The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
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| St. Roses parish drum corps was out Friday evening for practice.
 Chew Jaekson's best Sweet Navy To- bacco.
 MT. l. B. Booth Is about having barn built upon his farm in Cold Spring Miss Mary F. Blackman is visiting friends in New Hartford, Conn.
 W. A. Maynard, of Taunton, is re- pairing his Darn.
 Rev. II. B. Hersey preached in the Congregational church last Sunday alter noon.
 Mir. Booth Hawley fell from load ot hay last Friday and was quite seriously injured
 Mrs. Eli B. Coger died Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock after long ane painful illness.
 Mir. B. F. Glover and family, of New Orleans, La, are the guests of Norman b. Glover, Esq.
 Little Lulu Orgelman fell off the stood in front of her fathers harness shop anu sprained her wrist severely last Saturday. Miss L. NJ. Keeler, daughter Of Deacon E. w. Keeler of Waterbury, Is visiting Mrs. J. B. Wheeler.
 Rev. Geo. r. Waters, of Bethel, is expected to preach in the Congiegatlohal church on Sunday afternoon next, at l.3o PM. Efforts are being made to raise funds for display of fireworks on the evening oP July 4th. The exhibition to take place ut the flag pole
 Ladies will find at my store the finest selection of hats and trimmings Ill town: Hats trimmed in the latest styles. Cali and see me. MlSS h' f-l'"o''ON' Miss Ella Terrill is at present visiting her uncle, Mir c. c. Burdetre, of Spring field, Mass, and will visit in other places several of her schoolmates.
 MT. A. Fairchild has on exhibition in one of the windows of L. Booths store several interesting articles taken from the deep.
 FIFTY PER CENT. SAVED by using Hig- gins German Laundry Soap, because It Is pure. Ask your grocer for it and give It d trial.
 All of the mason work of the new bridge in Sandy yHook has been completed. The bridge will be built as soon as posai- ble. The mason work is pronounced to bo the best and most substantial Ill towh' The article published last week from the pen of F. Clarke, Esq, appeared first in,it have been credited to that paper
 Mir. William Blakslee attained his eightysfourth year of age last Saturday. He fs Tn excellent good health and vigor- uus. me ouIy LnI1g Gnar nn"ro irts de- clining years Is the gradual falling of his eye sight. q
 The son of Mir. Daniel Kane, who re- sides on the Berkshire road. was severely bitten on the right hand Thursday night by Q shepherd dog. Dr. Vile dressed the hand. We learn that the same dog had bitten two other persons. The ire quency of these dog bites would suggest the muzzling of them as the law directs.
 James E. Moore Post, G. A. R., of Danbury, will visit Custer Post sometime next month. The comrades of Custer Post intend to scalp their Danbury breth- ren if good living and their best hospital lty can be made to work harmonioualy the evening of their visit.
 Charlie Johnson, Of Tinkeraeld, brought to our office on Wednesday a turtle which he found in a field, having cA Aa1I Johnson. 1892" The turtle was marked seventeen years ago by John Johnson. Charlie engraved his name on the turtle and returned it to the place where it was found.
 On the evening of the marriage oi MT. Charles J. Blackman to Miss Augusta M. Blackman, about seventy friends as .sembled to witness the ceremony, which was a pleasing affair to the all the friends of the happy couple, as well as to them selves. On Friday evening about fifty friends assembled at the house of the grooms mother, Mrs Starr Blackman and q fine supper was enjoyed by alb
 MT. John Weldon was bitten by his own dog Tuesday of last week on the leg and on Thursday MT. Weldon sent fol Dr. Bennett because the wound was very painful. The dog appeared unusually cross for few days previous to biting MT. w. but he is not thought to be mad
 Custer Post has taken upon itself tht task of seeing that all soldiers who art buried in the towns of Newtown anc Southbury that have no mark shall have stones provided by the Government. Any person knowing of such cases will please send the name in full, rank company