The Newtown bee., 1900-01-19
Strstford are grieved to learn that he l n t improving.
LONG HILL.
THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET.


 Marcus o. Wheeler's pond has furnish ed nine inch ice for 12 ice houses in this vicinity.
 Misses Maud and Mabel Gabler ave just returned from 8 three weeks' visit with their sister, Mrs Griffin in Patterson, NJ.
 Muskrats went through the dam Of Jo- seph Hawley's pond, one day last week, letting off the water and destroying the ice.
 A four horse load of people from this place and Tashua went to Bridgeport on Saturday evening week and attended the play "The man in the moon" st the Park City Theater.
 Mrs Y. l.. Turney has recently spent several days with her daughter, Mrs G. A. Clark, in Bridgeport.
 George Mahony and Miss Daisy More house spent Sunday at Daniel Mahony's.
 Gledhill & Go. of Bridgeport have re- gently purchased the boiler and all the iren work in the former factory of 0. F. Hadley.
 J. J. Mack, the popular proprietor o f Pequonnock mill at the depot, has been having his ice harvested, this week. MT Middlebrooks did the work for him.
 Phillips & Wheeler Ehave just lcomplet. cd fine delivery wagon for Bommos & Biltz of Bridgeport.
 Last week Thursday, while Rollin Libby and Leslie Eastman were skating on the pond at the. depot, they skated too near the north end of the pond. where the ice was go thin that they both broke in. Rol1in Libby got out without any trouble but Leslie East man barely escaped with his life. Some neighbors near the pond got him out af- ter he had gone down for the last time.
 Mrs R. O. Beers, who has been confin- ed to her room with rheumatism and praises received from her fall about two weeks ago, is now gaining slowly, which will be good news to her many friends.
 Samuel Turney of Easton has been se- cured temporarily to teach the North achool until permanent teacher can be engaged.
 Miss Lizzie Dingly is spending few weeks in Bridgeport under the care of Dr Celeste Benedict.
 The Literary club met with Miss Julia Hawley, last week Friday evening.
 The Kenwoode club have recently painted and d,papered their,,club room. Sat- urday night whist continues to be largely attended and much enjoyed by all. The second annual masquerade has been ap- pointed for February 21.
 Lyle Walker of Bridgeport was in town Sunday, calling on friends. His brother, Harry. is very i'll with the second attack of typhoid fever.
 Miss Clara Hull, who has been i'll for the past week, Is still confined to her room.
 It is not very often you can buy fine sweet Maine corn for 10 cents per can, but that is what W. N. Hurd sells 1t for. He has also some good tomatoes, three cars for 25 cents.
 The subject of Rev J. s. Guernsey's sermon, Sunday evening, will be ST he insufficiency of morality"
 Fine California figs and oranges at W. N. aurd's.
 Edward Lynch of Newtown Is assist ing his brother, Peter H. Lynch, at the blacksmith shop for few weeks.
 CharlesI H. Hall has been Ill for the past few days.
 The Pequonnock Mills will pay 60 cents per bushel for rye delivered at the mill any time from now until February 15.
 The Methodist church have just bought of parties in Seymour new organ for their church, and their organ which they have been using, which is good one on. ly considerably smaller than the new one, is for sale at 8 very low figure. Anyone who would like to buy 1t can obtain par ticulars of Y. S. Shelton.
 George French, who has been quite se- ri0usly ill, is now on the gain.
 The many friends Of Mrs J. s. Guerra sey will be glad to hear she is able to be about again, after few days illness.