The Newtown bee., 1906-06-15
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON.

NCsv ANE0AONe
VISITING BOYHOOD SCENES.
Charles Richards of South Dakota, {
man who has reached the four score
mark in age, suddenly appeared or I'M
announced to his relatives here, las,
saturday evening, and after passing
the night at George A. Tomlinson's liz
Marketable, he went to the home Of
his daughter, Mrs Hermon Hoffman
on Christian street, where he will make
his headquarters during his visit East
Mr. Richards is the possessor of q
square mile of Dakota's wheat land.
His report of Western farming seems
big to the farmer here of few acres.
Mr. Richards is well preserved man,
and must be remembered by Kent peo-
pie as one of it's thrifty farmers, dur
ing the average of life time. He mi
grated West about score of years
ago.
CHILDREN's DAY AT THE VILLAGE
CHURCH.
Children's day was observed at the
church, last Sunday morning, with
appropriate exercises, taking the place
of the regular service. The children
all deported themselves admirably I'M
der the SUPPLEMENTARY of Mrs M. M.
Shirk, assisted by Miss Anna Stuart
and Others in previous drill. The
Sunday school entire presented most
pleasing and satisfactory appearance
and showed good result of the appli-
cation of the school and it's superin-
tendent to their duties.
The ''medicine man," MriQuien, rep
resentative of the German Medicine
Co., held the attention of good por-
tion Of this village, three evenings of
last week, 1.-THE other three being in
terrupted by showers) in mystery and
sleight of hand tricks and the sale of
medicine. There has also been guess
ing the number of beans in bottle,
voting for the most popular baby in
the village and casting votes also for
the most popular young lady in this
place. On Thursday evening of last
week Jerome Granniss, Jr., received a
diamond ring as the most popular
baby. On Friday evening F. J. Hos
ford was the lucky winner of a gold
watch as the nearest guesser on the
bottle of beans and on Monday even
ing of this week by the votes Miss !
Eta Crgswell was pronounced to be |
the most popular young lady of this
village. Mr. Quien left on Tuesday to |
pitch his tents in Washington, his |
next stopping place.
The New Preston baseball nine
played return game with the Ban
tam nine at Bantam, last Saturday,
resulting in score of 10 to in favor
of New Preston.
Mrs S. q. Goodhue is again located
at her summer residence at Arrow
Point, Lakeside, and Robert Kirk ar
rived, this week, from Staten Island
with the remainder of horses and car
riages, which she uses through the
season.
We are pleased to announce that
Loomarwiek Inn was rented, last
week, by F. ]. Hosford, agent, until
October l, to w. S. Weir of New York
City, who intends to use the same for
summer hotel purposes, and has
friends to fill it from the time the
house is put in order for their recep-
tion. Now, If we could state the
same in regard to the Lakeside house
and Villa Luzerne the hotels about
Lake Waramaug would again be ready
for business and the list would be
much more complete.
w. G. Beeman and family of New
Milford are again located at their
Lake Waramaug cottage for the sum-
mer and Beeman's livery barn has
been again opened at Cheerie Point
for summer patronage.
H. W. Brown has again taken up his
abode at the Carter house and with
force of help will soon be prepared for
the reception of guests.
Mrs jerks cottage is again open at
Lakeside. DR. Smiley's is also rented
to city parties and occupied during
June. N. w. Bishop of Bridgeport
intends, this week, to return and open
his Lakeside cottage.
A gang of lcphone liners have ex-
tended the line from Sherman Cogs-
wells to John Anderson's on New
Preston Hill, who will be connected |
and will take in on the way as sub
scribers: A. B. Hall, Jr., and Miss
Pomeroy and possibly Thomas Rein
hard.