The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-03

Ethel Peck, 80.
The class in bookkeeping completed
it's work on that subject this term and
were given one of the Regents exam
marks were: Harley T. Peck, 99.5;
Miss Loretta Houlihan, 81: Edward
Pitzschler, 90; Miss Margaret Hayes,
| 05; Miss Margaret Keane, 92.5.
The average attendance for the win
ter term was SO per cent.
Those present every day during the
winter term we're: Harold E. BotSford,
William Donohue, Edward Egan, John
Houlihan, George Macarthur, Miss Ell
eanor Northrop, Paul Wolcott.
Charles f. Ridge, administrator, has
sold the homestead and farm of the
late George BasSett, situated in Sugar
street district, Newtown, to Mrs E. L.
Hanfeld of New York City. The par
ties intend to make repairs and fit up
the premises fora summer residence.
Robert Carman of Bridgeport was in
town, Sunday.
Mrs Louis Greer of New Haven is
visiting her mother: Mrs Fred Brown.
Superintendent Fred Brown of the
Fabric Fire Hose o., was in Danbury,
Monday.
Homer Conger has moved into Mrs
Abbie Wells house, adjoining w. G.
Corbett's shoe store.
Jacob butcher of Brooklyn is to re-
turn to Sandy Hook and will occupy
his own house, just vacated by Homer
COnger.
James Belts, senior at Yale, is ex
pected home on Saturday for the
Easter vaca ton.
Mrs j. H. Warner begins moving,
this week, to her new home in the
Belts residence.
Rev James Taylor is to take an ap-.
pointment at the present session of
conference.
Mrs NJ. r. French is visiting at Cole
brook River.
Ezra J. Hall took his fish line and
went out after trout, April l, securing
four shining beauties.
Miss Edith Quackenbush Of New
York state is at home for vacation of
two weeks.
Robert Richardson moved his house
hold goods to Stamford, this week.
Miss Della Keane has returned home,
after a visit in Torrington.
Mrs Susan Hall and Miss Cornelia
Curtis went to Bridgeport, Wednesday.
Mrs Hall will remain for several days.
Asa Hawley of Hawleyville was in
Sandy Hook showing pair OF horses
to Sandy Hook gentleman.
Miss Jennie Campbell of Bridgeport
is visiting friends in town:
Mr. Corning of Stepney has taken a
R E}5a Hos in = r. factory of the Fabric
Mrs R. L. Warner is quite seriously
i'll.
Mrs Nellie E. Tucker has been SUI
ferer with an infiamed eye.
Andrew McGauley, William Egan
and Martin kenny had slight acct
dent while driving home from the
shop, Thursday night, but fortunately
escaped without serious results.
Fred Lockwood has new runabout,
baught of A. NJ. Briscoe = Son.
The regular meeting of Jephthah
chapter, 0. E. S., will occur next Mon
| day night.
Ia Cashier Drew and DR. Hitchcock of
Ansonia were on the Pootatuck brook,
Wednesday after the festive but elusive
| trout.
| Taylor, Curtis & Co. at the Brick
store are makinga special drive on har-
neSses and harness parts and are max
ing some good sales.
For extra nice patterns in wall paper,
window shades, lace and Swiss curtains,
| Taylor, Curtis & Co. ask the ladies tC
give their store call. They also ask
an inspection of their stock of straw
mating, prairie grass carpeting ano
carpet samples.
1.-THE special meeting of the Library
association, Tuesday night, it was
voted to make the library free to the
pupils of the High school for the spring
term.
The High school will open on Mon
day next, after weeks vacation.
1OCdo -. ~. Vial dOSOl OloCuACuo
: you are thinking Of doing any paint
ing this spring. -
Remember, we not only make ant
repair all kinds Of boots and shoes bu
do all kinds of harneas repairing.-[W
, G. Corbetl.
Following is a copy Of the pape1
handed Judge Bradley relative to tn
r appointment Of a successor to G. Fl
Peck as trustee of the estate of Flo,
Booth, and upon which he based hi
appointment:
e Learning that c.. H. Peck OF New
Q town is deceased, trustee OF the estat
b of Elon Booth, we the heirs and annu
i tantS of said estate do desire that &c
), ward B. Booth of said NewtOwn be al
o pointed to succeed him as trustees {
said estate.|[Susan Beltield, SOphi
A. Booth, Homer B. Beltield, Fred n
IS Booth, Edna Booth, Charles O. Bootl
Alto S. Booth.
&An eminently fair and imparti
report of the hearing is printed G
+ Page 4 of this issue. The above
- printed by request.
Edward Troy, for 32 years in tt
liquor business in Sandy Hook, close
r his bar April l and will retire from I'll
y. business, devoting his time to his val
Gus interests.
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