The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-12
LOCAL NEWS AND COMMENT.

How beautiful Mother Earth was.
Monday morning, in her new winter
dress. The drapery was faultless; not
| twig was sighted.
Judging by the happy faces, Sunday
morning, people must have found
something to be thankful for.
| The chrysanthemums which Dea
| Mitchell brought, Sunday morning,
were beautiful; also the pinks by Mrs
MerWin Mitchell, the gift of friends.
Most of the farmers are through
with their fall work. Getting up a
wood pile is now the order of the day.
No strike keeps the farmers from en-
Joylng good warm fire when his day s
work is done.
Now that we have free delivery and
telephone in the Purchase, and also
laundry, who will say we are gong to
take back seat? Not much! We can
get the news if the snow gets even
with the fences. Perhaps wireless
biography next. Who can tell? We
live In the land of the free.
Louis Stillson caught a nice young
coon, recently; weight IL pounds.
From the fat on it, one would Judge
IL mad been to good THANKSGIVING
supper.
Jesse Fowler went to New Haven to
have his hand opened again. Another
piece of bone was removed. 1t is now
doing nicely.
THANKSGIVING morning was not very
pleasant. But who ever stayed away
from the supper for few clouds?
Mrs G.. N. Platt and Miss Laura
Treat ate turkey in Danbury,
Mrs Dickinson S Sunday school class
spent last Saturday afternoon with
her, and report very pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs D. M. Mitchell, .Mr and
Mrs e. D. Baker and Mrs J. L. Buck
lngham were entertained, SATURDAY..
November 30, by Mr. and Mrs ]. Leroy
Mrs Willis Platt and son spent,
Thanksgiving inl Wallingford. the
guest OF Mr. and Mrs S. D. Burke.
There is rumor that there is
deal on for large tract of woodland in
Pootatuck district. The purchasers
are from out of town.
Mr. and Mrs S. D. Baker of New
York and Mrs G. S. Lennon of Rox-
bury, Mrs J. H. Vorce and Mrs ]. L.
buckingham of New Haven. Miss f.
Wyble of New York and Mrs Samuel
Post were all entertained; Thankseiy-
ing day, by Mr. and Mrs D. M. Mitchell,
MISS Eliza Baldwin has closed her
nome here for the winter and gone to
New Haven.
:SMr and Mrs Ezra Pierce entertained
friends from New York, last week.
George Carr had the misfortune to
sprain his wrist, one day last week.
Fred Luff was in New York. Thanks
giving week, with friends.
Mrs Albert Spencer and children
were guests, last Thursday, of Mrs John
tlemming.
Daniel Luff and Oliver Gilbert were
entertained. Thanksgiving day, at the
the home of Mrs John Flemminv.
George W. Manville has taken a no.
Sltlon as hardener for the Hawkins
manufacturing Co. in place of c.
Grandboys, who has returned to Wa
terbury.
Miss Mabel Hawkins visited friends
in Waterbury, last week.
Fred Capewell has recently moved
from Georges Hill to one of Mrs F. E.
Clemmons' tenement houses.
A. u. Pond, the electrician for the
Hawkins Manufacturing Co., has lust |
placed in their office new electric |
heating apparatus which works very
Mr. and Mrs George Bassett and
George Carr passed Thanksgiving in
Waterbury.
A. D. Pond, the electrician for the
Hawkins Manufacturing Co., passed
Than <sgiving at his home in Harwin-
ION.
E. l.. Williams and family of Hurt