The Newtown bee., 1879-06-03
TRIMMINGS ABOUT TOWN.

l.. B. Booth has change of ad this week.
 Selleck's Jamaica Ginger for sale at l.. B. Booths sore. #.
 MT. w. B. Taylor, of Palestine, has had on his hand very bad fel"n.
 The glorious rain on Monday night and to-day. Is q welcome visitor to the farm CTS.
 Selleck's Jamaica Ginger the best in world. Trial bottle only 10 cents.
 Miss Deborah Tonge is the guest of her sister, Mrs II. NJ. Hull of Zoar.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. II. Thorpe, of New York city, are the guests of Mir. Bennett Blackman.
 E Rev. J. W. Pattison was the guest of Miss Bertha Curtiss. of Zoar. on last Sun day.
 Mir. E. Lewis and wife, of New York city, are in town visiting, the guests of Mir. c. H. Peck.
 Mir. John B. Glover, of Dubuque, Iowa, was in town last week, the guest of his brother, Mir. Samuel C. Glover.
 DrEp.--In Graysplain District, Sunday, May 9. Mrs. Jane Curtis, wife of Edwin Curtis. aged 57 years.
 Manager Gardner of the Boston One Price Clothing Store, 31l Main street, has a change of ad Read it.
 Selectman John L. Hughes, with Geo. F. Benedict, have been working the reads fin Taunton district and they have worked It good.
 The Academy closed last Friday for the Summer vacation. Will open again In September. Rev. J. P. Hoyt expects to visit the West in few days.
 Mir. Philo Nichols is having very handsome picket fence built around his beautiful residence near the depot. Mir J. E. Gillette is doing the work.
 The warm weather has added greatly to the business of the several hotels, and tho season for them promises to be q good one.
 The grave of the fallen hero, E. D. Seeley, in Lands End Cemetery, was beautifully decorated May 90, by loving friends.
 For q nice cool drink go to Sanford < Hawley's, who have just opened their Soda Fountain with ice-cold Soda Water and Pruvian Beer Also q fine assort- ment of Croquet cheaper than ever.
 MARRIED. Thursday evening, May %, at M. F. Parsonage, Sandy Hook, by C. $. Dikeman, Mir. George H. Perry to Miss Hattie c. sherman.
 We take pleasure calling attention to the attractive advertisement of Mir. Geo. H. Browne. the genial proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel. The ad Is on the first page. -- -
 Tho funeral of Mrs. Charlotte Twitchel took place Monday in Sandy Hook. Mrs. T. had been in poor health several weeks, yet her death on Saturday caused h painful surprise. rr.a .a
 We present this week the last of those interesting and instructive letters from the pen of Marcus c. Hawley, Esq, who for several months past has been in Cali fornia. Mr. Hawley will reach home Sat urday evening.
 We devote so much space this week to the report of Decoration Day services that some interesting locals are crowded out, and we are compelled to issue sup plement. We are In hopes of making q slight change in the columns In Il short time.
 We publish also the ad of Mr. Andrew McNurney, who Is . young man working himself into tho favor of the citizens of this town by his excellent work. Andy Is attentive to business and merits patron- age.
 Lena, youngest daughter of Charles J. Rockwell. of Southbury, was run over by n horse and wagon, u short time ago, and came near being killed. As it was she had her head and forehead cut.
 Ifyou are in want of something real hobby In the way of shoes for Spring or Summer wear. just call on Cartwright nt Bridgeport, next the Bee Hive. The best styles and lowest prices in the city.
 
 An addition has been made to the Grand Central Hotel stables; an office md harness room was built by Mir. John Halligan. The work is neatly and sub stantially done.
 gentleman desires to hire house servant: none but those competent to do general housework and of good references need apply. The situation is in Bethel. Call for information at this office.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Barnes, of Ply- mouth, are tho guests of their sister, Mrs. Jabez Mead and Mrs. Philander Seeley. Mrs. sceley had not met Mir. and Mrs. Barnes before in fifty years. Their visit was very pleasant Mir. Barnes is 77 years old and his wife 73.
 George wakcley, one of the firm If wakeley Bros. of South Centre, having removed his business between Berkshire and Sandy Hook, Is now ready to com merIcc business in his new shop. Carri- ago making and repairing in all it's branches. Horse shocing and general jobbing.