The Newtown bee., 1898-08-05
BROOKFTELD.
NEWS NUGGETS BY THE WAY.

NEWS NUGGETS BY THE WAY.
Miss Lucy Sagendorf is entertaining q
school friend.
Mrs A. FL. Taylor now has her house
veil filled with summer boarders. This
season the money obtained in this way
will very materially help cut the short
crops, especially the milk returns, which
nave been so much reduced by the dry
eatber.
r. II. Beers and family are now at the
~1ore for week or two.
DR. Olmstead of Philadelphia will be
present at st PauIs, next Sunday, AMI
most probably preach in the morning.
MIR and Mrs Clarence B. Hawley will
begin housekeeping jim Brooklyn, this
week.
! !, Beach Hawley was 80 unfortunate
as to dislocate his left shoulder, last
Friday night, in q friendly wrestling
match with his companions. It proved
q 4ite painful until set, under the charge
DR. Smith, and Is now doing nicely,
| that he will soon be ready for another
Aout.
1t is reported that Seth Keller had
Two calves killed by dogs.
There will be meeting OF the ladies
eff the town on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Miss Amelia Northrop's to
work for the soldiers, to provide such
delicacies as can be safely sent, to accept
contributions of money and of any nature
to be of use to them. A list OF things
needed has been obtained from head
quarters so there need be no delay in GO
ing directly to work. 1t Is hoped there
will be d good attendance.
Charles NJ. PinckneY has had quite a
lick horse with spinal-meningltis. 1t is
nov improving quite slowly.
= On Sunday night there was q sufficient
rain 10 wash the roads quite badly in the
north part Of the town, but hardly drop
IN the south part. Perhaps they are more
wicked than the rest Of the town.
the crops Of high bush blackberries
promises to be enormous, and with the
favorable weather now on hand will all
ripen we'll.
Mi9s F. 0. Thornhill has been engaged
TOR the Center school the coming year.
C. c. Sherman, Jr., who has been
visiting friends in Brookfeld, returned 20
| N ew Haven, Saturday evening.
The picnic was postponed on account
nf che weather; had fine rain that day.
Our genial neighbor who started the pic
nlc says he would do that every week if
| il would bring rain when it was so much
needed.
jay Potter, who recently bought a
home in the Center,is steady improving
+; first by trimming the too luxuriant
f 'Iiage, then adding blinds and now
Landing 8 wagon and tool house. Let
he good work go on.
MIS- HARRIET Butler has been the guest
OF MRS John Sagendorf.
Mrs Florida Merwin has been visiting
Aer parents over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Stanley B. Terrill return
ID, Saturday, from two weeks outing
Kip, driving about the country.
Mrs Susan Banks and daughter of
Bridgeport visited her brother, Hon Sam
mel Sherman, recently.
The Village Improvement club of the
| j ri
evening at the Town hall, to which all
Tar and near are cordially invited.
Peaches and cream will be served.
Mary Fairchlld Kellogg of Bridgeport
IL visiting her aunt, Mrs Sadie Kellogg.
Mrs John Sagendorf has been enter
tanning her brother, William FL. Williams,
and Mrs Jeanveneau and son of New
Rochelle, N. Y.
Mrs Walter Smith and daughter of
Brooklyn are boarding with Mrs Sarah
Fairchild.
William Fl. Clark and son of Danbury
we're calling on friends in town on Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth GILES pie is visiting her
school friend, Miss Lucy Sagendorf.
Mrs Hiram Hawley is entertaining her
sister, Mrs Lucy Tomlinson.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Merchant and two
daughters of DaDbury were guests of
the Misses Kellogg, last week.
John Thornbill is visiting relatives in
St Lawrence county, Ny.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hawley of New