The Newtown bee., 1899-08-04
WOODBURY..

CARING FOR THE DEPENDENT POOR.
Woodbury. has evidently good reason
to be proud of the manner in which the
town poor are cared for at the ,,almshouse.
A reporter of THE BEE was shown
through the establishment, the other
day. There are at present eight inmates
of the aims house, four old ladies over
So years Of age and four men. The lady
in charge is Mrs George w. Rowe and
she insists on absolute cleanliness every
where. The rooms occupied by these
eight people are as comfortable as any
person could desire. The women have
rooms in The main house up stairs, with
comfortable beds. The men occupy a
small house in the yard. Down stairs
they have q sitting room while upstairs
are their beds. In the basement is lock-
up where tramps are lodged. Forty-four
were cared for last winter. Tt is under
stood the town officials are thinking of
building a wood yard, go that these
knights of the road have chance to earn
the town of Woodbury. to have the poor
cared for in the manner they are and
they are evidently most fortunate in the
lady they have in charge. An addition
is now being built on to the aims house
for bath room. Mrs Rowe raised above
$40 for this by subscription, Mr. Hitch
cock generously giving the bath tub.
LOCAL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
It is reported that Mr. Bowers of Berk-
shire, who bought the property Of @. +.
Smith, will not build at present, as had
been supposed and expected be would
We hear he is trying to buy the soak
Tree House." but understand it Is not for
sale. Mrs Todd, the former Iandlady,
leaves her fathers in Watertown on
Wednesday OF this week for a trip to
Massachusetts,.
The warmest chase there is going Ia
chase for pig in the rain. Ii you don't
believe it ask some Of the participants in
Southford. Ha! Hal
Edgar j. Sloan of Hartford, adjuster
for the Home Insurance Co. of New
York, was in town calling upon his local
agent on Monday.
Rev and Mrs Charles Wright and
daughter of jersey City arrived on Tues
day night, where they spend the month
of August with Miss Bradley.
| Madame Rumor says G. j. Human
and family start for Switzerland and the
Aims Sentemhar l.
We notice Mrs S. w. Baldwin out
again after being under the doctors care
four or five days, the past week.
The shower Thursday afternoon
caught the Hotchkissville pienickers,
and q sorry sight some OF them were
when they came home. Only one couple,
seemingly, enjoyed the shower on the
water.
J. S. Richmond has been painting and
papering on the interior of N. M. Strong'f
tenement house in North Woodbury..
Among the many good colts in towE
we notice the high stepping five-year-ole
driven by S. W. Baldwin. 1t is one O
the best, il not the best, in the town an'
does the Orenaug farm great credit.
Mrs Mary Staples of Bridgep orti
spending the week at the home Of he
childhood with her parents, MIR and MI
E. G. Partree.
Rev J. l.. E. Wyckoff takes his vtacs
ton in August; consequently there Wi
be no services the two coming Sunday
in the North church. go
r. Ell. Baldwin completes the carper
ter work on Francis Dawson's new ten
ement hoase, this week, when the paint
ers fiaish up. We understand there ar
parties ready to occupy. Mr. Bsldwi
was out OF town, last week, to meet Nes
York parties who wish some contras
work done.
Miss Dollie Flowers of Bethlehem wa
recent guest of Mrs Willis Beardsiel
Il Miss Jessie Devine of Waterbury
. at George s. Smiths.
. Fem e. Warner, after weeks VIC