The Newtown bee., 1900-04-13
fairfield County.
SHERMAN.
LOCAL MENTION.

l LOCAL MENTION.
 The weather Is pleasant snd the trav- cling fine for the time of the year, but much sickness prevails.
 Mrs Srurges has been quite sick, but is now better.
 Watson Sturges is quite sick with the prevailing epidemic. | Mrs George Fairchild, who lives in the south part of the town, is very lew with pneumonia. F ed simons is very sick with pneumo. nia.
 Mrs Avery Beeman spent few days, last week, with her son, Enoch Hoyt, in | Haviland Hollow.
 Mrs Elizabeth Wilcox spent 8 part of last week visiting friends In Danbury.
 pr J. N. Woodruff and wife have gone to New Jersey, as their son-in-law, MT Bull, had injured his leg by fall on the ice.
 There will be an Easter coocert at the Congregational church on the evening of the 18th.
 Mrs Rogers returned to New Milford, last week.
 John Rogers returned to his school in Massachusetts, last week. Irwin Atchison and sister visited friends in Waterbury, the past week.
 Burr Hall Is very much sfi cted with rheumatism.
 Rev MT NJ oses' sermon on the suff .r- ings of the Son of Man, Sunday evening, was very interesting.
 The schools in the town have nearly all commenced.
 Frank Williams has moved from the place near Mills Hungerford's to Coburn. Louis LaForest has taken the place va cated by Williams. Mrs John Wilcox Of the Center hss been visiting Mrs Fife Banks, in Dan bury.
 Maltby Leach was in Dover Plains on Saturday. where he delivered carriage to party. Msltby is hustler and It i, a cold day when he doesn't have some trade on.
 Dea Nelson Hungerford, Sherman's efficient and gentlemanly undertaken, was called to New Fairfield, last week, to take charge of the funeral of Mrs Jen- nette Weller, who was 70 years old. Rev MT Whitcome of Brookfisld was the off, ciating clergyman, and the funeral was on Monday. Last week Wednesday he was in Gsylordsvilie to conduct the flu. neral of Henry o. Ward, who was 75 years old. Rev Mir Moses eff1ciated and the burial was at Bulls Bridge. The approaches to the Woodruff mill, managed by W. k. Butcher, are piled high with logs, and he has work ahead for a long time. In addition his grist mill has been crowded with work as never before. Mir Butcher is always on deck, and gives his patrons first class work. This mill is an institution Sher. man farmers would not care to do with out.
 Blacksmith D. D. Gray has greatly improved the appearance of his place by painting all his buildings. The charges wrought in the appearance of this prop erty since he bought it is very marked. He has been village improvement scci- ety unto himself, ard others would do we'll to initiate his example.
 Editor A. P. Smith of THE BEE WAS was in town, Saturday, and was hospiia bly, entertained by Town Clerk E. P. Briggs.
 William Fsirchiid, who for several years has resided in the Durgy district In the south part of the town, has hired house in New Fairfield and removed there. His mother is still III with pneu- monia at the Durgy farm, and has been unable to moye., Her daughter, Mrs Beardsley of Danbury, 8 trained nurse, has been caring for her.
 Dea Nelson Hungerford has been making Improvements in his horse barn, changing the stables SO as to put in milk vats