The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07


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
houses in town.
SUDDEN DEATH OF EBERT B. EvITTS.
Ebert B. Evitts was found dead in
his room at his home on East street,
Monday morning. The deceased was
we'll known, a 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 5. Il. Hill.
S. R. Hill has been in New Haven
for several weeks, setting an immense
kettle for the Connecticut Adament
Co.
mi Miss sea- Carrie e.I Douglass passed Sunday
Mr. and Mrs M. 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 s
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 Johns sfrs,ad Miss Johnson
who have been visiting in New Jersey
| for several weeks.
Miss Vera Jeffries, of the Booth &
Bentley Co., is passing a few days at
| Ware, Mass.
Jeweler M. w. Hill has been taking
his annual inventory, this week.
Mrs M. A. Hall of Park Lane, q
crullers and pies, which find ready
sale among the boys employed in the
tobacco shops.
Lent commences next week. Buy
your fish at the Farmers Trading Co..
store. New mackerel l0c pound, new
fat bloaterS, herringS, canned salmon
and lobster, t box SardineS sc, beSt
French Sardines box 25c.
Old fashion and homeless Goldfish, the
real stuff, Diamond Wedge in pack
ages is the best. Smoked bloater her
rings, canned CLAIMS, clam chowder il
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. Heritag
and DeWatt Pepper, Jr., returned
this week, from three weeks stay a
the furniture exposition in New York
Mr. Pepper secured more orders thai
at any previous exposition.
Andrew NJ. Booth went to New la
ven, Tuesday, where he delivered hi
. fine horse to Boston party. 1t is sal
this horse brought the largest sun
with one exception, ever received fo
horse in New Milford.
: Ezra Golden visited, last week, i
! Albany, N. Y.
, NJ. w. Andrus returned on Saturda
. from visit at Dickinson, Frankli
= county, n. Y, where he went to sc
> his mother, who lies critically ill. Wit
v thermometer in New York state at
degrees below zero, he felt quite col
: tented to return to Connecticut.
: The affable J. II. MOrehOuse an
j Harry Green went to Waterbury G
n Monday to see the awful devaStatiO
e wrought by the great fire of Sunds
p night and Monday.
Ezra Golden expects to open
+ branch store in Canaan about April
. F. E. Soule passed Sunday in Bridg
y port, where his wife is visiting for
8 week.
8 J. Fred McEwen is out with nil
o road wagon, bought of r. & A. \
r Booth.
s The Ladies' Whist club met on Tue
4 day afternoon with Mrs Mont Mallet
q The wind mill on the Hickory Heart
homestead, Mrs Blacks property, W;
entirely blown to pieces in the gre
wind of Sunday.
John Harmon: with his accuStOme
y energy and good taste, has done ve
, elaborate and handsome job of pain
J.. ing and papering in the offices beil
u fixed over in H. LIE Roy Randall
u block on Main street. The wall pap
:, is of the finest Inn Crusta Walton, al
u the floors of hard wood. The wO
y reflects high credit on Mr. Harmon.
has been reported that these room
&c are to be used for the insurance al
vi Investment business of Mr. Randall.
.. The well-knOwn Lucier Novelty al
&c Comedy Co.'s uniformed band and sc
It, orchestra will appear at Roger She
y man hall on Friday evening, Februa
le I. j. R. Lucier, the noted blind corn
soloist, will appear. The Luciers' e
andI their unequalled popular succe
i'd have been won through the merits
St stage excellence and versatility. The
as mission is to entertain with sont
I'd story, dancing and pure fun. The e
IT, tertainment offered has won pub
h. approval and patronage rarely accord
/. to travelling players. This is indicat
as by the packed, jammed houses and
d. thusiastic audiences which greet t
C. Lucier Novelty Comedy Co. Doubtl'
y. they will have crowded house on F
IT, day evening.
g. Ackley, Hatch & Marsh will recei
al and offer for sale car load of Illint
er horses at their stables about Tuesd
I'm of next week, consisting of drivers a
d, general purpose horses. The public
RS invited to inspect them.
The Junior Guild of St Johns ga
a social, Tuesday night, at the hot
of Jasper NOrthrop on West sire
All present had a royal good time.
or An invitation social pow-wow will
III given tonight friday by Schagh
,rt coke tribe, l. Q. r. N. The comm