The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-08
ROXBURY.
DON L " 4 NJ El-RAL DELlN cry.

Don't WANT RURAL DELIV
about asking for free rural mail deliv-
cry. EONbury is having four mails at
the Station and two at the Center,
with an early mail south, which ought
to satisfy anyone. With free rural
delivery we would probably have one
mail daily sometime before night and
a letter to New York or New Haven
would probably not reach it's destina-
ton until the next day. Your CORE
spOndent thinks that the old adage
LET we'll enough alone' applies here.
Mrs Humphrey and Miss Nellie
Beers have started a dancing school
for children and adults. Children S
class from > to i p. NJ. and for adults
from / to 10 p. IN. every Saturday.
Both classes are, we'll attended.
Invitations are out fora social dance
on February Il, given by the young
men for the benefit of the Town hall
fund.
Mr. ana Mrs Fred Evitts of Bridge
water spent Sunday in town.
Rev b. l.. York is busily packing
and preparing to move to Bridgeport.
He has d host of friends among all the
denOminat ions, who will miss him
greatly and wish him success.
Grip and colds are very prevalent
here. Many are complicated with
pneumonia.
Mrs II. II. Warner, who has been
very i'll, is much improved.
MIS- \. L.liodge had the misfortune,
last Friday, to fall and break her hip.
Dubia. the steam saw mill expert, is
saving the ties on the land of John
.sIorris Tor Ambrose Taylor. He is to
finish soon and go to Amos TyrrellS
and Frank l'ercc's jobs. He sawed
on Friday afternoon OF the past week
over 2OU ties in four hours. After fin
ishing he Taylor aud Pierce jobs, he
naS two pieces he has bought in the
north part OF tie town: one of Charles
Hodge, the other from the Levi Smith
estate.
40 tiit HlSt VI y u II ID Wig IltdI,
the sergeant is preparing to give up
Ms old homo and take up his new one
with his slaughter in New Milford. He
feels it more and more as time glideS
away and thinks if he had not decided
to go he would not sell but remain at
his old home. He thinks of having an
auction in the near future. perhaps
March -.
George W. 1Turlburt has another
clerk, Mr. EGpdSCll from Woodbury.,
to assist in his store and poStOtfice.
Mrs G. Z. prindle has trained
nurse caring for her rs her health and
conultlNn is such as needs constant
care. While the nurse was attending
MIS- i'rindlc near the stove. a celljllOid
comb in her hair caught fire and burn
ed most OF the hair from her head, SO
much so she had to cut the remaining
part Oft.
Jonn Murphy. Il respected Irish citi-
zen, WAS buried from his late home on
Saturday, the interment taking place
IN the Catholic cemetery at New Mil
ford. His brother died about two
years ago and now all the family are
gone. He leaves a lonely widow to
mourn his loss and be all alone in their
farm house home.
MIR Lewis has a man to care for him
all The time BAT is raj her more com
Portable.
Frank Pierce delivered his tobacco
the past week to Sterling of New Mil
ford. receiving over $500 for his home
crop bcSiorS 4 crop LET on shares.
The Station BARRIER had Il very Sc
we're attack OF the grip, last week, SO
he WAS absent from his shop ON Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. Samuel
Garrison had tlHrGr OF his business.