The Newtown bee., 1901-09-13
CIRCULATION
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
NEW MILFORD.

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A BONANZA FOR THE BOOTH BROTHERS
 A freak of nature may be seen in the store of R. & A. M. Booth, in a potato weighing three ounces which grew on the cement floor in the cellar of their store. It's only means of life and growth was the long sprout which came from another potato weighing about five ounces The potato in question is even, firm and hard and has been examined with interest by callers at the store. It is not unusual to find smaller potatoes growing on sprouts, but one of this size is quite out of the ordinary. With the pres ent high price of potatoes ruling the MeSsrS Booth may have struck a bonanza in a new method of growing potatoes on a cement floor.
 RECEPTION ROOM FOR THE LADIES.
 With the thoughtfulness and good sense characteristic of the enterprising firm of The c. H. Booth & Bentley | Co.,, they have fitted up on the second | floor of their store very attractive | reception or waiting room. Here are easy chairs, a pleasant place for ladies to rest or wait for friends after doing their trading. It will be especially handy for the out-of-town patrons of the firm. Many of the ladies like a place to wait while waiting for their husbands or friends, and The Booth & Bentley Co. invite the ladies to ma ke l full use of it. The table is provided l with papers and magazines to assist in willing away the time. The ladies certainly owe the enterprsing firm a vote of thanks for making this pro- vision for their comfort.
 JOHN W. HOYT RUNS UP AGAINST AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE. On Saturday last the popular John w. HOyt made a business trip to New York. Unable to complete his work so as to get home, Saturday night, he passed Sunday in the city. So he thought to have little pleasure. Taking one of the boats for Glen Island, he enjoyed the sail till approaching the island, when the steamer ran aground. There was intense excite ment on board and the passengers rushed about madly, getting life pre- servers on and appealing to the cap tain to save them. Meanwhile our New Milford hero sat calm and collect ed on deck, smoking cigar and won- dering if he had forgotten how to swim. Incidentally he performed a mental calculation of the amount of his life insurance. After the excite ment had died out the passengers were landed safely and Friend Hoyt visited the Indian village and shook hands with their most noted chief.
 SERIOUS INJURY FROM A FALL. Thomas Taggert, farmer in the employ of Willis DeMuscy, left the latter'S service and hired out to w. D. Stone. On Tuesday while getting ready to hang tobacco for MT Stone he fell, fracturing his ankle in two places Dr King set the broken members and he was taken to the Danbury hospital on the evening train.
 I METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.
 Rev William T. Gilbert, retired minister residing here, who recently was elected trustee of the church has now been elected treasurer, vice William A. Parcells, who resigned on account of the demands of his owr business upon his time. MT Gilbert had every vote but his own for the office. He is a good business man the whole community. It is anticipa ted that he will make very success
 full treasurer.
 Dr Taylor's topics next Sunday vii
 be "Wrestling Jacob' in the morning and at p. m., ''The History, Princi
 ples and Perils of Modern Communism
 and Anarchism."
 Mrs c. L. Laylor IS still visiting q New Suffolk, l.. l. While fishing fo
 black fish, last Friday, she caught ant
 successfully landed shark two and half feet long.
 H. H. BOtSfOrd is now engaged il
 moving the small cottage north o
 Sterling'S warehouse, to Grove street
 MT BOtsfOrd is an expert workman il his line of business.
 Landlord Alonzo PiXley of tn BroOkiield Inn was in town Monday
 the guest of his son, Landlord Georg j F. Pixley, at the New England house Dr c. B. Blackman has rented house of SeymOurGreen on Whittlese ' avenue and will take possession Octt
 Der l.
 Dr and Mrs c. B. Blackman return
 ed, last week. from vacation paSse
 at Fairfield Beach.
 Hon Nicholas Staub has about
 head of fat steers on his land nea Lake Waramaug, and an expert cattl , man who had the pleasure of lOokin
 them over the other day says they al
 q remarkably fine lot of cattle. IT, N. Kinne, who has been Oper; ting his steam saw mill in BridgeW; . ter for year or more, has bought