The Newtown bee., 1903-09-18
WASHINGTON.
KOMFCRD { HAT.

Miss Clarice and Gratia Gillette have
returned after several days passed
with friends and relatives in Water
bury and WolcOtt.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. G. Ford recently took
trip to Hawleyville to see the EUR
niture Man."
| Mr. and Mrs T. D. Harmon are again
living in their old home after several
months absence in New York and New
Jersey.
| William Durey Of New Haven has
been visiting friends here. He has
leased several acres of land both sides
of the river between ROmfOrd and
Morris. This land will be used as a
hunting rendezvous by parties from
New Haven during the season. There
is wire suspension foot bridge, recent
ly erected, making it easy to pass and
repass.
their residence at Mt Tom lake and
returned to New York.
A party of five from Bridgeport have
vacated the shore of Mt Tom lake.
They had a tent pitched on A. Herd
Inns land. They caught bass and
pickerel in the lake, and made several
! trips to the tower on the summit of the
mountain above. They tried in vain
to locate the Sound, but thought they
| saw the CatSkillS.
Nelson johnson and daughter, Ida,
| took a trip to Waterbury. They re-
| viewed the city and it's many attrac-
tions Mr. johnson is one Of the best
and most sympathetic of neighbors and
friends. He is going to take 40 bushels
of potatoes down there to supply the
needy, this week.
OOur school re-OpenS again, this week.
1t is hoped that Mr. HOLSTER, the
teacher-elect, will prove master Of the
situation. There are several large
boys and girls, as we'll as little ones,
and it is highly important that we
should have a good school. There are
four or five private schools, but do we
not lack that which is of vital impor-
lance and paramount to all others,
free high school?
Arthur Palmer, architect at Griggs
& Barnes, Waterbury, staid at D. Gil
lette's, recently. He is passing his
on bicycle.
THE NEW MILFORD POWER co. HusT-
LING BUSINESS.
The New Milford Power Co. are de-
livering coils of wire and all the fix
ings for the poles on their line, in the
southwestern part of the town. 1t
looks as though they intend to strike
the Injunction on them by lightning,
whenever it is generated at Bulls
Bridge. The wires are up nearly to the
Washington town line.
M. S. Woodruff and men are painting
the Ridge. The principal, w. G.
BrinSmade, with his, family returned
from Madison, where they have spent
the summer vacation.
Mrs. Clara S. Pond has gone to New
Haven, where she can provide for her
sons, William and Harold, who take a
college course of study.
Miss Fannie Gibson and Miss Lillian
Clark drove to Litchfield, last Friday,
returning Saturday.
Truman Swift has removed from
New Preston Hill into Rollin Bunnells
house.
August Carlson has moved into the
John Woodruff house.
The item in reference to M. 0.
Camps sheep should have read, pep
pered with No. shot. The dogs were
not killed.
Sheldon J. Logan, who went out to
Ohio to see his brother, George, came |
home this week.
A large part of the tobacco in this
section was secured, this week, and if |
favorable weather prevails nearly all |
will be housed this week. 1t is per-
fectly free from damage by worms, |
grasshoppers or fleas
OMrS. G. T.. Woodruff, With'her sister,
Miss Lillian Clark, went to Woodbury.,
Tuesday, for a two or three days.
visit.
Dea Clarence Nettleton, when last
heard from, was in golden California.
Clifford Turney, who has been at A.
G. Titus for several weeks, returns to
N. H., next Tuesday.
Thomas Bailey, who has worked for
Silas Richmond since April l, leaves
next week to work with threshing ma
chine