The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

Mr.. William Blakslee is quite i'll.

houses.
Local.
Mr.. William Blakslee is quite i'll.
Edward Starr, Esq, visited Newtown
this week.
MFR. and Mrs. c. b. Taylor returned
from their bridal tour, Thursday.
Mr.. William Blakslee, of St. Peters
burg, Pa, Is visiting friends In this place.
Mr.. c. w. whittlesey, of New Haven,
was visiting at DR.. Wilcoxson's, last
week.
Mrs. ID. Belden Is spending q few
weeks among her relatives and old friends
I'm Canaan.
Portions OF the turnpike in this VI
ciuity has been recently put in good re-
pair.
Miss Mary A. Houlihan and Miss
Julia NJ. Egan have been on visit to n.
Y during the past week.
Rev. Mr.. Haskins, of Trinity Church,
and Rev Mr.. Sloan, of Danbury, OK
changed pulplts, Sunday.
Mr.. William II. Skidmore returned
from his fall vacation, Saturday, and re-
opened his school, Monday.
A head of cabbage weighing twenty
five pounds was picked in Mr.. G. IL.
Brownies garden, this week.
The Bridgeport Leader is indi gnant
because newspapers publish lottery ad-
vertisements. Sour grapes.
-Workmen have been engaged relay
ing IL portion of the foundation of the
Congregational Church, during the past
week.
-Even If you hear boy whistling: %
want to be an angel It's just us well to
keep the preserved pears on the top shelf
OF the pantry.
George Banks has been buslly en-
gagged In re-shingling portion of MI
Horny Sanford's residence.
The directors of the Housatonic Rail-
road have decided to lay steel rails from
New Milford to the State line.
George Burr, Michael Cavanaugh
and Patsy" Madigan, while on Il hunt
ing expedition, Tuesday. shot seventeen
fine gray squirrels.
Mrs. Albert Northrop, who has been
visiting her relatives aud friends In this
section, returned to her home in Pitts
burgh, Pa, on Saturday.
Mr.. Samuel G. Glover Is building a
veranda, putting in bay window and
otherwise remodeling his residence.
Messrs. Smith and Parmalee are doir Z
the work.
All the laborers in Rothery's file
works at Matteawan N. Y, left Wednes-
day morning after an unsuccessful de-
mand for increased wages.
MFR. ID. b. Barnum, Treasurer of
Adams Express Co., wife and daughter,
who have been stopping at the Grand
Central, returned To their home in New
York on Monday.
Tho Naugatuck firm, who bought out
tho old Malleable Iron Works, at Bridge
port, are building an addition nearly as
date their increasing business.
The singing school connected with
st. Roses Church Is getting along finely.
Miss McCarten is Observing OF great
praise for the efficient manner In which
she Is progressing with her pupils.
1t seems strange to US. that some Of
tho boys OF the village don't have more
respect for themselves than TO rotten-egg
and otherwise abuse poor deluded fell
low who comes to town occasionally.
wv. III. Falrchild was awarded the
two inst premiums for penmanship and
pen-drawing AZ the Danbury fair. He is
known throughout the country as being
remarkable fine penman. and his work
bears evidence OF good taste and great
skill In execution.
Mr.. Austin b. Brakeman and his sis.
ter. Miss Lottie f., OF Cold Spring, are
visiting their uncle, Mr. James NJ. Beers,
and other friends In New Haven, this
week.
Our merchants are rapidly filling up
their stores with new goods for the fall
trade, and the business OF selling them Is
rapidly increasing.
1t Is stated the brick yards at Haver-
straw IN. w have manufactured this sea-
son 100000. 900 bricks, for all of which
they have found q market at remunera-
tive prices. This 10 another indication of
better times.
From various places in the county
come reports OF truit trees budding and
blossomlng prematurely. The fall of
1879 will be remembered as one Of the
most remarkable on record.
Tho light which has shown so bril-
liantly on Washington Hill, during the
pastlsummer has been extinguished by
the departure or Master d. Stanton, Miss
Eva and Mrs. D. s. Hammond, who left
for their homo In Brooklyn, Tuesday.