The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

One day last week tho Mantle Mills Co. manufactured 21O pairs of blankets.
 Don't forget to subscribe for the BEE and secure 1t for thirteen months for s1 .50.
 Mir and Mrs. A. E. Short of Brooklyn, were the guests of F. W. Wilson. last week. Mrs. NJ. D. Wilber has been removed from Bridgeport to the residence of Dr. W. c. Vile. The campfire held by Custer Post, on Tuesday of last week, was a very enjoy able affair. MT. Minott Augur has purchased one of Morris & Ireland's combination-lock, fire proof safes. Rev. W. Barton, of South Britain. will exchange with Rev. c. s. Dikeman, next Sunday afternoon. Last Monday, Mir. Minott Augur butch cred o=e pair of fine oxen. which he pur chased of Frederick Shepard. Esq.
 Mir. Stanton Mullee Is sick and unable to attend to his duties in the Rubber fac tory, but ws are in hopes that he will soon be around again.
 Friday, of last week, Mir Augur butch cred Q two-years-old steer raised by MT. Charles H. Beers of Mile Hill. which weighed, when dressed. 7So pounds.
 Mir. George Botsford, of Botsford Sta ton, son of Oliver Botsford. Esq. has been quite i'll with congestion of the brain. but is now rapidly recovering.
 MT. Nathan Shepard pulled from his field purple-top strsp-leaf turnip which weighs eight pounds. Mr. Shepard has lots more of them and he Is no candidate for office.
 A little daughter of Mir Charles Payne was seve ely scalded about the face and neck. Sunday morning. by upsetting cup of hot water. Dr. Vile was Instantly called, and rendered aid.
 Sunday afternoon the hat factory of Meeker & Co.,, ct Danbury. was discov- cred on fire. The upper portion of the building was destroyed. and the whole. with its contents, damaged by water
 The Academy opened with an increased attendance last Monday. Others arc ex- pected after Thanksgiving. The Winter term has generally the largest attend ance, and this term will be no excep- 1 tion.
 Now that the holidays are near nj hand, and the giving of presents Is in or der, do not forget that ". B. Sniffen keeps at his jewelry establishment. in Sandy Hook, goods suitable for presents. which he will sell at reasonable prices.
 The County commi ssioners met A' Dicks Hotel, last Wednesday. and grant ed licenses to the foliowidg persons 1T this town: R. D. Shepard, Vim. J. Dick George II. Browne. Sanford X Hawley. s Ambrose Blackman. Patrick Carr"l. Ed ward Troy, Judson Bros. and Edward Taylor.
 Judge Alfred B. Beers, of Bridgeport Senior vice-Commander of the Depart ment of Connecticut, G. A R.. will visi and inspect Custer Post, Tuesday even ing, Nov 3Oth. All comrades are earnest lv requested to be present. After the In spection a campfire will be instituted. t' which all soldiers are cordially invited
 Rev. C. S. Dikeman. of the Methods church, Sandy Hook, received call. las Wednesday evening. from members 0 the society and congregation, and wa presented by them with favorS amount ing to sevrnty-nve dollars. Refresh ments were served, and the evenin
 passed In social chat and singing, yer
 pleasantly, by the pastor and his guests = Mir. Dikeman has been informed tn; = some time next month those of his friend s who were not present last week will siv u him a cgll.
 The session of the Fairfield Coun. !. Sundsy-school Convention. held at Il l. North Congregational church in this cit
 
 the opinion of the men bers, a very prof ., able one Rev. G. B. Day conducted u '' opening devotional exercises and made '' brief address. Deacon Edward W. Mar,
 was elected chairman, and Bir. I. L. w I my er secretary. Mir. w. W. Hall West Hartford. speaking on the theme
 The Wanderers" told how in his toy
 \ canvasser had been employed to asct
 tain what children were not attending t
 Sunday ay-school, in order thst influen
 might bo used to bring them In. le said that 56, O00 out of the 140. 900 childr IS in the State, did not attend Sunds ,g school Nine thousand of these nou- s, tendants lived in Fairfield county. is advocated the appointment by ca III school of a special committee to look e. ter the children that might be classed ,n wanderers. A New Haven delegate. hs scribing the results of a canvass like ct one spoken of by Mir. Hall, said that ia Of flies representing ITS chiidrer designat
 the church with which he was connect ,o as the one they would desire their cl F, dren to go to. Rev. Mr. Pogson spoke IT. the benefits of township organizati' nm and said the churches should seek .n- counteract the force of the seductive nm fiuence held cut by saloon keepers q, make their places attractive to you m. men. He advocated the organization al Sunday-school Union. and also O in. Young Mems Christian Association ,g- 'his ciey' nes' o I laa',i' oAp' es' HIS .ne "Pi"loi. 'ia' o'ion Sunu~J 'o"ooi
 forts in Bridgeport had so far been a f
 ure. He thought there should b. rs. warmer and more general spirit of CO., re- ~ration between tho churches for the in A