The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-10
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Inc neaVy ram OF saturday night was
welcomed by every one In this section of
the country. II was sorely needed, for
wells and springs were in many cases
dry, and streams were lower than the
"oldest inhabltant remembers having
seen them at the beginning of winter.
1t will be necessary to kill thousands
OF innocent creatures to satisfy the COM
ing fashion OF ornamenting winter bon
nets with stuffed birds. The dear girls
would be just as sweet, and much less
cruel, IL they would cover their hats with
beautiful flowers, and let the birds alone.
Miss Annie McCartan selected from
her class of scholars, who have been
practiclng for some time past, the follow
ing young ladies to sing during services,
at the Catholic Church, Monday: Misses
Minnie Murray, Nellie Murray, Maggie
Lehman, Mary Scanlon and Annie Nc
Namara. They all did excellent, and 1t
Is said that they will, In a short time,
sing with the regular choir.
A Killingly ooy, while eating honey,
the other day, encountered something
now supposed to have been bees sting
or, which, in few moments, caused his
tongue to swell so that he could neither
speak or close his mouth. He remained
In suffering condition for several hours
and was finally relieved with saleratus.-
Danbury Democrat. 1t couldn't have
been EEwTowN BEE. o! no, no, for
1t never yet was known to sting
"A careful railway statistician has dis
covered that one man to two or three wo-
men are the average number OF late COM
ers to trains. or one hundred tardy pas
sengers at given station twenty-nine
were men and seventy-one were women,
and 1t Is opined that many of the former
were late through the fault of their
wives, while the contrary seldom occurs.
Many more people were found to miss To-
cal than express trains-three to one.
The number was greatest, too, In the
warmer months, and much less In wiutcr.
--Elswhere may be seen the announce
ment of the Candee Rubber Co., of New
Haven Conn.,, as to the "Ninety-five Per
Gent " rubber boots, manufactured by
L, b. Booth. One Of the boots split to
show the exact character Of its make, is
on exhibition at his store, and shows an
article of genuine service that Is seem
ingly almost indestructible. The Can
dee " Is the largest rubber goods COM
pany in the U. s., and Its word is a war
ranty equal to bond.
A case Of the wonderful attaehm emf
a dog will form for its master was mani
tested In this village last week. A gen.
tleman made call on II friend, and af-
ter short visit, left the house by a rear
entrance, unseen by his dog. The in
mates OF the house noticed the animal
hanging around, and In order to show
him that his master was not on the prem.
ises, they took him all over the house
still the faithful animal kept up his
watch at The door all day and all night
and in the morning, apparently satisfied
that his master had gone, he left the
premises.
The Catholics In town are now pre-
pairing to build a chapel. The first sub
5cription was taken up on Sunday and il
was very encouraging. 1t amounted tC
s2G5. 1t will probably be located at the
ZION Works as they have one or two of
fers OF land there as Il gift. This chape
Is something that they have long needed
and we hope the cause will receive the
encouragement and support which it de
serves. We only regret that it could mo-
be located little more central say il
the immediate vicinity of her sisteI
churches. cor. to Danbury
News.
At n meeting OF the stockholders o
the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike Co
held at the Grand Central Hotel, Tues
day, Dec. Sd, the old officers were unani
mously re-elected, which are as follows
Simeon B. Peck, Aaron Sanford and I. A
Mallett, Directors Aaron Sanford, Agent
Henry Sanford, Sec. and Treasurer. Tn,
affairs of the company are in a prosper
GUS condition, and dividend OF fifty pc
cent. was declared. At the conclusion O
the meeting the members OF the compan
| partook of the usual good dinner provid
ed by mine host OF the Central, afte
which the meeting was adjourned for on
year.
We are In receipt OF letter from MI
Mason, who was stopping at Taylor's He
tel, Sandy Hook, the greater part OF las
week in which he states that he has nc
met with the success he had anticipate
IT. starting cutlery. In closing he says
" After making liberal offer to the pee
pie OF Sandy Hook, am much surprise
that 1t was not taken up; have offere
to establish a cutlery business and brin
some fifty to seventy-five families in les
than twelve months for twenty thousan
dollars less than any other reliable pc
son would attempt to it," We unde
stand that the moneyed mon of the plac
were in favor OF having the shoddy mi
transferred into a cutlery works, an
were willing to help the matter along
every way, but did not feel disposed I
invest twenty-five or thirty thousand do
lars in the project. They, however, hol
out great inducements to anyone to en-
bark in any manufacturing busine.
there, and we hope some one will taxi
advantage OF it,
Accident at FgawIeyviIIe.
Mr. George L. Price, of Brookfleld, a
employee OF S. A. Blackman & Co. s h.
shop, Hawleyvile, came down on II