The Newtown bee., 1878-01-03
South Britain.
NAMEIEsa.

It Is an old saying Hat if hogs are buiclered when they are iu gaining condition the pork will moi shrink in the pot, and if they arc butehertd when they are not gaining, or are little turn cd the other way. the pork will shrink as it is boiled Mir M Wenlz buichered some very line hogs, which had done very well until II. F Mitchell built his hen.h0use, &c., out of crooked timber but after that frame WAS up he could not induce them to eat very much. If they to give one of those unearthiy sounds, and the hogs would go around the pen, head and tail erect. until he could stand Il no longer, and 80 butchered them. And now when they boil the meat it all shrinks up. which proves the old saying correct. The hogs had actually began to lose in weight through fear from thai frame.
 $ j. Stoddard gave natiye-born Am erican, of African descent home this Winter, on condition that he should do chores for his board. Everything went on finely until Inst Sunday. when Mir. Stoddard got into an alteration witbthe native born, in regard to the cure of the horses, and Mir. Sloddard told him he must find another place. At shat, the natiyeI5orG got upon his ear and went for Mir. Sloddard Gidncy White heard the mass and separated them. (Gidney strong words, because they are 50 mun. tingI After they were separated, Mir SlOddard took an account of his in juries. 1St, d shanry over one eye. 2d, d Fourth of July on the other one. 3d, s St. Pat, rick's day down the side of his nose The next day, Monday, MT. Sloddard told two or three Justices the tronble which 1 beleive is all that has been dont about it. The child of one of the Justi' ces says the natiVe- born is to be arrested and is going 10 States Prison.
 The Dramatic Club are in training for another exhibition, which is tu come of two moons from the last.
 That boy who traded dncks some Sun days ago, has not got his other duck yet tie save the next Iime he trades il will bt some otter day 1an Sumdoy, else he shaI take possesslou oi tne goods Ut the tint of Trade.
 Tnose church members who were play ing euchre few Sundays ago. for , pipe, would not like to have the pubic know their uamls.
 They had Il Christmas tree over tt MiIchelVille. on Christmas night, anl those lhal had The pleasure of atIendii E say that otercUats, fine shirts. and other neediuI articles were as plenty as loadI atter q ihundcr shower.
 John Pierce Esq, las another large To of Rend Rock, which he is selling Il manufacturers pric' S. Henry D Smith 1! using lots of IL for Samuel P. Averl Esq. around Squaw Rock with granc good success David knows how To us' it. and he don't seem to thiuk there il any more danger with ii than with pow der
 Rabbits are not so plenty here now al formerly Either your Newtown sports men have killed off or they have ulsap appeared from some other cause There is np truth in the report tba Justice Cantield used these words whel marrying TEuman II Pierce 10 Miss Vii liams "WllI you swear that you vii | take this woman tn Dc yd..r wife, Dyes, answered Truman VIII you swea (lo the wonan) that you. will lake thi' man to be your husband ?" Yes sir ' Well, tileu, swear you are married ' Yours, bub.