The Newtown bee., 1878-01-24
Local Jottings.

We cannot supply back numbers Of lhe liRR.
 There Is some ialk of forming Ills
 lorIeal syeleiy for this town.
 Mr. wm. B, Phndle will please aecepl our thanks for bag of nice apples,
 Mr. John B. Hawley. the recently ap- pointed assistant U. s. Treasurer, was born in Newtown, and Is nephew of Mir. Glover IIawley, of Iiawleyyilc.
 We have received copy of the deoge- town Reporter, n new paper recently started, edited by Wm, Bennett. We wish 1t success.
 Mir. John c. Halligan has just compile ted the building of a barn for MT. Mi' .chael Lynch, who resides near Gpe rail. road tunnel,
 Mr. NJ. S. Otis has just completed building barn, pig, and poultry house for Mir. Charles Beresford of Curtis Hill, which are certainly very handsome buildings.
 We were pleased to see Mr. Charles Norihrop out on the street few days ago. He has been unable to leave home previously for two weeks, on account of sickness
 Mir. D. Il, Sherman is receiving large number of feather beds and hair mat trasses .G renovale, and ihe work that he does gives great satisfaction. Give him a call His stay in town is limited.
 The Housatonic Milk Producers Asso' citation will meet next Tuesday, Jan. 3Olh, at o'clock P NJ, in New Milford The Housatonic R. R. Co.,, will give re- turn tickets free to all who pay full fare one way.
 Mr Browne of the, Hotel is making some needed improvements in his bar room and office, and when finished will add not only to She convenience of the Holel, but it's appearance. Mir Gillette and Elon Booth are doing the work.
 The funeral of Mir. Harson Twitcbell took place at his residence, last Thurs day. Rev F. ". Barnett attended and read the bulial service. Mir Twitchel was q gentleman highly respected, and at one time rep epresented this town in the 
 For several weeks past Mir. Charles Jonas has been fitting up and remodel | ling the rooms in rear of his store, in Glnver's building, and they present a very handsome appcarance. Mr' J. $. ] Gillette did the carpenter work, Smith X Perkins the painting and paper hanging. |
 A few days ago Messrs Wm. H, Ivers & Co. delivered at Botsford station two large Engine beds. for the factory of Curtis & Son, Berkshire. lvers & Co. will ship from their yard in Bridgeport as soon as completed, very handsome granite monument, for parties in fingers Jown, Md.
 Capt. James WasOn, who resides in the house of Mir. Frederick Sanford went out into his garden, Monday. January 18th. and finding no frost in the ground dug out some parsnips, one of which with the point broken off. twenty six inches long, and nine inches in diamcter This is a rare occurrence for January, in this part of the country.
 A very interesting debate took place 1t the Academy last Friday. Subject; Ifs it probable that planets are inhabit d ?" Nichols c. Downs; affirmative: Eddie Lyon, negative. The debate was well conducted and each side made very ,reAitable show of oratory. Mr. Willie r. Nichols, presided in the chair and .endered his decision, in favor of the 
 MT. r. O. Chambers, of Zoar. has ,utchered two pigs, seven months old. me weighing 2S6 lbs. and the other 300 bs., and another over a year old that yeiged $40 lbs. Mr. Chambers is 83 ,ears old, and for man of his age it , would seem rather a difficult task 10 butcher and put down SD much meal lone. Mr. Chambers does not really { ook to be over seventy years of age,and CIV people would think him over that ge were they to see how active he is.