The Newtown bee., 1878-06-06
Local JOttings.

MT. Vim. H. Glover of this town as onC
 of his deputies.
 A change of time on the Shepaug rail
 road went into effect Monday morning
 See new time table on first page.
 A boy named Eugene Egan found q wild strawberry near his home, in Pal. estine, which was as large as a walnut.
 Rsv. J. s. Wilson. formerly of Eng
 land, preached two excellent sermons in the Congregational church last Sabbath.
 Mir. David Kenney of New Preston has the position of conductor on the She paug R. R., and entered upon his duties Monday.
 Mir. Benj. c. Curtis, of Curtis's hill, has enlarged his house by building an addition 18x20 feet. Mir Francis Kane did the work.
 Next Sunday being Whit Sunday the ordinance of baptism will be adninis- tered to adults and children. in the morning, at Trinity church. ~ t Q gMr oGsoEsa~ ~W- staart.. while yauttins grass tn his lot in the cemetery, last week Wednesday. accidentally out him. self on his right knee with a sickle. The roads are being worked. Mir. Mitchell has done good job on the road leading to Sandy Hook. Mir. c. B. Sher- man repaired Queen street week before last.
 The funeral of Clarence C., infant son of Mary Curtis and the late Charles Curtis, of Palestine, took place Tuesday afternoon, at Trinity church, Rev. F. W. Barnett officiating.
 We are informed that Rev. J. P. Hoyt has requested that his salary be reduced S10O the coming year, in order that he may share with the society the burdens of the hard times. "2''
 MT, Legrand Fairchild and J. Bots ford Fairchild, carpenters, are at work for MT. Vim. Hawley,- who is making needed Improvements in and around his residence, in Hawleyville. "--.'..
 MT, Vim. Ackley has improved his house by building bay window. Mir. E. ". Wilson did the carpenter work. MT. Walter Ruffies is at present paint ing and graining the interior of Mir. Ackley's house. Y '~
 The three young men who have re- gently entered Yale from our Academy stand high in scholarship, one of them, at least, being in the first division. Six pupils of the Academy are now teaching in this town, and others in other towns.
 A new book" Our Folks at Poganuc by Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe-has just been added to the Library; also "Jose- phus, in two vols, presented by MT. and Mrs. Beach Camp, for which they will please accept the thanks of the Newtown Library Association. E.F.H.
 % .F Z aeMraP. H. Skidmore and Mir. Vim. J. Dick visited Bridgewater last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mir. Glover San ford, which was largely attended by the friends of the deceased gentle man. all of whom esteemed him very highly. He was gentleman of rare qualities and served his generation with fidelity, and goes down to his silent | home crowned with honors.
 Theserviees in Trinity church Sunday last were very interesting, and the at tendance very good. The. sacrament of | the Lords Supper. was administered. | The presence of Mir. and Mrs. W. N. | DeGrauw of Brooklyn in the choir gave much pleasure to the congregation, all of whom highly appreciated the excel lent singing and playing of Mir. and Mrs. DeGrauw, and regret tEey cannot be present oftener. F
 Some malicious persons are making a great deal of trouble for Mir. James Fur ner of Lake George. A short time ago he had a new rail fence pulled down. On Tuesday he received an anonymous letter. threatening him severely. and saying that If he did not discharge his hired man at once his property would be aa damaged much worse than ever before. tc. The same night, while the hired man was returning to Mr Turner's farm, he was tripped up by a piece of rope stretched across the road. and two masked men jumped upon his back. and placed revolver against his head. and