The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-16
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

Painter Partridge and men were en-
gagged, last week, is painting the cot
tages opposite the warehouse of q.
& Co.
s. X. Hill. New Milford's expert ma
ohinist, is one of those fellows who
doesn't say much, but is kept hustling
about the country all the time. He just
saws wood and attends to his business.
He has just erected milling plant for
G. d. Goodrich OF Great Darlington and
furnished gasoline engines for two par
ties in that same town. At Cornwall
Bridge he put in q water wheel for
Charles w. Everett, grain conveyors Cor
the Ansonia Flour & Grain Co. Mr. HNl
has just taken a contract for putting in
mill and grain elevator for w. j. Lord OF
Canaan. -Four Corners, N. Y, including
20 horse power gasoline engine, an 49,
inch Robinson mill, Cyclone cob crush
er, with elevators, belts, etc. The first
Of the week he went to Kingston, Mass,
to fix up water wheel for <. L. Mag
lathlin.
John A. Coldpaugh, the genial truck
man, ia moving this week to the Minott
Lyman house opposite the railroad
station.
Henry Hine, who fixed up a photo.
graph gallery in his barn year ago, ia
doing some very fine work. he Is doing
1t as a side issue, but has surprised his
friends by the excellence of his work
The secret lies in the fact that he hai
equipped his studio with the finest ap-
paratus and gives the work his personal
attention.
Frank Evitts, the genial Bank street
harness man, has stocked up with big
line of harnesses and says his trade has
exceeded all expectations, He has ar
expert harness maker, whose work hal
pleased every patron. He is turning Out
pair of heavy team harnesses for Sher
man Green of Kent Hollow. he haG
made Charles Homer Osborne q fine
team harness and one for Seymour
Green. A party drove over from Wash
ingtOn, the other night, found harness
he wanted at $40, and went home and
sent over other patrons. Mr. Evitts in
vites examination of his fine stock.
DR. Todd is making frequent trips tc
Dover Furnace, N. Y, where he is car
ing for horse belonging to Elmer Dut'
cher which is sick with pneumonia.
When J. A. Northrop returned to his
flee in the shop of j. A. Northrop &
Sons, the other day, he found his old
desk had been hustled out and neat
rolling top desk had taken its place. II
was gift from the employees and he
was naturally pleased at the pleasant re.
membrance.
Z. A. Wildman Ia still hustling the as.
sorting OF tobacco at his warehouse, and
stated to BEE reporter he would prob.
ably keep his large force busy till April
/ or later. Mr. Wildman is well liked by
his employees and represents one OF the
best houses in the tobacco trade.
DIR Todd, New Milford's we'll known
veterinarian, was called the other day to
set q broken leg for valuable Holstein
heifer belonging to Win Stone of Merry
all. The doctor was successful and the
animal is going to be all right in short
time.
AT Vincent Sterling's warehouse the
asserting 10 going forward with stead.
mess that characterizeS good manage
ment. Up to Friday he had taken in
196 crops and had about 100 more to re-
ceive. Mr. Sterling Ia one Of the most
popular buyers In the Housatonic valley.
Local society Is looking forward with
interest to happy event on the 21st,
when the marriage OF Miss Caroline L.