The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
WOLF PITS AND VICINITY.

Inc WoH Bl6s Sunday school held q
sOciable at Theodore Gilbert's, Thursday
evening, January 10. IC proved to be
very enjoyable to all present..
Robert Harmon has visited friends in
NOrwalk.
Miss May Hoyt ia entertaining her
friend, Miss Ferris, of New Milford,
w. i. Hoyt spent Sunday in Norwalk.
Mrs Beers of Weston has spent q week
with her daughter, Mrs Flewellyn.
James Gilbert and wife have Visited
his brother.
Milo Stsrks has leased his place to
John Smith, formerly of Danbury, for
two years, the latter taking possession
about March /.
@. w. Bolles is to erect fue double
marble headstOne for John X. Wyetr of
Patterson, n. Y.
Tuesday was a dark, cloudy day. The
promised rain storm was on hand about
noon and good lively downpour con-
tinued through the afternoon and even
ing, until the little rivulets became good
sized mill streams. Large quantities of
water ran from the Chestnut Ridge hills,
also from Hoyt's hill, making an argry
rush through the village to the Great
Pasture. fat, where the water spreads and
takes It's time to join the Danbury
streams beyond. Hundreds OF acres OF
meadow and low land were q loded on
the east side of Shelter Rock, where the
Immense volumes OF water come pouring
down from Stony Hill, Wolf Pits and the
Wild Cat hills. Perhaps at some future
day this water may be confined to fur
nish cheap power for lighting our village
and running our machinery. Very little
frost lie left in the ground. A few days
more like the past will fit the ground for
the pillow. The ice men will have to wait
for another freeze before they finish
their ice harvest. A thunder storm, with
vivid flashes OF lightning, passed over.
The rain ceased before midnight and the
weather cleared. A few snow banks are
still left on the fields but are fast vast
ing away.
MIR and Mrs Bailey Ferry of Grassy
Ridge, last week Friday evening, enter
tanned large party of friends. Music
and dancing furnished the principal
amusement, which was kept up until the
early hours OF morning. Mr. Ferry was
so much delighted with his company that
he turned back the clock, to cover the
lateness of the hour. When making him.
self useful waiting on his guests, he said,
"That Ia lust the way my wife does it,"
The party was to be surprise to him.
He said, "When my wife makes two
loaves OF cake at one time / suspect
something Ia going to happen" The
company enjayed jolly good time and
all we're pleased with their reception.
Amos Schoonmsker, popular young
man formerly Of this place, was in town
on Monday Failing on his old friends.
Amos is In the wholesale paper business
In New York City.
Andrew j. Hallock, at the session Of
the Masonic Grand lodge of the State Of
Connecticut, held January Is and 10 Ia
New Haven, was appointed grand junior
steward.
Judd Brothers sold their red polled
bull, last week, to Reuben Fairehild OF
Beaver Brook.
The workmen thrown out of employ
ment by the failure Of Mackenzie & Co.
are finding employment in other hat fac
tories In this town and In Danbury and
Norwalk.
3. y. Hickok, doing grocery business
at Fountain Place, made an assignment,
this week.
W. J.. Mallory Is making a short visit
at his old home In Woodbury..