The Newtown bee., 1899-04-14

Miss Slade passed last week with MIS-
@. B. Cummings.
The Misses Lee visited Danbury, this
week.
Mrs James Barrett spent some time
out of town, last week.
Alonza Pixley has heated the hotel and
will open business as soon as the build
ing is finished. Mr. and Mrs Pixley have
had long experience in the hotel business.
They are old forty miners" and kept a
hotel in the fifties in the mining camps
of California and made large fortune
there. Mr. PixleY desires to engage
houses in this vicinity during the summer
season to accommodate the number of
boarders he will have during the warm
season.
Harry Hibbard has been engaged by
the Lenox Shear Co. and moved, last
week, into Mrs Hallock's house.
Easter was observed by the attendance
OF large congregation at st Joseph's
church. The altar was beautifully deco
rated with flowers arts tically arranged
by Miss Mamie Barrett and Miss Mary
Lillis.
Henry Thompson, who Is held in high
esteem by the people Of the Iron Works,
has taken the Meehan place at Hawley-
vile and commenced housekeeping, re-
Gently.
Charming doesn't pay" is an assertion
we often hear but it is disproved by
many individuals in this town, notably
by Daniel Murphy in the Obtuse district.
Mr. Murphy came to Brookf1eld q few
years ago and by industry and economy
has acquired a fine farm and well direct
ed labor produces good income every
year. Mr. Murphy takes great pride in
his fine Jersey cows and high bred swine.
Mr. Murphy is thought we'll of by his
neighbors and townspeople. Last year
he was elected to the board of assessors
and as tax collector for his school dis
trict and at the annual meeting of the
society of St Joseph's church was chosen
one OF the trustees.
Mr. and Mrs Peck of Bridgeport called
on number of friends here, last week.
John Higgins, who was in poor health,
is entirely recovered.
Mrs Morris and family spent Easter
here, the guests of Mrs C. B. Cummings.
WI. Beehler and his clerks are kept
busy these days securing their spring
the road nearly every day delivering
goods.
John W. Warburton has the gold fever,
this spring, and has gone to Klondike
| and has left his personal property in
| charge Of Clarence E. Vroman.
Two more of our young men have ac-
cepted positions with 81. Schoverlipg &
Co
The children's Easter festival of the
Congregational church took place at p.
m. on Sunday. The children had been
| well drilled by Mrs Francis and did her
great credit as we'll IS themselves. Ow-
| ing to lack of rehearsels due to the
great number of stormy Sundays, the
| children of st Paul's will hold theirs
later.
E. C. Smith has been confined to the
house for few days with a protracted
cold.
1t is seldom the first of April passes
without some plowing being done, but
! such was the case this year, though
some opened the season last week, though
| there is but little ground dry enough yet.
| Mrs Samuel Sherman expects to go to
Cuba durir g the summer to see to landed
property there which was confiscsted
during the rebellion 10 years ago. She
NAV remain some time.
The building opposite st Psul's
church, used at one time as school build
ing, is now undergoing thorough repairs
under the ownership of E. A. Houseman.
| S. B. Terrill and E. Leach are doing the
| work.