The Newtown bee., 1906-11-16
A HINT TO THE sELEcTMEN.

The road over Botsford Hill is IN
wretched condition and unsafe, and
now that the heavy wood teams are
through carting over it the work of re-
pairing 1t should be looked to at once.
DEER SEEN IN FIELD.
A deer with her two young ones
were seen Friday in the lot opposite
Mrs Robert McKeever's place, one day
last week. Myra Thomas saw them
as he was returning from the station,
and they were . pretty sight.
Mrs He man Botsford of East Morris
has purchased Charles Botsford's place
ON Botsford Hill and will move there
In the near future. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Botsford will remain on the
place and occupy q part OF the house
Walter Booth is building dam on
the stream near his house for an ice
pond.
ment, returned home, last week.
B. @. MeddauKn planted last spring
quite quantity of pumpkin seed near
hts house. The chickens scratched
them all up but one vine, which grew
and flourished. When 1t was about
half-grown he nipped of the end of
the vine which caused 1t to spread In
all directions, covering big spot Of
ground. From the one seed he raised
q pumpkins. Seventeen Of the largest
were weighed an they tipped the scales
at 544 pounds. These are actual facts
1t IL reported that Lyman Eastman
of Woodbury. has purchased the Or
lando Lewis place at Roxbury Center,
now occupied by Mr. and Mrs Henry
Petit, and that hts sister and mother
will come here to live.
Mrs Clayton Squires and son, Hor-
ace, have returned from. weeks stay
with friends in New Haven,
Orville z. Sherwood of Danbury has
moved into the Frank Booth place at
the Station.
Andrew Holmes has moved to Wash.
ington, where he is in charge of a
large farm.
Z. NJ. Burnhardt sold his fine colt
to Mr. Amber of, Southbury, last
Mrs Frank Dickinson is spending a
few days with friends In Jersey.
There seems to be some fault found
with one Of the voting booths on cleo.
tiOn day. 1t was SO dark that those
. who voted in that booth were Unable
to read the ballot while In there.
The piers for the new bridge at the
mouth of the Shepaug river are com
pleted and are now ready for the
bridge.
Benjamin Thomas has taken the po
sition as bookkeeper with the New
England Quartz Co., at the Falls.
Mrs Leonard Nichols and daughter
Helen, of Oxford, andi MIR and Mrs
Enos Kimberley Of New Haven have
spent few weeks here with Mr. and
Mrs S, b, Smith.
Word has been received from Mn
Howard Smith and daughter, Anna,
who have spent several weeks here
with Mr. and Mrs s. 3. Smith the past
summer, of their safe arrival at Their
home In San Antonio, Tex.
home, after few weeks stay with MI
and Mrs Charles Lewis in Southbury.
Miss Helen Hunt Humphrey Is soOn
to enter the Wykeham Rise school at
Rev f. B. BARLEY, pastor of the
Methodist church, preached, his fare
we'll sermon on Sunday, November L.
and has returned to his home in the
West.
E. w. Preston took load of people
to New Milford to the law suit be.
| tween r. Randall Davidson and Wal
, ter BabcOck, last week Thursday, liz
his auto.
Heman Beardsley has improved his
house and barn the past season by hav
ing them newly painted.
Miss Jennie Trowbridge has re.
turned from two weeks visit with
friends In Waterbury and Seymour.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Bloss Of Bethle'
hem were guests, last week, OF Mrs
Margaret Beardsley.
Ab1jah Patterson has hadI q large
q a oi of r no
E house, a side-veranda across the front,
and has had the interior all remodeled
and now has q very convenient and
pleasant home. Bronson Brothers did
the carpenter work and W. A. Wilson
: the mason work. Mr. Patterson is also
having his barn newly silled and
thoroughly repaired. Robinson &
Mlddoueh are doing the work On the
barn.
with severe cold and is now gaining.
DR. Pons is caring for him.
The Mine Hill Quarry Co. have a
large new horse purchased of parties
at Stony Greek.
Mrs W. B. Seward has returned
from visit with friends at Norwalk,
South Norwalk, Winsted, Thomaston
and Torrington.
Mrs Heman Botsford of East Morris
is spending few weeks with Mr. and
Mrs Charles Botsford on Botsford Hill
James J. Mattheson has gone to
Waterbury, where he has taken po-
sittOn.
Mr. and Mrs Frank E. Benham and
daughter, Mabel, of Waterbury, were
guests, last week, of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Botsford on Botsford Hill.
H Merchant Allen Joyce at the Sta
ton has just received an invoice of
Volunteer flour, which he is Offering
for IS per barrel. There is no better
bread flour on the market.
Mrs James J. Mattheson, who has
been quite Ill, is now gaining slowly.
Mr. and Mrs Noble s. Thomas of
Bridgeport spent last week In town.
Il Walter Barnes Of Bridgeport was
the guest of Miss Frances Barnes, last
week.
Il Mrs Clayton Barber Squire has re-
turned, after visiting her parents in
New Haven.
j Mr. and Mrs John Clark spent a few