The Newtown bee., 1878-10-24
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There are 8 names on the registry list ito be made" this Fall.
 Rev. A. c, Pierce has returned from the trip he has. taken during his vacation, and fitted his pulpit on Sunday.
 Rev. Mir Whitcomb started to take hi vacation last week. He will be absent several weeks. tt...'
 Silver eels are very fine now. On Sat urday last Dr. Williams was the recipient of one weighing four and one-half pounds.
 Ed. Smith made quitea find the other day. IL was q sweet one too. 4 swarm of bees had taken up their abode in the chimney of the old house just south of his fathers residence, and had made d comb some two feet in length. After fasting q couple of days and shrinking himself as much as possible, Ed. was able to squeeze himself into the chimney and get the honey
 Mr. John N. Hawley of Whisconicr, is building an addition to his house. That's right John Nothing like plenty of room. In Cs communication of last week. he says that by the last election the Board of | Edacation'is now evenly divided between the Episcopalians and Presbyterians, and | that we all hope there will be no clashing of interests but such harmony may exist etc. Now 1 cannot see what, being an Episcopalian, a Presbyterian or d Metho- dist, or any other religious sect, has got orsilt least should have to do with the interest or harmony of q School Board been composed of pcrsons from the diff fapant ,,f hp and also from both political parties without regard to denenlnational or party views, a spirit which is highly commentaries And person so narrow minded az to wish it monopolized by either sect, certainly deserves to be no candidate, for fear he might do something small. Another runaway this week Mr. Sam'I Thornhill of Obtuse, was returning from Bridgewater with load of cider, when his oxen from some cause became uu- manageable and ran, .pilling the cider and throwing Mr. Thornhill out, and up setting the cart. Fortunately Mr. Thorn hill was uniniured, but the oxen received few bruises. ......g
 Mrs. Almon Randall of Falls Village, q sister of Mir Andrew Northrop of this town, died last week. Her remains were brought here for interment A.
 Hal ha ha! Brookfield people do not know their A. B. Cs. It must be because there were no free schoolswhen they were boys. Here is a Iittlt conundrum for them, Why is D. like sailor" That is easy enough, because it follows the c. 4 young lady friend has repeatedly re quested Us to write her story, we have hitherto refused, tleeming ourselves in- competent. But having attended a pri- vate sednce lately, a materialized, de funet friend infomed us it was our forte, so we chcerfuily comply. suddenly quickened her pace and d start led look convulsed her features as she clapped her tear-drenched eyes full upon a solitary horseman approaching from the direction of Danbury; for to her there seemed something familiar ill the grace with which that gallant rider sat on his horse. They met, his eyes beaniing with love and tenderness-her gleaming with roild uncertainty" Christabel Cham- bell" And the fair-haired, rlistic-beauty sank heavily, from excess, of joy, upon his noble breast throbbing with the pure. holy, delicious love of other days. Brink enhoff bent tenderly over her. and bathed her pure; white temples with the gushing tears of deep though subdued joy. While doing this, Christabel's father, Rip Van Blinker, was seen by Brinkenhoif stealthily approaching the lovers with a fail. Brinkenhoff tried to dodge the aged patriarch. but just as he turned the corner of the red barn he received lift from ihe fail which placed him on the. other side of the Still River. Christabel driven to distraction, threw herself upon the grass, and for q long, long hour vas deaf to every consolation. She claimed she was engaged to tho unfortunate Brinken- hofT and so dressed in somber colors and abandoned all society. 'C.