The Newtown bee., 1906-01-19
CIRCULATION:
Ten Pages.
LITCHFlELD COUNTY
WATERTOWN.

lITCHFlELD COUNTY
 wATERTowN. SAVINGS BANK AFFAIRS TO BE WOUND
 UP.
 An application for the appointment of receiver for the Watertown Sav- tngs Bank was presented to Judge Samuel O. Prentice of the Supreme court, last Friday, and hearing had, with the result that Attorney Mc- Lean Buckingham of this village was appointed to the position by Judge Prentice, and this following SO soon the recent decision of the Supreme court that there was no error in the findings of the Superior court, which was rendered some months since, to the effect that Former Treasurer Mat tOon's bondsmen were holden with their principal for the S10,00O for which they had given their obligation to the directors of the bank, seems to point to comparatively early closing up of the banks affairs. President c. B. Mattoon and Thomas Shields, di- rector, represented the bank at the hearing, with Lucien P. Burpee of Waterbury as counsel.
 DOGS ORDERED MUZZLED OR CONFIN- ED.
 The mad dog scare has visited Wa tertown and the selectmen have order ed all the dogs muzzled or confined, but there are plenty of dogs still at large without the required appendage. There was very moderate attend. ance, Sunday, at all the churches on account of the storm and icy walks.
 James Black and wife spent Sunday at o. D. Esty's on Nova Scotia hill. One case of measles has appeared ir town at the home ot Postmaster R. C. Atwood.
 Mrs H. T. Dayton still remains witt her sister, Mrs Thomas, in Thomas ton and MT Dayton continues to SO journ at the Buell. sanitarium in Litch field.
 l George A. Harper accompanied FirS1 Selectman James G. Skilton to New Haven, last week, on important busi ness.
 Miss Julia Lynn, bookkeeper at thu Hitchcock Hardware Co.,, visited he parents at Woodbury over Sunday.
 Several sleighs were seen on thu streets, Sunday afternoon, the frs of the season, January IA.
 The National Biscuit Co.,. $ team ral away, last week, on the way from thu city to this village, leaving the wagon near Clinton Judson's. No seriou damage resulted.
 Miss Alice Scott has taken a posi- tion with her sister at the Centra phone office in the Pythian hall build ing.
 Rev H. N. Cunningham conducted service at Christ church in Bethle. hem, Sunday, and Rev MT Haskins secretary of Society for Increase of thu Ministry, supplied at Christ church il this village.
 A 16 months old child of Ottt Roeske died, Wednesday, of pneumo. mia, and another child of MT and Mir Roeske is reported ill with the dis ease.
 An interesting meeting of the Sar- ah Whitman Trumbull chapter, D. A. R., was held, Thursday afternoon, at the home of the secretary, where pa per was read on the early history o1 Watertown by Mrs J. H. Taylor.
 Edward Morgan, organist of the Methodist church of this village, ha: so far recovered from the effects o1 the assault and broken limb as to be able to be removed to his home in Wa terbury on Saturday of last week. Mrs George McNultz is recovering from an attack of pneumonia and is able to sit up for time each day.
 Joseph M. Dunn, formerly employ l ed by Steele & Johnson of Waterbury has taken a position as commercial traveller for Chicago firm.
 The new house being built fo Martin Thomas is nearly com pleted and will soon be ready for occu' pancy.
 Miss Lizzie Shields, who has beer confined for three weeks with pneu monia, has recovered. The D. A. R. are arranging to cele brate Washington's birthday and will invite the public to join with them il the celebration.
 1 BETHLEHEM. A HORSE GOES THROUGH THE ICE. l While cuttino ica m Rir6,s nOnd