The Newtown bee., 1878-03-28
WOOsibury.
NUMBER ruIRrY.sEyEN.

Our seleemen are holGing tho tramps te a rigid responsibility. When they apply the sec ond time tho seleelman who holds the key-not of s. Peters, but the loek.up-very blandy suggests to them "lt seems to me I've aeen you before. Have you been here beforop" And on receiving an affirmative answer Inc says, firmly but kindly "We cannot keep you, them you must move en-" stoddard has taken this nat ter Into his usual careful consideration, and has decided that "Beardsley Is right"
 sheriff Goodsell and John B. Russell have "boen up NorthP and returned with n flne drove of cows and young cattle, which they will sell at prices to suit Now, farmers, is your time. Give them q call.
 Thomas Combey, the "boss" cane.seat.chair mender, Is all about doing Jobs in his line. If you want anything of tho kind done you will find him iirstelnss workman. and prices reas' onablo. He win be found at home in West Side for n few days, when he intends to go to New Milford, to practice his calling.
 Hon. Earle Buckingham, who has taught the lst Congregational singing.school during tho Winter, gave concert of sacred and secular music at the church last Thursday evening. It was free concert, and the church was crowd. ed. It was, in almost every way, success, One or two voices ran a tilt with the grand old organ, seemingly trying to "Hat" It's tones; and, 80 far as they themselves were concerned, they succeeded In getting below the key of the organ. Your correspondent always goes to public en. tertainmont-especiallyi fit Is free-for the pur. pose of being pleased, and not to crltlcise. Some people always criticise and find fault with everything, thinking that they thereby show their own superiority, littl0 knowing that they only show their ignOrince and moral de. prayity. Your correspondent has but a single criticism of the concert and the choir While In tone, tune and time the concert was excel lent, there was sad fault in articulation, or the speaking of the words, which is the life and soul of vocal music. Unless you can hear the words, the performance might as well consist entirely of instrumental music. In some of the pieces, your correspondent, whose ears are not dull, was unable to distinguish a word, scarce ly; and iH most, not enough to get the sense of the poet. This is q common failing in choirs, much more common than it should be, when it is fault so easily corrected. These remarks Gre made in all kindness, and for the express purpose of calling the attention of our singers to this important subject
 Telephones begin to flourish. Another was put up last week between Lawyer Cothren's and the WoodruT mansion. Its operation is very perfect. It is quite curious fact that, by means of small waxed twine, passing through q small tin cylinder open at one end, and the other covered with piece of cat-gut stretched over it like drum-head, people can talk to each other at considerable distances, 50 that you can distinguish the voice of the speaker If a small wire is used people can, in like manner, talk at long distances. This Is ap age of discov- cries and improvements.
 Dea F. F. Hitchcock is well advanced in his addition to the Woodruff block, and he will soon remove his hardware and tin store thither.
 Several new houses are going up in the viii lage. Mrs. L. s. Woodruff is going to build a very tasteful and cOmmodi0us cottage on the south side of her late homestead. It will be an ornament to our central street. It is a very de sirable location.
 Dea. J. II. Linsey is building a fine residence on the lot south of his home lot. It is Il very commanding location for q village residence. It is rumored that Mir. Linsley the younger will, on it's completion. take possession, and carry there, as his bride, one of Woodbury's fairest daughters. Numerous friends would hail such an event. "So mote it be-" saith
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