The Newtown bee., 1905-03-24
ACTIVE YOUNG LADIES.

The "Busy Bees" of this place, an organization of quite young ladies, have met during March to improve in sewing and help to make garments of wear and use, for missionary purposes. The meeting, last Saturday, was held with Miss Evelyn Lyman at her home and nearly all the members were pres- ent to participate in the pleasing work and enjoy the refreshments fur Their next meeting will be at the home of their president, Miss Laura Burnham, next Saturday afternoon, and the following members will prOb- ably be present: Josephine Caskey, Evelyn Lyman, May Woodward, lnez Cable, Gertrude Winters, Clara Me- Han, Ruby Holcomb, Reba Lyman, Ethel Morgan, Vesta Douglass.
 VILLAGE CHURCH INTERESTS.
 Rev A. H. Post returned here to bis pastoral duties, last Saturday, and gave us good sermon from his pulpit on Sunday morning, upon "Love."
 Mrs Berkeley Morgan suffered a week, and her condition has but slightly improved since.
 Snow shOvelers were busy last week, in opening the road from New Preston Hill church, and the first part of this week the same men are clearing the road from the above named church to the New Milford and Kent line, north and west.
 James Begg commenced work again in AnsOnia as pattern maker on Thurs day of last week. His family will soon follow him to that city: Dr PendletOn passed four days of last week at his former home in Mas sachusetts. He resumed practice here on Friday.
 Mrs Frank s. Brown returned from three weeks stay in New York City, last Saturday evening.
 A surprise party was enjoyed at My ron Hopkins, on Tuesday evening of last week, by 9 or 30 of the young people of this vicinity. Military eu- chre was the amusement. l Another duplicate whist party was given, on Friday evening, by MT and Mrs J. B. Stillson, at their home here, in honor of their guest, Miss Edith there the same evening by invitation, to enjoy brief respite from school duty from Friday till Monday morn ing of this week.
 George N. BeardsleY of New Britain was at his home here again, over last Sunday.
 Mrs Luther A. Tyrrell is at present visiting relatives in Bridgeport and New Haven.
 The schools in this part of Washing ton are this week enjoying a vacation. Another will be taken about Easter;
 The barn connected with the Charles Hoffman place in this village is being thoroughly repaired by John H. Ferris, preparatory for R. H. Arm strong to use the coming year.
 William Murphy recently hauled the logs from one of his trees to o. E.. Beeman $ mill which yielded him 1900 feet of lumber, and the balance of wood in same (two cords), yielded him s8 in money. Can any farm beat it?
 John Collins is disposing of a carload of oats, corn and middlings, each week, besides keeping the finest grades of flour to be found on the market.
 Herman Hoffman passed the first half of last week in Waterbury, New Britain and Hartford.
 Mrs Robert 0. Whittlesey was again confined to her home, last week, by ill ness, requiring the attendance of Dr Pendleton. Her condition at present is slightly improved.
 Henry Beeman's orchestra again met at Edwin J. Cables, on Sunday evening, to enjoy as they have done 1 for years, an evening of music, vel worth anyone's time to attend anc listen to. No orchestra with more practice plays finer, and all member! being of kin together shows the talent or trail for music running througf certain households to the fourth and } fifth generations.