The Newtown bee., 1907-07-12
New Preston.
THE VILLAGE CHURCH.

Rev MT Herman of New Haver again occupied the pulpit here, last Sunday morning, and intends to do the same again, next Sunday morning. His sermon, last Sunday morning, was based on the text found in John 4 10. The Glorious Fourth" passed by in this village with no serious acci- dents to record, no blinded eyes, or broken vehicles. It was more than usually quiet for that day and the eel evening drew nearly everybody who desired to be out of doors.
 MT and Mrs A. s. Hill, George and Raymond Beardsley, Robert Houston and George Hadley, Misses Lillian Jones and Emma Calam and Margaret Millington, all of Bridgeport, favored this vicinity with their presence on that day, and Messrs Houston and Hadley remained at the Hopkins house till Fri day afternoon and Misses Jones and Ca lam at B. H. Beardsley's till Sunday evening. The rest returned to Bridge port on Friday morning.
 The opening of Waramaug Inn for the season on Tuesday evening of last week was attended by good!y num- enjoyed, followed by light refreshments.
 The Wilson hotel is expected to be nearly filled with guests, this week.
 M. w. Andrew J. Hallock of Beth el, G. M. of the M w. G. L. of F. 6 A. M s of Connecticut, with his wife and daughter, are located for two weeks at the Carter House, Lakeside.
 Sidney J. Durham, son of Ex-Gov Durham of Texas, is located at the old Beardsley homestead, Kent Hollow, for the summer.
 The duties of farming and his large Strawberry bed kept Representative Sherman Cogswell from legislative halls, last week, but Tuesday of the present week found him in his accus- toned seat at Hartford and he will .tstand by them' now, till final ad- journment, although his interests here he thinks demand his constant atten- ton.
 Mrs Mary Carter again arrived at her cottage here from Ohio, last Sat urday, where she will remain during July and August.
 MT and Mrs Bailey of New York City arrived at F. s. Browns cottage, last Saturday.
 Friends from New Milford of MT and Mrs Charles G. Carlson visited them here on July 4.
 MT and Mrs Leeman Bradshaw of Derby were at Ezra Douglass over Ju- ly and during the remainder of the week
 Mrs Frances, housekeeper at B. J. Haynes, has visited friends in Boston the past four weeks.
 Charles and Horatio Me Can of Dan bury, with their wives and their friends, visited MT and Mrs George Nc Can here, the latter half of last week. Mrs Nellie Lyman has rented her home for two months, giving posses sion, this week, and removing herself and children to the house she occupied on East street, last summer. Several city guests are located at George $. Lyman's.
 Robert C.. Whittlesey is supplying several families here with fine strain of strawberries from his fruitful bed. | H. Hoffman intends to effectually fix all bugs which infest his potato vines, with the aid of wheel sprayer he has recently purchased for that purpose.
 Edson Cogswell has one of the finest | fields of tobacco plants, well started 1T growth, to be seen in this section Some pieces of tobacco seem still quite backward Corn also is advancing slowly. Potatoes seem much more hopeful and forward, some pieces be ing hilled and nearly ready to dig among the early varieties.
 Miss Doremus of Bridgeport passed the latter part of last week and ovel | last Sunday as guest at Nelson Nor ey's.