The Newtown bee., 1909-12-24
New Preston
LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST.

It was announced from the pulpit, last Sunday morning, that a Christmas tree will be arranged at Pavilion Hall, this week, and the children of the Sunday school are invited to see 1t on Saturday evening of this week, when it will be picked and the fruit will be distributed as directed on the packages. A good dreR it is expected their parents and all others will be present. Let no one stay away who is interested in the glad Christmas time. Exercises commence at 6.30 sharp.
 The cool weather of last week placed an icy covering on Lake Waramaug strong enough the last of the week to lower or South part of the lake. Horse racing will probably be the next sport.
 Mrs George Tolles and son of New York City are at Loomarwick Hotel for few days. George Tolles has been ab- sent for short time. During this time he has attended the funeral of his brother in Wisconsin. He is expected back here this week.
 H E. Warner was confined to his home over last Sunday, by severe cold.
 The household goods of MT and Mrs William Cables were conveyed, last week, to New Milford, where MT Cables has found work for the winter.
 Fred Clark has added an efficient helper to his blacksmith shop, who will greatly aid him in the discharge of his work with promptness and satisfaction. This shop has received an exceptional
 run of trade for weeks. The main req son has been the fact that the smith is to be found and perhaps secondly if it is in his power to perform the work it will be done. He asks vacation this week from Friday at noon till the Mon- day at noon following.
 Mrs Nelson Mercy returned from New Haven on Tuesday evening cf last week. Her sister, Miss Lida White, who re- mained here while Mrs Mercy was away, returned to her home in Wassaic, N. Y, on the Thursday following Mrs Morey's return.
 Sherman Cogswell was invited to at- tend the convention of commercial men in New Haven last week, at which time it was his privilege to grasp the hand of President Taft at his reception there.
 R. H. Armstrong has at present fine line of native beef hanging in his mar ket awaiting the time when he deems it ready for his steak knife.
 The condition of Stephen l.. Wright remains quite serious. Mrs Winters, sat George s. Lyman's, was also indisposed over last Sunday,
 The operation performed last week at Danbury on Miss Florence Beemans throat seems to have been successful SC that she and her mother returned here to E. M. Taylor's on Wednesday even- ing.
 | Herman Hoffman felt obliged to kill by bullet last week. the horse which he 1 has used oS a road horse The horse had many o' the symptoms of lock-jaw and it was a--ident his life was doomed before the ri9 was used.
 There are now passing through the village, each week, several chicken | houses, from a farm in Lltchfield where this line of business has been suspended and their destination is the Stuart, or what is known as the Patterson farm on New Preston Hill There are upwards of 20 of these large houses, besides a considerable number of smaller ones with long brooder house, a portable dwelling, in which the keeper of such a chicken farm can reside and scores of nests and feeding boxes and all that goes to complete such a branch of in dustry. When this collection is all delivered and arranged, it will make a colony of structures where thousands of fowls can be matched and reared. Sever al carpenters and masons are still kept busy on the premises where resides the Stuart family, while the end does not yet, to an outsider, seem to be in view. The financial help to others by such pro- iects is great and for New Preston Hill it seems a great acquisition. Let the wnrIx gO 0rl