The Newtown bee., 1907-06-21

Rushton of the Ridge Inn took charge of MT Sanford's school buildings and will run them as summer hotel in connection with the Ridge Inn.
 The Good Samaritan lodge, Bethel, gave a very interesting entertainment at the Ridge hall on Friday evening, June z, which was enjoyed by large audience and netted the lodge snug sum.
 Miss Elizabeth Shields and Miss Anna Schiefer of New York were guests, last week, of MT and Mrs F. L. Dunnen on the Ridge.
 Miss Fannie s. Shaw of Red Bank, N. J., is spending several days here the guest of Mrs Julia A. Sanford.
 The students of, Daniel A. Sanford's school gave very enjoyable social dance at the new gymnasium on Thurs day evening, June 6. Daniel A. San ford and Mrs Thomas McNeil led the grand march and the occasion was one long to be remembered by all. There were about 30 couples present. Re treatments were served during the evening at the school building.
 Talbot Smith and Howard Smith of New York are enjoying two weeks stay with F. Lyman Dunnell, Jr.. on the Ridge.
 Sanford School baseball nine, which went to New Haven and played game with the Yale Freshmen nine, last week Tuesday, were defeated on 10-inning game by score of ' to 5.
 Harry Lounsbury has purhased Fred erick Beardsley's place in the Glen. The price paid was $25OO.
 J. M. Sullivan is holding the ribbons purchased of Bridgeport parties. chased of T. B. Piatt & Son of New town silo which they will soon erect at his place. The silo is one of the largest ever erected in this part of the country.
 l.. o. Peck and family opened their pleasant summer home on Sunset Hill for the season on Saturday, June 8. MT Peck brought with him, this year, fine 65-horse power touring car in which his family will enjoy the scenery in this part of the country, this sum- mer. He is to erect large new house for his auto soon and has plans for other buildings to be put up at his place on Sunset Hill.
 Howard Platt has purchased the house of MT Deacon, formerly owned by William H. Brown, and is taking it down and will move it away
 Contractor H. c. Me Collam is push ing the work on Mrs Emery's bunga- low at the Center. The foundation was completed, last Saturday, and the carpenter work is now being pushed TdplOly. 1He bungalow IS to De oo x 10
 Benjamin Artist and family moved, last week, from Mrs Amy Kelly's in Sanfordtown to the Walter Perry place in Weston.
 Mrs H. J. Kennell and daughter, Bertha, returned, last week, from visit with friends in New York.
 J. B. Sanford lost valuable horse, last week.
 On account of the illness of the min ister of the Congregational church, last Sunday, the children's day exer- cises were postponed until Sunday, June 23.
 house on his farm in hometown torn down.
 Marcus Burr and family have moved into the house of his late father, w. H. Burr.
 Mrs M J. Scribner and Luther See ley spent several days in Danbury with friends. last week. ss P. Nc Collam and family of Easton, H. c. Nc Collam and family and Will liam Kennedy and family were all guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs James Kennedy.
 MT and d Mrs Stanley Ferry and Mrs Arthur Ferry of Danbury, Granville G. Ferry and family of Bethel, Mrs Will jam Sherman of Hartford and MT and Mrs Frank w. Ferry and family all enjoyed a day recently with MT and Mrs Philander J. Ferry
 The funeral of William Henry Burr was largely attended from his late home on the Ridge on Thursday after noon, June 13. at l o'clock, Rev H. Q. Judd officiating. The burial was in the Ridge cemetery. The bearers were John S. Sanford, Jesse l.. Sanford, Aaron H. Dimon and Albert Bartram. MT Burr's age was 76 years and three months.
 William Arnold of Easton was guest Saturday, his parents, MT and Mrs George Arnold.
 Cornelius O'Keefe, gardner for F. l.. Dunnell on the Ridge, picked new peas from his fine early garden, this week.
 J. M. Sullivan met with painful ac- cident, last week Thursday. He had just returned from Bridgeport with load of goods which he unloaded at his store when his horses started suddenly.
 He was standing in the back part of the wagon and was thrown to the ground, cracking one or two ribs, be- sides badly bruising him. The horses overturned the wagon but fortunately no damage was done to the team. MT Sullivan was fortunate in escaping without more serious injury.
 Mrs William Duncomb and MT and Mrs George Beers of Plattsville were at the old Duncomb homestead, last Saturday.
 Miss Susan Foster, who kept house for the late w. H. Burr for several