The Newtown bee., 1906-05-04

l town Mrs Andrews was noted for her many transformations deeds of kindness and we are not surprised now to learn she is doing so much for the unfOrtu- nate sufferers by the fire and earth quake.
 SPLENDID CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE SUFFERERS. magnificently for the San Francisco fire sufferers The amounts collected in the various churches, Sunday, were as follows: Congregational, $l56, 59; St Johns, SS2; All Saints, S63; St Francis Xavier, S97; Methodist, $50; Advent ist, $767; individuals, S39; employees Wood Finishing Co.,, $1OO; employees Hat o., SIP. The total amount was sent to the headquarters of the Red Cross in New York City.
 L. wIsEHERT BUYS THE PETERSON
 BLOCK.
 L. Wisehert, the coal dealer, has bought of D. w. Wheaton the Peter son block on Railroad street. He took possession May 1.
 Hatch & Dewey, passed Tuesday in Great Harrington, Mass.
 Express Agent Case, who underwent an operation in New York recently, is getting along we'll. Walter Booth, Jr., of New Rochelle, N. Y., has taken his place in charge of the local express office.
 Robertson has a fine line of white canvas goods in pumps, OxfordS and n ii %o hl fo tions and graduations.
 Mrs Ammon Green of South Nor walk is passing two weeks with her parents, MT and Mrs N. H. Root.
 Mrs Garry Potter is on the sick list. Mrs Herbert Kilborn of Waterbury is with her.
 Work on the foundations for the new block of Druggist Albert Evitts is now being pushed by Christian Hansen, the expert mason, who has this part of the contract. MT Hansen has at work for him that veteran stone cut ter, Dennis Daley, of Roxbury. A con- eSSary on the side of the block next to the building of w. J. Clark. MT Han sen is an excellant man whom to en- trust any difficult contract.
 A. w. Piper of Derby passed Sunday with New Milford friends.
 Good Shepherd lodge,I. O. O. F., will confer the initiatOry degree this (Thursday) evening. Dr F. E. ,R1sley arrived in town, last Friday, and has opened his attractive sanatorium on the hill. It is one of the pleaSantest places in town, and will be an ideal spot for anyone seek ing rest.
 Rev G. w. Barhydt's family are now located in Will s. Adams cottage at Madison. Their new house is of the Colonial style of architecture and has living room on the first floor 23x14.
 Mrs Brace and daughter. who have passed the winter in town, leave, this week, for New York.
 Miss Rose J. Dillon of Stevenson vis- ited Mrs c. D. Pulver, last week.
 Charles Planz, the genial barber, passed Monday in the Park City:
 Allen Fellencer, representing N. H. White & Go. of New York, passed Monday calling on the local trade.
 w. M. Keeler has arrived with car load Of horses, and has gOOdly mum. Der of orders already booked.
 Walter Hatch'S house, south of the Congregational church, is being wired for electric lights by Fred Bennett The house was built about 125 years ago, but is still in fine state of pres ervatiOn.
 James Marsh has been beautifying the grounds about his place by setting out ornamental trees and bushes. week, for California. They will be absent about six weeks
 F. J. Hatch, of the firm of Hatch & Dewey, passed Tuesday in Great Bar rington, Mass.
 Heinz prime canned pineapple, at the store of c. I. Leach.
 pr R. s. Todd was called to Amenia, N. Y., last week, to prescribe for horse in the stable of Peter Pratt. MT Pratt raised the fast horse, "The Judge," and has some fine steppers in his stables.
 MT and Mrs Charles Duncan were in Brooktield, Sunday, the guests of Mrs James A. Keane.
 MT and Mrs Willis Woodford are re- joicing over the birth of daughter on Saturday last.
 George Hawley of New Haven was in town, Sunday, to attend the funeral of his cousin, Wesley Anthony.
 B. O. Marsh is building a large to- bacco barn, 10Ox34 feet, with 20 feet posts. Under one end is a basement. Cement foundations are being put down.
 
 employ of E. o. Marsh.
 Miss Elizabeth HannOn has been sick for several days.
 Judge Nobbs of the Bridgeport Pro- bate court has appointed Ex-Judge Arthur G. Todd guardian of the estate of Edward H. Acker, a wealthy minor, of that city.
 w. M. Keeler, the hustling livery man, has received a fine car of Michi- gan horses personally selected by R. c. Wardrop, who came East with them. The lot includes dapple gray mare, weight 1450; gray mare eight years old, weight 1850; pair of bay chunks five years old, weight 2500; pair of gray colts four years old; bay mare five years old, weight 125O; black horse seven years old, weight 1900; a pair of bay and black horses, weight 240O, seven and eight years old; brown horse seven years old, weight 1900; pair of bay mares seven and eight years old, weight 22OO: brown mare eight years old, weight 1000; bay gelding, weight HOO; bay horse eight years old: ! weight :13O0; pair dark gray geldings 1 five and six years old, weight 26OO; sOrrel horse eight years old, weight 11OO Some of the horses are city broken and not afraid of automobiles. l The South Bend movements are made with the most modern improved machinery, made expressly for us. They use only the best high-grade Bre-