The Newtown bee., 1908-01-31

of the Woodside Poultry Yard on Res ervoir avenue, captured Il out of tht 12 first prizes on his Columbia Wyan dotte fowls and also captured one sec ond prize.
 Mrs W. A. McDowell of Center street has been spending few days in New York with her daughter, Mrs George A. Smith.
 David H. Taylor, of the firm of Mo- Dowell & Taylor on Center street, was in New York on business, last week Wednesday.
 E. J. Miller, of the Gilbert & Miller Co.,, is holding the ribbons over the fast pacer, Barry" which he recently purchased of w. J. Nichols.
 On Sunday, January l9, MT and Mrs George Agnew of Chestnut Ridge well comed little daughter at their home.
 Fred Warren was confined to his home on Elgin avenue, last week, with illness and unable to be at his work at the Judd & Andrews Hat Co.'S. fac tory.
 Miss Bertha Park of East street wis., ited friends at Miry Brook, last week.
 Sylvanus Short spent Sunday in New Jersey with friends. .HNt
 Cronsag & Miller, who recently sold the place in Elmwood district, enter tained the Bethel Grange and few other friends at their home very pleas antly, last week Tuesday evening. So- cial chat and dancing filled out a very enjoyable evening. Refreshments were served. MT Cronsage and Miller left the last part of last week for New York, where.they will make their home. During their stay here they have made many friends who regret very much they are to leave this place. The two horses belonging to the Un- ion Pacific Tea Co.,, which were so bad ly burned at A. J. Hallock's when his barn was destroyed last week, are be- ing cared for at W. J. Nichols livery stable. They are now doing nicely and now eat and drink we'll and it is thought will recover.
 Mrs H: J. Davies of Ballston Lake, N. Y, was the guest, last week, of Town Clerk and Mrs H. s. Davies in Plumtrees.
 At the special borough meeting, held last week Monday evening, it was vot- ed to abandon the a1tesian we'll on Hoyt Hill and look for water SUD- ply from Wolf Swamp on Chestnut Ridge. The contractor has been paid and has moved his machinery away. The meeting was one of the largest borough meetings held in long time, showing our citizens are interested in the water supply.
 Charles Beecher, the Beaver street groceryman who met with 8 serious ac- cident at his home on New Years day by falling down his cellar stairs and breaking his knee cap very badly and since has been at the Danbury hos pital, was able on Sunday, January l9, to return to his home here. Although still confined to his bed he is gaining slowly but it will be some time before he is able to be at business again. His many friends wish him speedy recov- cry.
 Albert Zeibelen, who was arrested the second time charged with poison ing the stock of Frederick w. Owens on Stony Hill, was brought before Jus tice Gideon Peck on last week Wednes- day and was found guilty and was placed under $500 bonds to appear at the Superior court. I. c. B. Ransome of Brookfeld furnished the bonds.
 Mrs Ezra Morgan, who resided with Frederick w. Owens on Stony Hill, died, last Wednesday, January B, aged "A years. The funeral took place from St Mary's church at g o'clock on Fri day morning, January "A. The body was taken to New York on the 10 o'clock train for burial in the Woodlawn cemetery.
 Albert Bl and, one of the oldest col ored men of the place died at the home of Mrs Mary West on Beach street on Wednesday, January g, of pneumonia. The funeral took place on Saturday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock from the under taking rooms of F. E. Tomlinson, who