The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-17


boot that you may haul over all the sport
ing records from the discovery OF Ameri-
ca till sunset OF the last day OF the dying
year. and yon will not find game OF set
back that equals one played some'ers In
this vicinity recently.
The attention of our readers is called
to the new advertisement OF Z. w. Will
son. who has opened furniture store OPP
posite the hotel in Sandy Hook, and
has on hand y large assortment of goods
store. Give him call.
The Danbury Republican of last
week. In an interesting article, gave a
history OF the newspapers that have been
published there since 1870. In ninety
years Nineteen men have been brave
enough to commence the publication of
papers. four OF which survive the wreck.
The lecture delivered on the even
ing of Tuesday week, by the Rev 1. c.
Sturges, of Kent, on Scenes from the
life of st. Paul, ;" was listeneu to by u large
and appreciative audience, who consider
ed the lecture a very instructive and en-
tertaining one. All present went away
with better knowledge of the life and
times of the Apostle.
There will be meeting held at DR..
Belts Office, In Sandy Hook, on Thursday
evening OF this week, at seven o'clock,
for the purpose of effecting church or
ganization in connection with st. Johns
Church. 1t is expected that a resident
minister will assume his duties about the
first of January; the Rev. w. t. Bielby,
now of Putnam, has been named to fill
the position.
Tho price OF toll for horse and
buggy at Benefits Bridge is fifteen cents.
Should we ever travel that road again We
will endeavor to have smaller change
than a five-dollar bill; then we shall not
have to wait half an hour in the cold for
the pretty toll-maid to make change; we
were tempted to call our esteemed cor
respondent, Benefits Bridge" dow;
from his lofty position on one Of the piers
to assist us in counting the three-cent
pieces.
John Leary come to this village last
Thursday with the hope OF getting work
on the new road but instead of getting a
situation, he got most thoroughly soaked
with Schenck, and remained so until Fri
day afternoon, when he became such II
nuisance that complaint was made
against him by one of our citizens, and
he was arrested and taken to Bridgeport
I ~ oasoo- Comp. Astor hearing, ting
Justice sentenced him to thirty days i'm
prisonment, and to pay fine Of seven
dollars.
The following officers were elected
ut the annual election OF Custer Post
No. &C. G.. A. r., of Sandy Hook, Dec. 5
1879: Commander, VIM. G. Vile, M. ID.
Senior Vice Commander, A. P Peck
Junior Vice Commander, Daniel Camp
Surgeon, Ephriam Murphy; Office: Day
J. C. Squires; Officer Guard, Chas. Fin
insland; Quartermaster, Eiward Troy
Adjutant. AlLheis Northrop; Chaplain
w. S. Hooper; Quartermaster Sergeant
VIM. B. Snl ffen Sergeant Major, JOIN
Weyland,
Tho "95 Per Cent. Boots" advertised
elsewhere in our columns, are high-price'
goods, but they meet a want in the com
munity, for the people are tired OF vast
ing money on cheap authorizations o
Rubber Boots. The ''95 Boots are vtr
tually three pairs in one. All non-wear
| AL tS 81, cd oil RI
strengthened, and various Improvement
added. In every district there is a lsrg
number of sensible people, who are will
ing to pay fair price for good article
and the "95" Per Cent. Boot is made 70
Just this class. Call and examine thes
superior goods.
Mr.. William Kellogg, the origin;
proprietor OF the Grand Central Hote
has been stopping In town the past weel
registered a. Dicks Hotel. When
youth Mr.. X. learned the art of printin,
E and alludes with great feelingto Horat
Greeley, who was an Office mate with hi
= when the Tribune was in it's infancy; {
the paper rose Mr.. X. came up with i
o and was at different times foreman in til
/, several mechanical departments. In g
1 firing OF the confinement connected viii
l.. Office life, he went into the hotel bus
, ness, which vocation he has since folio,
q cd. On the 1st of February he will tai
charge of the Bassett House, Birnini
= ham, and takes with him the well-wish,
OF the people OF Newtown for his success