The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

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 D. S. Hammond, Esq, was in town last week.
 Harry Weed and his sister, Libbie, are in town visiting friends.
 Tt Is predicted that the month of Au- gust will be a scorcher.
 Rev. Mrs. James Taylor spent few days last week with her friends in town. Mrs. Emily A. Bennett starts on her trip Aug. 1st. and expects to be absent about three weeks.
 The pear crop promises to be an un-pear-alleled one. Even the boys and girls are bearing off.
 Miss Eliza Wright and Miss Taylor are visiting friends in Bridgeport, and will remain one week.
 John Scanlou has had fence built in front of his house. Stiles Smith done the work.
 Master Frank Glover, of Danbury, is visiting his cousin, Robbie Lake, at Hawleyville.
  residence of the widow CaSanaugh ill very neat and attractive manner.
 The prospectus of the 4Oth volume of that excellent publication the Scientific American can be found on eighth page this week
 On Monday morning last near Taun- ton Lake, MT. James Henry Burr killed black snake measuring about five feet. Miss Sadie Barteau, of patchogue, L l., neice of Mir B. w. Matthews, is visit ing her uncle, and other friends in Flaw leyville.
 It Is now In order to hear who has had the largest rye, got the biggest" potatoes, and who has cut the most hay to the acre.
 Mrs. Nj innie Du Bois, of Brooklyn, is spending part of her vacation with friends in Sandy Hook. She Is at pres ent the guest of H. L. Wheeler.
 Giles G. Thomson, wife and son, of New Haven, are the guests of the Grand Central Hotel. Mir Thomson is the agent of Terwilliger x Co.,, safe manufacturers, of New York.
 There will be dance at the barn of Geo. P. Benedict, Taunton, Friday night, If pleasant, if not, the dance will be held the next Tuesday night. The Bethel Cornet Band will furnish music. Tickets 50 cents.
 The officers of Granite Lodge. I. O.. of G. T., will be installed Friday even ing. August 1st. unless stormy. The members will please take notice that a special programme for Good of the Order" is being prepared tor that even- ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. B. Palmer. of Savan- nah. Ga.; Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Atkinson and daughter. Bridgeport; Miss J. E. Beach and Miss NJ. B. Fields. of New ', 'Havsn;. are guests thls. week at MT. Norman Glover's. pr. Celest A. Benedict, of Halter town, Is taking her annual vacation of two weeks, visiting New Haven, Hart ford, Bristol. and will this week visit Harrington, Mass.
 Rev. c. L. Dikeman preached a very interesting sermon last Sunday evening In the M k. Church. It will we under stand by request be repeated at some future time. He Is considered very good preacher, and his church and con- gregation are thus far we'll pleased.
 Parties desiring Q pleasant picnic ground cannot do better than to secure "A. w. Peck's grove, east side of Taunton Lake, entrance near the residence of H. B. Dikeman. It has recently been fitted up with stationary table and seats, cro- quet ground. etc. Boats furnished if desired. For particulars inquire of A. W. PECK, Mount Pleasant.
 Considerable excitement was oc- casioned this morning by the accidental catching on fire of the COW shed In the rear of the Episcopal parsonage. The children playing in the shed had some matches and igHited them, setting some waste paper OH fire. The alarm was given and the flames subducd before much damage was done. A hole was burnt in the roof.
 The horse of J. c. Sanford, of New town, ran away on Fairfield avenue yesterday afternoon, throwing him out and injuring his head badly. The buggy was considerably broken. bTt he had 1t repaired and drove home in it last night.-Standard of Tuesday.
 Mrs. H. l.. Wheeler returned from
 
 Saturday evening, after an absence of one week. During her stay she met with an accident. which, thanks to an overruling Providence, did not prove to be serious one. She In company with