The Newtown bee., 1902-11-21
ROXBURY.
THE SICK AND INJURED.

THE SICK AND INJURED.
 Mrs Mallett is confined to the house with an attack of bronchitis. Clar- ence Colepaugh has quinsy and Frank Collins children are also sick with sore throat.
 A Polander living near the depot had foot crushed by a falling stone at Rockside, last week.
 Mrs A. l.. Patterson is suffering from bullet wound in her arm, caus- ed by an accidental discharge of an old pistol. Dr Pons is in attendance.
 NEWS TERsELY TOLD.
 Several from Roxbury attended the closing out sale of John Mitchell of South Britain. Roxbury people are sorry to lose such a man from their midst, and all wish him success and hope to see him again. The article in THE BEE two weeks ago about the 40 majority for the dem- OcratS in Roxbury was rather strained, as the vote was IA majority for sheriff and 26 for senator, 20 for Bishop for Congress, 30 for Cummings and 2S for Cary, 60 for Preston (republican) for judge of probate.
 The new Booth school building is enclosed and they are painting the outside and doing the inside. work. Quite a fine building.
 Frank Booth had the misfortune to lose a fine driving mare, breaking her leg in the stall, recently. He had to kill her.
 Frank Booth and his friend, MT Britton of the Creamery, purchased a valuable driving horse at the auction sale of Charles Sackett at Waterbury, last week.
 Payne, the West Side village black smith, has exchanged his speckled mare for fine bay pacer that is all right for fast driving.
 0. T. Squire and George Crofut were seriously kicked in the face at the same time, while assisting MT Crofut's horse, which had fallen in the road, to get up. They were on oppo- site sides of the wagon at the time and both were hit at the same instant and nearly in the same place on the face. They were lucky not to have had their faces all broken to pieces. They were knocked several feet. Mr Squire's nose bled for more than two hours. He took cotton batting to stop it.
 Clarence Evitts and Spencer Hull have rented the Patterson house and gone into bachelor quarters. They will work by the day or job contract, and will do some fine work at trapping and hunting.
 Myron Bishop is filling his stables with horses, having purchased several lately, securing large work mare at the Mitchell auction.
 No wonder that Engineer Potter carries his head erect and has a smile )n his countenance, as he has a daugh- ter at his house, who came last week. It is their only child.
 A case of absent mindedness came to 'ur notice, as report says that after Ayron Bishop had bought the horse It Mitchell's auction he started for home, leaving it hitched to post. He ode mile with friend, then went pack and got the horse. Walking vas good.
 Mrs W. D. Humphrey is away for ew weeks, visiting friends and rela- ives in Massachusetts.
 The Booth school building is nearing and will be ready for oc- upancy about December1. The prin- ipal, Prof Warren, is preparing for a edlcation ceremony to be held the [rst week in December. The exact ate has not been as yet decided.
 John Utter of New York is visiting t Charles Sanfurd's.
 Mrs c. Randall of New Milford is few days with her sister-in- NV, Mrs l.. Castle.
 Mrs James Botsford has recovered. rom serious illness and is able to re- lme her household duties again.
 Miss Sarah Beardsley has closed her ouse for the winter and gone to eorgia to visit her niece, Miss Hattie ; illette. Benjamin Thomas has taken a posi- on in Waterbury store. Sorry to .. se you, Ben! Col A. L. Hodge is away on trip to ,