The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-18
WORTHWHILE.

Mr. and Mrs Merton Lyon are here for
week of their vacation. A portion of
their time has been passed at Great Bar
rington.
Harry Kinney Ia home for few days,
recovering from an attack of pleurisy.
Rev Mr. Ramsey reports very pleas
ant time camping out at Spectacle lake.
Charles Buckingham and daughter WIS.,
tied in Winsted, recently.
Frank Evitts, the we'll known Bank
street harness man, has met with good
success since he opened in June. He
now keeps two harness repairers busy,
and work is turned out rapidly and in
first class shape. He has had big sale
on single harnesses, and has just sold
very handsome surrey harness to Post
master G. W. Anthony and another nice
harness to DR. King. II interested In the
harness question drop in and have talk
with Mr. Evitts.
Mrs W. L. Hurlburt of Bridgeport is
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Seeley B. Richmond. Mrs Billiard of
Bridgeport has also been q recent guest
at Mr. Richmond's.
j. Fl. PARCELS is now in charge at the
New Milford creamery of Lee & Sea-
brook. Mr. PARCELS Is a first class man,
having had charge of the creamery at
Roxbury Station for the same firm.
Mrs A. Graft, son and daughter of
New York are boarding at Benjamin
Drapeau's in Candlewood. Miss Flor
ence DrapeAu of New York and Miss
Rena Drspeau are also visiting there.
DR. Bsbbitt, the oculist. who has locat-
ed in New Milford, has taken rooms at
the Baldwin. He has the best of recon-.
mendations, and is meeting with gener-
Gus patronage.
Willett Losee has five and one half
acres of tobacco and is now in the midst
of the harvest. He is one of the fOrtu-
nate men who have sold to Vincent Ster-
ling, the reported price being 18c.
Miss Stella HaughtalinG of B)ardman
has visited her grandfather, Daniel
Vaughn, of Sanford.
Daniel Vaughn of Sanford passed Sun
day with his daughter, Mrs Benjamin
Hsughtaling.
Benjamin Haughtaling is to build a
house near Chauucey Marsh's at Board.
man, and already has foundations under
wav.
Warner 81 Youngs began, last week,
the task of harvesting their tobacco.
| They have six acres d have already
sold to Vincent Sterling.
At the New Milford pottery works a
hands are now employed. They are now
getting out new lines in decorated work
in the Dutchess, Welton and Carona
wares. much the same class of goods
turned out at the famou' lockwood pot
the efficient superintendent Of the pot
terry.
Philip Rooney, teamster at the Pottery
works, is building an attractive cottage
on Grove street. "Dode" LathrOp is do
| ing the carpenter work and Morrow
Brothers the mason work.
| DIR r. n. Todd was in Litchfiald, las
week, and bought a fine pair of horses,
Eoglish cobs, Of Pratt, for George r.
Pixley, New Milford's hustling livery
man.
DR. Z. N. Todd was sent, last week, by
| A. G.. aud G. A. Todd, the insurance men,
to examine a horse shocked by lightning,
owned by Robert G. WhittleseY of Rom
ford. The horse was in bad shape.
Ithamer Halves of Stillson Hill had an
OK that was peculiarly affected, as the
result of the bite of chunk head snake.
The snake fastened itself on to the leg OF
the OK, which had great difficulty in shak-
ing It off. The OK now appears to be
paraly zed and DR. Todd, of New Milford,
who was called to attend the animal, is
uncertain as to the outcome of the disease
Mrs Irwia l. Tuttle of Southford has
been visiting her parents, DR. and Mrs A
S. Knowles.
Rev Dighton Moses of Sherman will,
in the near future, deliver lecture in
I. o o. r. and r. & A. M. hall on per.
sonal "reminiscences while chaplain OF
WeChersfield prison, which Office he held
for q number of years. Mr Moses is an
intelligent and interesting speaker and
the hall will undoubtedly be filled to ite
utmost capacity.
Fl. Lands bas been enjoying his vaca
ton at the seashore, the past week.
Died, in Kent Hollow, August II, Ids
@. Morey, aged 35 years. Funeral serv
ices were held at her late residence, Mon
day, at 2 p. M, Rev Mr. Upsen of New
Preston officiating.
Mrs Frank r Kimlin and children o.
Torrington are visiting Mrs Kimlin's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Harmon Walker, o.
Treadwell avenue.
George Murphy has secured the con
tract for the new house to be erected BY
A. M. Palmer on his property on tn
Wellesville road. Christian Hanson
does the mason work on the cellar.
s. J. johnson, with the assistance o