The Newtown bee., 1906-08-17

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 RIDGE INN CROWDED.
 The Ridge Inn is crowded witt guests to it's full capacity. They ar by houses.
 Mrs James Mahoney and children 0 Stamford are spending few week here with MT and Mrs John Malone Mrs Mahoney, who vas in quite poo health, is improving rapidly.
 John H. Malone has taken position with the N. Y, N. H. & H. Railroal and is located at Hawleyville.
 Daniel R. Warner has charge, thi year, of the Abbott farm, besides car ing for the one on which he lives. | Samuel Clemens, better known a' Mark Twain, has had surveyors al work on his property in the west part of the town, laying out parks anc ponds and making plans for new buildings. The plans call for a large layout of money and the property wll be greatly improved when the work is all completed.
 Misses Helen Nickerson, Edith and HOuOA OoulOIu, O0IuAuuC ASouuoAIs SCo. sic BrOthertOn, Eleanor Osborn and Pearl Warner, chaperoned by Mrs J. E. Thompson, are enjoying two weeks stay at U-need-a Rest cottage at Fairfield Beach.
 In the hard shower, last week Tues day, the barn of William B. Hill on Knob Greek was struck by lightning, killing large pig for him and tearing off some siding and shingles. Fortu- nately the barn was not set on fire.
 Mrs H. w. Kilbourn and Miss Doro- thea Kilbourn of New York are enjoy ing two weeks stay here with Judge and Mrs John w. Nickerson.
 Miss Genevieve Sullivan of Bridge weeks vacation with her parents, MT and Mrs John M. Sullivan, on the Ridge, has returned to Bridgeport. Their daughter, Miss Agatha Sullivan, of Bridgeport, is now with them for a two weeks stay.
 George Durkee of Brooklyn is spend ing few days at the De Bruycker homestead, the guest of MT and Mrs William De Bruycker.
 Joseph F. Selleck, Jr., of Passaic. N. J., has purchased the John H. Lee place in Umpawaug.
 All kinds of temperance drinks on ice at H. Rupf's store on the Ridge and at the Center.
 Mrs William Miller was called to Brooklyn. last week Thursday, on ac- count of the illness of his sister, Mrs Louis Brown.
 William Franciscus has a new span of black horses, purchased in New York.
 Mrs J. L. Gildea spent Sunday at her home 0n the Ridpe
 Philip and Charles Nordman, Jr., are in Norwalk for a few weeks stay.
 William De Bruycker and son, Will liam, Jr., of Brooklyn are enjoying their vacation with MT De Bruycker's family in Sanfordtown.
 Postmaster James T. Gregory at the Center is enjoying few days stay with friends in Ridgefeld.
 The Bedding baseball team went to Greenfield Hill, last Saturday, where they played a game with the boys there.
 Mrs William De Bruycker spent a few days, recently at Johnstown, N.
 FL. Dunnells pleasant place, Hill- croft, is looking beautiful, this sum- mer, with it's finely kept lawns and flower beds. MT Dunnell has one of the best and earliest gardens in this section of country. Credit is due Cor nelius O'Keefe, who has charge of MT Dunnell's place.
 Rev w. H. Jepson and family are enjoying a sojourn at the shore at Black Point. MT Jepson returned, Sunday. to take charge of his Sunday services.
 Lincoln Palmer is enjoying a stay with MT and Mrs F. l.. Dunnell at their pleasant home, Hillcroft, on the Ridge.
 L. o. Peck gave a social dance in the newly completed addition to his large barn. recently, to his employees and friends, which proved a very en- Joyable occasion for all. The barn was very prettily decorated and the supper.
 Capt Sylvia of Flatbush, Brooklyn, is enjoying a two weeks stay here with MT and Mrs William Miller in Sanfordtown.
 Mrs August De Bruycker of Brook lyn is enjoying few days stay at the De Bruycker homestead in Sandford- town. August De Bruycker also spent Sunday here.
 Mrs Clara Barnes Holmes is spend- ing the month of August in town, the guest of his sister, Mrs F. L. Dunnell, at Hillcroft.
 Master John Patrick O'Keefe is en- toying several weeks stay with his aunt, Mrs Mary Montgomery, in Brooklyn. = Y
 MT and Mrs Charles Sanford and MT and Mrs Stephen Sanford, in company with friends from Easton, are enjoy ing weeks outing at H. w. Os- borne's cottage, the Sea Shell, at Fair field Beach.