The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Local and Otherwise.

name, with sl.5O for one years subscrip- ton.
 Mir. John Costello cut ice from Mitch ell'sPond and filled his ice-house, last l, satqrqay.
 Mir. Charles Pulford, an old citizen of. N~wtown, died Thursday morning at his home In Taunton.
 In the case between Mrs. Maria Sher- man and Mills Congo the jury decided In favor of Congo, the defendant.
 Messrs. Patrick Carroll and Patrick Callahan, of Sandy Hook, filled their ice houses, Monday. with good ice.
 The Ladies Sewing Society of Sandy Hook meets Thursday at Mir. Smith P. Glover's. A full attendunc. is requested. Although the manufacturing business Is & little dull every body Is verJ busy with preparation for u merry Christ mas,
 In Sandy Hook preparations are going on for tho usual Chri5tmas-tree festiW- ties for the children of St. Johns Sunday school.
 eChauncey Beers. of Bethel, has opened fish and vegetable market u White st.. Dsnbury in the store lately occupiei by Addis X Son.
 M. c. Hawley Esq, visited Washing ton. D. C., last week and remained three days in the city, the guest of Hon. Fred erick Miles.
 Hon, Nj. D Wilbur will lecture In Gus ter Post Hall on Tuesday evening Dec. 28th for the benefit of the Post Tickets for sale at SnirhS $ jewelry store.
 The Danbury Republicnn says that Mir Douglas Fairchild aud wife leave Gown Monday Dec, l3) for Brooklyn, where they will reside during the Winter.
 l., B. Booth returned from New York, last week, where he had Leen 10 purchase new goods. His maHy friends may ex- pect q fine display during the holidays. Mir. Norman Northrop secured the ser vices of Mr. wm Minor, and hutchered last Wednesday, two hogs which weighed 94o pounds, one of them weighing 500 pounds.
 Chas. F. Hall, agent for E. Rosvuwald & Bro, New York, hes commenced iuy- ing the 1880 tobacco crop. and will ust, the building owned by James Turner for packing.
 We publish this week very interesting  article, sent to us by u friend, relating to the N. Y. & N. F. raiIroad headed New towns Opportunity to which is added extracts from two other papers.
 Those who owe us will please send us ir the amount. IL Is a small matter, but then to us it is what we need to cond .ct our business with, and we hope all will sec the necessity of paying the editor for what he Ina. done.
 Mir. Julius s. Beers who was formerly n resident of this place. was in town SuM- day, and called on friends in Saudy Hook, Mir. Beers Is now at work in Southville, running he engine of the steam shovel fuI the N. Y. X N. E. k. k. The measles, in tho Pototook school of which Miss Susan Sanford and Mis- Gaffney are teachers, has made sad havoc with the attendance of scholars. Out oi an average attendance of fifty there were only two scholars at school one day last week.
 The funeral of MT. Thomas Cavanaugt took place Thursday afternoon, at St Roses Church, and was largely attended, Rev. Father Jas. McCartan officiating Mir. Cavanaugh resided on Walnut Ire, Hill. and has been a resident of thi towl over thirty years. He was agei 6S years
 Mir. II. NJ. Post, of Brnnett's Bridge will give grand hop ut his residence oI Wednesday evening. Dec. 22d. Tickets including supper, with privilege of dane ing, will cost oaiy one dollar Shoul, the weather be snfavorahle the hop vii take place the next fair evening. Success to the occasion.
 Nr. Wm. L. Terrill. last Sunday week pulled from his left arm, just above th wrist, piece of needle which doubtles had made the circuit of his body. Tw weeks previous he felt what he suppose, was silver. and picked the spot, but no finding anything thought nothing of i until the needle worked to the surface.
 Last Thursday the o'clock expres from New York. on the New York X Ne, Haven road, struck carriage at Taylor crossing. near Stamford The carrlag contained Mir. Davenport, Miss Harrit Davenport. aged IF, and Miss Hyde daughter of Rev. J. W. Hyde. Miss Da, cnport was killed. The others were s, ,verely injured.
 Mir. Austin Wheeler, whom we mer toned last week as having left the en ploy of the Shepaug Rsilroad Compan, returned to his old love Friday. havin been absent only few days. Mr. Vince CT has been faithful engineer of tn Shepaug Company too long to get ava < so easy. All of his old comrades on tn line rejoice at his return.
 Mir. Frank NJ. Chapman closed his CT gagement with Landlord Browne of tn Grand Central Hotrl, last Wednes la, and left for his home in New Haven o the noon train. Mir. Chapman becam very popular with the guests of the hote besides making many warm friends i Newtown. We trust that we shall soe hi pleasant face again in our midst.
 Tho Newtown Library Association mt Tuesday evening Dec. 7th. at the Gran Central Hotel, NJ. c. Hawley, Esq, pr,