The Newtown bee., 1906-06-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs G. b. Pierce recently spent a
week with her daughter, Mrs Jessie
Fowler, in Rochester, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs William Mitchell were
in Middlebury, one day last week.
Ira Hawkins sold very promising
two year-old colt to George Welton OF
Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Cowan of New
Milford spent a few days, last week,
with Mr. and Mrs Arthur Mitchell. Mr.
Cowan and Mr. Mitchell caught IS
trout.
Miss Olive Pierce has returned from
visit to Vermont.
Fred Mitchell was with his parents
over Sunday.
The household goods and farm ma
chinery on Mrs John Bryant's place
were sold at public auction, last wee%
Thursday, May 81. Henry Garfield,
who has purchased the farm, is NOV
ing there.
Mrs N. w. Mitchell, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Stahl, at Bellevue, O., has re-
turned and is now at her old home
with her son, Edward Mitchell.
Edward Mitchell is making num-
Der of changes and improvements on
the interior of his house in Pootatuck
across the front side of his house.
S. P. Averill visited friends in
Bridgeport and Stamford. last week.
w. L. mitchell and family of New
Haven, were guests, Sunday, Of MI
and Mrs Leroy Mitchell at Pootatuck.
John P. Squires, who has been
among the sick ones, is now improv.
ing:
and children Of NewtoWn were guests,
last Friday, Of Mr. and Mrs John P
Squires.
Mrs William Manville has moved
from Mrs Abram Benefits house into
part Of D. M. Mitchell's tenement
house.
J. II. Cassidy has taken the agency
for the Oliver type writer and has one
at his store to show to customers.
Mrs Fred Schwartz and children
have been spending several days visit.
ling friends out Of town.
Little Helen Luff, one day last week
while at play, took several maple buds
and pushed them into her ears. Her
mother soon found it out and succeed.
ed in getting a few of them out but
was obliged to call the doctor twice
| before they were all removed.
Michael Wentsch of the Purchase
has a nice pair Of Devon steers, pur.
chased of N. P. Beardsley Of Roxbury,
last week.
Robert Treat of the Purchase left
last week, for Norfolk, Va, where be
has taken position.
George Wentsch of the Purchase is
making a number of repairs on his
barns.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Mitchell spent a
few days, last week, with friends in
Hartford, New Haven and Stamford.
Fred Mitchell of New Haven was a
guest, Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs Leroy
Mitchell.
William Platt has been i'll with
rheumatism and confined to his bed.
Rev G.. L. Forte attended the Maui
gatuck Valley Association OF Minis
terS at Cheshire, last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs S. D. Baker of New
York spent Sunday at D. M. Mitch
ellis.
Benjamin Mitchell and family, who
have spent few days here with MI
and Mrs D. M. Mitchell, have re.
turned to their home at PaSsaic, N.
J.
Rev G. L. Forte, W. E. Mitchell, D.
M. Mitchell, Leroy Mitchell, Samuel
Pierce and S. P. Averill attended the
Litchtield South consolation meeting
at Washington, last Tuesday, June S.
Mr. Levique killed red adder near
his home, one day last week.
The Hawkins Manufacturing Co.
have been having their factory, house
and barns all newly painted. Charles
E. Smith and G. Warner of Southbury
did the work.
Couch Brothers of New Preston and
N. P. Beardsiey were in the Purchase,
one day last week, looking after fat
steers.
Mrs George Keuhne and son Charles
Of New Haven, have been spending
several days with Mr. and Mrs Gotliet
Keuhne at their home in the Purchase.
George Keuhne spent Sunday with his
family there.
One day last week several men began
work at the old Garnet Mine Quarry
in the Purchase and pulled things tx
pieces, but after the first days work nc
one has been at work there. 1t was
hoped that the Garnet mines were to