The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26
THE BEE.
NEwTowN. WEDNESDAY. NOV. 2e


to Brooklyn, Tuesday.
Don't forget the ball, In ST. Patrick s
Hall. Church Street, tonight,
Mr.. Edward Clark, former resident
ofthis place, was In town this week
The usual Thanksgiving services
will be held In our churches tomorrow.
A razor Is better than the I" Great
Spanish Discovery " to raze moustache-
John r. Tomllnson shipped four car
loads OF spiles to New York parties, last
week. t.e taft# 1Faa
Major p. P. Dickinson. prominent
railroad man of New York, was In town
last week
The house occupied by Judge Charles
Falrman is undergoing extensive repairs.
Mrs. Geo. II. Rumble and son. OF
East Haddanl. are visiting ut Miss Cha
lotte Nichols
--Spare-rib will be plenty to-morrow,if
we may Judge fiona the number OF pigs
being butchered this week.
Mrs. Geo f. Browne, returned Fri
day from visit. which embraced New
York aud Brooklyn
REV. Mrs. Barnett. of Wilton. was In
town, last week, the guest of her father,
Mr.. j. Blackman.
"A shocking thing. The telephone
Danbury Globe. A choking thing. Cod
fish bone.
In communication OF "E. L. J" in
our last issue, in place OF Aug 9Th, 1873,
1t should read Aug. 9Th, 1893.
Mrs Heman Northrop, of Palestine,
has had her house repaired. F. G. San
ford and r. r. Lacey did the work.
Miss Clara. daughter OF Gilbert viii
llams, OF South Britain. is attending
the Academy.
Tho N. Y. and N. f. II. r. have ad-
vertised for ties to be delivered anywhere
between Waterbury and Brewsters.
A nation that has been we'll repre-
scented in the BEE. and from which we
hop. some good will be derivod-stagna-
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt will preach in the M.
Il Church, Sandy Hook, next Sunday af-
ternoon. In exchange with Rev. G. s.
Dikeman.
How the coal men smlle.-Bridge-
port News. But poor men who have
to pay seven dollars a ton for coal don't,
though.
"A number OF youths who had of
couras forgotten the day OF the week,
amused them. Gives, Sunday, by skating
on the pond near the depot.
A little bird come to our sanctum
wia,Iow last week and told US that there
would soon lie another wedding in high
life in thl, town.
Col. L. J. Wright Is the happiost man
in town since the announcement that the
n Y. and N. e. Il. II. was TO be COMPLETED
was made. ...
The Housatanic Railroad Company
has the thanks OF the man who takes care
OF the tunnel for having erected build
iLgs for his use on eaeh end OF the same.
Re Mr Seward member of the
seaior class OF New Haven theological
university, assisted ReY. j. p. Hoyt in
the services ut the Congregational
Church, Sunday.
la the case of Samuel Ward rs. VIM.
j. Dick. the defeace was granted a new
trial at Bridgeport, last week. The plain
tia sues for damages for alleged SANDER
aud has already got two Iu isments.
--Samuol Scott, OF Danbury, contem-
plates closing out his business in that
place and removing to Paterson, N. j.
H,sia Offering bargains In all kinds Of
gaois In his line. Read his new aGyt.
-Ou Thursday OF last week Mr.. E. NJ.
HalIock, while setting a box Knocked the
end OF the second finger OF the right hand,
bone and all, nearly off. Dr. Vile at
tended 1t.
Owing to the storm OF Tuesday week,
the ladies or the congregational Church
mud society adjourned their oyster sup
per until Wednesday, evening, when they
were greeted with large crowd, and the
affair proscd a financial success.
The ladies OF the Congregational
Church and society will repeat their ovs-
ter and Ice cream festival uext Tuesday
evening In the basement OF the church
ii stormy, the next fair evening. All are
invited to sttend.
Mr.. John l.. lfughos, who was grant
eli the contract for building the new ice
breakers at the bridge OF the N. Y. and
N. 4. II. r., ID progressing rapidly. and
and expects to finish the job this week.
The work Is being done In most sub
sstantial manner.
The frat half Of the September term
of Court adjourned ut Danbury, Friday,
to come on at Bridgeport on the first
Tuesday In December. at two o'clock y.
IN, when Judge Beardsley wild preside.
The criminal term will come on the see
,oud TuerClay OF the same month, when
the Duchoiz ease win be tried, provided
-Juiscs can be obtained
At uu evening party recently we were
attracted by II handsome. Intelligent
looking gcntlcman, and hiss presence anl.
pressed as SO favorably that we were led
to ask his name, and learned that he was
Mr.. Russell Ford, of South Britain !;
that for the past twenty years he has
been gradually losing his eyesight. and
he Is now perfectly blind; nevertheless he
appeared as happy and gay as any person
an the assc,nblage. Ourinformant stated
that he does all manner OF work upon his
farm. without the aid of any guide, and a
aookcr-on would never know but what he