The Newtown bee., 1903-05-15
the c. H. Booth & Bentley Co.,, has been in New York, this week.
DEATH OF E, J. SMITH.

| Railroad street, died in Derby on MOn- day. He was given an Odd Fellows burial, Wednesday, by the lodge at Derby. He was past grand of Good Shepherd lodge. x
 Although he has not had his formal opening, Landlord G. F. Pixley will open the New England house, Friday night, for the entertainment of 45 members of St John's lodge of Nor walk ,who are to be guests of St Peters lodge, F. & A. M.
 Mrs Kittie Staples has returned from the New Haven hospital and is now stopping with her sister, Miss Martha Treadwell.
 Thomas Halpine of Brookteld has handsome business wagon, bought of R. S1 A. M. Booth.
 Miss Minnie Wilbur has bought very handsome New York blackboard of those hustling and reliable dealers, R. & A. M. Booth. Daniel Garfield is out with au ele- gant road cart, bought of R. & A. NJ. Booth.
 Henry s: Osborne of Bridgeport had two horses arrive in town, Tuesday night, which are under the training of Orange Lewis at Conetia Park.
 Coal is now retailing at $7 per ton. The wholesalers have established an advance of 1Oc ton, which will con- tinue in force to September l.
 LA. Northrop was in New Haven, Tuesday.
 Gregory Bryan of Bridgeport was in town, Tuesday.
 St Peters lodge, F. & A. M., con- ferred the third degree, Tuesday night, on one candidate. Mygatt's hall was used as the regular lodge room is being handsomely renovated. c. A. Way, the genial and well-liked Railroad street paint man, has a new announcement in this week $ issue.
 Selectman J. LeRoy Buck has been appointed temporary receiver by Ref cree Mum on the bankrupt estate of John Borjiorno. Reuben Booth, Frank Evitts and George Jackson have been appointed appraisers.
 Hubert Thomas bought "Shernan Chief' of B. J. Emmons, the other day, and exchanged him with a gentleman in New Haven for promising young pacer.
 1 Joseph Golden passes Saturdays at Great Burlington, Mass, assisting in the store of Ezra Golden at that place.
 ELL. Bliss, representing The Gorham Manufacturing Go. of New York City, was in town, Monday.
 John J. Post. general salesman with The H. B. Claflin Go. of New York, was in town, Monday.
 Henry Kinney has sold his house on Poplar street, now occupied by R. $ Irwin, to Charles Rothe.
 F. G. Bennett SS Son have fitted up the market of J. B. Cox with awnings.
 Miss Annie Maloney spent Sunday at her home in Great Burlington, Mass
 Wolfe Case of New York has beer passing few days with MT and MT! Ezra Golden.
 w. c. Beeman, the hustling and ge nial liveryman, has placed gorgeou: and handsome sign on top of the Lunch wagon of Thomas Durkin.
 The mounted heads of the deer sho by Messrs Marsh, Hoyt and Caskey il Maine, together with the rifles whicl did the business. are on exhibition il one of the windows in P. M. Cassedy' store, and have been much admired There is also an old flint lock muske which bears the inscription: ''This the gun which shot the big bulle found in James Marsh $ deer.''
 Robert Tyrrell of Long Hill is visit ing Mrs Charles Beach. : Among the Grand Army men wh attended the state eEcampment il Danbury, last week, were Commando Daniel Marshall of Upton post, Pas ) Commander D. w. Knowles, G. W Anthony, Henry Kinney, Cyrus I F Nicholson, Joseph Wiley and Samue R. Hill.
 MT Turrill, son of Byron Turrill, the proud owner of top carriage bought of R. & A. M. Booth.
 J. Stuart Halpine, the hustling tc bacco packer, is using handsome roa buggy, bought of R. & A. M. Booth.
 MT and Mrs Fred Hickox are tn happy parents of a son, born on Tues day.
 Clothier McMahon is offering, thi week, big line of boys blouses an shirt waists, with an excfa good valu in washable suits for boys.
 In his new advertisements this week Shoe Dealer Robertson has a timel word about mems Oxfords.
 Mir and Mrs Sherman Green, wh lately returned from Wisconsin, al now stopping with MT and Mrs Willial Green on West street.
 In the basket ball game at Washing ton, Saturday, the Ingleside tea went down to defeat by the score ( 10 to at the hands of the RoSemal Hall team of Greenwich.
 Robert Dunlap took an excursion