The Newtown bee., 1906-06-01
open the same with his family soon
for a summers stay.

NEW sCHOOLHOUsE IN NEW PRESTON
The subcommittee having in charge
the matter of buildings new fOur-rOOn
school-house in New Preston, would
respectfully invite the taxpayers and
school patrons residing in the five
New Preston school districts to meet
in Pavilion hall, New Preston, Satur-
day evening, June ?, at 8 O'Clock. The
committee is anxious to secure the
erection OF building that shall be
we'll adapted to the uses :fOr which it
is intended and credit TO the town.
Advice, suggestions and assistance afe
earnestly solicited from all who are in
terested. A large attendance is de-
sired,-[H. 0. Averill, Chairman.
New Preston, Conn.,, May %, 1906.
AN EXPERT REPAIRER OF OLD CLOCKS.
Edward c. Meeker on Christian
street has recently performed a fine
piece of work in restoring an antique
clock taken from the Jonathan No
BILE homestead" in Merryall, where it
had stood for century or over, and
now owned by Mrs E. H. BeardSley.
Mr. Meeker has thoroughly repaired
and painted and vanished it till it
would not be reco gnised by those who
had formerly known it. No one in
this section can equal Mr. Meeker on a
clock job. His name in this respect is
becoming known throughout the
state for his work can now be seen in
several different counties on this line.
He restored fine old clock for Editor
Allison P. Smith of THE BEE, which
Mr. Smith bought of F. j. Hosford.
The household effects of Frank Zahn
were moved from Bantam on Monday
Of this week, to Col e. e. Johnson'S in
this village, where Mr. Zahn will open
his barber shop, June l.
School in Lakeside district, the
same as in the village, closes its spring
term, next week, and the children en-
joy a long vacation till the second
Monday Of September.
N. 3. Meade'S farm horses while be-
ing driven by George Farmer, last Sat-
urday, by Lakeside, became frighten-
ed by the passing of II. l.. Felt's auto
and the result was broken wagon for
Mr. Meade.
The mysterious disappearance of
William h. Wright's horse, two weeks
ago last Sunday, has excited COM
ment, but no result as yet in finding
the animal
J. B. Wilson and family closed their
New Milford cottage on Monday of
last week and opened their hotel at
Lakeside for another season.
Lucier's Minstrels in large tent
the troupe erected here played to a
small audience, on account of the
heavy rain storm on Monday evening
of the present week.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Bissell Of Mid
dlebury enjoyed Sunday dinner with
r. A. Marcy, M. D.
Mrs Harris who has been at Major
W. Burnham's during the present
year, left for Washington, D. c., last
Saturday, on her way to Chicago,
where her young daughter resides
with friends and attends school,
A. G. Caskey passed the latter part
of last week IN New York City. He
witnessed match game of baseball
on Saturday between Detroit and
Highlanders OF New York, which re-
suited in the defeat of the Detroits.
f. Raymond Beardsley of Bridge
port passed last Sunday with bis par
ents here.
Rev Henry Epson and wife visited
friends, last week, in Waterbury.
George P. Spear Of New Britain is
passing this week at Herman HOff-
mans on Christian street, for his
health, which has been temporarily
impaired.