The Newtown bee., 1909-07-30
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

! Catherine, of Bridgeport, are spend J ing a few weeks at the station wit Mir and Mrs Michael Acton. Mrs Cartpener, who purchased tn l Thomas Homstead place north c Roxbury Center, returned, last wee ] Tuesday, from a few days stay il ] New York and brought with her handsome new touring car, makin the trip from New York to Roxbur in her new car.
 Col A. L. Hodge is improving tn interior of his house by having new furnace put in to heat tn
 whole house, and is also having ;
 new up-to-date bath room installed and is making other improvements
 Henry Foulois of Washington is do ing the work.
 Merchant Allen Joyce is receiving daily all kinds of fresh fruit ant vegetables.
 MT and Mrs Daniel Seward ant sons, Benjamin and Hen1y, of New. ton, Mass, have recently spent two weeks here, the guests of MT and Mrs w. s. Cole. @~
 Merchant Allen Joyce has had the front walk all raised and relaid, which now brings it above the new state road. Michael Callahan and ohn Heating did the work. '
 Alfred Seager and daughter, Mary. of Torrington spent few days here, last week, the guests of MT and Mrs Anthony Seager.
 The Sunshine club enjoyed a picnic, last Thursday, at the Warner farm, an ideal picnic ground. Games were enjoyed and a fine lunch served. Thirty-nine people were present.
 A number of people from here at- tended the funeral of Leroy Randall at his late home in New Milford, Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs William Ward and daughter Of Jersey City are visiting Mrs Myron Thomas.
 The evert of tke week will he the sale of fancy work given by the Shepaug club in the hall, Thursday afternoon and evening.
 Thomas Olsen of New York is boarding at the Booth house.
 Mrs William Nevins invited a number of ladies to meet at her house, last Friday afternoon, for the purpose of forming a reading circle. proposing to take up the study of the early history of Connecticut. An interesting article was read from magazine concerning noted men of Litchfield county. Light refresh ments were served and a pleasant and instructive afternoon spent.
 Miss Marion Leland, celebrated elocutiorist from New York, will give an entertainment in the hall, Tuesday evening, August 5. Doors will open at 7.3C, beginning prompt ly at 8 o'clock. Admission, 25cts, cAlldren under 12, 15 cts. The ad- mission fee will pc given to the president general. Mrs t.lden, for Sunshine worh.
 The Thursday reading club meet with Mrs Pons, this week.
 Mrs D. Callahan and Mrs William Fowler of Roxbury Station have been ill, the past week, and under the doctors care.
 Born, to Rev and Mrs H. c. Burrows, a daughter, on Sunday morning, July 25, in New York City, at the home of Mrs P. J. Burrows, the mother of MT Burrows. Mrs Burrows was formerly Miss M. E. Holmes of Roxbury and MT Burrows formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Rox- bury, Mrs c. M. Holmes of Rox- bury, the mother of Mrs Burrows, is caring for her. Both mother and daughter are doing finely.
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 Mrs John Brady has returned from q weeks stay in Chapinyille, where she was the guest of her grandmother. Mrs Louisa Bassett.
 E. G. Seeley has just purchased a new five horse power gasoline en- zine of s. s. Church & Co. of Sey- mour, which he is using for power for pumping water direct from his i we'll just north of his house into his tank for cooling his milk. The water from the we'll is 4S degrees in | temperature and cools the milk | nicely without the use of ice.
 MT and Mrs w. D. Morris of |