The Newtown bee., 1878-02-21
Local JOttisRgs.

Dr. Wilcoxson, inside and out.
 The frame of the new shop of Hawiey < Dodd was raised last week.
 The harvest days have come-ice har' vest.
 One sixth of all the deaths in Bridge port last year were from diptherio.
 Mir. Wm J. Dick returned from Wash ington, D. C., Monday evening.
 MT and Mrs. D. c. Gately left town last Saturday, for visit to Boston, Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs. Marcus c. IEawley left town Monday, for few days visit to Boston, Mass.
 Norris c. Sherman, of WallingforI, paid flying visit to his many friends in this town this week.
 Lucy Nichols, of Waterbury, attained the age of 100 years last Sunday. Her memory is good, but her body is intirm.
 Mrs. c. Rininsland and daughter Julia leave tomorrow morning, for two months visit to New York.
 Nr. and Mrs. Leon Kapral left town Tuesday, for their home in South Nor walk.
 Miss Lizzie Maynard is visiting the family of Mir Hiram Msnvillc, of New Milford.
 Mir. Wm. II. Glover will please accept our thanks for the very nice honey that he sent on Monday last.
 Mir. Albert Turner is having his house overhauled, and cleaned. Mir. D. M. Reynolds is doing the painting, &c.
 Mrs. E.P. Whitmore has hens egg which measures six inches and three eighths one way and eight inches and five eighths the other.
 Mr. Smith, of Zoar Bridge, was thrown under the wheels of his Cart, in Ansonia last Friday, and had both legs broken, also receiving a severe scalp wound.
 A number of Mir Charles Northrops friends called upon him and his lady Monday evening, and had very sociable visit. beside partaking of nice supper.
 Mrs. Geo. II. Browne,o of the c. c. Ho- tel, has gone on visit to New York city, and Philadelphia, and will remain several days.
 II. L. Beers is in happy mood. His family numbers three. Tuesday night n little lady came to make her home in his household and he saySft's all right and laughs, s,-Oa Time%> >Edenburg, Pa.
 Mir. J. II. Brewster found on return ing to his home in Apopka. Florida, that one of his lemon trees had grown ten feet since last April, and that it BOW measures IS feet high,
 The Sandy Hook fishermen who cap tured the "string of one pike" that we mentioned week or two ago, have discovered another pond, and have brought home as he result or half-days fishing a string of seventy four fine pick erel
 We have been informed that there will be oyer hundred new books added to the Library. Of these about 20 volumes will be standard works of History and Biography about % volumes of Travel. Poetry, and Miscellaneous reading, and the rest will be carefully selected list oi the best novels.
 There will be a meeting held in tht Town Clerks office Saturday evening, d o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a Farmers Club and Milk Association | All person interested are cordially in yited to come and assist in this very ex cellent object The old Ark is mover ing.
 We have recently seen some of th, work made 10 order by MT. Charles Jo mas, our merchant tailor, which for qual ity of goods, and general makeup, ar hard to baat. Charley's motto is, goot work and material, at reasonable rates Call and see him at his store in Glover Building Newtown Street At court held on Saturday, by Jus tice Betts, the case of Faank Mitchell VI James Cain, was decided in favor o plaintiff. It was an action for labol The case of Lawrence Mitchell ys Thos
 Kane was taken to Court of Commo
 Pleas, ny appeal Wilson for p'ltff; G thren, of Woodbury, for def'dis. Tn
 last case was for book debt. s On Monday of last week. as Capt. Gu T liss, aid-de-cafnp to Gso. Mitchell. C soushbury, was driving through Ca street the pole of his wagon dropped [
 the ground frightening his horses, an throwing him to the ground. I'll T plucky Captain succeeded in controllin s his team, but fifteen minutes later th ? strips of sticking plaster on his nose mad $ it resemble q N. Y. Herald war map. an s he bad to stand on tiptoe to look oys
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