the last year. The
marriage took place at Brewsters, N. Y.
| Theahappy couple took the cars for
Baltimore, where Mr. Clarke has a posi-
Jion. The wedding was complete sur
prise to the parents and friends of both
parties.
Mrs c. f. Beers has been suffering with
an attack of rheumatism.
Martin Lake took trip to Watertown,
last week, where he was the guest of his
sister, Mrs l. Booth.
Miss Ida Bissen is the guest of Mrs F.
2. Barlow.
Miss Rose Ryan of New Fairfield pass
ed day, last week, with Mrs James
Barnett.
Mrs Felix McGinnis and daughter at
tended the New Milford fair, last week
Thursday.
Myron f. Cowles of St Augustine, Fla,
has been the guest of his sister, Mrs Rob-
ert B. Smith.
Miss Henrietta B. Ruggles returned to
school at Shelton, last week.
Mrs w. J. Wells of Woodbury. is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs Charles l..
Peck.
A. Peck Is building an ice dam. Jay
Potter has been assisting.
Jay Potter has his thrashing machine
at William E. Hawley's in HawleyYille.
c. S. Williams has new variety of
| field corn, the White Cap Dent. A sam
pie is on exhibition at The BEE office,
and MIR Williams is also to make an ex-
hibit at the Newtown fair.
Arthur Hawley spent Labor day at
home and in Newtown.
The common red squirrels are gettin &
to be quite mischievOus in some sections,
especially about the home, where they
eat off half grown pears for the seeds.
1t is surprising how soon they will clean
off an ordinary sized tree of bushel or
two. They are also guilty of still more
serious mischief in destroying birds
eggs and young birds while in the nest.
Just here the shot gun il rightly used
can help either to clean them out or 80
reduce their numbers as to make them
powerless for evil.
Herbert Kellogg returned to school
duties st Cheshire on tuesday.
Mrs Charles L. Peck is suffering from
a severe attack of eczema in the head and
face.
Mr. and Mrs Wbitcome returned from
their vacation on Wednesday.
The corn yield which has generally ex.
pected to be up to 104 or los will have to
be marked down to about SO or less.
The severe winds accompanying many
of our showers were supposed to have
done no more damage than to partly
blow down the CON. Cutting the crop
shows not only much broken off, much
of it the stalk 80 weakened in it's root
hold, and many stalks so nearly broken
that very many ears are imperfectly fill
ed, and many not filed at all. The
work of cutting is nearly double what it
should be and the stalks bent and of
poorer quality. They were of rank
growth hence more easily damaged.
Miss Carrie Brush of Danbury has
been the guest of Mrs r. A. Garfield.
Nicholas Beck of Bridgeport has been
a recent guest of Frank Drapeau.
Mrs Col Marsh of New Milford has
been guest at William Camps.
Mis- Mary Osborne of Brooklyn and
Mra Edwin Ferris and son, John Osborn
of Danbury and Mrs Arthur Caldwell OF
New Milford have been recent guests OF
Mrs Lucy Thompson.
Arthur Drapeau has returned from a
visit in New York.
John Taylor is III with rheumatism.
Mrs Lucy Taylor has returned after a
month passed in Danbury.
e. N. Somers is quite poorly, suffering
with heart trouble.
Miss Margaret Lee Ia vlsitin 3 friends
In Roxbury.
Frank Keller issagiving his house a
fresh coat OF paint.