The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08

 gave highly enjoyable whist, Tues day night, at the NewtOwn Inn, nine tables being filled. Miss Laura Mitch ell won the ladies' prize and Wallace Mitchell the gentlemen'S prize, while the consolation prize fell to Miss Flor ence Warner. Choice refreshments were dispensed.
 H. B. Coger & Sons expect to open a model up-tO-date market, Saturday, in the store vacated by H. B. Mott. They have put in large cooler with glass front, made by Wolf, Saver X Heller of Chicago and New York. They will carry feed. canned goods, etc. ..and extend an invitation to the public to visit their new store.
 The May meeting of the Mems club will be held, Tuesday night, at the Inn, guests Cf H. M. Smith and P. H. Mccarthy. Daniel G. Beers will have charge of the literary program, the writings of James Russell Lowell being taken up.
 Taylor, Curtis & Go. are offering housekeepers fine line of carpets, mat ting, prairie grass carpetng. The la dies will be especially interested in the Royal Worcester corsets.
 At the Brick store they are taking orders for mems tailor made suits, guaranteed as to it and quality of goods. In the harness department they are offering good values in three sets of secondhand single harness and one set of secondhand double harness. Every farmer is Invited to try the h. ternatlonal stock food.
 
 Mrs Sasse, who lives on the Drew farm in Taunton, has been quite in- disposed, the result of being hit by an automobile in Bethel short time ago.
 Mrs Sarah B. Maynard and Fred An drews, Jr., returned, Monday, from a visit with friends in Wilton.
 Miss Elsie Moore is spending a few days in Bridgeport, this week. Mrs M. Honan is sick and under the doctors care.
 Miss Julia Wentsch of the Purchase. who has been spending a week visiting in Bridgeport, is at present guest o1 MT and Mrs R. s. Wheeler. Sherman Thomas of Trumbull was the guest, Monday, of pr and Mrs R. N. BettS.
 John Dayton has shown himself tt be an artistic decorator in his work 1T the office at Taylor's hotel, which i! very handsome in it's new furnishing and appointments.
 Miss Anna May Betts entertained ; party of her young friends and school mates, Tuesday night, in honor of he birthday.
 Attorney w. II. O'Hara of Norotol Heights was in Sandy Hook, Tuesday
 Judge Dayton expects to go to Lon! two.
 Charles Bradley's team figured in runaway, Monday, running from Tay Tor & Hubbell's feed store to Sand Hook, where it collided with a te wagon, demolishing a wheel. An CT idemic of runaWayS seems to hay broken out in the Hook of late.
 The regular meeting of Jephtha chapter, 0. E. s., will be held on Mor day night. A full attendance is It , quested. , State Road Commissioner Me Donal
 has notified Selectman Levi c. Morri
 he will be in Newtown in few days go over the ground where the propose state work is to be done.
 Hiram chapter, No. 1, R. A. M. ,col : ferred the past master and most e! T tuy oo n6 i6a toe .
 special convocation, Tuesday night. l Edward Troy attended the Gran
 Army encampment in Danbury, Thur
 day. and will attend tomorrow also. w. c. Johnson's ice wagon is on u = road for the summer, just out of u
 hands of Artists Johnson x Granberg " The running gear, chrome yellO' e body, sky blue; canvas, white.
 Miss Ann Blackman is' having h . residence painted. F: B. BurWell h. 70 70 the contract.
 James Farrell has taken the contra to haul logs to mill, and ties and ti1 U Der to railroad for E.. k. Nettleto n who is clearing off a tract of timbe a bought recently of D. c. Bacon, al e has B. D. Beardsley A. L. Peck al
 A. Baild to assist him with the
 teams.
 le Mir and Mrs c. Leroy Mitchell 'f gently gave dinner party to numt of their friends. Among those prese 'd were MT and Mrs D. M. Mitchell, IS and Mrs William E. Mitchell, MT a
 Mrs George W. Mitchell, MT and N
 H., B. Mitchell, MT and Mrs c. e, Pierce, MT and Mrs Ezra Pierce a
 Dea N. w. Mitchell.