The Newtown bee., 1878-10-24
Local JOtEings.

Read the Seloctmen's notice for letting of highways
 Rev. Mr. Pierce will preach at South vile next Sunday morning. Dennis Murray, at the depot, had fine COW choked to death with an apple, one day last week.
 Last Saturday, two Sandy Hook sports men bogged fourteen birds. Good luck for this fall.
 There is on the list of voters to be made, about one hundred and four names.
 Rev. Dss. Powers, at Sanfords Hall, to- night. Go early and be sure of a seat The lecturer is au excellent speaker.
 School commences in the Middle Dist School house Monday next, with 3Ir. Wm. R. Skidmore of Bridgeport, as teacher.
 z. S. Peck lot q valuable COW on Vel nts lay pf th.s week, being checked with an apple
 \ valuable horse belonging to MT. Jas. Henderson died last Thursday from lung disease.
 The beautiful weather of last Sunday enabled many persons to pay NeNtown visit The hotels were full.
 Mr Henry Curtis and wife, have bean sick with the chill5 and fever, but have recovered. Mir. A. Hard has had his wagon painted, the work wss done by Mir. Hallock, and it looks very nice.
 Supt L. w. Sandiforth of the Danbury < Norwalk railroad, will please accept our { thanks for courtesies extended. Remember the lecture of Dr. Powers in Sanfords Hall tonight.
 Last Saturday Mr Cornell, Mir. Joseph Newton, 4. ". Peck, and others, went out to try their luck in hunting and were very successful.
 Mir George Tyler expects to run stage at least twice every week between New I town and Woodbury. And if he succeeds in getting the contract to carry tho mail will run every day. We hope shat he will be successful. /;
 S. c. Northrop of tho Beehive, Bridge port has a very large assortment Of Books at low prices. He giTes you the prices of few ofthem in this issue. There was another school meeting held at the North Centre District, Saturday evening, and vote taken for teacher which resulted in the election of MT Stewart Halpin,
 Smith $ Perkins arc at work painting the house of Mr. Charles NOrthrop. They will paint also the addition recently made | to the house of Mir. Booth Hawley. The sacrament of Baptism was admin istered to the infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Henry T. Nichols, by Rev, Mir, Rumney, in Trinity Church, Tuesday afternoon.
 The sacrament of Baptism was admin istered to Miss Jennie F. Morris, by Rev. Thos. W. Haskins, in Trinity Church, Tuesday. | Frank E. Bassett, who killed man in East Bridgeport, lived at one time near i Bennett's Bridge, in the house where John Lillis now lives.
 The Rev. A. c. Pierce of the Congrega- tional Church. Brook1eld, is announced to preach in the NJ. E, Church, Sandy Hook, in the afternoon next Sunday, Oct 27, in exchange with Rev. Jas. Taylor who will preach morning and afternoon at the Congregational Church in Brook field.
 MT. ". J. Dick and lady, returned from their trip to the White Mountains. satur- day. We were mistaken as to the length of time that NIT. Dick would be absent, in our last issue: but Mr. Dick will prob ably mass it up before he gets through, as we lelTu lndL I1C 10 OA tliio hCOA fAoib- ing.
 Mr. Norman B. Glover found one of his fatted pigs laying ,ipon the pen-iloor ap- parantiy asleep, one day last week. Mir. G. poured the food into the trough, but it did not arouse the pig, and stick was used to stir him into activity but it was no go-the pig had deceased. The pig was a fine one, and 1Ir. c. does not know what was the matter with it.
 Rev. Thomas ". Haskins and family. arrived in town last Saturday afternoon, and are at present stopping with Norman B. Glover. Esq The parsonage is now in the hand of D. M. Reynolds. who will do the painting. kalsomining. ard. other repairs needed. He is being assizted by NIT. Miles P. wakelee of Bridgeport
 Dr. D. J. s. Smith. of IF State street, opposite the Court House makes a speeial- ty of electricity in the cure of Nerroas aad Cbronsc diseases. Mrs. Smith Is always present, when desired. to assist in thetreatmentefladies. Send for pamphlet os~ssissssos fse.