The Newtown bee., 1906-05-04
500 445o
Ten Pages.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON

AL1eHT IN KNOXVILLE.
 The people here were much inter- ested, last Saturday evening, by the descentnat Woodvtlle of the balloon, which left Pittsfeld, Mass, the same day with Count Henri de-la-Vaule of Paris as manager and two of the Aero club of America with him. The party alighted in E. Wilbur's yard at Wood vile about 6 p. m., and after rest and refreshments, F. J. HOsford's livery of this place conveyed the baloonists to Torrington for the nights stay. It alight in or near this village, but the sight of the lake discouraged them and flinging out sand while passing over Hopkins Place they rose and passed over the pinnacle to Weodville.
 Mrs s. c. GoOdhue of New York City is expected at her summer resi- dence at Arrow Point farm, about May 15, on account of the condition of her grandson there, Charles G. King, who remains about the same as at last writing, too weak as yet to assume the superintendency of the farm. His condition had so much improved, the first part of last week, that he was moved from the farmhouse to Mrs Goodhue's residence on Arrow Point, where the quiet is greater than at the farmhouse can be,
 The condition of Mrs Uriah Doug lass has remained most serious during the past week. Her SOD, Charles, came up on Wednesday of last week from Morris Cove, New Haven. and remained till the following morning. Edson Cable received, last week, a message to come to Vermont, where his son, Alfred, had been ill for three
 weeks, so on Wednesday morning he and the boys mother made the jour. ney and after seeing the boy, they deemed it advisable to bring the boy
 home. They arrived here via New
 Milford on Friday afternoon, bringing Alfred on a cot. He is much emaciat ed, skeleton of his former self, but
 his parents hope with good nursing tC strength again.
 R. A. Marcy, M. D., again visited
 White Plains. N. Y., the latter par1 of last week, in company with J. E Wilson of New Milford.
 Dr Pendleton received his Max | we'll" auto runabOut at Litchfield
 last Friday evening, and is now mak | ing his professional calls in the same
 daily.
 Misses Stuart and Morrissey, teach
 CTS here, took the only day in the
 week they have. last Saturday, to en- joy shopping tour to New Haven.
 Mrs Leman Bradshaw of Shelton
 came up with her young son, last Fri
 day, to visit her parents for few days R. Fl. Armstrong commences, this fr l1nnr1 rEx
 every week day evening during the l those who do not visit this village til
 Mrs Nellie Lyman has rented he1
 house furpished during the coming
 summer Season to a MT Perkins o1 Greenwich, from June l. She intends
 to occupy Col c. W. Pickett's house here, while her place is rented. Dea George s. Humphrey intends tc
 close his former residence in this vii
 laee for an indefinite period and re side with his son and daughter alter
 nate, who reside near here. He in
 tends to still cultivate and superin tend the farm connected with the
 house but will not keep the house open for time. MT Dixon, the supervisor of schools u1duO O0110 oU O11O oOQOOlo III UulS pdI
 of the town on Thursday and Friday of last week.
 A daughter was born to MT and MT. Howard c. Hopkins at Lakeside or
 Monday evening of this week.
 Miss POmerOy and sister of New York City were again here over last Sunday. Miss Pomeroy's summer
 residence on New Preston Hill is near ing completion in repairs, under the
 superintendency of the able and eenia John H. Ferris.
 Thomas Reinhard, wife and chile
 of Staten Island, with servant, passed their time from Friday till Tuesday at their cottage on New Preston Hill They do not intend to open the house
 for their summer\residence till Au. gust, which is regretted by theil friends here.