The Newtown bee., 1878-01-17
South Britain.

.Themsn who sent to New Haven for q 300 pound grindsLone ts grind the face of the poor, was surprised to find they did not keep any such stones, and there fore he,had to contrive some other way to oppress the down, ,trodden and lowly. How well he has succeeded the lame neighbor, who he kicked out of doors for telling him bis cattle and sheep were in his meadow, can tell. The.wOolen mill of Brddley, Hoyt. q O., has been slsnt GowR since Jan. 1s,. ft is to start up again this Monday morn ing with all its accustomed srsgor.
 Our mercbanta are KS t'usy as bees ta- king inyen,ory, 'Preparato.y to buying in their spring stock, and it win not be out of the way to say we have as active and Accommodating merchants as eVT graced any community. and if some af the oui.of-iowT people were to enquire tbe price of most of the leaning goods they would be surprised tG find lkat they easl buy goods for less money than in any other village in this Siale. If any of gour readers doubt this let it,em come and try. as the old saying is "ihe proof of the pudding is in the eating"
 A. Q. Wipship. the popular black smith, is se busy he cannot get time to attend the daily prayer meetings during the week set apartas the week of prayer. It dent seem to affect himsmuch, as you can Aear his merry song and the ring of his anvil from the gray dawn of morn un,A way into these moonlight nights, un!a people began 10 ask "When does he sleepY" -, r!'.
 Garfield. tae harness maker, has done one good thing in his life if no other he has brought down the price of cob hiingthools and shoes from $l. .25 to 50 cents. and some say that you can get Il pair of boots soled now for 40c at the same place shat six months ago you had to pay from 90c 10 $l.25, and the pro- prietor of. lhat place says il is all un ac- Econat of the falling off in ahe price of sola feather. Hoy true this is know not. haL out of curiosity I asked a shoe maKer bow much d pair of half saies weighed and fouad ilIe weight to he 1 from 4 to 8 oEs. per pair. Then, Yankee like, asked the price. of sole leather, and his answer was, 27c per In. Then in ply own mind said "What in the name. of all tbat is good was soie leather worth six months ago if the fall off of it's price has caused the difference in price of cdbhlngs" Then next said l tn myself. "PtrhdtAs these sh"emaktrs are hourd "a wark'as chenp IS anyone if as the "ti werlau sail -wtien reading that the Itonaac luunel cost $900 per r.i. ''she would have dress off that if the old man di1n't lay up cent" It seeins as if it ''ust make difference whelhtr sole feather is bought by tbe ton or lay the single side. u | D. c. Platt. the enierp,isiug miller. is head'nver ears with work between his grist and saw-n,ill, and has been obliged tp employ additional heip. '
 II. P tlickok Esq. has one of tie best cider mills in the statr, ,apd Henry knows how tr make good cider, The past Fall he ran his mill 10 is fullest capacity. and has rfow on hand and for sale at very reasr nable prices some very nice ci der, which is all pure juice andass pleas ant as &ine.. ... r.. .:r.. l Geo. Cs,ffeid has taken the, agency 1 for the sale af,"Asien's Imperial Egg Food, crueiled. oyster shefis. flour of b1ne. grnand beef scraps, etc, and has 1 a gan1 stock on hand, which he. will sell in quantities 10 suit, from one. pound apwarda:: '..s. '-.''' v Bos. !.