The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07

moved into part of the house of Mrs
NJ. A. Hall in Park Lane.
eAYLoRDsv1LLEA AND VICINITY

largely increase the work of the post
master here.
While putting up stove pipe in the
church Rev E. H. Roys had The mis-
fortune to fall from step ladder,
striking the back of his head on cor
ner OF the stove and injuring him
The Presiding elder, Rev Clark
Wright, will be here to hold the
fourth quarterly conference on We'd
nesday of this week.
Two of the children of Lewis Russell
have been very sick with pneumonia
but at this writing are better.
A. B. Hyde and Thomas Austin are
making life miserable for the foxes
this winter. They brought in two
pelts, last week.
ANOTHER OLD LANDMARK DISAPPEARS.
The Thomas Wells house in Park
Lane, supposed to be 1876 years old, is
being torn down by the owner, Will
liam E. Bostwick. Mr. Bostwick is at
present living in the new cottage of
his sister, Mrs Berry. In the spring
he expects to build a commOdiOuS
house for himself on the site of the
Wells house. This house was one of
the old settlers, with it's great stone
chimneyS 1t was one of the Oldest
SUDDEN DEATH OF GILBERT B. Ev1TTs.
Ebert B. Evitts was found dead in
his room at his home on East street,
Monday morning. The deceased was
we'll known, stone mason by trade
An invalid wife survives him.
Mrs Ralph Morehouse IS visiting her
daughter, Mrs ScOville, in Waterbury.
Watson Potter of Geneva. N. Y,
and Mrs J. E. Watson of Marketable
were guests on Saturday of Mr. and
Mrs S. r. Hill.
for several weeks, setting an immense
kettle for the Connecticut Adament
Co.
Miss Carrie Douglass passed Sunday
with Derby friends.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. T. Ryan entertained
very pleasantly on Friday evening the
whist club of Still River and vicinity.
Those present went to the party in
January and remained we'll into Feb
ruary. The ladies' prize was won by
Miss N. Riley and the gentlemen
by w. R. Gardner. The consolation
prize was carried off by J. Stuart Hal
pine, the popular tobacco packer. Re-
| freShmentS were served.
M. w. Hill is still visiting DR. Wilson
in Bridgeport for treatment for his
eyes.
L. P. Suffer of New York was in
town, Monday, in consultation with
his local representative, Vincent Ster-
| ling.
Rev F. A. johnson has been visiting,
this week, at Chester, N. j., returning
with Mrs johnson and Miss johnson,
who have been visiting in New Jersey
! for several weeks.
Miss Vera JeffrieS, of the Booth s.
Bentley Co., is passing a few days at
Ware, Mass.
Jeweler NJ. w. Hill has been taking
his annual inventory, this week.
Mrs M. A. Hall of Park Lane, a
noted cook, is making doughnuts,
crullers and pies, which find a ready
sale among the boys employed in the
tobacco shops.
Lent commences next week. Buy
your fish at the Farmers Trading Co.'S
store. New mackerel 1Oc pound, new
fat bloaters, herrings, canned salmon,
and lobster, t. box sardines SC, best
4 French sardines box Csc.
Old fashion and homeless Goldfish, the
real stuff, Diamond Wedge in pack
ages is the best. Smoked blOater her
rings, canned CLAIMS, clam chowder in
cans at Farmers Trading Co.
| Miss Nellie Root is visiting in Dan
bury, Seymour and AnsOnia.
Two car loads Of Eastern tobacco
were received on Saturday by E. A.
Wildman and two on Tuesday.
Manager D. w. Pepper OF the Eas'
tern Upholstery Works, l. G. Heritage
and DeWatt Pepper, Jr., returned,
this week, from three weeks Stay at
the furniture exposition in New York
Mr. Pepper secured more orders than
at any previous exposition.
Andrew M. Booth went to New Ha
ven, Tuesday, where he delivered his
fine horse to Boston party. 1t is sale
this horse brought the largest sum
, with one exception, ever received fol
. a horse in New Milford.
5 Ezra Golden visited, last week, ir
NJ. ". Andrus returned on Saturda!
= from a visit at Dickinson, Franklin
. county, n. Y, where he went to SCI
, his mother, who lies critically i'll. Will
thermometer in New York state at 2
degrees below zero, he felt quite con
. tented to return to Connecticut.
: The affable J. H. Warehouse ant
! Harry Green went to Waterbury OF
+, Monday to see the awful devastation
E wrought by the great fire Of Sunda
q night and Monday.
Ezra Golden expects to open
+ branch store in Canaan about April
: F. E. SOule passed Sunday in Bridge
y port, where his wife is visiting for
\ | week.
: J. Fred McEwen is out with a mic
g road wagon, bought of Il. 4 A. NJ
=. Booth.
!, The Ladies' Whist club met on Tues
= day afternoon with Mrs Mont Malletl
The wind mill on the Hickory Heart
y homestead, Mrs Blacks property, wa
entirely blown to pieces in the grea
wind of Sunday.
John Harmon. with his accuStOme
energy and good taste, has done yer
:, elaborate and handsome job of pain
=, ing and papering in the offices bein
q block on Main street. The wall pape
:, is Of the finest Inn Crusta Walton, an
u the floors of hard wood. The wor
y reflects high credit on Mr. Harmon.
has been reported that these room
IL are to be used for the insurance an
VI Investment business Of Mr. Randall.
D. .. The well-known Lucier Novelty an
&c Comedy Co.. S uniformed band and sol
&c orchestra will appear at Roger She
y man hall on Friday evening. Februar
It 7. J. r. Lucier, the n.ted blind corne
soloist, will appear. The Luciers' e.
allied position among stage attraction
andl their unequalled popular Gee
I'd have been won through the merits I
St stage excellence and versatility. The
as mission is to entertain with song
I'd story. dancing and pure fun. The el
IT, tertainment offered has won publ
h. approval and patronage rarely accorde
/. to travelling players. This is indicate
as by the packed, jammed houses and Ell
d. thusiastic audiences which greet tt
C. Lucier Novelty Comedy Co. Doubtle
" they will have crowded house on FIR
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