The Newtown bee., 1879-05-06

MT. H. B. Smith has gone to Water bury to work for Holiness Booth X Hay d'n. His friends wish him success.
 -Dr. c. A. Benedict has moved her office to 2S7 Marble Block, State street, Bridgeport, and discontinued her office in Bethel.
 Mir. Elliott M. Peck, jr., has on his right hand at the base of the middle fin ger felon which for two weeks has been very painful.
 Elliot Riggs fell off load of hay Wednesday in the Purchase, South Bri- tain, breaking two ribs. Dr. Vile at tended him.
 Fifty Per. Cent Saved by using Higgins German Laundry Soap because 1t is pure. Ask your grocer for it and give il q trial.
 Tho suit of Ward vs. Dick was con- cludcd last Tuesday afternoon and re- suited in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of sl 100 damages.
 --MARRIED.-At the Congregational parsonage, Newtown, May f. Mir. Charles II. Jennings to Miss Ellen Humphreys, both of Dunbury.
 The monthly meeting of the Library Association will be held this (Tuesday) evening at the Grand Central Hotel. A full meeting Is expected.
 Some unknown parties beat an old man whose name we could not learn, cutting his face and otherwise iniuring him, last Thursday evening.
 MT John B. Hawley, of Brookfield, loft home Monday, April 21 for q visit 70 New York. Mir. Hawley has been in feeble health for several weeks past.
 Thomas Costello, of Hahover, has had two-seated wagon made at the fac tory of E. N. Hallock. The carriage ironing was done by w. A. Sherman.
 -NhOOping Cough instantly relieved by q small amount of very pleasant medicine known as Dr. A. J. Flaggs Cough and Lung Syrup. Keep it handy.
 The Housatonic Railroad Company are offering reward of two hundred dol lars for the arrest of the party who tam pered with the switch at Maltbys turn out.
 Babies seem plentiful. Mir. Patrick Kane, Mir. James Partridge, MT. Thomas Klnsey and Mir. William Winton all have had additions to their families this week all girls.
 Charles Rininsland has just added to hls stock fresh supply of "Capaduras," La Iguuldad de Habanas," etc., which are highly commendable to the lovers of the 'fraSl ant weed.
 Mir. Jerome Northrop has been mak- ing Improvements in his barn by moving 1t back further from his house and ad- ding to it. The Latin Brothers. of Greenfield, are doing the carpenter work.
 MT. Timothy Shehan has been improv- ing his house by removing the old stone chimney nnd substituting one of brick, Andrew McNurney did the mason work. nn lEn nut h Inn ha ly {vo l. ;c line Is we'll done.
 The number of dogs registered this year is about 170 against 235 last year, making difference of 65. Quite a num- ber of owners have either forgotten to register their dogs or have disposed of them in some way.
 Mir. K A. Nichols, who has had char go of the fur hat factory of S. A. Blackman x Co. of Hawleyville, has accepted Il position In the State prison of Massachusetts and will have charge of the hatmaking department.
 The oldest son of Mir. Conlong had his foot severely crushed while attempt ing to get off a heavily loaded rubber wagon on Thursday last. Dr. Vile was called and rendered the necessary assist ance. The boy Is doing well.
 Mir. George w. Northrop, formerly hat merchant in Bridgeport, called at our office last week and from the card left we see that he is now with the firm of Plumb. Griffin X Co.,, fl Middle street, Bridgeport. MT. Northrop has our best wishes In his new field Of labor.
 -E. c. Barnum, of Taunton, has pur- chased of D. Gregory, Esq, his Aldernsy COW Bessie also d grade Jersey COW of A. Hamilton. Watertown. MT. B. Is now making butter from ten COWS, for which we understand he finds a ready mark ct.
 The Bridgeport Mutual Life Insur- ance Association Is In fourishing con- dition. High Sheriff Aaron Sanford of this town, Is one of its directors. Charles B. Hotchkiss is President; John D. Candee, Vice-Prssident; W. c. Line burg. Secretary, and W. E. Seeley Treasurer.
 On Monday evening of last week Mr. c. H. Libby left Newtown for hts home In Bridgeport. He had charge of the mechanical department of this paper from last August till about a week ago. during which time he secured many fast friends, all of whom regret his de- parture. We wish him a successful future
 When you go out to make calls and stay to tea and get the leg of chicken on your plate and can't get the meat off, look at 1t wistfully moment, and then say how that dear little baby has grown, all eyes are turned upop poor baby and then go for the leg. If you don't, 1t is ono chahce lost.
 Mir. S. c. Northrop, of the Bridgeport Bee Hive, has something to say to you In our advertising columns. He has bar gains In all sorts of goods and the best assortment'of children's carriages in the city He wishes attention called to the new style canopy-top with the curtains folded in tho top, out of the way until needed. when they can be let down in an instant.
 On Sunday last as George and Willie Deehler and sister were returning home from church the buggy was accidentally overturned and the occupants thrown to the ground. The horse ran quite a distance entirely demolishing the buggy. Willie Beehler had a severe cut on the knee-pan; the rest escaped injury. Dr. Vile attended to the case. Edward Wilson, of Sandy Hook, had n narrow escape from serious injury on Tuesday of last week. While standing on the plate of Q barn at which he was at work, in Hanover,an unlucky move threw | him backwards to the floor timbers below. Luckily he escaped with lame arm and q respectable lump on his forehead. It may be added taat a crowbar which he l held In his hands was not injured in the least and landed only half an inch in ad- | vance of him.
 Patrick said his reverence, "the widow Molony tells me you have stolen one of her finest pigs. Is that so?' Yes yer honor What have you done with it?" Killed 1t and ate it, yer hon. or.F "Oh, Patrick, when you are brought face to face with the widow and her pig on Judgment Day, what account will you be able to give of yourself when the wid- ow accuses you of the theft?" "Did you l snxr ho nj xuoinld ho r,.i,-