The Newtown bee., 1879-05-13


 Several priests of the Dominican Order commenced mission service at St. Peters Church on Sunday to be continued several days. l The Water Commissioners think that parties have tapped the water pipes and helped | themselves to the Kohanza water, and they refer | them to the law.
 The hens in Westville district have taken to laying eggs with two yokes. Your cor respondent knows this to be fact. Moreover he | knows them to be toothsome.
 | The Seleetmen have given the dogs permission to take off their jewels provided they will assume the responsibility for any damage that | may ensue from the unmuzzlng.
 | The seats in the Baptist Church have | been rented. They were assessed in the aggregate S4oO less than last year. and notwithstanding this 1 they rented for s147 more. Let church managers stick pin here.
 notice that an advertiser in the BEE advertises one young girl and seven old ones " for sale. I think something be done here for the | one, but am not as confident about the seven. will speak to our boys about it.
 The Ne,cs says a rat without any hair on him was caught the other day. It day or | undoubtedly had desire to get into the Greatest Show Earth" but fell victim to undue ambi- tion like many another old r4t.
 | One of our ministers who had triplet of complimentary tickets for Barnum,s show took occasion to advertise it lover the left on Sunday before the exhibition, and counseled his young members to keep away from it. It was not intended as an advertisement, but I am not suro the odds | ofD
 Reuby Johnson, little son of Mr. Reuben Johnson. of Westvillo, wandered away the other day just at night, which caused good deal of anxiety to his parents and little excitement in the neighborhood. After searching in every direc- tion he at last found in King street district, three miles away. all right. He and little mate l had gone to see Aunt Lucy"
 MT. John Ronk, of Bethel, prominent 1 as a subject for newspaper items Is quite unfor tunate He went to the elephant on Tuesday and took occasion to feed the animal with peanuts. The elephant took a liking to John and seized him by the finger and held on like grim death; and no one knows what would have become of MT. Ronk if the keeper had not interfered and made him let go.
 St. Petor's Catholic Church has an 1 order called Children of Mary numbering nearly two hundred members, composed of girls land young ladies. They under very strct rules i as to religious observance and department.
 Among other rules is one prohibiting the mcm-
 bers from attending places of amusement of an im-
 moral tendency. The excellent pastor Rev. Father
 Lawer, classed circuses under that head and coun-
 selcd them not to attend Barnum's show, and as
 pastor, forbade their going under penalty of expul
 sion It is needless to say they needed his counsel
 and ron jOpd at indeed I
 not hear of any violation of the rules Could the
 Protestants do better than to enroll their girls into
 similar bands and enforce the rules
 The million dollar show has been here
 and the great snowman was with it. An immense
 crowd present to witness the street parade
 MT Barnum drove through the streets, but no
 till the pageant " had passed and the duce tones of that wonderful steam music had diet away in the distance. Danburans have culti vated ear and the general verdict is that tha 5 music beat all" There larger crowt 2 in town similar occasion. There larg 9 attendance at both performances. Half-dollar s flowed ill by the thousands. Good judges say tn performance tirst-class It seemed to give goo e satisfaction. Everything seemed to pass o : smoothly and quietly few seemed too full fo utterance, apparently overcome by the splendors : the scene, but the people generally bore up unde :. it with commendable composure.
 Oh, my!" You should see tn " bunnits "-the fearfully and wonderfully Mai . hats of the period. They resemble the sensations
 papers, ,inasmuch as they made up of several bt
 witchingly mysterious stories, to be continued, an draw tears rom the eyes of any sensitive wh
 takes them in-snd pays the bill. Besides. then
 are many short. crisp, tender and spicy one
 Among the sights on the street the most inte
 esting is the charming young miss with joyou
 face blooming like tender June roses and eyt u twinkling like wild violets. carrying three-co
 nered package containing that love of bonnet; and others who have been missed long ti1ne who's a roses are turned of their early blush and whoi $ eyes are beginning to take on the subdued gray 's dear lucky souls, who have husbanded their hop e and their nliner's bills. These sights cheer Il e minister's They prognasticate Sel-tilled churche
 Last Sunday there a good attendance and wo z ship never seemed more delightful. Everybot al was carried away with the stories. They to ,e continued next Lords day. The styles all ou e but you don't catch this deponent trying to nan n them. They all beautiful. Any hat is beau H. ful when dear angel wears it. And speaking E earth we have none. Without them mans hea le would become desert and howl like awildernes d With such Alinistering spirits is tanned and so De ened etherealzed and elevated and often lied by re nose." If they should take to themselves win
 and fly away! ." Oh, my!" HORACE