The Newtown bee., 1904-06-03

STILL RIVER AND VICINITY.
 Ira J. Waters has as handsome and large bed of tobacco plants as one sell dom sees so early. They began set
 L. D. Olivett has purchased. this spring, the Joseph Marsh farm, on which he has been living for the past three years. B. Ira J. Waters will begin about June to run vegetable wagon inI and about New Milford village. MT Wa ters has about three acreso of vegetables Under cultivation and they are looking line. He raises all his own vegetables so you are always sure ofygetting fresh goods when you buy of him. John PettibOne has been re-eppaped as principal of the Center school for the ensuing year.
 c. M. Beach has purchased the fine black horse of O. w. Hoyt of Board man.
 O. W. Hoyt, in company with the noted horseman, George Huneerford. went to Bethlehem and Litchfield, last week. At the latter place MT Hoyt bought very speedy horse for Seth Pratt.
 Henry D. Hine passed Sunday in New Haven. and this week has been in New York with Mrs Hine.
 A. w. Piper of Torripgton passed Memorial day in town.
 H. O. Mills of Bridgeport passed Memorial day in town. Mrs Mills and child, who have been passing some weeks at J. R: Johnson's, returned to the city with MT Mills, Monday night. J. R. Johnson, who has been very seriously ill, is now gaining slowly.
 MT and Mrs Robert B. Beers of Bridgeport were guests on Decoration day of MT and Mrs Hubert Thomas. Miss LeOta B. Erwin passed Sunday and Memorial day with her mother. J. P. Culhane of Danbury has taken position with w. N. Noble, the we'll known druggist.
 Ralph Warehouse has placed a fine Barre Granite monument, this week, in the cemetery at Merwinsville for Henry Roberts.
 A monument was placed in the ceme- tery at Arlington, D. O., for the late Rev Dr Alfred Lee Royce, chaplain of the United States navy under Admir- al Sampson. Ralph Warehouse se- cured the contract. s. R. Hill went to South Lyme, Tuesday, with Ernest Bartram and G. w. Griffin, as assistants, where he is installing fish press and engine. B. F. Lawrence and son passed Me morial day in town, the guest of R. M. Brienig.
 The factory of the Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. was closed Decoration day.
 A handsome granite tablet has been erected over the grave of Charles Pep- per in the cemetery at Sherman Gen. ter. Ralph Warehouse had the con- tract.
 Howard Conkrite, a popular Gay- louisville young man, who has been at- tending Stillman Business college in Danbury, has accepted responsible position in McDonald's general store at HOuSatonic, Mass.
 MT and Mrs s. w. Fox of New York have recently visited MT and Mrs Ben- jamin Houghtaling at Boardman. Mrs Ralph Warehouse is in St Luke s hospital, New York. On Monday she underwent successful operation. c. H. Evans of Gaylordsville has rented his cottage on the hill to G. E.. Miller of the Boardman Training school New Haven.
 c. H. Evans has just completed very extensive improvements in his resi-. dence at Gaylordsville, and has now Ouc Ol Cue mOSb COmQleGe anu up CO date houses there. Bathrooms and closets have been installed and the house is complete in every way. L. w. Wilson, of the Philadelphia off ce of the Bridgeport Wood Finish ing Co.,, passed Sunday and Decoration day with his parents, MT and Mrs J. | B. Wilson, at Lake Waramaug. OculiSt Edward Peabody, who has been in New Milford for 10 days, went to Cornwall Bridge, Monday.