The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-11-19
Our streets are radlent With winter


wood pile for winter use
-Rctnember that the pri,se OF this pa
per has been reduced 70 81, 90 per year.
Your friends are expecting the tur-
key that you promised them for thanks
giving.
Misc Mary r. Peck left town Friday
TO spend a few weeks with her brother In
Elizabeth. New Jersey
Tho damp weather OF the past few
days hiss been taken advantage OF by tho
farmers to strip their tobacco.
Mr.. Jas. b. Carley and Miss Carrie
Fenner. OF Bethel, visited Newtown. Sun
day.
"A little child of Mr.. John, oDolohery
swallowed a pen last week : no serious
results have followed as yet.
MIR. Levi y. Norris will In few days
occupy the residence recently vacated by
Mr.. George u. Couch.
Tho marriage ceremony OF Mr. Henry
Hawley to Miss Julia Curtis will BIO sol
emnlzed at Trlrlty Church. Thursday.
DIR. II. N. Belts. OF Sandy HOOK, IS
the champion beet grower, having one
that turns the scales at eleven pounds.
The BrE furnishes /. 664 columns OF
matter In a year Who would be without
It when It costs but one dollar per annum
The unreasonable weather OF the
past week has not been conducive to the
public health severe colds are very cons
mon.
Carl Cushley having bought the wag-
gon shop built by f. N. Hawlcy is fitting
1t up for dwelling house John Haligan,
the carpenter, Is doing the work
Mr. John II. BlaclSman has the thanks
OF the people OF West street, having light
ed the lamp near his promises during the
dark nights or last week.
Tho Dahbury Republican, one OF our
favorite exchanges, come to us enlarged
this week. It ID ably edited and neatly
printed.
A surprise party will be held Mt Mr..
and Mrs. s. b. Wheeler's in Hanover OH
FRIDAY evening, Nov. 21st, II being their
tenth wedding anniversary, so says the
Bridgeport Standard.
Governor Andrews has issued his
proclamation appointing Thursday, the
7th Inst. 4 to be day OF public thanks
giving aud praise" IL will be found In
In full In another column.
When you want job printing done,
friends. do not spend your time and
money by going to Bridgeport when your
home Office is ready at all times to do 1t
AT low prices. and in good style.
On SATURDAY. about twenty-five of the
young friends of Miss Stella, daughter Of
II. L Nichols, assembled at her fathers
residence to celebrate her eighth birth
day.
with ton years experience In the job
printing business we think we are safe in
making the assertion that we can do as
good work as any Office In this section,
and at As low prices.
The water In the Hudson is brackish
and unless freshet comes-ice men say
tho chances of obtaining good crop OF
aes this wlatcr below Poughkeepsie are
slim. stea n5oat men along tho river
are complaining OF low tides.
The members Of st. Patricks Total |
Abstinence Society have perfected every
arrangement for their ball. Thanksgiving |
evo. P,ck's Quadrllle Band will furnish |
music. and all who attend are sure to
have good time.
Jos. Chapman. OF wappingers Falls,
Duchess County, while deranged from
the stYects of q protracted sickness com
mltted suicide, Tuesday night by drown
Ing himself In the creek He had made |
frequent attempts at suicide before, and
about year ago cut his throat badly.
The new postal cards will be Issued
thls month. At the top of the card are
the words Universal Postal Union" re-
psAtsi In French In smaller type. Then
como the words United States OF Amer
iea. 4" also repeated in French The card
Gun bs sent To all countries representing
the Union. including nearly all countries
In Europe, China. Brazil and Japan.
Tho New Milford Ray says that the
tobacco dealers OF that place are very
much disappointed with the condition of
the tobacco crop they have on hand.
The warm, dry weather OF the last few
weeks has affected the crop SO that it
looks like the crop OF 1874. 1t is feared
that the dealers Will lose money on all
they have.
Steamboats, and other crafts on the
Hudson River had a terrible time last
Wednesday night, being one of the worst
nights ever known to boatmsn. The
wind blew perfect gale, the rain poured
down in torrents, and 1t was pitch dark
Many vessels were obliged to run into
hsrbors for shelter.
The Naugatuck Enterprise comes to
us enlarged and improved this week. and
and In an editorial speaks of the good
character, fine looks, etc., OF their en-
ployees, and ON these grounds asks the
support OF the public. We have conjured
mp all sorts Of Inducements to get people
to take our paper. but that idea never en-
tered our head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac b. Harris, who
have been visiting In this town and vi
cinity for the past three or four weeks,
left Monday morning. accompanied by
Miss Ella Briscoe. for New York, from
which pointthey will sail for their home
In Bruntsheld Place. Scotland, Wednes-
day. We unite with their many friends
In Wishing them safe and speedy voy-
age across the water
Friday was the day set down for the