The Newtown bee., 1879-07-09
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Chew Jackson $ best Sweet Navy To- bacco. Tt is said that the peach crop will not be a failure this year. MT. Booth Glover and family have returned home to New Orleans, La, MT. Henry Beecher has been quite sick with infammatory rheumatism for over two weeks.
 Mir. David M Nichols, of New York city, was the guest of his brother, Philo Nichols, 4th of July.
 Mir. Tracy Booth has had his wagons painted ill very fine style by G. A. Ever cts.
 MT. Thomas Lynch and wife, of Brooklyn, N. Y., were In town Fourth of July.
 Mir. H. E. Couch and wife, of Dan- bury, are the guests of Mir. Samuel J. Botsford, of Palestine.
 Mrs. J. R. Smith and son, of Falls Village, have given their old friends ill this town call this week.
 Patrick McInerny and James Casey, of Brooklyn, N. Y., were on d visit to their friends in this place last week.
 Willie Sanford son of High Sheriff Aaron Sanford, is at present visiting his sister, Mrs. Proctor, of Cincinnati, o,
 Who wants to go to Bridgeport to swelter under circus tent? An excur- sion to DudI sys Grove would be better. FIFTY PER CENT SAVED by using Hig- gins German Laundry Soap, because it is pure. Ask your grocer for it and give 1t d trial.
 Services in St. Johns church, Sandy Hook, will be held at l 12 o'clock P. m., instead of 3 D. m. as heretofore. Sunday school ut 12 1-2 o'clock.
 The Rev. James Taylor, former pas tor, is expected to preach in the M. E.. Church, Sandy Hook, on Sunday, July 13, in exchange with Rev. c. $. Dikeman.
 -Munson Clark, of Zoar, is building q new house, on the site of the one former ly occupied by him. It will be an orna- ment to the place, and reflects credit on the builders.
 James Wilson, of Weston, form erly of this place, is rusticating in Sandy Hook, much to the delight of his female friends. It is needless to add that James is good looking bachelor.
 Mir. William N. Nichols and son, Willie T. Nichols, of Avondale, Cincin- nati, O., arrived in town Saturday, and are the guests of Miss Charlotte Nichols for the summer.
 Mrs. Emily A. Bennett closed her school at Sandy Hook, on July Sd, foI vacation until Monday, September 1st. She expects to spend a part of her vaca. tion at Ocean Grove. N. J.
 There has been d man around trying to sell a patent fly wheel. Whats the use of getting a patent on a fly? and what is tle wheel good for without the fly? Nc use in his buzzlng around here. . Young men, throw away your pistols and then if you should happen to get drunk, you would not be so apt to hurt any body. The practice of carrying al arsenal in your trowsers is foolish one
 If the party who sheared the mane and tail of Delazon Peet's horse, thought anything was added to the animals beauty, they did not get very far out ot the way, but the act was a contemptibly mean one.
 Fire is a good thing in it's place, but H. L. Wheeler. of Sandy Hook, thought it sadly out of place when it was discov. cred on the roof of his barn, on Monday last. Fortunately for himself and the neighborhood it was extinguished with out much damage. Cause-fire-cracker
 The leaflets containing the list ot new books added to the NewtOwn Library since the Catalogue was printed, are nov ready for distribution to the subscriber. by the Librarian. They have been yer, neatly printed at the office of the NEW TOWN BEE. Please place them inside tn, former Catalogue for convenient refer ence and safe keeping.
 Rev. Alpheus Winter, Secretary ant Agent of the Connecticut Temperance Union, occupied the pulpit of the Con gregational Church, last Sunday morning In the afternoon he addressed the child ren of the Juvenile Temple and in tn evening preached a temperance sermon MT. Winter is Ane, interesting speaker He was the guest of z. s. Peck and Mis- Mary r. Peck, Superintendent of the Stat Juvenile Templars.
 The picnic of St. Roses parish wa held on the Fourth and was very largel, attended. The day was spent most agree ably, and we doubt not the receipts wer, very gratifying. The funds are to be appli ed to the church fund. On Tuesday even ing quite q large audience assembled a Glover's Hall to participate in the draw ing of the rocking chair and clock. Tn lucky hnldars of fha nun hnrS that drax