The Newtown bee., 1879-04-01
U G!e Der Tuesday, April 1St, 1879
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 TNo walking mnnia has reached Wo0I- bury. There was d walking match eae1l night last w0ek, between Sundry p"%S ol the town. The stakes were S3 anu th' champiouship, in d i've hour walk. Tn" subScriber has neither the names ot the competitors, nor the winners in the race, and iS not very ambitious to learn. lhl walking mAnia which has broken out all over the country, iS one Ot the most use loss aud silly of CraHoS. No hehehI re Suls4 to anybody or anything. It causes mDlov uld timr tO he spent m N'tlll, anu there r. no compensation. Well, It VIII havO It's day, and then IL Will como |" "'' end.
 Dr. Frank r. Fstcrly, who previously prncticrd medicine with great success Ill thI4 town, and who has been residing lh Florida some years, iS about t0 visit u> again, His family have arrived, but he is d ,tainn in New York by SDnh DuSl~ ,ncSI matters. He Is in poor health. lh' climate of Florida has not agreed Wlth him, and it 4 dOuhtful whether he Will ever become arcimated there. We shall be glad to shake our old friend by the hand again.
 Mir. Grandson Bcnrdslcy, the senior partner in the late firm of C. B"nrdSlcN K Son. dissolved by the death of the son, MT. SldnltN E ItNbI'lNt'fN, ll't0 'liVl NNI hl'' business and large stock in trade for sale and several persons have called tO look at the stock without results nS yet. His nnighhOrS nud friends are very reluc- tant to have him 20 out Of business. II would add to the sad change that haa como over the business interests of this part of the town. The death Of Nm. E. Woodruff two years ago, caused a sad loss to the business interests of the town,
 Al. r. lttNti by the aloath of Stanley F.. BCarl-l"E. on" of the boSt business men in the county. In the lantuago of a nciGhbOr, 1t SccmN as though 'thn bottom board dropped out of the business interests ofthc town. If Mir. C. Bcarl,ley should retire il would add greatly to the business loss, and 1t would not he well for him, m"n- tally or physically. A man who hts been in active business nll his life up to the age of @, cannot sit down inactive, with ont giving out. We hope he will not do it. Perhaps we ar" selfish in this wish but the wish k very pcrvadtmE.
 William J.Well5 opcnsn new shoe st0rC in Strong's hlork up town, this week lIc is assisted ns of yorr hy MT. William IT, Mckay We shall miss William II from this part of the town, as musician mechanic, clocutiOuiSt, st0rN-trIlcr ant friend. Joy go with him in his new licl' orIabor.
 Tho eighth euddrn death intown within tho last six months occurred on Tuesday the 18th inst. IL was tn" death Of Mr John Cramcrat lIotchkis1viIl". He wa' A"izcl with apuplrxy in the forcno' I and diol in q few hours. Th"r" Sr"m1 t. hn r 4trtu;n fat,lity her. in the mature of Strldra deaths. The same seems b, inc public prints tu be true of the whole country, though not in SO marked a d." gree a4 in this town of late. ThcS, events call loudly upon the living to h' rrady for the summons Of death, nnd tt remember the scripture injunction tt watch for at an hour when Yo think no the Son of Man c"m"th. NAMELt%s.
 J. II. Allen has moved into John o Martins residence, where Dr. r. w Brown resided during the past year
 Mir. Ebon Wheeler, who was rcpOrtc' in this paper few weeks ago t be sicl nul again to he about able to attend {, business has again been attacked witt severe illness. It iS feared 1t will h somc time ere he gets we'll again.
 Owcn Hawlcy waS winner oE tho s5.0 at tho walking match which Was con clndrd March 22d. He made Fl miles il fnHr md thrcc-quartcr hours.
 J. C. Mayne has come out with d nc\ harness do. Julius Cowlcs.
 Mir. Wm. Smith startcd after beef eat tie up North last week.
 The Pomcroy entertainment didu t mcC with very great success at the hall las week Thursday night.
 Robert Shaw advcrtiscs his housrh0l goods for sale very cheap. amt variou other articles at thossamc rate.
 Tho merchants in town complain c times being very dull.
 iir. Edgar Post has bargainod to wor for D. CultiSI Sons for one year, com moncing April list, and intends taking residence at Pompcrtug.
 Mir Thos. Shea has addod anOthc horso to his business and intends to 500 havo another.
 Mr5. n. Curtss is having her hous drcoratnd with new coat of paint. Bas sott is doing the job.
 Mir. John O. Martin has employed Nil II. Baldwin to build a new tenant dwel ing, situated near his father Upson's re, idencc.
 MT. George Roswell has rented tn Simpson place and moved there las weGk,
 A good wagon-makcr who can pain iron and do the wood work would do wcI to locate in the centre of this place, q there Is not plpca in town whore the pretend to make first class pheator.
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