The Newtown bee., 1907-02-22
GEORGE e. STEVENS.


AS q result of having had eight teeth
on Tuesday of last week,
George e. Stevens, well-known to-
bacco grower OF East Hartford, died at
his home Friday night. Last week
Monday night Stevens got his feet wet,
and on Tuesday morning his teeth be-
gan to ache SO severely that he had
eight of them out. He lost so much
blood that he died from exhaustion.
He was % years old and married. His
wife is q daughter Of DR. ]. G.. Barker
of this town. The funeral was held
from his home on High street, Hook
anum, Monday sfternoon at O'Clock,
Rev Francis p. Bachelor and Rev Will
liam e. Kugler officiating. The bear
ers were Fred w. Gehan and Horace
G. Williams, representing the Royal
Arcanum; Howard Brewer, Thomas
Cannon, Jr., Frank May and Charles
Camp.
REV @. W. BARHYDT CALLED TO TRIM
TTY CHURCH, BRANFORD.
Rev G. w. Barhydt,a member of the
faculty. at the Ingleside school, has
received call to the rectorshtp of
Trinity church at Branford. and now
has the matter under advisement. MI
.Barhydt ser we'd ~ years as rector OF
Christ church, Westport, and made an
excellent record there. The parish at
Branford has $50 communicates. and
the call comes with unanimity.
HUsTLINa THE TOBACCO BUSINESS.
Sherman Green, the popular manager
for MarQuesee, has bought something
like 800 crops, this year, and general
satisfaction has been. expressed by the
farmers at the fair and impartial man.
ner in which they have been treated.
Mr. Green has now. about 40 men on
his pay roll and the work of asserting
will probably not be completed much
before April 15.s The past week there
has been shipped away carload Of the
YEARS OLD AND SLIDING
DOWN HILL WITH THE GIRLS.
Mrs G.. M. Somers, rs years old, was
out coasting, the other day, with heI
great-granddaughter Miss Marjorie
Todd. Mrs Somers is as spry and &C
tive as lady of 40 years, and enjoyed
the experience.
DICK GETS MOVE ON.
Conductor Richard Ives has moved
into a house on Nicholas Square. He
moved into the upper tenement of the
Mcmahon house, Tuesday, and moved
out on Thursday.
S. B. Smith and Dwight Wilson OF
Washington were in town, Tuesday.
Mrs Charlotte Erwin OF Bridgeport
ia visiting friends in town.,
Mrs Florence Adds returned, Tues
day. after q visit in Bridgeport and
New York.
Benjamin Arnold Of Danbury passed
ford friends.
John Logan of Bismarck, N. D., is
visiting old friends in town.
Mrs Jennie Brakeman is i'll at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs Hugh Lane,
Mr. and Mrs f. E. Soule have been
passing few days in New York.
A party of IL New Milford gentle
men enjoyed a stay at the Bungalow
at Lake Waramaug. Sunday.
Miss Katharine Reilly Of Paterson.
y. T., is visiting her parents, Mr. and
M. w. Hill, the genial jeweler, passed
Tuesday in Norwalk.
If contemplating the purchase Of a
chafing dish call on M. w. Hill, the
1eWeler.
George A. Barnes has sold his tobac-
CO crop to G. Falk s. Brother Of Ian
caster, Pa.
D. Mcmahon, the popular tailor, has
good line of shoes, guaranteed to
wear and stand the storm. A line OF
stylish hats just received. Also some
handsome winter caps. Good values
in men 3 pantaloons.
Watch and clock repairing promptly
attended to at the store OF M. w. Hill.
For refreshing glass of soda water
with pure syrups call at the drug store
of Albert EvittS
Farmers speak highly of the Secur-
ity stock food. Frank Evitts sells 1t
and recommends it highly for horses.
Fine CONNECTIONS and smokers per
Quisites at CaSSedy's.