The Newtown bee., 1901-09-06

oota'n Danbury: Gordon 1st b; Blake, s s; Hyland, c; J. Mccarthy, 3d b; P. Mo Carthy, f; M. Mccarthy, C. f; Costello, f; Lynch, Ed base; Kane p. WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.
 Rev and Mrs Nance have been taking short vacation, spent with friends in Bethel.
 K. E. Baldwin read on Sunday morn- ing fine sermon of c. HI. Sturgeon, and in the evening an interesting prayer meeting was held, led by Mrs Nelson Kinney.
 Mrs George Barnum is still very weak, needing constant care.
 Theron Lyon left on Saturday for New Haven, where he has found en- plOyment in a machine shop.
 Miss Mildred Hallock has been en- tertaining young lady friend.
 Mrs Salmon Couch has been visiting cousin in Berkshire.
 The annual picnic c-of the Sunday school will be held at Lake Waramaug, Friday, September 6. All are invited. H. s. Mygatt has kindly consented to give the use of his grounds, recently purchased, known as Lakeside" w. c. Hine will, as usual, carry the younger portion of the school.
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 Races under the auspices of the Lake Waramaug Yacht club took place on Saturday and Monday last. ''The Nancy" owned by H. s. Mygatt, won the prize in the cat boat class, a handsome silver loving cup. The sec ond and third prizes were silver cups. The prize in the lark class was won by Robert B. Burr's boat, "Kittie." The prize in the sloop class was not decid- ed and will be sailed later. Tennis tournaments on the above named days also took place on the grounds of H. l.. Randall, the first and second prizes being taken by Frederick and David Brienig. The prizes were tennis rackets presented by MT Randall. CLANS DONE TO A TURN. The clam bake under the auspices of Good Shepherd lodge, I. o. o. K. Monday night, was notable success. About 175 people were fed, and fed royalty, too. The clans were done to a turn, John Phillips doing the honors as chef. The New Milford Band en- livened the occasion with music and Wildman's orchestra furnished music for the dancing. John w. Hoyt did the honors as floor manager for the dancing in his usual graceful and happy manner. The affair in every way was success and added to the prestige of Good Shepherd lodge. AN IMPORTANT HORSE TRANSACTION. The valuable, fast and very hand some horse, "Yale Boy," the pride and joy of the heart of Hubert Thom- as has been sold, MT Thomas letting John w. Green, IT,. of Danbury have her. "Yale Boy" is sired by Gipsy King and he by uAlacantara. His dam was "Village Grip by Nimrod MT Thomas is said to have received a handsome sum for the horse. 1 The genial Charles Camp, an expert hand at trotting horses 'round the stove, went to Charter Oak Park, in Hartford, Wednesday, to see genuine horse race.
 Messrs Will Fuller, Merritt Hill and Stanley Warner attended a pigeon shoot in Danbury on Friday last. MI Hill came back with black and blue shoulder and has since been an exten sive purchaser of witch hazel and oth CT linaments. A kicking gun is-worse than kicking reporter, Hill thinks
 Miss H. K. Alta Muller, who ha.
 
 weeks, left on Monday for Lakeville
 Misses Edith and Louise Yeager who have been enjoying a stay at MT Horace Aliens for month, returned to Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
 Percy and Walter Holmes of Shel ton are visiting MT and Mrs B. F Hawley, riding up from Shelton ol their bicycles.
 s. J. Ferris lost valuable horse o1 Monday night. He has since bought horse of Allen Hill.
 Miss Annie Wells has returned t her home in Bridgeport, after pleas ant sojourn at Mrs Horace Aliens. l Clifford Hatch, a popular clerk i the employ of Achley, Hatch & Marst has been passing his vacation at tn