The Newtown bee., 1903-02-06
THE NEWTOWN BEE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1903.
to New Haven about March l.
GAYLORDSVILLE AND VICINITY.

GAYLORDsvILLE AND VICINITY.
 Thompson Barton of Kent has been visiting his daughter, Mrs John Paine.
 Rev Charles Judd made flying visit home on Saturday of last week.
 John Preston of New Haven, who has been visiting friends in this place | has returned home.
 Miss s. Elizabeth Evans is home for a short time.
 The Sociable at the home of MT and Mrs c. H. Soule on Friday evening of last week was we'll attended and all re- port an enjOyOble time.
 George Beebe, who recently moved here, has three Jas fine pairs of team horses as can be found and George takes pride in keeping them in the pink of condition.
 Many of the farmers improved the late thaw by getting down their tobac-
 Rev F. J. Belcher, presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie district, held the fourth quarterly conference on Satur- day evening of last week and preached on Sunday morning an excellent ser mon from the text "God is Love.
 c. H. Evans the local artist, has a fine series of views taken along the Housatonic River, including number of the work at the dam and along the canal.
 At the conference meeting John Flynn was appointed delegate to the Layman'S association which meets at Poughkeepsie: N: Y, the, coming CHARLES LAKE HAS A NARROWING EEK
 FERENCE.
 There are few men who have more ardent friends than Charles Lake, and they have been doubling themselves up with laughter in listening to his recital of the ice bath of his favorite horse, "Old Toby" It seems that with James Sullivan and oth- CTS, went to Lake Waramaug for a days fishing. Lake came on to the lake late, and drove his fast pacer over the ice. In returning he drove on to spot where they had cut ice and in and Chafles disappeared ; in the icy icy waters. With mighty leap, Charles reached firm ice and ran to the shore, where in loud tones he shouted: Come )n, Toby!" "Come on!" The horse )beyed, and with the aid of Sullivan jhe horse and fine top carriage were , pulled out of the water. When once jhe horse was safe, Sullivan and his roared with laughter over : ,he genial mason's predicameht. who { sadly climbed into his carriage, wiped < lhe water out of his eyes and ears, and . lrove to New Milford.
 CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER.
 Next Sunday at the Church of St | Francis Xavier, Father Cronan will 7 cad his annual report.
 Eofh rI, ] Jity, last week, from Wednesday to 
 The sum of 25c buys pound of f lew blend tea at the Farmers Trading q Co. $. Everything in teas of the high st grade, all new, at the Farmers Trading Co.'S.
 Old fashioned sweet crackers and ginger snaps, sc a pound. Fine assort- I or 25c. Pint bottle of Queen olives, ] '0c, at The Farmers Trading Co. $.
 MT and Mrs Edwin Seeley were re- ;ent guests of Mir and Mrs c. I. Leach If Church street.
 A fresh and attractive line of Ken >edy crackers and cakes constantly on l >and at the up-to-date store of Grocer V ,. I. Leach. He has also added line V ,f the standard patent medicines. ]
 The Duplicate whist club were en- on Wednesday evening by C Next week Saturday night, St Valen- ! inc day, the Misses Boardman of Main street will act as hosts. |
 Mrs w. F. Hurlburt is spending , ew weeks in Wilkesbarre, Pa., the | .uest of her aunt, Mrs J. M. Loop.
 Schaghticoke tribe, No. 37, initiated V Q pale faces, last week: and have 15 ! rem bling candidates awaiting initia- ion.
 Mrs Ellen O'Leary of Nicholas z square, who sustained paralytic
 Mir and Mrs William G. ~Lathrop r rave been suffering with hard colds. Ir LathrOp returned to work, Monday, fter being indisposed for week.
 Miss Bessie Garvey had a pleasant i. ,athering of her young friends at her N lome on Bridge street, Saturday even- ng. Games and a candy pull helped 0 make the evening success.
 Mrs Carlos Merwin, who has been se- iously ill, is cOnvalescent. Dr Barker las attended her.
 By invitation the editor enjoyed a brief call, Monday, on that esteemed ;itizen, Dea Henry Ives, whose failing health renders it impossible for him to 70 ont doors. Dea Ives has been pa jient sufferer with heart trouble for nearly year, being unable to lie down. The writer, in making Dea Ives ac- luaintance 10 years ago, felt honored in finding that he was almost rela- tive of the honOred man-Rev Timothy Hazen of Springfield, Mass, a brother in-law of Dea Ives, being the uncle of the editor of THE BEE. Rev Timothy Hazen was for 40 years an active Con- grega tional pastor in Connecticut and parishes, and like Dea Ives, is in very poor health. They are both of type of men who have done their work we'll in life, serving God to the best of their ability and strength.
 M. o. Camp and men of Judd's Bridge assisted Andrew Clark of Chest nut Land, last week, in housing his ice supply.
 Frank Erwin and M. O. Camp filled their ice houses, last week, with su- perior and fine quality of ice.
 In their new advertisement, this week, c. D.. RiddifOrd has special and convincing word for the ladies in regard to hemstitched and stamped linens, tinted centers. He is offering new ideas in huck novelties and sofa pillow tops of all varieties. MT Riddi- ford makes speciality in Utopia wools in Saxony, Germantown, Shetland floss, Spanish and Scotch sweater yarns and needles of all kinds. Altogether