The Newtown bee., 1904-04-08

enjoyed herself calling on her many friends.
 Charles Crofut and wife from Newark, N. J., are in town for a short visit at the home of Mrs Crofut's father.
 MT and Mrs Daniel Watson visited Mrs Watson's parents, the past week, before moving to their new home, as MT Watson will soon be busy.
 George Tongue? has rented the house, garden and one acre of land belonging to the Levi Squire estate, and took possession about April l.
 The sale of Myron Thomas goods proved a success, a fine day and buy ing crowd, which made things go lively. and an auctioneer that was just right. Another one last week on Friday at the Center, the goods of A. w. Sanford, who has removed to St Louis. Horace Warner sold his fine pair of buckskin horses to New York gentle man. They are to be used by Charles Wood as farm team on the farm of Rula Bearnhardt leased by MT Wood. Miss Bertha Platt left on Saturday morning, on the l.. & N. road, for her New Haven home, having enjoyed her a week.
 Mrs Charles Gilbert and family moved<0 Bethel on Monday of the past week and John Sullivan has moved into the place vacated by Mrs Gilbert. Al Kendrick has moved to South Britain Purchase, and has bought a large work team throughout of Anton Walberg and hired Burt Tucker to drive, drawing wood on the Smith & Walberg job, and then to work for the New Englang Quartz Co.,, drawing silica.
 April did not open very suspicious ly for trout fishing. Don't hear of any being caught worth mentioning. Clayton SquireS and John Clark went to Housa tonic river on Saturday and caught several pounds of suckers. They were not frozen quite solid. Clayton Squires bought on Monday, March 28, of Deputy Sheriff c. N. Shel- ton, fine road mare and c. T. Squires sold her on Thursday of the same week to Charles Warner of the firm of Hadden & Warner of Brfdgewater. She will be heard of later in some of the speedway races. l Ru1a Bearnhardt bought of Clayton Squires, the past week, his thorough bred fox hound puppy: he was one of the finest in the county. | Albert Hendricks has moved on to the Ford farm in the Purchase.
 Charlie Nc Mfr, who was very sick last week, with pneumonia, has recov- cred and is able to be out of doors. Miss Mary Rylander of Washing ton is visiting her sister, Mrs Robert Thomas.
 Mrs Myron Thomas spent Easter with friends in Waterbury. w. B. Mansfield has moved his fam ily to Woodbury.
 Mrs Henry Beers and children were in town over Easter. Mary P. Humphrey and John Hum phrey are spending their vacation at home.
 Egbert Bradley has been confined to the house the past week with grip and sore throat.
 Mrs Leverett Castle is visiting her sister, Mrs Camp, in Canaan. The Roxbury people were all much shocked and pained on hearing of the sudden death of Albert Thomas. He | was young man of sterling qualities and respected and beloved by all. His relatives have our sincere sympathy.
 Born, April 3, son to MT and Mrs B. Gaffney, at Judd's Bridge.
 Prof U. A. Warren is spending the Easter vacation in Collinsville. Closing exercises were held in the | Booth school on Wednesday and in day. | Fred Crofut, who has been ill several weeks with typhoid fever, still contin- ues very ill.
 | Charles Crofut and wife of Newark, N. J., are visiting at Noble Daven- ports.
 Drew Sanford's auction was not very largely attended on Thursday last week, the day being very wet and travelling bad, but most articles brought fair prices. H. B. Smith, a former resident, agent for the Travellers Insurance Co. of Hartford, has been sent to Texas to establish agencies. George Russell has moved into the house with Edward Hoag on the Fair child place.
 Allen Joyce has put in large stock