The Newtown bee., 1900-04-13
Fairfield County.
BROORFIELD.
NOTES FROM ST PAUL's.

NOTES FROM ST PAUL's.
 The Easter meeting of St Paul's for the election of officers and general trans action of business will be held in the Sunday school room on Monday, April 16, at 3 p. m.
 Miss Miriam Taylor and Miss Jessie Henderson are the guests of Mrs A. E |. Taylor for the week.
 Mrs K. l.. Whitcome visited relatives in North Haven, last week.
 A Il pound daughter was born to M and Mrs Andrew Johnson, last week Mrs Johnson is quite i'll and one of the younger children is quite sick with rheu- matic fever.
 H. W. Green was in town on Saturday, arranging his furniture and getting things ready for occupancy.
 Miss Chloe Curtis is home from Wellesley for the Easter vacation.
 The children's service at St Paul's will be held in the afternoon, soon after the close of the morning service. It vii! consist of singing carols, an address by rector and presenting the children's offer ings collected from their mite chests.
 0. s. Williams is now established ip his new home in Obtuse, recently vacs- ted by W. A. Beers.
 H. W. Andrews is now county depu- ty in the Grange. MT Andrews is a very enthusiastic and we'll versed in Grange work. We are con fident he will perform his duties satisfactorily to all parties.
 Potatoes are moving quite freely, quite large number has been sold in Shelton and Ansonia, 60 cents being generally realized.
 Edward Lee, who has taken land from several !people, is doing considerable work preparing for his summer crops.
 Dr Griswold has new horse.
 Miss Margaret Nancy is visiting friends in the city.
 Wetmore Brothers has secured the ser- vices of good man and expects to do considerable more work on their farm this year.
 The road leading from the Iron Works near Dean Taylor's place is in bad con- dition and the source of much complaint since the last storm. In fact, it has neen in poor condition all winter. It is said the authorities have been notified and 1t is hoped 1t will be put in good condition at once, as 1t is the leading road in the town.
 Brookfield has several young men (happily the number is very limited who stand on the store stoop and public places and stare, and ogle passers by, eg- pecially ladies. They develop into "peepers," who sneak around your house at night and peek in the windows and listen at key holes. There is an un. written law iu the large towns when an egler or masher appears to knock him down on the spot and the verdict is serv. ed him right. An obserYancs of this law in our small towns would have benefi. cial effect on the rustic mashers.
 Miss Florence Vroman visited Bridge port, last week. Mrs Hughes has returned to Stratford. The trial of Peter Hall attracted much attention, last week. Able counsel were employed on both sides. Many of oui citizens attended. Several members of Mai Greens fami. ly returned to their summer residence tbis week.
 MT Bloomer has desirable place tc { rent on the Danbury road.
 MT Williams, living on the Nearing place, has established 8 success sful busi. ness in raising horseradish, selling the product in Danbury at profit of SC 8 day.
 The suit of Patch vs Totams comes be- fore Justice Eli H. Stevens, Saturday, al g 8. ID. at the Club House.
 Mrs Cotton is repairing asd painting her residence.
 Ray Knight has purchased new wag on and is to engage in the trucking busi ness, and 1t is rumered he has formed 6 partnership with Hamilton Hendrickson
 MT Raycr moved his family from Wes Cornwall, last week. They occupy th, Mrs Hughes place.
 Mrs Lorriug, wife of Capt Lorring, U s. N., is visiting her sister, Mrs JohI Wetmore.
 Mrs Conkrite is entertaining friend from New Milford. !