The Newtown bee., 1879-03-11

SnOuluef. DTe N. N. DelllcbU dbtGHutsQ tt the ladys shoulder and arm, and she is doing finely, considering her age, whicl is about 72 years.
 The subscriber has lost case oi ivory fitted instruments in red moroo co case, for the examination of the heart and chest. Any person returning the same will be suitably rewarded. l DIR. WM. c. VILE,
 SANDY HOOK.
 MT. John Osborn, of Cold Spring, while splitting logs on Monday Inst, cut his foot very badly severing two arteries. Dr. Vile was called and gave Unnecessary sergical attention.
 MT. Ammon J. Taylor, clerk in l.. B. | Booths store, went home last week be- cause of sickness. We are in hopes that he will soon return to his duties entirely recovered.
 Don't forget that splendid lecture on Thursday night. Tickets 25 cts; Child ron 15 cts
 | Misses Florence $. and Mamie B. Glover, accompanied by Miss Mamie E.. Hawley, left town Wednesday for a visit to New York, stopping at the Sturtevant House for week or two.
 l Miss Mary Woffenden, of Sandy Hook, who has charge of the White street school in Danbury, has on account of sickness been granted leave of absence. Her place as teacher is at present supplied by Miss Ella Barnum.
 The Danbury Ners says that recently | Dr. Wm. H. Rider successfully perform ed the rare operation of transplanting a tooth. The parties to this operation were Bethel resident and lady of Westport.
 Hot boxes delayed the up train at Newtown and Hawleyville depots last | Tuesday evening. The new engine has hardly got into good running order. MT. George wakelee has purchased the house ut present occupied by MT. Wm. Cribbin. MT. Cribbin has purchased the house owned by Mrs George Couch. | The Ladies' Sewing Society was re- organized Thursday afternoon, Feb. 27th, at the house of Mrs. Smith F. Glover. Mrs Minott Augur was chosen President, and Mrs. Edward Taylor, President.
 The Chief Engineer of the New York and New England k. R., has advertised for sealed proposals to finish the road l from Waterbury to BrewSters, N. Y. This looks like business, and the friends oi road are anxious to see it completed. Spring, bluebirds, sore throat, robins, snow, wild geese and mud, have put ill appearance. Hand organs and monkeys next
 Mir. Geo. H. Adams, who died of lockjaw last week, was known in this ! town. He worked with his father when K the present building occupied by San- \ ford X Hawleyw was built six years ago. MT. Philo Clarke contributed an in. teresting letter to the Connecticm Fdrnae, last week. Mir. Clarke is a practical far mer and his views have weight.
 Levi Ronk, who was arrested some time ago, charged with stealing beet from Mir. Patrick Carroll, of Sandy Hook, was tried in Bridgeport, Tuesday, March 4th He plead guilty and was committed to jail, and will probably mediate for 60 days.
 Mir. Charles Warner, of Hawleyville, moved into Newtown last Friday, and oc- cupieS the house belonging to MT. Philo Clarke, near MT. Clarke s,residence. MT. Warner is a mason and worked last Sum- mer for Mr. H. G. Crawford.
 MT. Sidney Middlebrook, of Sandy Hook, has been seriously ill for several days. His sons, William and Frank Mid.
 
 their father. On Thursday Mir. Middle bI ook was not expected to live, but or Friday he was somewhat better.
 Capt. Joseph BlacEman is having the house, at present occupied by MT. D. NJ Reynolds, repaired. A new roof, siding and eornice is being put upon it, besides repairs on the inside. Mir. George w Stuart is doing the work. After April lst Mrs. l.. B. Cook will occupy the house
 MT. B. F. Baily, who will lecture il Sanford's Hall next Thursday evening has the gift of interesting not only adults but children. He is a capital story-tellel and his subject is fresh and full of inter eSting facts that are not usually fount in books. Secure Q reserved seat.
 The attention of our readers is calico to the advertisement of H. G. Rand. Mir Rand secs the need of an increased bus mess in consequence of the presentation of two fine boys, the gift of Mrs. Ran' some few weeks ago. The boys are st near alike that each child wears q ribbo' on.its arm, one blue and the other red.
 A young man named Robert Mos grove aged 21 years and six months died quite suddenly last Friday night il Sandy Hook. He had been quite unwcl for some time with consumption, but wa out on the street the same day that h died. He had hemorrhage of the lungs The funeral took place Sunday forenoo at St Roses Church and was attended b large number of sympathyzing friends The show which was given in Sar ford's Hall, Saturday night by the South |; ern Minstrel Troupe, (home talent1 wa not success financially, nor was it up t the standard of the average show. MI l E,rn nnr ri iad ha. liUn-nnol aaf ptf and did very we'll. The Cold Sprin Band furnished good music. - The question of organizing a bras band is being strongly agitated by tn young people of Newtown, they alread . :. having about the sufficient number rt quired. The project is a grand one, an
 we tor one wish them success in thei : new enterprise, and hope that the matte 2 may not prove spasmodie as has hereto
 fore been the case.
 l MT. Austin B. Blaekman of Col s Spring showed at our office last Saturda a large hoot-owl which he caught in . steel trap near his house a few day ! since. It is certainly the largest bird ( the kind we ever saw, it's wings meaSul
 ing four feet from tip to tip. In it's cal : ture the fowl-owners of that section wi : experience great relief, as it has ca : ried on a contraband of unlawful trad
 for some time.
 The good and respectable people Twin i on the road between Taunton and Bethe
 were annoyed last Sunday week, by nun
 Der of drunken men driving furiously an :. yelling loudly. One fellow was throw s out of buggy and considerably damage {. near the residence of Mir. Wheeler Drey Two men who came from Taunton dro, q into Newtown Street and when near tf z brick building were upset. They wel '. drunk, and were doubtless part of u
 crowd that gathered in Taunton on Su d day, Feb. 18th.
 q. MT. Benj. r. Bailey, of Danbury, wi
 lecture in Sanford's Hall, Thursday eve