The Newtown bee., 1877-12-13
South Britain.

Burton c, Bradley. Esq met with quite aa accident, last Tuesday, the 4rh inst. He was riding his horse down quite steep hil, when the horso fell, his whole weight coming on ane of Mir Bradley's feet Mr B. is now around on crutches, but he has foot which will need nursing and tending sn winter
 The boys al Che Centre School are in the habit of throwing stones at one ano. ther's heads, AS if they were puff bslla. Lnst Fridny hoy who lives with Titus Pierce. Esq, lodged oOe of ihe missiles against the head nf siam Ball, n boy wipo lives with Henry Bradley, Esq, and enl quite gash In hie forehead. On lbe same day one of the boys sent one of the harmless rocks through the ornamental window of he Congregational church IL Is hoped the teacher will put siop to such doings,
 Marshall S Clark, Esq, bulchered two fine Spring pigs, during the past week. They weighed nearly 700 pounds Mir. Clark is good liver, himself, and he don't let anything around him suffer for want of food, either man or beasl If you let him telt 1t you would think that he and ais family, and all his stock would die of starvation within week, but then that is Marshal's way of talk ing.
 Your Southbury correspondent wants 10 know why the exhibition of the Dra- matic Club hangs fire. The reason is they have changed the play. in order to make room for some imported tdlent The lime is finally announced tor the exhibi- tion. It is Thursday, Dec. 18th, at the Town Hall, South Britain. II will be tce0 toorM attending, and those who have been so impatient at the delay will be more than repaid by the addition the hroop has made to its corps of actors. It is sincerely hoped that when the import cd stlr appears therc will be no exOrb- tant demonstrations, for they would tend to dis-con- bob-0lale him, and either 10 cause him to drop his tomahawk and scalping knife,or else,ln tit of deSpera tion, to hurl them al the audience, and thus cause d hitch in the proceedings,
 H. P. Mitchell is building him d corn house, hen-hOuse, &C., &c., l6X32, on a new plan. The plan is to have the frame out of crooked timber, with the lowing side in, as to press againSi the shrul ders of the crOss-grts, and make the frame tirn. They commenced tn raise the frame Friday forenoon, and by dint of OK chains, jack screws, crow bars, &C. |, they got the cross-works up by the tme about Il quarter of mile from the build ing, says he could not sleep any, Friday might, on account of the SCI ceChing ring ing and humping noise the frame made during the night. as it worked itself dnilh the help oi chains, etc ] into place On Saturday they put the plaIes on, and Mir. Wenlz started for Truman (lhe new = fy-marrird mmnl and engaged him lu come and butcher his five hogs dt once, as neither he nor Ills huss can rest any on account of the noise, and he fears the llogs will lose in weight for want of qui el. Besides. hc says the noise from the logs. as they snuff around the Den. try ing to decide what lhe unearihly nUisr is. coupled with the noise from the frame, is enough to drive any human be ing To dis racriun. and ns he cannot stop ahc noise from lhe building he will shu off the hogs wind
 Michael Wenty has finally accrped the award made by the committee as 10 land dama4es for thr new read. and eve rything looks favorable now for inc etl- ly completion of lhe new road tO Gr,nI's mill
 Don't forget the exhibition of the So Britain Dramatic Club, Thursday Dec. 18th, at the Town Hall Doors open al 630P. M; performance commences at 7. Admission g cents Front seals It. served for ladies, and gentlemen accom- panying ladies. Come early, as ther will, without doubt, be Il rush. Tickets for sale at the stores, Post Office, and at the door