The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-23

was found next dag By the noise Of the
ch5ld,a crying Fifteen years ago che
baby grown Go manknQd was living not
far from there and able 30 boast ox the
mopt unparalleled ride anybody ever
took. Another unavoidable Incident
WAS reported by the papers as occurring
hef0re the tornado reached Camancha-
Two men were caught mp into the air
with broken vehicles and dYing debris by
the awhi7ling nonsSer's and ID one was
passing the other In an outer circle cried
out sOh! ian'k this dreadfuli', One was
killed and the other lived to tell the
story, The tornado passed over float
Ing raft In the river and picked IL man
who disappeared while the others had
all they could do to take care OF them
selves and the raft. They of course sup
posed be was killed or drowned but were
greatly surprised about 40 miles further
down the river to see him come aboard
the raft La skiff from shore. He bad
been blown on TO terra firma and labOri-
ously made his way by land on down till
he passed the raft and could take skiff
TO board it. L did not see it, bus was
| told that live chickens were aeen run
ing around next day picked as clean of
athera az could be done by hand, pre-
lsumably by electricity, but don't know.
| (Do you?1 knew of Mr. Boteford as
/ mayor OF Camanche but did not know
| him personally or that be was q C0nnec-
tieut man coming from 30 near nv old
Ihama or we should have made their &C.
ouainfauce as we visited frequently the
| family OF o. A. Anthony In Camanche,
(who are now dead), who also were from
| Connecticut. We attended the funeral
where az were buried at one time. The
tornado started In the western part OF
Iowa and cut swarth OF desolation
through two states, Illinois and Iowa,
and lost itself in Lake Michigan. have
sent your paper TO DR. Nc G uigg, who
was then q resident physician of
| Camanche. now living In Lyons, who
must have been well acquainted with MI
Botsford's family and vii be interested
in your obituary notice.-[A. b. Bald.
win.
DEATH OF MRS JOHN N. WOODRUFF.
Mrs John N. Woodruff was taken with
Sunday, March 10. The funeral was OF
Wednesday, the 21st, sc 1896, in the Con
gregational church.
e. X. Rossiter was In town over Sun
day. He has been planning house fol
Mre Charles DemiDg and Miss White o
Litchfield. The residence is to be locat
ed on North street,
Mrs william Watts has been In New
York for short stay.
Charles A. Prindle and Miles Aspin
wall were in the city, last week, Oh bust
ness.
Miss Dacie Newton has a position q
nurse at DR. Buell's In Litchield.
! The Gunnery minstrel show, given b.
the Pi Phi Fraternity on March 16, was
success and did credit to the managers
Mrs Robert Nicholas, who has beel
/, visiting at home for week, returned &
the city on Friday.
The Lenten services at So Johns hav
been very poorly attended this spring
Illness and bad weather make thin cor
gregations.
II G. B. Gold, with the landscape gard
ner, Mr. Leavitt, is looking after the ney
roads on Prospect Hill.
, Rev Mr. Robinson's eldest daughte,
Miss Florence, has gone 20 IngIesid
school, New Milford.
The Hill Top, one Of Mr. Van Ingen
cottages, has been rented TO DR. Il. "
Raymond for the coming summer.
The ID. A. RS have taken vote &
put markers on all the graves of the Re,
dictionary heroes who are buried
Washington cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Seabury, wit
their FIVE children, have experienced til
tender mercies of the German measles.
i Mrs A. G. Titus has been in New Ha'
en- for some time as her aunt, Mrs Breel
Is sick.
Miss Edith Beach made visit to he
sister, Miss Alice, who ia teaching
| Watertown, and went from there TO Ne
Haven, returning last week.
George s. Clark took another carioa
of potatoes to New Haven, last weel
bringing Joy to the hearts of farmer
! who heretofore have had to take the
! produce by teams to Waterbury, ofte
y running into the sprouking season, NAL
: ing additional work and loss in weigh
j., besides.
George Beers of Cornwall has yente
the part of Foulois' block lately occ
! pied by r. j. Watts for an undertaken
establishment, thus supplying Ion
needed want of this town and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs nj. G. Ford of Romfoi
. are visiting friends In Ansonia.
: Lewis Hundel has moved on the G..
: Ford place, which he is to occupy for
year. Some animal has beer lurkir
around and has killed about 30 OF b
! best hens.
: The Romford school is having a vac
! ton of weeks duration.
! Charles Chaplin ia going to vacate tl
!, S. Ell. Clark place, April l. Nelson job
son OF Brookfield Junction will be I'll
next occupant.