The Newtown bee., 1902-04-18

from business, Monday night about II
O'Clock, he saw blaze at Northrop's
foundry. Raising an alarm, he at
tracted the attention of Van Ness
Green, who went and called the fire +
company out. In the meantime Mr.
Hipp called the assistance of nearby
neighbors, who succeeded in suhduing
the fire. The damage done will !
amount to $40. The fire was in the
Mrs Helen Richmond of Danbury
passed Sunday at S. B. Richmond's.
H. W. Hubbell, who has been laid
up for week or 10 days, is about |
again.
S. r. Hill is erecting a new metal
windmill on the property of Mrs Black,
to take the place of one dismantled
in the recent great wind storm.
The foundation walls are now being
laid for the new house being built for
J. Butler Merwin on High street. G.
NJ. Beach has the contract.
R. s. A: NJ. Booth have sold a top
carriage and two-seated wagon to
Rev George Bennett of Jersey City.
Mrs Cannon has moved from Grove
street to house on Poplar street.
James Meloy has moved into the
house on Grove street which he re-
nf
Thompson estate.
Theodore Burdick has moved from
Philip Rooney's house on Grove street
to the house on the same thoroughfare
vacated by James Meloy.
Master Kenneth Lathrop of Bennitt
street has been sick with pneumonia
and under the care of DR. Wright.
Miss Jessie Hawley passed Sunday in
Shelton, guest in the family of Josh
ia Holmes.
James McEwen, a popular clerk in
the store of the Farmers Trading Co.,
fell, the other day, while repairing the
meat cooler. J. A. Colepaugh has been
assisting in the meat department for
a few days during the indisposition Of
Mr. McEwen.
Morrow Brothers are plastering the
new house to be occupied by E. F.
Hawley, and are to go to Lake Wara-
maug in few days to begin work on
the new house of Lawyer Bonynge.
Mrs William Schoverling is improv-
ing her property by having the grounds
in front of the house turfed over and
one or two trees removed.
Hon Nicholas Staub is preparing to
build large tobacco barn on land
south of the Fair grounds, which he
recently bought of the T. T. Marsh
estate.
H. E. Bridge Of New Haven was In
town, Monday, and called on Hubert
Thomas, Andrew NJ. Booth and other
local horsemen.
E. L. Northrop was SO unfortunate
as to lose valuable COW on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs J. J. Covell Of Morriss-
vile, N. Y, have visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs E. G. Fawcett.
Mrs J. w. HOyt goes to Brooklyn,
this week, to attend the marriage Of
Miss Mabel Woman and James Bart
lett.
The Booth & Bentley Co. had large
sale of the Queen Quality shoes at
their opening, Saturday. Manager
Bentley intends putting in a complete
line of rubber shoes for ladies, which
! will be appreciated by the ladies.
c. P. Bentley was in New York on
Wednesday.
!. Miss Comes of Danbury has taken a
position in the store of W. G. Barton.
w. II. Hall, ex-president of the Con-
: necticut Sunday school association,
gave an inspiring address on Sunday
} afternoon at the Boardman Sunday
school. He also addressed Sunday
school in Merryall later in the day.
w. II. Hall of East Hartford was the
guest of W, L. Berkins over Sunday.
The Boardman Sunday school have
raised funds sufficient for a new chapel
lacking about $50. Where is the ir .
dividual who will come forward and
subscribe this amount to help a worthy
cause.
Fred Buck is hustling business at
his mill at Boardman. He is getting
out barn frame for Joseph Caruthers
Of Sherman.
A. G. Barnes is getting out timber
for the frame supporting the cloth
over his three acres of tent.grown to-
baccO.
w. G. Green was in New York on
Monday and Tuesday.
Ezra Golden leaves, the first of the
week, for trip to Albany.
Sheriff Warren Allen visited Green
wich on Saturday, where he attended
the funeral of Deputy Sheriff Fitzroy.
He gave up the ribbons on the Sher-
man stage to trusted substitute.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Donnelly visited