The Newtown bee., 1898-12-16

The skating was unusually fine on Hen
ry Hodges Ice pond, last Saturday. rnt
schoOl children and young people enjoyed
The fun OF skating until d late hour, Sat
utday night.
CharIes Hurlburt is having big run
AT his grist mlII, grinding CORN on Tbs
100. Ine nhl does sood wurk and Ene
IaI mers know IL and are bringing laig
loads VI corn 10 be Converted lntO meal
Inc DuLcherIug season is neatly over
A large number of mechanics taCted b
nUg aud are now enjoying good hOme
raised pork.
Inc hunting season for killing game
birds will close, this week. Hunters say
| that LheIe stlll remains III East swamp d
part Ut three hocks of quail that viii
stand good Chance of nVlng over the
| winter.
Inc fox hunters are having consider.
able ana are taking few peICs. IL
Is interesting 10 close observer, TO watcI
The boys pass, THESE cod, frosty morn
ing. Most VI Lhem lake bee line foi
rUkOno or Taunton woods, and the styIe
mat some OF them get up In Is amusing
shus, Run under one aim, with long
eAIeu ooE led bY strlLg, with buLn
hands deep in their trousers pockets,
LhCtL 1Ol LII OChb ONC1 4IhG u
iack-Knlfe, walking for dear life to keep
~AI III and get there before the scent gets
cold.
MIS- Emily Godfrey has been on the
sick lisL, out is cOnvalescenC.
Mrs MllO SJarks Is in Danbury, the
guest Of her sister, Mrs Nichols.
Warren Street of Stony Hill sustained
u paralytic shock o Monday, and nearly
lost the use of one side.
Mrs Il. q. Osborne will close her house
for the winter and will go to Danbury to
live.
Miss Bertha Stone has Just completed
quit which contains 1882 pieces. Snt
nas been working on it Tor three years.
Mrs q. Z. Judd is in New Milford, the
guest of l.. Duuning.
Inc Poultry Association of Danbury
and Bethel met with Secretary BormaD
ON Wednesday to complete arrangement.
for the coming show.
q. l.. Sherman was on the sick list for
several days, but Is cut again.
CntfJId and Leroy BATnum were sur,
pItsed by party OF friends, Tuesday
night, ana a IDLY time was the result.
JeweIer +. A. Pickett has nice line of
NOVELTIES i'll sllverware, gold pens, ETC.,
for the Christmas trade. He 10 very much
pleased with his new quarters in DuranL'e
block.
Ecdman & Elwell nave an excellent
lIDe VI Christmas candies and tooGhsome
goods TO make the Christmas feast sue
cess.
Mr. and Mrs Clark D. Stone have re-
urned home from Woodbury., where they
we're the guess of John Hall, over Sun
day.
Inc Mi SEES Clara, Josephine and Ber-
Cha Stone have returned from u Visit In
Taunton district, where they were the
guests OF their uncle, Asa L. Stone.
The snowy weather has made business
bril- k at a. b. Lcckwo In the rubber
nne, and he is IN position to give the
puotic the best goods in his line.
Nutice the Christmas lad" of Cole, the
hustlii z newsdealtr.
William Leigh aud Martin Law lor have
gone Lo Kansas City as representatives. Of
he United Hatters' association TO the
big convention TO be held in that city,
rne creditors of MackerZi- & 20. met
st the office VI Tweedy, scott q "hinls-
aey, Dauoury, Thursday, the Is h, to APP
point a trustee. All Of the employees hav-
oeen notified to send to the referee the
amount due them, the same proved as re-
quired by law. The employees will prob
ably be paid as soon after tEe appoint
ment Of the trustee as Is possible.