The Newtown bee., 1903-01-23
NEW HAVEN COUNTY
soUTHFORD.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
 O. c. Barber, president of the>Dia- mond Match Co.,, J. K. Robinson, vice president, w. M. Graves, general manager, Russell Hawkins, assistant general manager, H. B. Cranz, auditor, c. H. Tiffany, traffic manager and c. Holman, bookkeeper, all of the Dia- mond Match Co.,, were the guests of MT and Mrs Charles Wells at their home, "The Pines,'' recently.
 Mrs Charles Wells spent few days in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria, the guests of friends, attending the opera and Mrs Astor's ball.
 Manager Wells is making improve ments at the paper mill, adding new dryers, etc. They are shipping every day from IA to 16 tons of paper. G. W. Hatch of South Windsor was in town, last week, making drawings for the new dryers at the paper mill. Robert Orr's sister, Miss Grace Orr, of Jersey City, is spending few days with him.
 Mrs Thomas Wolcott is not so we'll. MT Wolcott's sister, Miss Fife Wolcott of Newtown, spent Sunday with them
 Miss Anna White, the guest of Mrs Robert Orr, sprained her ankle coming out of church. She will be unable tC attend again in some time. Dr Rodgel is in attendance.
 Charles Osborne of Southbury is cutting ice on the Mill pond for Mi | Wells.
 Engineer R. s. Gray of the High land Division spent night with his brother-in-law, F. P. Stowe, last week
 Mrs c. M. Wells spent few days ir New York, last week. William H. Cutts, a veteran of tn, Civil war and former resident of thi place, but now of Long Lake, N. Y. with his nephew, Royal G. Cutts, so1 of Wilbur Cutts, of Unity, Wis.,, ii spending week with his niece, Mir E. P. Stowe. Mrs A. B. Crandall O Huntington was also guest at Mill side Cottage over Sunday.
 John Hubbell has left the employ o the Diamond Match Co. and has nov ed his family back to Norwich.
 Two employees of the Globe Wir Works of New Jersey were in town last week, putting new wire cloth ol the cylinders. in the paper mill.
 Mrs A. w. Davis spent a few days il the Elm City, recently.
 Miss Martha Curtiss of Nauga tucl spent the day at T. F. Wheeler's, las week Thursday.
 the paper mill, went to Willimantic who came on from Maine.
 Elsie F. Stowe has been confined tt the house few days, nursing scaldet leg, the result of spilling hot coffee. l Mrs Thomas WOlcOtt has been con fined to her bed again.
 Lester D. Thompson was in town last Sunday.
 There was fair attendance at tho Sunday school in spite of the inclem ent weather, last Sunday, and MI Schaffer was on hand with an excel lent sermon. If the congregation | were as courageous as the pastor about getting out in all kinds ol wea ther there would be fewer vacant seats some Sundays. 1 Business is rushing at the paper mill. There was over 15O tons ol paper shipped last week.
 OXFORD.
 JOTTINGs FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE | Mrs Lawson of Towner Lane is hay ing repairs and improvements made on her buildings
 Lenny Lum was recently calling on l former friends and neighborS. Miss Grace Roberts of Riggs street is spending few weeks with friends | in Litchfeld.
 D. B. Wood, who moved to Seymour short time ago, is seriously ill. Clarence Hayes filled his ice house last Friday and Saturday.
 w. B. Davis has disposed of his large crop of apples, having shipped then to New York.
 John B. Pope, our representative is in attendance at the Legislature ir Hartford.
 l A new desk and bookcase have beer placed in the Great Hill school through the efforts of the teacher, Ruby Treat