The Newtown bee., 1878-07-18


 Reynolds
 Tho ladies of St, Johns church Sew Ing Society held'an iSo-cream soiree on
 Thursday evening of lust week, IL was "a decided suttcs'
 A d LOW the nice little green apple
 and the lat little worm are made into
 pies-and then the family doctor makes
 n collection of Il dollar or two. John Collins, at the Rul,Lsr Works, Ia
 authorized to collect and receive sub-
 s' rlptions for the NEwToWS BEE from
 tl.ose desiring to subscribe at the shop.
 We would call the attention of the
 proper pcrson--whoeyer 1t may be-to f the dangerous condition of the sidewalk
 and highway nenr the Methodist church. 1 Dr. J. D. <. Smith has q change of ad.
 in this issue which will he of interest to
 those n'cdi < the blcssilg of health. The Doctor has an 'Xce l mt reputation, and his success Is truly wonderful.
 Homer Conpea' wns tried last Saturday before Justice Betts for breach of peace, and fined S3.00 and cost. Al the same time and place Patrick Callahan was fine for selling liquor to minor.
 Some of our exchanges arc bngging alout their nice gardens, early vege- tables, &c., but there are two things in our garden that cannot be beet, turn up what will, viz, purslanc and uHichokcs.
 Sammy Grahum's boat got ndrift last Sunday morning and Went over the dam, near the Sandy Hook bridge. It filled with water and ran aground, but was not material injured. Perhaps that ghost took sail.
 Make hay while the sun shines, is advice easily followed this week, but how to save hay when there is no sun shine and shower every day, isa prob lem our agricultural friends have been wrestling with during tks past week.
 Mir N. Elwood, of Sandy Hook, was out moving hay last week in Il field of Mr. Jas. Turner, with two or three others, and had the lead. For Il man 75 | years of age, Mir. Elwood handles the scythe with q great deal of vigor.
 In our last weeks issue we negle' ted ! to make mention of the beautiful display | of flowers in Trinity church. Mr. Edgar F. Hawley and Miss Essie Camp Hrrang- ed them, and are entitled to II uch praise for the skill displayed in the orna nen- tation of the altar.
 Last Friday little boy aged about 8 years, named Michael McAann, while playing with a hay cutter, accidentally cut four of his fingers of the loft hand. Dr. F. N Bennett was called to the house of Mir Michael Mccarthy to dress the little boy hand.
 Bishop Williams will administer the rite of confirmation in Trinity church Sund y morning, and in the afternoon at 33O o'clock the bishop will go to St. Johns church, Sandy Hook. Last Sun day morning Bishop Williams confirmed 13 at the church in Brookfeld. In the evening he confirmed 26 at the church in New Milford.
 Mir. Geo. W. Stuart removed all of the old seats in the Middle District school house, and placed in the new ones, which are q decided improvement on the old. The number of seats with desks is 20, and will accommodate 40 pupils. Mir. Peter Nash is engaged painting the school room.
 Mrs Entwistte, visitor at Rev. Mr. Taylor's, was considerably bruised by falling down the cellar stairs at the par The hall and cellar doors are side by side, and in attempting to go up stairs she mistook the door, and before discovering her mistake was precipita- ted to the bottom of the stairs.
 Mrs. H. E. Bitzer returned to her { nome in Muscatine, Iowa. yesterday, liter pleasant visit of four weeks to Ter mother, Mrs. Wetmore of Mile Hill )n Monday evening there was large 1 of Mrs. Bitzer's friends at the ( lome of her mother, to pay her part f ng visit, and to wish her a safe and { pleasant trip home. (
 Of all the heads of families who were ] lying in Sandy Hook district about years ago, but four persons Ire now living in the district, viz, Ezra I Patch and wife Widow Philo Curtiss, ( md Widow Roswell Sherman. The dis l rict then included the territory now | in Pootatuck and Walnut Tree z Hill district. l
 In this issue may be found the new u of our young friend, Chas. Harris, of Danbury, who has taken the tore formerly occupied by Messrs. Hopp Cohn, and opened it few days ago with new stock of clothing, which he to sell at req 'onable prices. )harlie is a very popular young man, md understands his business thorough l y. Give him a call The rain last week flooded Main St., nd for while a good sized boat could ave been floated with ease upon its urface. When it is known that our .illage is on a hill, the idea of water