The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-09
in this village has been closed for the
remainder of the winter.
RoXBURY.
TIE STATION AND VICINITY.

TEE STATION AND VICINITY
| Our popular merchant, Allen Joyce,
visited his father in Danbury, Sunday,
and while there had the misfortune to
have the horse he had driven kick his
his fathers horse 30 badly that il had TO
be killed.
Virgil Barnum of Danbury was calling
| on friends here, Tuesday.
Miss Imogene Tyrrell OF Waterbury
was visiting at her grandfather q, Charles
Botsford's. over Sunday.
The new quarry opened by the Mine
Hill Quarry Co. Is called Sunnyside.
Mrs w. B. Seward was in Southbury
/ over Sunday.
John Depatch, who was working on
the quar- y at Rockside, met with seri-
Gus accident, Friday. A large mass OF
! stone fell, breaking his ankle and bone
/ above the ankle. DR. Pons was prompt
able as possible. Saturday he was taken
] to bis home at Stony Greek.
Nearly all the private houses are filled
with boarders.
For first class and standard groceries
call on Allen Joyce. Mr. Joyce has a
laI &c and increasing trade, as his goods
are always found as represented.
A WORKMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
On Friday, an Italian working on the
new R0ckside quarry had his leg crush
ed by falling rock. DR. Pons attended
aim and made him comfortable, so that
he could be taken to his home in Stony
Greek.
Mrs L. Castle is visiting her sister,
Mrs o. j. Camp In Canaan.
Mrs o. s. Tyrrell has returned to her
home in Pawling, N. Y.
Walter Booth is to open meat mar
ket at the station.
Henry W. TrOwbridge, our popular
carriage maker, is visiting friends in Wa.
Cerbury and Danbury.
There was very interesting lecture
given in the Congre gational church, last
Sunday evening, by missionary from
ChiEa.
A number Of the people of the Center
took advantage of the cold snap, this last
week, and have filed their ice houses.
Mr. Olsen, superintendent of the San
ford garnet mine, was in town, last week.
Work will be resumed at the quarry ear
ly in March.
Born, the 25th, son to Mr. and Mrs
James ELnnis.
Charles Sanford has gone to Greenwich
for few weeks, hoping to improve in
health.
ing the sleighing, Monday night.
The photograph concert for the bene-
fit of the district school on Wednesday
vas well patronized and much enjoyed
by all who attended.
The Mine Hill Quarry Co. is rushing
business, having how over 200 men on
che pay roll.
Levi Squire, one of the Oldest and
much respected citizens, is very low with
pneumonia and heart trouble.
Born, February 4, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs James Walsh.
Frank Wetmore is running the mill at
the old stand in North district.
w. Hallock of Huntington is very low
with cancer, at the house Of his brother.
in-law, William Worden, of Judd's Bridge.
Albert Barnes and wife OF Naugatuck
were in town over Sunday.
Walter Booth has moved into the house
occupied by his brother, Charles.
Mrs @. t. Nicholson is still confined
to her bed most of the time, which keeps
the sergeant confined to his house all the
time.
William usllock Of Huntington Is very
low with cancer at the home of bis sister,
Mrs Wooden, at Judd's Bridge. He is
not expected to survive many days.
Most OF the Ice houses were filed, the
PhSb WCCh4 bAot WC4C AOb previously A44-
ed, George Pierce and Eugene Ward
filing their houses some days ago with
16,inch ice, securing it from the Shepaug
river. The Center people had to take up
with eight to nine inch ice.
Perry Smith, the orion groceryman,
has been building on to his store in order
to furnish him more room for his increas-
ing business. He has added fresh beef
department to his business. j. Tyrrell
has done the carpenter work.
Postmaster Hurlburt has his second
clerk training three pairs of foe Devon
steers, preparing them for the spring
sale Of working cattle. Jeff is quite
handy in this capacity,
Mrs Samuel Roswell is quite herself
again, and is able to help about her
Homework.
Walter Booth, the South End butcher,
has removed with his family to the place
in the Center formerly owned by his
brother. He expects to rent his house
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