The Newtown bee., 1901-09-27
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

| THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
 The democratic caucus to nominate town officers will be held on Saturday afternoon at Roger Sherman hall. The conservative element in the party want to nominate Stephen c. Beach and Levi Richmond. A mother element which has been in the saddle in local democratic affairs for some time, are said to have determined on David Soule to once more head the ticket. Whether the dove of peace broods over the party and all dirks removed to their Sheaths remains to be seen. ] CHESTNUT LAND. | Mrs Robert Clark and Miss Sadie spent Sunday in Bridgewarer.
 John O'Connor is filling his slo, this week.
 Miss May Camp was in Danbury, one day last week. 1 Miss Flora Kceler, while visiting i ed home on Saturday, by the sudden death of her sister, Mrs Samuel Hurl- burt.
 | Andrew Bristol was on the sick lst last week.
 MT and Mrs Peter Anderson enter tained company, Sunday.
 Mrs George E. Taylor returned to the parsonage from her four weeks visit on Long Island and New Jersey in time to attend the great Mckinley man hall on Thursday evening. She brought with her for a visit her daughter-in-law, Mrs John M. Taylor, of East Orange, N. J. MyrOn Patcheon's colt ran away, Sunday, while being exercised, and smashed the wagon. Mrs Hoyt, milliner at w. G. Bar tons, has returned. Mrs H. l.. Grant has also been engaged for the season at the same place. Rev MT Ockford of Marketable and Rev J. F. Plumb exchanged pulpits, last Sunday.
 Viola, the youngest daughter of MT and Mrs Philip Planz, met with an ac- cident, Thursday, falling down the stairs in the Brick tower on Railroad street and breaking her arm.
 William Schoverling is seriously ill with heart trouble. L. Platt of Bridgeport was in town Thursday.
 Stephen Wells has given up his wood business.
 Miss Jeffries has returned to the millinery department at the c. II. Booth & Bentley Co., $ store.
 T. T. Marsh, who has been seriously i'll, is feeling better at this time of writing.
 The baseball game between Litch- fields and the New Milford $ was won by the former, the score being six to one. Much sympathy is felt for the home team, not for losing alone, but for the poor attendance, there being financial loss.
 Mrs c. Wright gave a party, Tues day evening, in honor of Miss Schroe- der, when upwards of 40 guests enjoy ed her hospitality. Miss Alkaline Buck is arranging a dancing class to meet in SchOverling's hall.
 M. J. Cassidy of Oxford has raised, | this year, about an acre of extra fine tobacco but has not sold it as yet. Buyers would do we'll to look at his crop.
 Mrs R. s. Jennings is quite serious ly ill. Dr Bostwick is attending her.
 Virgil Hatch has two horses atf1ict- ed with spinal meningitis, which are under the care of Dr R. N. Todd.
 James Sullivan and Dr Todd visited the Waterbury fair, last week.
 sAristine," the horse owned by G. F. Pixley, is in quite bad shape, as the result of stepping on rolling stone.
 Dr R. N. Todd has at his stables a highly bred horse belonging to Smith V. Kilmer to be operated on for a fibrous tumor.
 , Merchant Golden, with commend able enterprise, has made business ar
 rangements by which complete tail bring establishment will be added tt
 the large and fine store in Schover } ling's Block The tailor shop will be } in the upper story of the New Milford Laundry building next to Golden' F brick store, and will be papered ant 5 painted, and put in first class condi 5 tion. Kelley, the tailor, will be assist
 ed by two men and two girls. Samples
 of goods of all kinds will be shown il the front window of the main stOr' and measurements, also, will be takel in the store for the work to be done il the tailor shop proper. ' George Cummings and sons, LeSte
 and Wallace, visited South Kent pond
 on Saturday and came home with bil
 basket full of handsome fish. l Hon 1T. o. Warner went down t. l his farm on Pumpkin hill, the othe