The Newtown bee., 1878-07-04

Ih Philn Glaik's door yard may hs seen
 several splendid specimens. Qtthe cuatus
 plant. some of them six or seven teet
 high. One of them has over one hun.
 jfed buds and dnssnms,
 Mrs. Harriet Leloh. wife of Wm. A.
 Lstch. n lady aged 7G years, elu'lad aud
 spun thirty run of tow, for Mrs, RAebe
 Farmnlee few days ugo, This h con
 sidorcd quite q feat for woman of her
 age.
 The new house of Dr, N, E. Marble ls
 being rapidly llniahad. The first coat Of
 paint has been hid on the muln portion
 of the pltaide by Mr. x, NJ. Coles Of
 Hartford, The rooms ars being lathed.
 making ready for the masons,
 Mrs. D. II. Belden sent us hens egg
 which weighs l-2 ounces. Mrs. E. hns,
 without doubt, the finest laying hens in this town, for it will be remembered that she sent several large eggs, at differ cnt times, showing that this Is not an exception.
 Sunday evening, July lith, the chill drcn of the Methodist church will give recltations In the church, on the subject of temperance. If the weather is fair it Is expected to he a very interesting OK, crcisc, and all who can possibly attoDd should1Io so. 's
 That large and commodioIs new barn which Mir. Jn0' E. Wheeler has had built Is now in the hands of Eugene Buckley, and will be painted in thorough manner. In Onr previous notice of the building of ths bart wG neglected to mention that the mason work was done by Patrick Bradley.
 Tho following Is the list of letters remaining in the Newtuwn P. O. July lst:
 Mrs, Homer Dykcman Joseph J. Hand, chas, B. Johnson, John Kelly, Geo. H, Livingston, James B. Morehouse Anthony OstandDr Moses Piatt Mrs, Carrie Pratt, Southmayed X Gardiner, James A. Warner z. $. PECK, P. NJ.
 We notice among the arrivals at the Grand Central MT. Henry Trowbridge 2nd and family. also Mir Joseph Parker and family of New Haven. Mr. Browne, the proprietor, wa5 foremcrly resident of the aforementioned city, and the appearance of New Haven people here speaks volumes in his favor.
 Two young men in Hawleyville car ried d jug of new root beer into the field ta get hay on Monday, and, after drink ing the larger part of it, became curious to know what gave it the flavor and in pouring out the beer were astonished to see a dead rat como out with it. The boys want to buy about half yard of blue ribbon.
 We regret to learn of the death of Nlr Phelps NJ. Addis, who died at his resi- dencG June 27th, in Bridgewater. Mir Addis moved to Bridgewater two or 'fi|| yNtlo "So ttlli cpChCu SLolc' Previous 10 this he worked at his trade as natter and was well known in Beth cl, Danbury, and Norwalk, and highly esteemed by his many friends and ac- quaintances. His funeral took place | Saturday afternoon, MT, Addis was sick | for many years with consumption. He leaves a wife but no children,
 The proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel'went to Bridgeport some time ago, and ordered of c. W. Hall, builder, a | wagon to be used in conveying passen- gers to and from the hotel, and depot | Last week the wagon was brought home by James Kelly, and those who have seen it pronounce it a very fine, ,substan tial piece of work. The wagon contains three seats. It has q top and curtains. On either sido of the wagon are the lctters-in gilt" Grand Central, while | on the rear board is the word Hotel" Tie same week Mr. WM, J. Dick | placed his ncwly-painted wagon on the road, made very handsome by the paint CTS at C. H. Gays carriage factory.
 Frog hunters should be careful of their breakfast, especially if they are green in the buisness. We learn that a | Taunton gentleman went out one even- Ing and bagged few, decapitated the pedal extremities of a big un, and the | next morning ate the meat for his break fast. After eating the gentleman went to the front door of his mansion to take | a sniff of fresh air, when a frog, supposed l to be the mate of the one the gentleman's | vest hid from view, gave call peculiar to reptiles of this class when seeking | their lost companions. The sound of the call had hardly died away, before | the twitching and disturbed "inards" of the frog eater began to cause wrink- ling of his vest A second call wrenched | the poor fellows mouth open, and as the contents. of his stomach leaped out | he ejaculatedi vehemently, "Yewrope Gosh Pheww A third call caused an- | other eruption, and another "yewrope," | ending with an 'Oh, my r'-"What on earth is the matter with you?" said the wife. "Confound that frog! It has made me disgorge the whole of my breakfast-and hope that other frog is satisfied now, and will stop his calling"
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