The Newtown bee., 1879-01-21

TOUT readers hereabouts wore arrsa- rn1y surpiiScd last week in finding I'll s bsk again enlarged and it's geneinl iep- to'ionce ana makeup so greatly i'm ploNeu, You had promised your patrons sonc improvements but the enlargement ""u ,, noe peeh announced,- and it was d real surprise. Your paper receives high | praise. NeNtown may feel proud of it's | local paper. People think there can be nc urones In your hive. Go on MT BEE
 Sleighing Is in order. Parties come and go. The Ne,es says they wao % are apt to make Newtown their objective poiht. Well Newtown is not bad place co go lo. A party come in from South east' N: F. the other day, mostly chil- oren' They had jolly time. A party went out on Monday and brought up at brookheld. party went out the other evening and sRprised q Ridgefield fam ny. on Tuesday night a goodly number went on similar errand to Weston And so the ball keeps rolling It Is notice apie that Danburians who have a New town experience thiswise speak highly oi tho hotels there,
 TWO prisoners, Hcrmon and McC'reedv.
 had tight in the jail the other day. Dis
 interested parties interfered and not
 much was done.
 By the failure of Col. Higgins to come
 to time Friday night, week ago, as an-
 notnced, Danbury people had the pleas
 ure Of hearing Rev. Mir. Hough's lecture
 on Physical Culture" 'Chalk Talk" is
 next in order
 I MT Beaja inc F. Bailey, our popular
 v" ri'f S" man, gave an interesting
 lecture on Tuesday evening last as men
 toned last week. He had large and .I appreciative audience, the Opera House lnd al n over two hours on his experience in Mex
 lco, Texas and tho Southern Confectionery,
 lie was listened to with close attention
 and frequently applauded enthusiastic cally. He is n fluent speaker and a cap
 ital story-teller. The lecture was in-
 structive and amusing. On the whole we have had but few lectures that gave better general satisfaction. It was given in the interest of the Temperance Re
 form Association. It netted about S1O0 } The fur hat finishers at q recent meet ting of their society elected Edwin Har- ITS, President; Geo. Von Gal, Vice Pres
 ident; w. T. St. John. Secretary; T. T
 Alexander, Treasurer
 MT. M. McPhelemy has been arrested Tor violating the liquor law. He has ap. 5 pealed to the Superior Court.
 An aged inmate of the poor house fel down n light of stairs and broke her hip.
 aS II poverty alone was not enough. r The ice men have gathered largely anC !. report that they never had a better crop tt The Portchestcr ,JouRai learns tha . there Is every prospect that the New Can . itan road will pass into the hands of tn, ; New York, New Haven and Hartfort Railroad, and that it will be extended tt : Danbury Good.
 il There is considerable sickness report
 ed. Lung levers prevail. Mumps ar, abating.
 l. Several trampS were discharged iron a jail the other day. Four or five of then
 very soon purchased admission ticket a to the Town Farm by disorderly conduc f and Will be cared for the balance of tn | Winter. But 1t is expected they wi, work out their living. n snow here is ato;.t twelve inches dee, l. and lies very level.
 d The revival meetings held in the Uni n Versalist Church laS week were highl IT interesting and apparently profitable e Their mode of procedure was somethin; q new in Danbury. They have a covcn;.n y or religious pledge which seekers after
 better and holier life sign and pledg if themselves to pray and search the scrip
 lures and strive to attain to a higher spii 5 itual life. large number signed tn
 pleuSe or covenant. There was much ill = terest manifested. Talented speaker 70 from abroad were present and contribu . ted to the interest, notlceably Rev. Nil
 Pullman of New York, who stirred an z. almost electrified his audience by hi e eloquence and earnest appeals. Revivs l. meetings were also held in the BapLis n Church and much religious interest mar e ifested.
 ., The James E. Moore Post G. A. R U had thcr annual entertainment Thursda :, evening. .ry HoaAcE