The Newtown bee., 1902-02-21

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after due explanation the challenge
was withdrawn, and he was accepted.
DR. Taylor denounced'himself as stupid
not to have birthdays oftener than
once a year, and declared he would
have them once a week henceforth.
All too soon came tine hour for leaving,
and the company withdrew, expressing
the desire that the doctor might spend
many happy birthdays with this
people.
IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Good Shepherd lodge, 1. o. o. F.,
will work the first degree, February
q, on two candidate.
Lawrence Camp hasIbeen building;.on
an addition to his horse barn. E. B.
Buckingham did the work.
Ackley, Hatch & Marsh will receive
on Friday two car loads Of A No. l
horses. They are said to be two of the
finest car loads of horses ever brought
into New Milford.
Mr. and Mrs John E. Wells are the
happy parents Of son, born on Tues
day.
Merchant w. G. Barton was in New
York on Tuesday.
L. Roman passed Tuesday and We'd
nesday in New York City.
The frost delays the building of the
cellar Of the handsome new house for
Edgar F. Hawley and family,on South
Main street. Mr. Hawley is one of the
proprietors of The Farmers Trading
Co. of this village.
Mrs G. Buher of Pleasant avenue
was attended by DR. George Wright in
her recent illness of a hard cold with
hoarseness.
Another new house is reported to be
built by that energetic owner Of build
ing lots, Seymour Johnson, which will
be located on the lower part of South
Main street.
Last Saturday Charles Buher went
to Lake Waramaug and caught a fine
mess of pickerel and other fish. The
ice on the lake is 10 inches thick.
Miss Katie Riley, daughter Of Charles
Riley, attends Stillman's Business col
lege in Danbury, committing daily.
Big bargain in fine lemons for few
days only, 15c dozen, two dozen for 25c
California oranges, Is, 30 and IS cent!
dozen; bananas, figs, dates, ETC., al
The Farmers Trading Co.
Complete line of canned goods O
finest quality; also sole agents for thu
celebrated Health brand canned goods
at Farmers Trading Co.'S.
G. A. Todd has qualified as executor
on the estate of the late Garry G
Potter.
G. M. Beach was in New York Cit,
on Monday.
Mrs w. D. Black and five of tn
pupils from Ingleside went to New
York, Thursday, for sojourn of few
days.
For the Hickory Hearth farm JOhl
D. Donnelly has purchased one of tn
finely bred Jersey bulls from the Hoo
stock farm at Lowell, Mass.
Liveryman William Keller has pull
chased handsome pair of black horse
from a party IN Great Darlington
Mass, and a handsome pair of bays q
Seth Pratt Of Litchfield.
Mr. and Mrs George H. Russell ar
the proud parents of 12-pound boy
born on February IL.
Harry Palmer visited friends /
p Lee, Mass, over Sunday.
: Miss Vera Jeffries has returned frol
c a visit to her home in Ware, Mass, an
accepted position as saleslady at til
h G. H. Booth & Bentley Co. S store. ST
4 formerly held position in the mill
;. merry department at this popular stor
: Mrs H. L. Willis returned, this weel
n from a visit of several weeks wit
i friends in New York City.
c. G. Voorhis, representing the e
n terprising house of the H. J. Heinz CO
manufacturers of pickles, was in tow
$ Monday, visiting the trade. Mr. Woo
r his recently attended convention (
e the commercial travellers of this fri
where there were some 400 present.
Is Hubert Thomas was in Bridgepo
r on Saturday.
Join the Red Men.
j. F. A. Pickett has been confined
n the house for several days with a or
cold.
Re Beginning February Is, Frank E
a. tits, the well-known Bank street hs
s. ness man, will offer the balance of /