The Newtown bee., 1909-12-31
The NcWtOWn Bee
Newtown, Friday Dec si. 1909.
New Preston

The storm here over last Sunday
 was one of the hardest experienced
 here Of snow and gale in three years.
 The wind wass powerful, as strong
 as is seldom felt here. The sexton
 and chorister reached the church on
 Sunday morning, but closed the build-
 Ing before the time arriveu for ring
 Ing the last bell. It was a day when
 few unnecessarily yentured forth for
 exercise or pTusure. The snow
 lay deep in places and side roads have
 needed the blow and shovel, Christ
 mas Of 1909 certainly closed white.
 The attendance at Pavilion hall on
 Saturday evening, when the Christ
 mas tree was arranged for the Chill
 'ren, was light on account of the
 storm and the exercises were closed
 at s ?. m. The singing at the church
 arranged for Sunday morning will be
 heard in part, weather permitting,
 next Sunday morning.
 B. c. Norris of Lake District has recently slaughtered his fine pen of hogs for which he found ready and sale for he cared to spare to Carl Bader at Washington Depot. Mir Nor ris has the reputation of having every year one of the finest pens of pork to be found in Lake District.
 MT Brown and wife and Mir Farmer Of Morris passed Christmas and Sun day at Charles Skiffs home. It is reported that Edward Rydell | has purchased small farm in Hunt District, New Milford, and will move there in the near future.
 Nelson Taylor has rented the rooms in c. M. Beach's house on South | Street, recently occupied by the late MT and Mrs A. B. Whitney, and will move into the same about February l..
 Mrs H. E. Warner is at present confined to her home by illness. Her husband is again able to walk out of doors. Mrs Winters at G. s. Ly- mans is slowly convalescing. The condition of Stephen Wright is re- ported as slightly improved.
 Frederick Clark and wife and in- fant child passed Christmas and over Sunday in Bakerville with relatives of MT Clark.
 John Griswold has again changed his residence from South Street to rooms in the house in the center of this village lately vacated by William Cable
 Col E. E. Johnson's three sons were under the parental roof over Christ mas. The oldest started back by train in the storm of Sunday evening in order to report on his ship at the , Brooklyn Navy Yard at 8 a. m., Mon- day. The other two sons got back to their work in Torrington the first { part of the week. Mrs A. E. Corning is again in New Haven for a few days. iA
 H. c. Cogswell and wife were caught in the Christmas storm at A. M. Smiths in Washington. <.
 George Cable was caught in the storm in West Warren, while visiting ! his "best girl' and was obliged to re- main over Sunday.
 Miss Eva Hoffman is again at her home here over the holiday vacation 1 of her school at Middletown. il
 Kenneth and Hi Hoffman from New Britain passed Christmas and Sunday under their parental roof on 1 Christian Street.
 Mrs A. G. Caskey visited New York | Jity on Tuesday of last week and on 1 Ter return on Wednesday evening he was accompanied by her only \ Josephine, who came from 4 Ter school in Detroit, Mich., to pass Ter holiday vacation here.
 J. Milton Stillson is home from his ollege in Vermont to pass his holi- . lays with his parents.
 Dr Crane of Waterbury was here ast week in the interests of the N. ' z, N. H., & H. Railroad, to examine | frederick Hoffman, who was so seri- usly injured on the track of the .itchfield Branch, last summer.
 On account of the storm mentioned 0 frequently above, Rev B. Evans yas not seen vending his way up to he New Preston Hill church, last unday morning. It is rumored that he church there will continue to be pened during the winter and preach 1g enjoyed by all in the habit of at- ,rding. Rumor states that outside t( arties have contributed sufficient Al