The Newtown bee., 1879-03-25

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 was sentenced to bShanged May 30Jh, 1880.
 HoyJs lawyers intend to make efforts to
 procure a new trial
 Fifty tons of plaster are being un-
 loaded near Lamson B. Lakes crossing
 which will soon be ground at the mill ill
 South Centre District.
 MT. Edward Taylor, of the Sandy
 Hook Hotel, has been sick with dumb ague for several weeks. He is now inn
 proving. Dr. Monroe Judson attended
 MT. Taylor during his sickness.
 The Winter term of the school in
 Head of the Meadow District, closed Saturday. Miss Anna Day who has been teacher, is highly recommended for her mode in teaching, by A. B. Prindle, School Visitor.
 A daughter of MT. Amos Simons, (colored) of Taunton, aged 20 years, was buried Tuesday afternoon. The funeral services were held in the chapel and con ducted by Rev. J. P. Hoyt.
 We would call farmers attention to the advertisement of E. l.. Johnson in this issue. It is a good opportunity for .hose wi hing to buy sheep with nice lot of lambs ut their side to do so, as he is ready to sell at a fair price. Give him call.
 When a man gets to dreaming that his wife tells him to take of his shirt, and gets up and does it lone of these cold nights), he surely has no regard for the weather, if he had he would keep it on, even if his wife did tell him to take it off.
 -Dr. w. c. Vile removed from MT. Geo. Lyman of New Preston, on Friday of last week, a tape worm measuring 24 feet long head and all, which had baffle1 the skill of many physicians for three and a half years. pr. w. removed it in one hour and fifty minutes.
 John Porter and George Whittlesey, succeeded in catching large hoot-owl, Saturday. It is the largest that has ever been seen around here. m assuring feet ? inches from tip to tip. 1t io prob ably the one that frightened so many people last Winter, with it's hideous noises. It is now on exhibition at Jno. Porters in Sugar St., to all who wish to see this mysterious bird, cents.
 The Library Association will hold | their regular monthly meeting, on Tues 1 day evening, April 1st, at which time the committee for soliciting subscriptions ale requested to make their report. It | is hoped the subscriptions will generally | be renewed, so that the Library will be | placed upon substantial basis for the | ensuing year.
 Manager Gardner of the Boston Hub Store, 311 Main street, comes to the front with fine advertisement, which | those contemplating q new suit of cloths will please read carefully. Square deal ing is Gardners motto, and as it will | cost you nothing, call and examine the f.a1<N
 -Saml Graham, the mail-boy, ofSan- dy Hook, found d fine mink, Wednesday in the trap that he had set for muskrats. Sammy was elevated to the third heaven instantly, and enjoyed the honOrs bestowed upon him for being @ great Nimrod.
 One day last week, Prof. J. R. Latin was severely bitten upon his right cheek by a dog belonging to Dr. Beardsley, of Monroe. Prof. Latin drove up to the Doctors door, and on getting out of his his foot caught in the lap robe md he fell to the ground, and the dog 'an and bit him on the face before he could get to his feet. Prof. l.. appeared before his class in Trinity Church last Friday with his visage somewhat marred.
 The New York HeraM of last week
 
 w. Foote, editor and proprietor of the Duly and Weekly Journal, of Elizabeth, N. J., died s Iddenly of apopleXy Tuesday night. MT. FOOte was native of New own, and related to Mrs. E. l.. Johnson. ,lr. E. l.. Johnson, and Mrs. Beach Camp, sister of the deceased gentleman, attend d the funeral.
 The Huntingtown district school losed Saturday, March 18th. Carle D. ,tillson taught the school and has given rood satisfaction to the district and the Board of School Visitors. At the com nencement of the school term the teach r announced three prizes; George A. Peck received the first, Jennie Frisco the econd, and Harry B. Coger the third. After the presentation of the prizes each cholar received oranges, peanuts &c., dr. Stillson will teach the summer term.
 Bishop Williams has announced his for visiting the various Episcopal Churches in this diocese dur ng the Spring and Summer. The fol- owing are the dates for this vicinity ,unday, May II, morning at St. Paul's. afternoon St. Mathews, Will on, evening Trinity, South Norwalk, Sun lay morning, May IS, Trinity, Newtown, .fternoon St. James, Danbury, evening It. Thomas, Bethel. Monday afternoon Jay 19, St. Stephen's, Ridgefield, Tues t. lay afternoon, May 20, Christ Church. 7, Bedding Ridge.
 MT Wm. J. Dick is having the din ( ng-room of his hotel put into excellent ondition. Mir. John B. Parmalee and { Ir. Wm. Patchen, of Hattertown are do- [ ng the carpenter work, which consists [ f building wainscoting around the I oGm, made of black walnut and white r Sh nf ~ havn l., V cased and trimmed with black walnut. very handsome mantle-piece made of ,alnut and ash has also been built. The T ides above the wainscoting and ceiling 'ill be painted. These improvements yill add greatly to the comfort of the ming room, as well as to the beauty of ( his popular hotel. .
 Rev. E. Beardsley, of Worthwhile, was a n town last week, and informs us that t he Baptist Chapel in Berkshire, which is C adly out of repair, will soon be in the V ands of the carpenters and made suitable t or worship. The number of persons who ( 'orship in the chapel are very few, and a re unable to meet the expenses necessa- | y to repair the chapel; but Mir. Beard ! ley has been promised assistance from d everal persons residing in the neighbor- V ood. The chapel though owned by the U 'aptist Society, is opened for other de- c ominations when desired. Rev. Mr. C 'eardsley will be thankful for any con- T ribution sent to help repair the chapel. l. Among the contents of the April Scrib- q CT, the handsomest magazine in the 2 'orld, will be illustrated papers on ''Ac- DTS and Actresses of New York, "John F ,ricsson" sketch of remarkable inter- :. st and freshness), Henry Bergh and :. is Works, "H M. s. Pinafore for Anna !, eurs, "The Stickeen River and it's Gla- q iers, The Measure of a Man" (by Will . am Page), and :" In a Snailery," and ' ther papers on "'The Tendency of Mod '