The Newtown bee., 1878-05-23
Local JOttings.
Borough meeting Saturday June lst' The new hat shop will commence work

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 The new hat shop will commence work Tuesday.
 "A little son of Edson Hawlcy has been very ill of diphthcria. ..,
 MT. William Hawlry is making cxtcn- siye repairs in his house.
 Amy Stone. "Thc Pearl of Savoy" At Sanford's Hall, to-morrow night.
 Some of our citizens are 9anxiously awaiting callsfor a borough meeting.
 The ordinance of baptism Was admin istered last Sunday at, Trinity church.
 Mr. Levi Bl;sckman and Son, of Step ney. are building the barn fer Mir. David T 0'Pcck.s q. A&. ,.* <.
 Dr. C. A. Bcncdict's, besides many other commtmicat atiops, are crowded out this week.
 Mrs. Julia B. Peck has returned from Brooklyn to her ssuaiimer residense.ih Sandy Hook.
 It takes just forty Thousand braek:'to build tho addition to Gloser's store. in Sandy Hook. ~
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 Augustus Peck, of Sandy Hook, has purchased tho Harson Twitchcll phsee. near Bcrkshir6. , *eF @.5 :, Patrick .Seaplan. of Sandy Hook, has ,ppgehase1 tLp. 13ots4f9'ttde.' 'te. holilcstcad, on Walnut Tree. Hill,~.. ,- ...
 Pinkney and Clark, of Brookfcld have contracted to build l barn for Mir. J. E. Wheeler.
 Mir M,L. Lua left for Washington, D. C., Monday, to fill an appointment in the Engineers Department. - r
 There was Is, GOO quarts of condcnscd milk shipped via. D, < \. R. k. from Hawleyville in April. ..g
 Baum, of Sandy Hook, issrea1ly to fur nish you with delicious ice cream at his temperance saloon. Call and see him.
 We saw some very handsome graining which was done by Mir D. M. Reynolds in the house of Mir Bennett Blackman.
 Bradley < Riggs, of South Britain, have been doing mason work for Mir. Michael Lynch and MT. MichacII Mo- Carthy. .:: l''%.t li,},,-'-
 Rev. J. P Hoyt exchanged pulpits with Rev, MT. Worse of Derby, last Sun day. Mir. Worse preached q very excel lent sermon. #.
 The first of this week subscription list was started to raise money to buy halyards for the flag pole near the churches, and d sufficient sum was se- cured. .,.s..
 We regret to learn of the serious ill., ness of our young friend Daniel Seatn- lon, who has been confined to his bed since Friday last with rheumatism. Ho is reported to be getting along finely.
 Elder Charles Fletcher preached a very fine discourse Sunday evening in the Methodist chnrch. from Heb, 9th chap ter, 2d verse. Elder Fletcher was the guest of H. L. Wheeler, Esq, of Sandy Hook. .... -.az;
 Mir. Vim. Baum of Sandy Hook has ppened a astemperance, saloon. and will sfrse out delicious icc-craaln and cool- ing drinks to those who are pleased to. pairunize -iiim. See lis advertisement ih this issue. 9..... ! Remembers. the smeeslng in Gnsrrs Hall Monday eveniri. at s ofef6ck. Go prepared to do something toward maka ing Memorial Day in this town one long to be remembered. ass
 Our exchanges fear that the straw GeirTy crop is injured. We know that the strawberries left at our office last week are injured beyond recovery, and we are now ready to iniate 2 crop of green peas. @
 The Shepaug R.R Company will con- menca running two. passenger trains daily each way between Litchaeld and Bethel June. Srsl, besides tho. regular freight train. The prospects of the road are iiattering. -. .. s.,s =. : faffs George Eray has.epened a shop ; for the repairiHe. of shoes and harness opposite the shcpaug depot, and has 50