The Newtown bee., 1909-10-15
HE CENTER AND VICINITY.

HE CENTER AND VICINITY.
 Rev William Streeter was in town, 1 last week.
 William Douglass of Bridgeport was in town calling on friends. H. J. Lord has rented an apartment in New Haven for the winter and eX- poets 10 move in December.
 Howard H Wheeler starts his mill in Webb, this week, and will employ a number of men.
 Mrs William Sears of West Haven, who has been visiting her sister, Miss Hollister, has returned to her home.
 A large number from this town at tended the Danbury fair, last week.
 Henry Smith and MT Hull of Ansonia and MT and Mrs George Fessenden were
 It is reported that A. D. Jacot of Bridgewater has purchased the Hollis ter place and will take possession, some time next month. He has already be- gun to move some things here.
 MT ena Mrs William F. Selleck spent several days, last week in Danbury and New Canaan, with frienus. EAST VILLAGE.
 Among the auto tourists passing through the village. last week. was pr !1I William McGrath, the popular dentist of Shelton. |
 Visitors at the Danbury fair. last week, were Daniel Shelton, William Johnson, o. s. Blakeman and family, William Blakeman and J. w. Sherwood, E. J. Curtiss Twist Brothers and George Burr. Ore among the number got left. Guess who it wes. Give him lift every time you see him that he may make cOnnectiors next year.
 Rev and Mrs w. E. Patchen of Bridge. port and MT and Mrs Charles Radcliff and friends were present at our church service, last Sunday. They came in their teams and it was a divine service both in the church and en route. Now, instead of in June. are coming the per feet days. Miss Olive Dikeman has returned to Monroe from a two weeks visit with friends here
 J. w. Waterbury has purchased the buildings on the Mallett place in Ham mertown of the N. r., N. H., & H. K. k. Co.,, and will tear down and remove some to the rear of his residence iE this vil- iage where he intends moving back an old woodshed, and putting up something more in keeping with his other surround ings.
 Herbert Williams of Bridgeport spent Sunday with w. w. Bliss. Mayor-Elect Rice of New Haven was with us over Sunday and almost as near ly overcome with congratulations rom his many friends here as he is with his new duties in the Elm City. Dan Knapp has begun his fall saw ing. The first set up is on the mountain in Kettletown, above Zoar Bridge. He has turned over his milking COWS to Rev MT Ihayer for their keeping.
 W. S. Clark has furnished number of loads of apples to the pie factory in Bridgeport Cider apples are at a pre- mium. John Hawkins and W. C. Hub. bell are getting all they can but not half enough.
 The big potatoes that abounded in our localIty are proving veery unsatisfactory as many of them are rotting in the bins.
 The autumn colors are here desDite the fact that no frost has touched us yet. Some call this the Indian Summer. We think it is the white mans Oppor- tunity, whatever else 1t may be. It's warning is get ready for winter Services at the Methodist church next Sunday and Sunday school at 12.3O o'clock. Preaching at 1.30 by the pastor. Subject, 'Ine Bibles use of Men, and Mans usee of the Bible" Even song and service with violin accompaniment at 7.30 at which the pastor will speak briefly on "The Germ of Truth" The seats are free and everybody is vel come We forget to take collection in the evening, un-MetEodistic though it nay be.