The Newtown bee., 1879-02-11

dissolved, Mir. Birdsey retiring. MT. D. M. Nor gan continues the business in his
 own name.
 The Perley Comedy Company will
 play "Divorce" in Sanford's Hall, We'd
 nesday evening. February 18th. See ad-
 vertisement. This troupe played Our
 Boys" here, and are first-class organ | ization. Go and sec them.
 pr. w. c. Vile removed from two
 ladies of Newtown on Thursday last, after 1 four hours treatment, two tape worms,
 head and all, measuring 22 and 21 feet re-
 spectively.
 Tho funeral of Mrs. Micheal Bradley,
 which took place last Tuesday, from St.
 Roses Church, was attended by a large number of her friends. There was long
 line of carriages and sleighs. Miss Mary Elizabeth Beers, of Mile
 Hill, arrived home last week, afterspend- ing q very enjoyable visit of two weeks in
 Brooklyn, the guest of MT. John c. Beers and other friends.
 --Thos Carroll, q former resident of Sandy Hook, died at his residence in Shelton last week. and his remains were
 brought to the Catholic Cemetery in Sandy Hook for interment. His funeral was largely attended.
 Chew Jackson's best Sweet Navy To- bacco,
 Miss Mary F. Peck left on Friday of last week for New Haven. On Saturday she installed Juvenile Temple in Hart ford. She will institute one at Warehouse Point on Wendesday, the 18th, and the third one at West Meriden on the follow ing Saturday.
 MT. John Cavanaugh, of Walnut Tree Hill, called at our office and informed us that the item concerning the death of his son was not correct in several particulars. He says that his son was never bitten by a dog and that he did not go inte convul- sions on being handed water.
 The East winds arc trying to the throat. Keep Dr. A. J. Flagg's Cough and Lung Syrup at hand to ward off trouble.
 At the urgent request of number of the citizens of Newtown who were unable to hear him before, Custer Post have en- gagged the Hon. Mark D. Wiiberto lecture at Sanfords Hall, Newtown, Thursday evening, Feb. 20th. Tickets to all parts of the house 25 cents.
 Landlord Browne, of the Grand Gen. tral Hotel, is to give on Friday evening, Feb. 21st, one of the popular sociables for whichIhe has become so famous forgetting up. Thomas, of New Haven, is to furnish the music, which aloneis sufficient induce ment to fill the house. Don't forget the 2lst.
 Friday evening, just previous to the entertainment in Sanford's Hall, the la- dies and gentlemen who were to take part in the play, visited Dicks Hotel and enjoyed good supper, such as the proprietor of this celebrated hotel Is cap- able of getting up on such occasions.
 Last Wednesday, Michael Bradley was slightly cut on the head by falling out of Dr. Wilcoxson's buggy. Mike got | into the buggy and the horse suddenly started, and as he could not reach the reins and not being fond of riding in that style, jumped out. The horse ran short distance, turned around suddenly and fell. The horse got up again and waited until Mr. Bradley came.
 In our last issue we stated that Mr. Arthur Day was quite sick, and this week we are called upon to record his death, which took place last Wednesday at noon. Mir. Day was in poor health for several months and died of heart disease. He leaves wife and infant child. The fun P. M., Rev. MT. Haskins officiating. Rev. Arthur Day of Vermont, father of the deceased, was present. The remains were buried in Newtown Cemetery.
 The many friends of MT. Frank H. Stevens, the popular restaurant keeper on Wall street, Bridgeport, will be glad to know that after a temporary suspension of business he has again ooened his saloon | and will provide for thewants of his pa- irons, with the same polite attention as heretofore. The saloon has been newly | fitted up and painted. The Indies dining rooms, up stairs, have also been thor oughly re-fitted, and will be under the immediate supervision Of Mrs. F. H. Stevens Be sure and call at Frank Stevens when you visit Bridgeport
 "A party of Good Templars from San dy Hook paid social visit to Memorial Lodge, I. o. C.. T., of Danbury, on Tues | Iox ha incf Tho rl nf | meeting was enjoyed by all, and after ad journment an oyster supper was served in t le Lodge Room of which all partook | with relish, but particularly the members from Granite, to whom the cold air and ten mile drive had given good appetites Memorial Lodge is considered one of the liveliest, as well as most hospitable Lodges in the State, ard judging by the steady influx of new members the Society | must be appreciated in Danbury. It is expected that they will return the visit to Granite Lodge somo time next month. Fifty years ago last Saturday, Uncle Ezra Patch, of Sandy Hook, drove his stake in that busy village, and went to | work for Moses Parsons. In his hat shop, ! which had been built the Fall before. It is the building now occupied by Augustus Orgelman as residence. At that time Sandy Hook, which included Pohtatuck | and Walnut Tree Hill Districts, contained only about thirty houses. Mir. Parsons hat shop was the largest building used for that purpose in this part of the coun- try. and 1t was thought by some of his competitors that he was extravagant to launch out so extensively. Uncle Patch informs us that out of all the heads of families then residing in Sandy Hook but one person. besides his own family, is no,u aliva-Mrs Curtiss widow of