The Newtown bee., 1909-07-30
WEST END ITEMS.

sion in Huntington West, al pres ent. MT I'eardsley's foot is healing from an accident and now William Beers is second on the list. While trimming brush around his field of rye, last week, he cut his foot quite seriously with m axe. The end Of one toe was severed and a long gash was made in the foot. The injury was of such an extent as to make necessary several trips toDr Wales
 Daniel Woods eldest son, James, isswith JamesMurphy for a few weeks.
 A large flock of strange birds with their young, were seen recently in the vicinity of D. S.Clark's home which were said to be Hungarian partridges. The State tame Asso- citation sent IS of these birds to John Beardsley to llberate, last fall, and it is evident that they are prospering well. They are a smaller bird than the native partridge, but are hardy and prolific, good gamey bird.
 Charles Buchstein, D. D. S., of New York is spending the month of Au- gust with Bernard Kaufman.
 Taking advantage of the drought John Beardsley drew off the water from his mill pond to make neces- sary repairs and stop, if possible, the leakage. s. M. Brinsmade and Edward Hurd, thinking of trout, eel and pickerel and such, hunte, up an old seine and proceeded to make, as they hoped, a record catch. They did, for when the net was drawn in and time came for division it was de- cided to draw cuts to determine who should have the material for the "shore' dinner, owing to the belat- ed discovery of a large hole in the seine. The small boys for mile around the pond are proving that there are fish there as every day some go home gleefully with long. strings of varied assortment.
 Thomas Mullin has been helping Hanford Wilson get his hay.
 Five sisters met at the home of Mrs D. s. Clark on Wednesday, which resulted in very enjoyable reunion. Mrs Elliot Beardsley of Long Hill, Mrs Lorenzo Beers of Stratford and the Misses Beardsley of Monroe were Mrs Clarke's guests for the afternoon.
 John L. Beardsley of Bridgeport is with his grandmother, Mrs Will son.
 Willis Brothertor, the mail carrier, has resumed his daily trips after vacation, during which John Dixon of Bridgeport acted as sub- sgitute.
 Wi liam Beers has begun an ap- prenticeship :o the plumber, Nathan Curtis,4 in Bridgeport, and is board ing with his sister, Mrs Percy Card of Nichols.
 Mrs T. H. Wilson and Miss Ellen Cochrane have been visiting rela- tives in Milford and Bridgeport.
 Miss Mary c. (Cowles of Derby is the guest of Miss Ethel Beardsley, this week.
 Julius Hurd has had his buggy newly painted according to the lat est mode, and his colt, a fancy high stopper, is nov broken to harness and shows such promise of speed that he is anxious to meet the man with horse that can beat him, and :he money he is willing to place on his horse is really interesting.
 The Wolfe and Dimon house is we'll filled with the usual nllMher of pretty summer girls.
 Edward Beers spent Saturday and Snrday at Lordship and displayed a 10 pound catch of eels as a result of his trip.
 John Beardsley has returned to ,. is home on Kossuth street. Bridge port.
 Much discussion has been caused | in Ill ntington by the heavy reVer- berations hearl often just after noon and six o'clock. These noises have Leer Eot;ced for several seasons and many different theories have been advanced regarding them. Some thnik that it might proceed from gun testing at an ordnance factory, while others recall that in olden lays 1t was said that the guns at West Point were heard here distinct y. It would seem from. the time to oe blasting and might possibly be in connection with the work on the arge Ashoken dam or the Hudson ,n the MsAdeo tunnels under the liver.
 Bernard Kaufman has purchased a pay horse which he brought when le came home, last Saturday, from New York, where he is employed. .-f WHITE HILL ITEMS.
 Mir and Mrs Lewis Hatch and title daughter, Gertrude, of Dan 'ury, are visiting Mrs IIatch's moth r, Mrs Dimon.
 Miss Elsie Hubbell spent several ays of last week at Silver Beach, filiold.
 Rev A. A. Bickford is enjoying his nnual vacation with relatives in