The Newtown bee., 1905-03-17
BURNING LIME BY GAS.

BURNING LIME BY GAS.
 An immense gas producer has been put into the lime kiln at Boardman by the Morgan Construction Go. of Worcester, Mass, and two of the kilns have been equipped to be operated by gas. The producer is an immense steel tank some 25 feet high. The Boardman plant is operated by the New England Lime Co.,, Andrew Grif fng being the local manager. The main office of the company is now at Canaan.
 NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS AT
 BOARDMAN.
 The Union Sunday school at Board man has reorganized for the new year by the election of the following officers: Superintendent: O. w. Hovt; assistant superintendents, A. J. McBath and Sheldon Northrop; secretary, Miss Ada Northrop; assistant secretary, Miss Edith Waldron; treasurer, Mrs O. w. Hoyt; librarian, Mrs John Tough taling. The people are united and harmonious and the school is prosper ing.
 BUILT?
 Edward Monroe has sold to the Con- necticut Light & Power Co. strip of land near the proposed dam to be erected at Boardman. This would in- dicate the new plant may be construct ed within year or two. IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES.
 Some of the officers of New Milford lodge, No. 292, N. B. O. F., went to Lime Rock, Tuesday evening, to ipiti- ate large class of candidates.
 Good Shepherd lodge, No. 65, l. O. 0. F., will confer the second degree, next Thursday evening.
 Charles Planz attended the meeting of the Odd Fellows Home association as corporator from the local lodge, held Wednesday at the home at Groton.
 George B. Calhoun has rented or shares his farms in Washington to Car Franson, who will take possession April l, succeeding Ira Miller.
 A large class will be received into membership on probation at the Methodist church, Sunday.
 Ray Osborne is confined to his home with an attack of the grip.
 Howard Kilbourn, of the Orlean County Quarry Co.,, of Albion, N. Y. passed Sunday in town.
 The valuable rifle of F. B. Rowe, dis posed of at P. M. Cassedy's, was wol by F. H. Barnes of New Haven.
 John Haughtaling returns, thi week, from Middletown, N. Y., wher he was operated on for appendicitis. MT and Mrs Denman Hoyt of Board man are convalescing from an attacl of the grip. pr George B. Staub at tended them.
 Fred Warner has a farm horse bought of Pliney Squires. The household goods and persona effects of the late Mrs Royce have beel sold by the administrator, B. J. Elm mons, in the vacant store of the Green Randall block during the last few days
 Rossin Hammerslaugh, who has beel assisting in the tobacco warehouse o J. Stuart Halpine for some weeks, re turned to New York on Friday. Miss Anna M. Halpine has taken !, position in wholesale millinery estab lishment in New York City.
 Charles Buckingham has a farn horse bought of Pliney Squires.
 Arthur Colwell has bought the plac of Mrs Daskam in Pickett district.
 John Polaski of Long Mountain ha a pair of farm horses, bought of Pline Squires.
 Edith, the young daughter of Cliff ford Hatch, is ill with whooping cough
 Miss s. Agnes Halpine, who jus graduated from the Brooklyn City hos pital, has taken position as assistant superintendent at the Lebanon hos pital, New York, entering upon he new duties, Monday.
 Everett Waldron is laid up with serious attack of quinsy. Il Noble Booth has been i'll with bae attack of malaria.
 Miss Morton of Hartford is the gues of Mrs A., M. Booth.
 Frank Evitts, the genial harnes dealer, has been confined to his resi- dence number of days with his ole enemy, stomach trouble.
 Mrs Ezra Golden is visiting il Bridgeport.
 Peabody, the scientific optician, vii be at M. W. Hills jewelry store, Nev Milford, Conn.,, March 20 to 26. c. B. Kiddiford is headquarters fol correct and satisfactory work in watcl and clock repairing.