The Newtown bee., 1879-09-03
MT Eli B. Clarke left for his home in Brooklyn, l.. l., Monday.

Julius A. Beers, living in the south lGth. It was evidently poisoned.
 Martin J. Mallett, of Monroe, is building a new ice house. Who says ice cream next season?
 --One thousand yards standard calicos, fast colors, only six cents per yard, at Sanford & Hawleys.
 The Misses Parsons, with their friend, Miss Bates, are the guests of Philo Bots ford, of Palestine.
 Thomson x Co.,, of New Haven, have contracted to furnish the Newtown Say ings Bank with large Gre-proot safe.
 Charlie Rininsland, the barber, will he at his shopi in Sandy Hook on Thurs day (this week. instead of Wednesday.
 Joy will be rife in some parents hearts, as the Academy and Parish school opened on Monday.
 George Latin, of Sandusky, Ohio, is visiting his father, MT. Granville Latin, in Newtown.
 Charles Winton, of Zoar, has the boss coon dog, with which he captured four cOOnS.
 Persons contributing for the columns of the BEE will please write only upon one side of their manuscript.
 Mir. Alfred Stllson, of Hattert0wn, is building the cellar wall to the addition of R. D. Shepard's store in Dodgingtown.
 Miss Ida Mallett, of Monroe, celebra- ted her nineteenth birthday Aug. 26th Friends were present from Trumhull and Bridgeport. The presents were valuable.
 Mrs. Lucy 4. Beardsley, of Dodging- town, has had her barn very much i'm proved by putting on new siding. MT. F. c. Sanford did the carpenter work
 Mir. K. D. Shepard, of Dodgingtown, is going to build an addition to his store. Mir. John Parmalee of Hattertown, will do the work.
 The Congregationalists had social gathering at their church last night. Peaches and cream were discussed for the benefit of the society, More anon.
 Miss Sarah Browne and Miss Maria Hiendsmann, who have for the past few weeks been visiting at Mr. Patrick Rady's, returned to their home ill New York last week.
 MT. Chas. W. McNeil, of Bridgeport. clerk for the well-known dry goods dealer, David NJ. Read, has received many eco miums from the press on account of be- ing successful window decorator. J. Crouchley, of Taunton, was frightened by the music Of the Parish Dram Corps in front Of L. E Booths store, on We'd nesday night. 4 broken trace was the result.
 Lost, in or near Newtown,s Sunday !ast, q lady'5 fine gold, two strand chain, which i9 especially valued as being ar heirloom. The finder will receive hearty thanks by returning it to this office.
 The happy guests, who are wont to assemble around Mrs. N. B. Glover's social board, have now face in their midst. Miss Elinor Atkinson, of Bridge port.
 Tho incomprehensible Danbury kids have originated new scheme. In one morning lately they gathered fourteen rlts unto their fathers, with hooks and lines with meat for bait.
 Mrs. Gurdon s. Colt, of New York, con- tralto, with MT. Chas. B. Hawley, of New York, basso, will favor the audience with several select pieces at the Readings in Sandford's Hall, tonight.
 This item is intended as 8 vote of thanks to Mir. Cha5. Fairchild, of Taun- ton, for the rosy apples with which we have garnished our inner man.
 MT. Willie T. Nichols returned to his home in AvOndale, Cincinnati, O., Thurs day, much to the regret of his many young friends.
 Be sure and hear Prof. Roberts, in his select readings and recitations to- night at Sanfords Hall. Admission twenty-five cents. Reserved seats thirty five cents. The latter can be found at Sanford x Hawley's.
 The new Catholic singing school, which has recently been started in town, is progressing very rapidly under the leadership of Miss Annie McCartan. It meets every Tuesday and Thursday even- ings for practice, in the basement of St. Roses church.
 Dramatic readings, recitations, etc, will be the order Of the evening at San lords Hall tonight. Hear the talented Prof. Chas. Roberts, Jr., of New York, and, at the same time, aid the Newtown Library Association. Tickets 25 and 35 cents. Chart for reserved seats at San- ford < Hawley's
 - The town of Newtown has a small section of road near the residence of MT. Andrew Sherman which needs improving The sand should be covered over with good dirt and the travelling public, and especially the tax payers, would say amen. ....