The Newtown bee., 1903-05-29
ROXBURr.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

good many Of his frlendS are WlSnlng | him many returns of the day.
 Samuel Colt is home for the summer. Miss Flossy Mansfield is among the sick ones ones, this week.
 c. R. Dubia moved his steam saw mill near the home of Mrs Charles Tanning, where he has purchased about 12 acres of timber of Mrs Fan hing.
 Robert McKeever says his three acres of potatoes are doing nicely in spite of the dry weather and he finds potato bugs are already on hand in good quantities.
 Mrs Bruce Hodge,, who opened her home here about three weeks ago: is now spending few days in New Ha- ven.
 Mrs Egbert Bradley is spending sev- eral weeks in New York City.
 George H. Fly of Jones Point, N. Y.: spent few days the past week with his family here.
 But for the timely assistance of three painters from Newtown, the house of NDavid Barnes would have been burned. Thanks to the gentle men who can climb roof without a ladder and pour water down the chim- ney.
 Fred Robinson has sold his bay colt to Woodbury parties.
 Judge Preston is having his barns shingled and painted.
 Mrs J. Harrison is on the sick list.
 Charles Tyrrell is building a large horse barn on his farm at OrtOn.
 Frank Pierce is putting 40-foot ad- dition onto his new tobacco barn.
 Alton Wilsey has taken the con- tract for the mason work on the new "BEE" building in Newtown.
 Methodist Episcopal church, Rev B.. E. Bromley, pastor. Services, Sunday, May 31, as follows: Sermon at 10.45 by the pastor, appropriate to Memorial Sunday Sunday school at 12 m. Ep- worth League at 6.45 p. m. Preaching at 7.3O p. m. by the pastor.
 Sunday, June 14 will be observed as Children's day. At 10.45 a. m., the pastor will preach special sermon tc the children of the Sunday school. At 7.3O D. m. Supt A. J. Vidler of the Sun day school will conduct in their behalf a Sunday school concert, the annua educa tional collection being taken al that time.
 Mrs Theodore Elwell. who has beer 'li, is slowly improving.
 Charles Sanford has rented the wes p .rt of is house to New York parties who will occupy it soon.
 Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at tht Tow hallthe Roxbury pupils of Henr, Ward Beecher of Southbury will give a n usicl Il entertainment, consisting O. duets, solos and a trained chorus. E $. Sanford will otiiciate at the piano This will be chance to hear some goOt music. A small admission fee will be charged and the proceeds will be fo the Town hall organ fund.
 MT and Mrs George Sherman an( MT and Mrs Arthur Johnson have talk en the Congregational parsonage fo the summer.
 Saturday, May 30, Decoration day at o'clock, there will be Memoria service at the Town hall. There vii be speaking and music, after which thu flowers brought in will be taken to thu cemetery and placed on the graves O. our dead heroes.
 F. B. Burwell of Newtown has ; force of men here painting for B. w Preston. MT Burwell has two or thre' other jobs in town.
 John Garrity is laid up, suffering with rheumatism.
 Edwin G. Seeley has received the ap l l1lCl1lDCI oI U1lC oUd CS Board of Agriculture for Litchfelt County, this being his third term t, hold this office.
 The friends of Mrs Myron Thoma will be glad to hear she was able to b. up and dressed for the first time last Monday, since coming from thu Nou Haven hncp1tu1
 Rev A. E. Thistleton will move t. Mrs Jarvis Wheaton's place, next Mon day.
 Burton Bradley sold a fine heifer tt MT Swanson of Washln gton last wcel
 Thomas McMeakan of Brooklyn Wal a guest, Sunday, of Myron Thomas.
 Myron Thomas, Mark Bradley ant Burton Bradley are soon to have tele phones placed in their homes. The poles for carrying the wires are aIread. on the route and will soon be put into place.
 Mrs Julia Smith, who has been spend ing few weeks in Woodbury with he sister, Mrs c. M. Rowlcy, returned tt her home here, last Thursday.
 Joseph Wagner lost valuable COW last Saturday.
 WEST NORRIS.
 THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET.
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