The Newtown bee., 1878-02-07
Local Jott.ngs.
Lent commences Inc olh of March,

Preaching In Taunton chapel next Sunday week
 The nesi term of the Newtown Aead. emy commences February Huh.
 Your attention is called to the new ed veriisement of Messrs. Foster, Dudley 4 Co
 Mr Josiah Booth has remembered us again, for which he will please accept thanks.
 A platform has been built at one end of the Shepaug depot. at Hawleyville,to to be used in shipping cattle.
 Correspondents sending us articles for publication will please send them us early in lhe week as possible.
 Miss Ann Judd, aged 42 years, died in South Britain, last week, and her re- mains were taken to Patterson for inter. iuent.
 An OK team belonging to Mir A. W. Peck, broke through the ice on Taunton pond, Monday, and was fished out with difficulty.
 The weather has been very favorable to ice-gatherers for several days, and splendid lot is being stored away, by every one that can find place to store it
 On Friday evening of this week, Go. A. 4th Regt c. N. G., will hold their Thirteenth Annual Ball, in Fishers Hall.--Bethes Press.
 A party of ladies and gentlemen, from Danbury, visited the residence of Mrs. E. Bradley, and in company with other visitors, spenta very sociable evening, Jan. 25th.
 Sanl Curtis & Son, of Berkshire But ton factory, have received an engine from the works of Jerome Wheelock, Worcester, Mass. The engine is large one, and of the latest improved pattern.
 A boy named Patrick Kane was iniur- ed Monday, by cake of ice, falling up. on his leg. He was loading cart, and slipped, letting the ice on to him from the cart The ice weighed about 150 pounds.
 A postal card mailed in this town Jan. 18th, to gentleman in Bethel, reached him Feb 2d Six days getting to a town seven miles distant, A telephone would be grand improvement on this kind of accommodations.
 The following pupils excelled in schol-. arship, so as to occupy the first two grades during the last term of the Acad- emy viz Frederick Lake, Mary H. Sher- man, Chas. B. Botsford James s. Hal pin, Chas. G. Peck, Carrie L. Lake.
 MT R. Mileus, of Hawleyville, has re- ceiyed letter from Mrs. E, L. Blake man, of Bridgeport, thanking him for kindness to her son, who had left his home, and of whom previous mention was made in this paper.
 MT Wheeler Drew, of Taunton, broke one rib, and was otherwise injured by fall through scuttle- hole in his barn, or hay-loft last week. He was attended by Dr. Barber, of Bethel. A grandchild of his was also badly scalded about the same time.
 MT. Amos Sanford, of Hanover, when returning home from Sanford's Hall, Thursday night, in wagon, had the i'll luck to break an axle. He and his daughter had to walk in the dreadful storm, some distance, before reaching home
 We stated last week that the suit be- tween Johnson Sanford. of New Haven, and MT. Wm. J. Dick, of this town, had not been decided. Sanford had no suit against Mir Dick, but against Sheriff Keefe, who arrested Sanford on a war rant 10 recover money due for board to MT. Dick.
 Look out for couterfeit half dollars They are well made, and calculated to deceive. Be sure that you feel of them. and if they feel greasy, and have dull ring. reject them. Wm. B. Sniffin, the watehmaker of Sandy Hook fell heir to splendid specimen last week. and is | not proud of it.
 MT. J. B. Gillette has made a new desk and key board for the Central Ho- tel, which are very handsome. The desk is a roomy one. and made of black walnut. The office now presents neat, comfortable appearance, and with its new cigar case, desk, keyboard, and new stove, looks really attractive.
 One evening last week number of young ladies and gentlemen visited the residence of Mir H. R Weed, of Dan bury, and had grand time. It rained justat the proper time for returning nouO- anu ebey woie ioiteu to stay dll night All of them were in hopes that the BEE man" would not get hold of it.
 At the Grand Central Hotel, Feb 14th grand package sale will take pace, and We are requested to state that articles of value tnot less than ten cents) will be very acceptable from friends of the Library Association, and patrons of the entertainment We are requested also to state that contributions of valentines will be thankfully received,
 THE COLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE OF VICTORY which stands in the Park, at Lowell, before the tomb of the first sol