The Newtown bee., 1880-02-25
MT. Edward Burr, of Newtown, who

Hlchts-- Woo0V0y Cof' AfuHSeTfpt. -E, N. Haliock, of Sandy Hook, is crowded with work at his carriage fac. tory, and this means that D. w. Snyder who does the blacksmithing for Hallock, Is busy also. These gentlemen get out good work, and at prices remarkably low.
 >-Dr. Julius s. Silliman, of Bridgeport, n recent graduate of Yale medical col lege, has been stopping at the Central for the past week, enjoying the healthy atmosphere of our village, previous to ac- cepting q position in the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn.
 ---The following gentlemen were among tho guests of the Central this week J $. Silliman, M. D., Wn, A. Gregory, NJ. D., Bridgeport, Conn. '; c. J. Hall, New York !; Chas. Squires, Danbury; E. F. Mur- fee, Boston. General Agent Appleton's Journal; c. D. Rice, General Agent of Mass. Journal.
 MT, Sterling, agent of the Mutual Life Insurance. of Hartford is at present can wasting in Southbury and is meeting with success. The Mutual Life Insu- rance, of Hartford, is growing in favor daily, and in spite of opposition is gath ering hundreds and thousands of patrons.
 Michael J. Hayes, of Zoar District while working in the quarry near John Fennells for contractor Sessions, was in jured by the fall of a derrick, Friday, re- ceiving q severe cut apon the head, and bruisng his left arm. He was taken to the office of Doctor Vile, who dressed his wounds.
 Our thanks are due to the publishers fol copy of Demorests Monthly Magazine for March. It is as usual filled with choice reading matter, in addition to which there is superb oil chromo and two fine steel engravings. These alone are we'll worth the subscription price, which Is three dollars per year.
 On Tuesday week Patrick Kelly, a laborer, employed on the new road, was struck on the head by stone which fell from the roof of the tunnel, cutting doep gash. On the same day Owen Nee han, another workman, got his limbs caught between two car wheels, and, al though badly squeezed, they were not broken.
 Mir. W. A. Gregory, of Bridgeport has opened a first-class drug store in Wheelers building, Sandy Hook. He Is q practical druggist of eight years ex- perience, and will undoubtedly meet with the success his enterprise merits. For further particulars read his adver- tisement.
 MT. William Hoy exhibited to us Q few days ago very simple device by which person carrying watch can prevent 1t from falling out of the pocket, or stop a thief when stealing it. It is a simple rubber ring, passed over the watch ring and stem, and whes the watch is in the pocket it cannot be drawn out without breaking the chain or tearing the pocket. Mr. Hoy had sever al of these rings given to him by his hrother-in-law, when he was visiting in town, last summer. and they are cer, tainly novelty and useful.
 The shoddy mill in Sandy Hook, which has been idle for the past two years and half, was sold, last week, tc A. P. Sturtevant, of Norwich, who will remodel the building and put in new machinery, preparatory to starting q woolen mill. We understand that forty operatives will be given employmel when the factory gets under full head way. "Newtewn's Stagnation seems te bo rapidly vanishing, ut least in Sandy Hook.
 Mrs. Arthur Day accompanied by three little children, went to Quaker's Farms, Monday to attend the funeral O her sisters (Mrs. Warner) child anc when driving out of the cemetery the carriage and horse was thrown down al embankment, breaking the wagon anl | injuring Mrs. Day quite badly on one o her arms. The accident was caused b, the miserably worked roads. Mrs Da, procured another carriage to return hom, with.
 MT. E. A. Housman has purchased fire trumpet, one of the finest made which is to be given to tho fire compan, in Danbury or Bethel receiving the lar gest number of votes. The proceed from the sale go for village improvement J.,, ,J cigar store, No. 247 Main Street, wher votes will be received This is goo
 way to encourage the flremen and to as
 sist in improving the beauties of our vi
 lage at the same time. Mir. Housman 1
 to be commended for his Hberality.-
 DaRbny Ners.
 Taunton Is small village, and ii
 horses are not especially noticeable, br
 they made sensation last week. Firs , John Hughes, the contractor on the Ne f York and New England R. R., lost one |
 breaking leg; then Frank Drews hors
 was badly hurt by falling through tra] door in the barn, and finally horse b
 longing to Thomas Crouchley threw
 boy off its back. badly injuring hin This is all we remember, but we belieN
 there were three or four more hor: items in that locality which we did n , note down.-News.
 r -One of those real cozy, enjoyabl - neighborly affairs took place last Frids
 evening at the house of Mrs. Mirano , Glover tor Aunt Mirandas' as everybot : calls her), at Cold Spring; anyone WI ' has ever visited that old lady, ard she v past three score and ten, have delightf . remembrances of her genial, whole-so,