The Newtown bee., 1904-05-27
New Milford,

DROPPED HER CHILD.-THREE WEEKS OLD SON OF MIR AND MRS H. W. BK1s- TOL DIES FROM FALL DOWN STAIRS. An unusually sad and deplorable &C., cident that occurred Sunday morning resulted in the death of the three weeks-old son of MT and Mrs H. Wilbur Bristol of l5 Montgomery street, Dan- bury. Mrs Bristol. as result, is in serious condition of nervous shock. Sunday morning, while MT Bris choir of the Baptist church, was attending the rehearsal preceding the service Mrs Bristol was sitting in the dining room with her three -weekS-Old son in her arms. She had had occasion to send young daughter to the cellar to get some potatoes and the child for getfully left the door leading from the kitchen to the cellar stairs open. See ing that the door had been left open, Mrs Bristol went through the kitchen to the ,ellar door to close it. She car ried tl.o baby in her arms as she did so and, as she was within few feet of dizziness. The baby fell from her arms and rolled from the top to the bottom of the stairs receiving injuries to it's head that resulted in it's death at o'clock in the afternoon. Several people who were passing the house at the time heard Mrs Bristol's screams and ran into the house. Mrs Bristol was found in a confused and hysterical condition and the baby lay at the bot tom of the cellar stairs with it's head crushed. A neighbor who had stopped on his way to church hurried to the Baptist church, where he told MT Bristol of the occurrence and hurried call was sent for physician. When the physician arrived short time later he found that the baby was so badly hurt that recovery was impossi- ble. Mrs Bristol was in such condi- tiOn of mental excitement and shock that for time it was feared she would not rally. The child died at O. clock Sunday afternoon. Another child of MT and Mrs Bristol died under sad cir cumstances last summer.-[Danbury News] The body of their child was brought to New Milford for burial in the Center cemetery, Tuesday, on the train arriving at 11.20.
 BIG SALE OF DRY GOODS.
 The hustling firm of the 0. H. Booth & Bentley Go. have inaugurated a sale of dry goods which will interest every housewife in reach of New Milford.
  known firm of Sweetzer, Pembrook & Go. have gone into liquidation and the stock was auctioned off the early part of this week. This house has been in business for 50 years and is one ot the best and most favorably known job ping houses in the country. They did an annual business of three to four millions. MT Bentley of the local firm attended the auction and purchased large quantities of goods in the vari- ous departments at about 65c on the sale at the store of The c. H. Booth & Bently Co.,, Saturday morning, May 2S, at a. m., and the sale will con- tinue till Saturday night, June 4. This will give the citizens of New Mill | ford and surrounding towns an OppOr- l tunity to secure choice bargains in new and seasonable goods. This is an op- portunity that seldom occurs, for it is many years since great and large job- ping house of the same magnitude as Sweetzer, Pembrook & Co. liquidated come as early as possible to attend this, the greatest sale Booth & Bentley ever have inaugurated. The terms of this sale are strictly cash. No goods sent on approval and no goods exchanged. In addition to their large purchases l from the SWeetZer, PembrOOk & Co. auction, Booth & Bentley have closed out several lines from manufacturers a way under price so that every depart ment of the store will be represen ted in the sale.
 A. WILBUR DAYTON TO MOVE HIS BILLIARD PARLOKS TO RAILROAD | STREET.
 | A. Wilbur Dayton will move the temperance billiard parlors from Noble Bennitt's block to the rooms of D. w.
 Wheaton on Railroad street. In con- nection he will have lunch counter, where sandwiches, pies, baked beans, etc., can be obtained. Also full line of temperance drinks. He will make it pleasant place for his patrons. He
 will put in brand new pool ta ble, ,and
 will have an attractive place.
 | MURPHY MEETS WITH LOSS.
 I The fame of Robert Murphy, an af-
 fable clerk at the First National bank.
 as pedestrian is known in the three
 counties, and when people see the
 handsome gentleman on one of his l <o,,rc +l,or 11po0, ho n oOuor CO rooi1oS