The Newtown bee., 1899-07-14
WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.


 No more delightful place can be found for picnic than D. W. Gregory's lawn ample room, fine shade, and & generous host to provide, swings and games for 8 | Fourth of July celebration, which we feel sure was appreciated by all who at' tended.
 Our visitors are Mrs Will Buckingham andI children of Willimantic at W. c. iine's, Mrs Leonard and daughter at D. Ford's, Mrs Frank LuddinGton st Starr Kinney's, Mrs Charles Soule at Walter Soule's.
 Bert Bowers and Chester Soule spent Monday on fishing expedition at the l lake.
 Mrs Bert Bowers and little son attend. ed the clam bake held in Mir Pomeroy's grove the Fourth.
 A missionary concert will be held, July 30. Some recitations and a musical pro- gram are in preparation.
 MT Bristol on Sunday evening led the singing with his cOrDet.
 Dr Barker and son were in Bridgeport, Monday.
 James Marsh, member of that hus- ting and popular firm of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh, made flying trip to Shelton on Monday.
 Harry Palmer is able to get around again after two weeks illness.
 Charles Neisner, the clothier, was in Bridgeport, Tuesday.
 W. G. Barton has on hand an Eagle bicycle, of which he is agent, and which was ridden in the late road race by that 7ersevering and popular rider, Joe Cow an.
 The Weantinaug stage, which former Iy could he seen daily on our streets, is A thing of the past now, as 1t has been sold to & party in New Preston.
 Joseph Nettleton of the New Milford National bank, left, this week, for 8 short vacation at Asbury Park, N. J.
 Died, in Still River, July 10, Perry Chase, aged 76 years, II months and 10 days. The inrerment was in the Quaker cemetery, Still River. To A. l.. Conkey 6 Son we are indebt- ed for copy of his new song, up in old Connecticut, or my fifty acre farm" The words are by that popular New Milford gentleman, Charles N. Hall, q member of the Board of Education Of that town. This song will be found on sale at the leading music stores through out the country. | Randolph Hill took the contract to | paint the smoke stack, S5 feet high, o1 | the New Milford Hat Go. It was 8 jot -he average layman would rather pass by.
 | The Fire company turned out, Monday night, for "wash," principally for ths benefit of the new recruits.
 The families of J. F. Addis and Harry Ives of New Milford and John Bates o l Mount Vernon have been camping ou for the past week or two in their cottag at Spectacle Lake. Harry w. Davis of New York city ha been visiting here the past week, tn guest of J. W. Hoyt.
 @Mrs J. B. Secomb of Minneapolis Minn is wishing at her old home In thi village.
 The Indian cottage, small building Q the outskirts of the Factory schoo grounds, is advertised for sale and vi undoubtedly find ready purchaser.
 K Trenhaus has purchased gray co of l.. Sherman, that promises to mak quite stylish carriage horse In the nes future.
 Rev H. l.. Everest and family left Ne Milford, Thursday, and will be missed b large circle of friends and ac0uail tances. Mir Everest goes to Otsego Laf to assume the pastorate Of church fs the present- } The Eastern Upholstery works vi ahut down this week for two week lleast. while tbe managers gre in atte dance at the the New York Furnitu Egu0sition beeinning July IT.
 Mias Julia Partridge, who has be- Ispending the past two weeks with land MFs "A. K. PaFtriages returned Canaan. Monday
 Miss K. Belle Sterling, president og 5 lNam Milford Christian EndsaVor aooies