The Newtown bee., 1878-06-13
Local J0ttings,

Wm, If, Rowoll of Woodhury has two new advertisements In Llil Issue,
 The floral decorations in Trinity church Sunday were very tasteful.
 Tobacco growers arc improving tho weather by setting ont their plants.
 Nature has donned her Summer gar ments, but We are wearing our old clothes.
 Mir, Elias Sanford has boon improving his place by recovering some of his buildings.
 Dr. W. c. Wllc has sold olt his entire stock of drugs to Mir. 0. McCord of Co., hoes. N. Y.
 $. True Agt., of IInttcrtown, has cpaned n grocery store with Il wcll-se- lectcd stock of goods.
 Tho depot nt Brookhcld Junction wns broken into Tuesday night and robbed of two excursion tickets.
 Mir. Chas. Morohousc and Mr. A. w. Peck remembered the editor last week, for which we return thanks.
 A young lad while fishing in the Hous- atomic near Babbitts bridge caught u black bass weighing 3lbs. Coz.
 Dr. Vile has curiosity-3 chicken with four wings and four legs. It has been preserved, and Is really curiosity
 The bricklaycrs at work upon the ad- dition to Glover, Warner X Clari's store are doing their work in lrsL-class mali ncr.
 Don't forget tho concert Friday night Sec the splendid programme. The Bethel Glee Club are singers of experi- once.
 The finest strawberries seen this season at tho store of Sanford X Hawlcy are those from the garden of AIr. Wm, Platt
 MT. Andrew Nichols and Mr Charles Briscoc of Taunton have repaired and improved the road at their own expense near their homes.
 Dr. L. II. WicoxsOn has taken up his residence ill town, and offers his profess sional services to the public. See his card in this issue.
 The sacrament of baptism was ad- ministered to one young lady and to three infant children last Sunday, by Rev F. W. Barnett, in Trinity Church.
 At the temperance meeting held in Sandy Hook last Sunday week, a gentle man noticed four persons sitting in group whose united ages were 335 years.
 Amos Hard, of Berkshire, had two sheep killed by dogs last week, and this week he can place a fine steer on the samo side of his Profit and Loss" ac- count.
 Mr. Wm. Blakslec ate peas for his Sunday dinner that he planted and rais- ed in his own garden. So far as heard from the Veteran Gardener leads the van.
 A through car to and from New York city is now attached to the morning and evening passenger train5 of the Housa- tonic road. This arrangement is an excellent one
 We understand that all persons who have neglected to comply with the pro- visions of the new dog law will soon be required to "walk up to the captains office and settle"
 A young salmon was caught in the HOusatonic river last week below Ben- nett's bridge. The penalty for taking them away from the river before 1850 is not less than fifty dollars.
 An exchange takes panes to inform us that q a woman was shot through a win dow," but neglects to inform us which received the most damage, the woman or the window. A rather blind state ment.
 Can any one tell why the crows and black-birds destroy more corn on Sun day than on any other day in the week? That such is fact is fully evidenced by the report of firearms, which may be heard every Sunday.
 Our devil thinks the cause of temper ance will never flourish in Wallingford 80 long as the people continue to rush the |" Windemere Weekly Forum" We have bound up his head in cold water, and given him a short furlough.
 Mrs. Herman Beers of Palestine is having her residence and barn repaired. George Banks has been laying floors, putting on new roofs, and building a picket fence, all of which greatly im- proves the home of Mrs. Beers. .....
 Brother Wildman, of the Danbury Democrat, though himself crowned with years, is just one year old, as far as newspaper parantage goes. He has our best wishes for his success. . He has good paper, and has also good patronage.
 Mr. Henry T. Nichols sold to Mir. Chas. H. Peck very fine organ, manu- by Peloubet, Pelton & Co.,, of N. Y city. Mir. Nichols is the agent for the firm, and he,will be pleased to have ! call from you before purchasing else where.
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