The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28
A CHANCE TO SEE SNAKES.

While moving with a scythe on his
farm, last week Thursday, J. Butler
Merwin came across two rattlesnakes.
Securing al string and slip moose
he captured the two and brought them
to the village. H. A. Robertson, the
enterprising shoe dealer, secured them
and placed them on exhibition in his
Bank street store. They have attract
ed large number Of visitors. One OF
the snakes is over four feet long and
is regarded as Of unusual size.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph La Halt and
daughter, Airline, took in the excur-
sion to Rye Beach, last week.
Mrs Minott Giddings has been pass
ing some days at one of the Sound re-
sorts near New Haven.
Merritt Sherwood is canvasSing for
nursery stock for the reliable house of
O. K. Gerrish of Lakeville, Mass.
When going to New Milford to trade
an appetizing lunch helps to fill out
the day: G. H. Hipp is ready to serve
to order, or light lunch. He has a
bright, clean, attractive store.
There seems to be sort of gO-as-yOu-
please to some of Giddings' electric
street lights that does not please the
taxpayers. Some nights they burn
brightly and other dark nights they
take vacation. Good, honest, dis
interested men tell the reporter this.
Mrs George H. Lines, Mrs Wesley
Anthony, Miss Fannie Merwin and
Miss Jessie Hawley have gone to AS
bury Park, N. j., for 10 days sojourn.
Misses Lizzie Riley and Viola Planz
have been visiting in Winsted.
Samuel Hyslop of Litchfield was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs II: Hyslop and son are visiting
Walter Booth Of New Rochelle, n.
,! Y, was home over Sunday.
w. H. Fuller Of Newburgh, N. Y,
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Ina Allen spent last week in
Derby as the guest of her aunt, Mrs
| Noble Thomas.
Miss Gladys Muller of Brooklyn re-
turned to her home, Monday after a
three weeks visit with her grand
mother.
Mrs Adolf Muller spent a few days
mother, Mrs Louise Won der Lancken.
Mrs Howard Allen and Miss Annie
Wells spent Thursday at Prof Platt's
in NewtOwn.
V. A. Judson of Woodbury. was a
pleasant caller at H. A. Aliens, Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Belcher of New
York are at Brookside cottage.
J. P. Treadwell of Norwalk was in
town, Friday.
| Roswell Hawley of Huntington is
visiting in town.
Miss TreadWell has returned from
his vacation and presided at the organ
at St Johns, Sunday.
Leroy Carlton has left town and is
residing in Pennsylvania.
The Misses Caswell, who have beer
visiting Mrs and Miss Botsford, have
returned home.
G. Murphy of Hartford is visiting hi
parents here.
Rev.. F. Plumb preached in Nor
folk, last Sunday. Next Sunday h
will preach in Norwalk.
Big bargain in pound fiat can sal
mon at two for.25c, while they last
Also a fine beer extract for sc: make
five gallons best root beer. Only a
Farmers Trading Co.'S.
You value the health OF your Chill
dren more than silver and gold. Fo
money alone you cannot buy goo'
, health, but by using Gold Medal flour
Sold by Farmers Trading Co.
;. Joseph M. Cox of Bridgeport ha
been passing two days with his broth
. er, J. B. Cox.
Father Degnan of Kensington ha
been visiting Father Cronan for tn
past few days, exchanging pulpits wit
Father DOnonue, last Sunday.
A fair for the benefit Of the Catholi
church in Roxbury will be held in tn
near future.
The remodeled residence Of DR. R. s
Todd is being treated to new dres
of paint. Mr. Fontaine is the artist.
V. E. Judson, the Well-knOWn Gait