The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
HOTCHKIssvILLE AND VICINITY.

Mrs Walter Northrop of Waterbury has been quite i'll at Fred Parkins'.
 Charles H. Smith attended the Methodist campmeeting at Plainville, last week..
 John Suckley, ST., and daughter, Miss Florence, visited relatives in Wal den, N. Y.. last week. Joshua Bottomly's daughter and three children of Walden, N. Y., are visiting him.
 Fred H. Leavenworth has been laid up with a lame foot, caused by drop ping a cake of ice upon it. --,.
 Mrs Thomas Madin is entertaining Mrs Shea and little daughter of Bridge port.
 William Pettit's eight-year-old son, Raymond, who was last Monday morn ing removed to the Waterbury hos pital for treatment, died within "A hours after his arrival. He was a bright boy, their only child, his four year-Old sister having been burned to death year or two ago. The family have the sympathy of the entire com munity in their hour of trial. The gitis was the cause of death. Last week a peculiar stomach and bowel trouble attacked number of children in Weekee peemee. Mrs J. B. Hall was at the Methodist campmeeting in Plainville, last week. George K. Norris daughter, Mrs Ryce Clark of New Haven, speaks of a recent trip to Manchester, but says it cannot compare with the beauties of WOOdbury.
 Mrs Joseph Fades was working in | the warerOOm of the knife shop for a few days, last week. Anna Hague is visiting relatives in Walden, N. Y.
 Rev O.. J. Range of the Methodist church in South Britain preached a sermon on "The Sure Foundation" in the school yard, Sunday afternoon Miss Harriet Blackman of the Saliva tiOn Army sang two solos, and MT anC Mrs Joseph Redavats of Danbury and R. A. JOhnstone of Springfield, Mass. each sang a solo. Miss Mary B. Lord the field laborer from Hartford, is ex pected to make the address next Sun. day afternoon.
 A cyclone swept over Hooppole on Monday forenoon and snapped off a number of trees. Several men anC the devastation, after dinner. | w. J. Carpenter has raised some fine tomatoes, which, judging by the size would tip the scales at nearly pound each.
 Mrs James Dowd has been seriously i'll for few days.
 Joe Pearson, Jr., is visiting in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Mir Boice and wife of New York state are visiting at their relatives on on the farm here.
 Miss Anna Wood of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting relatives here. William B. Ward and wife of Derby are visiting his aunts, Mrs J. E. Brad CT, is handling very handsome colt for Charles BeardSley of Bethlehem. Mrs E. H. Hitchcock and Miss Jessie Beers of Buffalo, N. Y., are enjoying a sOjourn at the pleasant home of MT and Mir J. B. Capewell. J. B. Capewell expects to start the promising stopper, Country Grey," at the fall fairs. . MT and Mrs Timothy c. Bacon were called to New Haven on Thursday to attend the funeral of Marshall Bryant, brother of Mrs Bacon. His age was 66 years. MT Bryant was a native of WatertOWn.
 The funeral of Dennis Maloney was attended on Tuesday from the Sacred | Heart church in SOuthbury, Rev Pat rick Fox officiating. He died at the home of his daughter on Painter Hill. MT Maloney was'formerly resident of South Britain and a number of people from that place were present at the funeral services in Southbury. Tuner al Director Kimball had the arrange. mentS in charge.
 Vincent Judson has 12 pairs of fine steers of various ages on his farm. M. St Clair of New York has passed a week at Alderman Judson's.
 James B. Wooster of Watertown has fine pair of ive-year-old DevOns, bought of Vincent Judson.