The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-08-24
Litchfeld County.
NEW MILFORD.

stay in Wareham, Mass, and New York
City.
j.. j. Allard, former leader Of the New
Milford band, was in town over Sunday.
Jerry looks first rate. He had position
at Bay Shore for the summer.
The young ladies at the Wayside Inn
gave a hop, Saturday evening.
Mrs Teller, the well-known elocution.
ist, is arranging for a play here in the
near future, to be given by local talent.
Perry Green, the genial clerk at W. G..
Barton's, has resumed his duties, after
enjoying two weeks rest.
Asa Erwin, George Jackson's able
assistant, is away, visiting the Neisne,
family at Nyack, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Warner have gone
to Lake Waramaug for q two weeks
stay.
Hon Nicholas Staub had a scare, the
night the circus was here (about mid
nigbt), by unusual noises. He looked
around the house and not seeing any
thing, went back to bed. Again he was
aroused, this time making a more thor.
ough search about his place. On account
of his dog not being In his usual place
he'felt sure Of need Of alarm, but only
succeeded in gearing John Erwin, who
thought the ex-comptroller was q ghost.
Erwin was returning from seeing Hipp,
the fruit dealer, home, who had been IN
nerved about IL o'clock that night by an
interruptions lot of circus men who rob-
bed his money drawer, securing 90 OF
thereabouts.
Miss Hawley of Shelton is officiating
at the poste flee in place of Miss Garfield.
Thomas Churchill of Boardman is re.
covering from an attack of typhoid fever.
Clarence L. Waldron has resumed bis
former position at the lime kiln at Board
man.
The lime kilns at Boardman are being
rushed to their full extent. G. G. Grit
fng and son, Andrew Grif11ng, have re.
turned from their sojourn at Fairfield
Beach and are overseeing affairs as usual.
Dea and Mrs E. 8. Green and o. W.
Hoyt of Boardman were at the camp.
ground at Pine Grove, Canaan, on Tues.
day.
Thomas Churchill of Boardman has 1C
acres of tobacco, this summer, and ie
now midway in the job of housing it.
Master Charles Parsells is visiting in
Brookfield. During his vacation he hae
put his time to a good use. Having an
ambition to own good watch he set Out
to earn it, caring for the lawn of M. W,
Hill and doing other work for him about
his place. 1t is these kind of boys whe
make success in life and Master Par
sells has certainly started on the right
track.
A house on Bennett street belonging
to Mrs Hunt of New Rochelle is being re
paired quite extensively. Contractor
Wells Sherman has the contract.
Mrs B. P. Beach of Washington Is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs Henry Hine.
W. A. Watts of Washington, brother
in-law of Henry Hine, when last hears
from, was at Grants Pass. Ore, with hi
wife, guests Of Simeon Calhoun, an oil
Washington resident.
George F. Pixley's new horse has Gre
ated something of sensation.in town
who expect something fast.
Miss Hoyt returned, this week, from
visit in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Mrs Kinney, wife of Collector of Intel
nal Revenue Kinney, is passing fe,
weeks on the Massachusetts, coast.
Andrew Booth and family have return
ed from sojourn at Lake Waramaul
Mr. Booth will build on to his cottage
this fall.
Hubert Thomas is out exercising hi
fast stopper, "Ivory." "Pop" an
"Hubie'' are all smiles when they retur
from the track.
N. W. Bishop Of Bridgeport has bougf
a building lot on Lake Waramaug Of f
s. Myeatt.
Robert Murphy has returned from
two weeks vacation passed In Boston
Mass, where he was the guest of Thorn.
Fletcher.
E. J. Emmons Is working out his ia
stopper, fisherman Chief" who is in tt
best Of form.
E. J. Warner and Thomas Young al
in the midst of their tobacco harves
They haye about six acres, and it is ga
by experts to be the finest piece in IL
Housatonic valley. The growth is larg
than last year, and 1t gives promise
turning out in fine shape for the marke
The fame OF Frank Evitts' expert ha
ness maker is extending abroad and
; ia having q great many orders for bis Fl
handmade harnesses. he has lately so
, fancy single harnesses to NJ. W. Hi
Nelson Hungerford, John Booth, Dan
Garfield of Bridgewater, Frank Baldw
I of Worthwhile, A. L. Botsford of Thoms
@ ton, DR. Bostwick, Mr. Burr of Brook
and Lake Waramaug. For Charles job
son of Sherman he has made set of f
light driving harnesses, double hea
harness for Bert Canfield of Bridgewat
fancy pair of light driving harness
for Sherman Green of Kent Hollow
heavy single harness for use on ho
> on delivery wagon tor Ackley, Hatch
Marsh. All told he has put out sor
thing like 100 of these fine harnesses.
II James Marsh, of the firm of Ackl