The Newtown bee., 1879-12-24
Agents for The Bee.
JOttings.
A merry Christmas.

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Nv. OF Lambert Brink, Danbury.
Tho Academy closes to-day for
Christmas vacation, and will reopen
again Monday, Jan. 5th.
Sunday was the coolest day this year,
the thermometer reaching nine degrees
below zero.
Mr.. William Hoy has been sick for
the past two weeks, but will soon be
around again.
Mise Jennie f. Morris, OF Middle
town, Is spending tho holidays with her
brother, Levi.
Prof. Meyer, the Bridgeport piano
tuner was In town last week, doing some
business in his line.
Several Of our young men have
already made preparations for making
New Years calls. Look out for them.
The scholars Of Trinity Church Sun
day School will be trsnted 20 Il Christmas
tree next Monday evening. at hslf-past
six.
Now Is the time when every truly
goo. citizen will see that his snow shovel
Ia in ord er and ready for use when occa-
ion requires.
III you wish for some more Savory or
&c advice at this thyme, just ask any
your friends for recipe for seasoning
our sausage meat
Don't forget that the Sunday school
festival of st. Johns Church. Sandy
Hook, takes place on Friday evening, at
half-past six o'clock.
Mr., Michael Dugan has had his barn
repaired and fixed up generally, and WILL,
like everyone else endeavor to make
something out OF the new road.
Mrs. Aaron Sanford, who has spent
an enjoyable visit OF two months with
her daughter. Mrs II. Proctor, of Cincin-
natl, o., arrived home on Saturday week
1t Is probable that a stock company
will soon commence operations in the
hat manufacturing business at Newtown,
Fairfield County, Conn. Hat Trade Re-
view.
Go to Sanford & Hawley's for holiday
goods. Fine mixed candy, only twenty
3ents q pound.
Owing to our going to press earlier
IMAM usual, this week, several valuable
communications are received too late for
publications; they will appear in our
next issue.
Several young gents ofthis village are
IN receipt OF an invitation to attend a
masquerade sociable, TO be held at the
residence of Miss Letta Taylor, Danbury
on Friday evening.
Sunday schools all over the country
report Increased attendance. or course
the prospects of Christmas trees lader
with presents Of all kinds and shapes ha,
nothing to do with the Increase.
William Hoy and John L. Hughes
have secured the contract for buildin,
three miles OF the N. Y. & N. f. II. r.
being portion Of the work awarded L
Hugh Mcintyre.
Services will be held In Trinit,
Church this Wednesday, evening at half
past six. and also tomorrow morning n
h~eu Hastily decorated, and presents
fine appearance.
The shantias near the tunnel, whiel
were used for boarding houses when tn
N. Y. and N. r.. II. II. was being built
have been undergoing renovation dun
Ing the past week, and the landlords too
possession OF their several claims on Nor
day.
A fine mink tempted tho hunters liz
Ing In the neighborhood of the bIanke
factory pond, Sandy Hook the other day
10y sporting on the ice near the factory
The lucky chap who got couple of shot
at him says che made the fur n.y." an
our informant thinks he did, for mink
fur and all flew out Of sight into ten fe
OF water. 1t Is cheaper to buy your fur.
The Newburgh Journal says that pal
ties are looking about for a site for hs
factory. In which 1t is proposed to inves
$75, 900 or 500, 600 and employ about tw
hundred hands. Mr. Brush. formerl
connected with Gitchell & Co.'s Ia
works at West Newburgh, is intereste
In the enterprise.--Wh wouldn't Sand
Hook be good location?
The National Felt Works, OF Matte,
wan, tho owners of which are preparln
TO engage In the manufacture OF stra
hats In addition TO their other business
Will employ in the straw hat departmeI
from $50 to 200 hands, and will run frol
sixty to eighty sewing machines. 1t
expected that from 25e to 800 dozen hal
will be turned out daily.
"A rattle for a goat took place in Sal
dy Hook, Saturday night, and the ma
who held the lucky number endeavore
to take his prize home in the dark; M
meppreciating the situation, the goat woul
ot be led, and made such fuss that
nally escaped in the woods. Like Pat
liea, 1t cannot be found.
IS. A. Blackman & Co., Of Hawle
willie, have finished the addition to the
hat factory. and added new steam boil,
and two batteries. This manufactol
was started on small scale about We,
and a-half ago, and by close attention
business the firm have built up fl
trade, and now employs about eigh
hands.
-" Patsy" the popular porter Of b
Central, thinks Vennor, the Canadian q
tronomer, had a level head when he pl
dIcted that winter would come in with
rush; II there is any doubt in your mil
a. to the presence OF Jack Frost he
vitss you to ride down to the depot wi
him any morning to meet the early trni