The Newtown bee., 1878-03-21
Local JOtlings.

Gold, silver or greenbacks, taken at par for work or subscriptions, at this office.
 Lent service in the chapel of Trinity church, Friday afternoon at 23O
 Sidewalk meeting tonight, at the residence of Mir. NJ. C. Hawley. The blue ribbon has made it's appearance among us: If you take 1t, stick to tlike Heroes and you'll never have snakes in your boots. Now is the time to put in your garden seeds into pah and set them on the shelf, until the ground gets dry and warm.
 Mrs. \. Elwood is suffering from inflamatory rheumatism, and has been confined to her bed several weeks.
 The action brought by Augustus Orgelmann against James Iyes,for book debt before Justice Betts, has been appealed
 It is said that there were more new buildings erected in this town during 1877 than at any other equal period during the past ten years.
 Mir. D. C. Gatcly is having the outside of his house painted. Mir. John Ferris and nephew are doing the work
 The champion tobacco -sorters live in Sandy
 
 pounds in ten days. They would have assorted more but it was a very fine crop.
 The Sandy Hook Cemetery is nearly filled with graves-but few vacant spaces remainng. There are men yet living here, who recollect 1t as rye field.
 4 Sugar street" transgressor on being hauled up for throwing the contents of a wood-pile
 
 'spose it was agin the law to go ,uood-ehucking" :" Major Greene is selling of his household goods at halfprice, and those who want bar gains should call on him this week in South Centre District.
 Mir. Bennett F. Pierce and lady of Platts, mouth, Nebraske, who have been visiting their friends in South Britain Conn.,, for several months, returned to their home this week. Look to your cellars these fine Spring days. Remove all decaying vegetable matter, and let the air have full circulation. Clean out your cess-pools, and purify your drains. Foul air breeds levers, and throat complaints,
 By an oversight, the advertisement of Mir. Chester Hard was left out last week. He is offering for sale Plymouth Rock fowls for one dollar per dozen. Post-office address, Sandy Hook, Conn.
 The Lenten services, in Sandy Hook, were held last week, at the house of J. H. Warner. This week, at the house of S. P. Glover. Rev MT. Barnett is lecturing on the History of the Bible.
 RESOLVED, "That the world is improving" is the subject for debate by the members of Gran. ite Lodge, tomorrow evening. The leading disputants are \. c. Downes on the affirmative, F. P, Marble on the negative.
 It is rumored tha n raid is soon to be made on all unmuzzled dogs-and they are plenty in some parts Of the town. Every person that al lows his dog to run at large unmuzzled is liable to fine of S7. and costs. 0ne7half the fine goes to the informer.
 Mir. Cyrus N. Wheeler, who has been visiting his friends in Newtown and vicinity, for the past three months, started last Tuesday for his home in Jameson, Missouri. 1Ir. c. B. Bots ford, of Lake George accompanied him, he hay ing decided to ''try his luck out West" His many friends will sadly miss his smiling face, and heartily join in wishing him egood luck" It is with feelings of sadness mingled with sympathy. that we announce the death of Rob- bic. infant son of John L. and Isabella Sanford. He was buried from St Johns church Rev. F. ". Barnett officiating. on Sunday afternoon. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the church was nearly filled with sympathizing friends and neighbors. Too good for earth, he rests in Heaven
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 A party from the .'streef' went to the Housa- tonic river q fey days since and caught 6 fine lot of fish. On arriving at the "Hook," they proceeded tosdivide them up. and having more than they wanted gave .''outsiders" present a mess One ofthese took his lsh and -sssersd'' out. and it was discovered soon after that he had slowed away some of their finest specimens | in his coat pocket When that party capture hin. be will change his mind on the subject of sExeH liz U teeth. He can't deny It