The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02

Waterbury. What delightful weather we are hay ing The farmers are working like beavers, and are enjoying the good grow ing time. FIFTY PER CENT, SAVED by using Hig- gins German Laundry Soap, because it is pure. Ask your grocer for it and give it a trial. The sociable at Glover's building in Sandy Hook, on Thursday evening last, was very pleasant affair. Every one seemed to enjoy themselves fnely-par- ticularly those "ancient nine-pins"
 An early Monday morning special has been put on the Shepaug railroad, leaving Litchticld at 4.40 A. M. and Haw- leyville at 6.2GA. A., connecting at Bethel with train for Norwalk
 Seventeen passenger cars drawn by two engines went down the Housatonic railroad, Friday morning, pretty well filed with excursionist destined for C0ney Island on the steamer Grand Republic"
 We had the pleasure of meeting with Mr. $. Bartram, who arrived in town Thursday evening, and will renain two weeks and then visit Long Branch for the rest of the summer.
 MARRTED.-In Wallingford, Ct, June 17th, by the Rev, ". Wildman, Miss Mary Tomlinson, formerly of Newtown, to 1Ir. John Northrop, of Palestine. The firm of Skidmore & Morse, of the Bridgeport Pacific Iron Works has been dissolved, and new firm organized as follows: P. H. Skidmore, J. ". Skid- more P. II. Skidmore, Jr.
 The music of the moving machines and the anxious looking at the clouds among our farmers, indicates that the having season has commenced in earnest. We like to work in hay field, especially at lunch timc
 Judging by the improvements around our town there is no dearth of work among our mechanics. In every direc- tion can be heard the sound of the saw and hammer, and the new takes the place of the old.
 Tine excursion to Coney Island last Friday by the steamer "Grand Republic vas fine one and enjoyed by every one. Manager Daniel Lucey, of Bridgeport. opened the season with good prospects of a profitable one to himself and pleasant to his thousands of patrons.
 MT. Daniel Conklin, died Friday af- terno0n at his home in Botsfords Hill, after long illness, The funeral services took place in St. Roses church. Sunday forenoon, and his remains buried in the Catholic cemetery at Sandy Hook. MT Conklin was man highly esteemed by all who knew him.
 Henry T. Nichols, Esq, received by express last week a fine lot of crockery and confectionery from some unknown friond in New York. Mr. Nichols has written to some of his friends in the city in the vain hope of capturing the donor but as yet is unable to return his thanks for this valuable and serviceable contri. button to his other assets.~
 The new iron bridge in Sandy Hook is a credit 10 the builders and an o1qla- ment to the town. Much credit is due tc Capt. Thomas, of Woodbury, the mason, and E. I. Crockett, of North Haven, the builders agent, for the energetic manner in which they pushed along their work Credit is also due to our selectmen fol the facility offered the public by building a temporary bridge across the river, 5, which so little Interferred with the public Convenience.
 -The Rev. Alpheus Winter, secretary and agent of the Connecticut Temperance Union, will deliver temperance lecture , III the Congregational church, on the evon- } Ing or July dh. The meeting will begin at eight o'clock He will also address a children temPerance meeting in the church at five o,eloek in the afternoon ol the same day. Alpha. Olive Branch and Myrtle Juvenile Temples are roouested lo Su5PelId thelf regular meetingS. All persors interested in the cause of ten. perance are invited to attend.
 MT. Walter Parmalee, of Woodbury and formerly a resident of Newtown was in town visiting his nephew, Mir. Horace Northrop, of Palestine, last week. MT Parmalee met with many of his friends l who, in days gone by, used to work witl l, him in the hay field, a work which Mr P. took great pride in doing. He was al one time engaged in the manufacture of yokes and carts and was considered the best workman ill this section, and by his strict fidelity to business.and his honor able, upright life, he has gathered about him host of friends, al of whom speak