The Newtown bee., 1908-02-21

The many frienus of Harry R. Wick wire are very glad to see him about once more, after his rather serious ac cident some weeks ago, when he fel from the ice-run at the Borden factory at Lime Rock.
 The grip victims, last week, under the doctors care, were Mrs J. E. Nc Cready, Miss Lillian J. Smith and A. L. Mallett. They are at present mucf improved, and Mrs McCready is able tc be about again.
 James Clark has recently spent sev eral days at hislold home in Brooklyn
 Miss Inez Beehler of Cornwall Bridge visited relatives here, several days, last week.
 On Wednesday of last week J. B. Smith, wife and daughters drove over from Sharon, and taking the family ot George R. Smith, with Miss Eliza Les lie in this village, continued their trip to Cornwall Bridge, making their re- turn trip to Sharon in the evening, thus making very pleasant sleigh ride for the entire family.
 Mrs R. F. Smith, IT,, and Miss Ad- ans drove to Millerton, one day last week.
 Miss Louisa Miller and brother, An thony, visited their father in Pittsfeld, Thursday of last week, and Sunday Mrs Miller and Clayton went up there to spend the week.
 Mrs Joseph Robinson visited Mrs George Oldfeld at Stockbridge, one day last week.
 Little Helen Sturges is still confined to the house as the result of her coast ing accident. but is able to get about the house little at present.
 On Tuesday of this week the Rev c. N. Fitch, Attorney L. J. Nickerson and William H. Davidson visited c. N. Mil Ter at Pittsheld. MT Miller being once again more comfortable and able to entertain visitors.
 Senator Smith was in Bridgeport, Tuesday last, on business.
 F. A. Yutzler has purchased another COW to replace the one which he re- gently lost from over-feeding.
 The s. s. club met, this week, Tues day evening, at the home of Robert N. Cochrane.
 The merchants in town commenced inventory, last week, and J. A. Coch- rane & Son have been holding pre-in- ventory sale at which were noticed a number of bargains.
 Postmaster L. J. Nickerson desires Q call attention to the practice of 'ome patrons of rural delivery of plac- ng loose coins in their boxes each time hey desire to dispatch letters instead # supplying themselves with postage n advance of their needs. This practice imposes undue hardship on rural car iers in removing loose coins from oxes, and delays them on the service f their routes. The postmaster, therefore, urgently requests the pa- 'ons of rural delivery to provide them elves and keep on hand supply of amps consistent with and in advance their needs. It is also desirable that lral patrons place in their mail boxes nall detachable cups of wood or tin
 which to place coins, when neces- ' ny, in purchasing supplies of stamps. The heavy rains of the latter part of 3 st week completely routed the fine . sighing, washed the roads consider ly and overhowed the brooks and Q rers to such an extent that the ice \ mt out with some little damage to D ms and roads. If the ice people had a 1ted to fill their houses until now, li sy might drive a little way up the ? CT road and find the ice already out . ; the taking. II 2. F. Smith sold about 50 valentine - ,t cards during valentine week. Y About 20 young people attended the Q, nual dance given by the P. D. B. ot b at Falls Village, last Friday even- u jmith & Sons have solved the prob- o' l of coal shortage by having same III pped in box cars. In a number of al ent shipments in open cars there ol been from 15OO to 2OO0 pounds a' rtage, but the last few shipments house cars have weighed out cor tly, thus proving the cause of the icieney. Ia he best remedy known to-day for all br