The Newtown bee., 1880-11-17
Thanksgiving is coming.
 Tone up your appetites.

Fatten your own turkey, but don't take turkeys fattened by your neighbors. factory boys. unless you want black eye.
 It will probably pay you to get a sleigh this season, if any faith whatever is to be placed in the weather prophets.
 Willie Peck interviewed buzz saw at Wakely's factory. a few days ago, result ing in his coming out with a cut thumb
 Mrs. Francis Platt of Ridgefeld, sister of Mrs. Charles l.. Hill of Hawleyville, died last Sunday, and was buried yester- day.
 Rev. Mir. Myrick exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mir. Duffield of Monroe, last Sunday. Mir. Dufield is smart and elo- quent preacher.
 Mr. George Botsford's horse ran, Mon day, after being frightened by wheel barrow. Mir. Botsfords wagon was only slightly damaged.
 The meetings under the direction of Rev. Charles Upson will be continued each afternoon and evening during the week, excepting Saturday, in the Congre- gational church.
 The friends and acquaintances of the Rev. Dr. Marble are cordially invited to meet for q social gathering at his resi- dence. on Thursday afternoon and even ing, Nov. 18th, 1880.
 The new house that Mir. Wm. Platt is having built is to be of brick, two stories high, 2Ox20, with an L 12x15. Mir. An drew McNurney does the mason work and MT. Geo. w. Stuart the carpenter work.
 Mir. Daniel Camp has the contract for putting tin roofs upon six depots, located as follows Hawleyville, Hanover Sandy Hook, Pomperaug, Southbury and Tow antic Mir. Camp is at work now upon the depot at Hanover.
 Tho annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Shepaug road was held Novem- Der 10th, at Litchfield The following officers were elected President. Dr. H. w. Buel; Vice President, Treasurer and General Manager, H. R. Coit Secretary, William Deming; Superintendent, Chas. H. Platt; Assistant Superintendent, Ed win McNeil; Master Mechanic, c. M. Allen.
 At tho regular meeting of Granite Lodge the following officers were duly installed for the ensuing tenn W. c. T., John L. Sanford; w. V. T., Mrs. Emily A. Bennett; w. Sec, Percy Blackman; w. T., Mrs. Sarah Wheeler; W. F. &, Mrs. Belle J. Sanford; Chap, Rev. c. s. Dikeman; W. NJ, Charles Dayton, Jr. w. G., James Gillette; w. S., George Graham R. H. S., Mrs. Martha A. Akley L. H. S., Miss Nellie A. Judson; A. S., Mrs. D. c. Gately; D. M., Mrs. W. W. Perkins.
 MT. Edward N. Sheppard of New Ha- ven, who has been an occasional visitor here during the past Summer and Au- tmmn, has received the appointment of teacher of Latin and Greek in the High school at Jersey City, having attained the highest average in a competitive exami- nation of all the applicants. He succeeds Prof. Martin, who leaves to engage in the practice of law. This school ranks first in the state, in scholarship, and numbers about 800 pupils. Prof. Sheppard began his work last week.
 Rev. J. P. Hoyt, principal of the Acad- emy, handed us the following list of scholars In the four grades In each de- partment, for the term just closed COLLEGIATE AND CLASSICAL. Wm. E. Hawley, Edward Lyons, Joseph Smith, Susie J. Scudder. 1 ACADEMIC AND ENGLISH.
 Hattie Crofut, Julia A. Ke ly, Katie Lake, Lizzie Scudder. 1 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
 Lillie Fairman. Oracle Peck,
 { Stanley Blackman, Ada Peck,
 1 May Hoyt,
 Sunday, a good-sized calf belonging to
 
 in barrel left standing in the field aut the barrel caught, some way, and the cal was wearing it around when Mir Johr Halligan saw and took in the situation John went to the calf's relief, and as h, got near enough he said to the animal "So, boss" in a coaxing way, when tht calf suddenly wheeled and struck John blow just above the belt, which mad, things sound empty. John finally sue ceeded in getting the barrel off of tn calfs head. Mir. Peck has no desire t go into the circus and show business, es
 peciully on Sunday, and has contentet himself with giving the public the benefi of a free museum of petrified animals but the Sunday circus changed the order | e.