The Newtown bee., 1878-09-12
Local JOttings.

plleS send orders to l.. W llllamS, Bethel, Conn.
 MT. B. A. Peck, of the Naugatalck En- terprisC and his friend, MT. BeaI, gave Us friendly call yesterday.
 The change of weather has caused slight turning homeward of some of our Summer boarders.
 The original poem on the first page this week was written expressly for the BEE, and it is worthy of q careful reading.
 Mrs. Jabez Botsford of River Side, New York, had q valuable colt killed by lightning last Thursday morning.
 Several letters from correspondents were too late for this issue.
 For good dinner, go to Peter B0rnds on White St. Danbury. It will cost you only twenty-five cents.
 A grand prize picnic by the Elias Howe, Jr. Post No. 3, of Bridgeport, to-morrow, Sept 18th.
 Miss Mary Donlan of Zoar killed large rattlesnake while out huckleberrying a short time ago.
 William Berry, Esq, UT nrU. NebO, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lucy Skidmore, in Shiloh.
 And now the "log worms" arc making tho trees look hideously.
 The lightest crop of nuts this year that lever was."
 Mir. Hozea Northrop of Palestine, is making considerable improvements in and around his residence. ..-
 We have been the recipient of favors from Messrs. Chas. NorLhrop D. Ham, mond and c, G. Peck, for which they will please accept our thanks.
 Miss Clara D. WassOn, formerly of this town, has successfully passed an exami- nation, and is now engaged to teach the ensuing year ill the intermediate depart ment of the graded public school of Shelton.
 The trial of Michael McNamara will be commenced Monday, Sept. 16th. Judge Carpenter and Judge Hovey will hear the case.
 It is reported that the man, Andrew Hallock, who was killed by the night freight train on the Housatonic railroad near New Milford, one night last week, is said to have had wife residing in this town.
 Patrick Keating of Zoar District lost a valuable heifer few days ago by being choked with all apple. The apple was re- moved, but her throat was injured in the operation, which probably was the cause of her death.
 Thomas Fennell is building new barn on the foundation of the one that was recently burned.
 George Duncomb is overhauling his barn and making extensive repairs thereon. Mr. Charles Smith is doing the work. MT. $. knows how to do good job.
 Three wild pigeons were seen passing over Shiloh a few days since; and now for them to alight.
 "What will cider be worth per gallon this Fall 2" is a momentouS question. We have put our "whole mind upon it for the past six weeks, used up a "piece of chalk" and, as near as we can guess, it will vibrate between seven and eleven cts.
 The king fisherman lives in Half Way River District. Josiah Downs is his name; and one day last week he caught, at the Barlow place, 15 bass that weighed 12 pounds. The three largest weighed 41-2, 1-2 and 3-16 lbs., respectively.
 NJ. D. Peet, Grassy Plain Dist, shut his dog up stairs so that he would not follow. "Capt. Jack jumped from the chamber window and licked his masters heels be- fore he was twenty rods away.
 Rev. Dr. Clover of Milburn, NJ, oc- cupied the pulpit of Trinity church last Sunday morning, and afternoon. In the forenoon Rev. F. W. Barnett assisted. Mir. Stevenson of Bridgeport, presided at the organ in the morning and Mis- Peck in the afternoon. NIT. h. T. Nichols the regular organist was absent visiting friends in Red Bank, New Jersey. The floral decorations of the church (wholly the work of Mir. Edgar F. Hawley and Miss Essie Campl were very beautiful.
 Several persons have been favored with visits from bees that make honey after taking up quarters about the house. Early in the Summer, colony of bees took quarters in the house of Mrs. 0rrin Shep- ard, right over the back door. and are storing the honey away lively. They do not interfere much with the other BEE family. Selah!