The Newtown bee., 1907-01-11
NEW PRESTON
REGRET HERE AT MIR sTAUB's DEATH.

REGRET HERE AT MIR sTAUB's DEATH.
 This village was shocked, last Satur- day, upon learning of the decease of Hon Nicholas Staub at his home in New Milford. MT Staub has identified himself, the past few years, with the real estate about Lake Waramaug and also in this village, first purchasing the Elm Shade Mills. At that time he had, or expected bo obtain, a char ter for trolley line from New Milford Afterwards, with the late 1. B Bristol, he purchased tract of land on the border of Lake Waramaug, which he retained till his death With the death of MT Bristol G. M. Breinig and MT Staub, it must in time make a change in the landholders about the lake. Your correspondent hopes all will be substituted by as efficient pub lie spirited men as those mentioned, for the best interests and success of our lake as a resort and in it's develop ment. The writer most kindly re- members MT Staub as genial gentle man to meet, and for lover 20 years cherished him as friend, and one who never forgot friend under any and all circumstances. Several from this section attended his funeral on Mon- day.
 Fears are entertained that the ice men may have similar experience as last winter in filling the houses about Lake Waramaug. All truly hope the cold will strengthen before 1t Is too late to gather.
 Mrs Horace McCan returned from her sojourn at Morris Cove for health, on Wednesday evening of last week.
 Elmer Pendleton returned to his work at Torripgton on Monday of the present week.
 Esther Borger visited relatives in Washington, last week, returning to her home here on Sunday.
 Mrs Ida Brown was called to Litch- field, last week.
 Mrs Mary Carter returned to her cottage from Terryville on Monday evening of last week. Her brother, Lyman Avery of Cornwall, had pre- ceded her to the cottage and had all ready for her reception. He will re- main till Mrs Carter has much more recovered her strength from an attack of whOOping cough and pneumonia Mrs Carter hopes to be strong enough to meet her son, John, at Buffalo, N physician will think it advisable.
 Work on the foundation wall of the proposed new schoolhouSe is finished and we hope, if weather permits, the sound of the carpenters hammer will soon be heard on the frame The building contract has been assigned to Dallas Wyant of Washington Depot.
 Our representative, Sherman Cogs- well, left here on Tuesday of this week to be present at the opening of the state assembly at Hartford, where he will be found regularly for months en- acting laws for the good of the state in general. It will be the outing of his life and we hope he will enjoy every day of it.
 Mrs Frank Cable of Bethlehem passed last week at William McHan's, assisting there, where Mrs McHan and Mrs M. E. Cable are confined to their beds by illness.
 Mrs A. E. Corning was confined to her home, last week, by illness.
 Miss Hattie Hoag, teacher in War ren, was at George $. Lyman's over Sunday.
 Harry Lyman and J. Milton Stillson returned to the Gunnery school, this week.
 At the annual church meeting held in the church parlors on Thursday aft ernoon of last week, Dea George s. Humphrey was selected as committee man to assist Maj Walter Burnham in supplying the pulpit after April l. The other officers of the church are about the same as last year, with the same board of collectors.