The Newtown bee., 1880-12-01

MT. Julius Sxidmore and wife were the guests of F. H. Skidmore, Esq, last week.
 Miss Grace A. Stillman, of Bridgeport, is visiting at Mir. Jas. NJ. Blackmau's, in the Glen.
 MT. Frank F. Stillman, of Bridgeport. was the guest of MT. Percy Blsckman. Thanksgiving Day.
 Charlie Dikeman and Clifton Fairchild made flying visits home to spend Thanks giving with their parents.
 Mir. and Mrs. Maturin Ballou, Mir. Cur tis P. Gately and Mir. Geo. c. Perkins spent Thanksgiving in the Glen.
 Mrs. J. E. Walker and daughter, of Northampton, Mass, arrived in town last Saturday, and are the guests of Rev. Dr. Marble.
 Last Wednesday afternoon Rev. J. P. Hoyt conducted brief funeral service over the remains of Mrs. D. H. Belden, previous to their removal to Canaan.
 The first real good fall of snow this season came Wednesday night, and gave Thanksgiving Day the appearance of the Aud Lang Syns."
 Abort W. Fairchild, Esq, of Taunton, sold to Cole & Greene. of Bethel, two two-years-old steers that weighed. when dressed, 1.eos pounds. Ono of the pair weighed 873 pounds.
 Governor Redstone was the guest of Deacon Wm. Platt, last Thursday, The Governor is loud In his praise of the hos pitalIty of Mir. and Mrs. Platt. Governor Redstone put oil his Sunday clothes, and looked really ten years younger
 Last week the Rubber Co. put a new iron watering-tank in place of the old wooden ole, near the residence of MT. G. A. Hough. The public ought to appreci- Rte 1t, for 1t Is the best wateringtank in Sandy Hook, and it never dries up.
 The Bee of Omaha, contains more far Western news than any paper on our sx- change list. The efforts of the publishers to draw immigration to that fertile region by circulating sample copies of the week ly among Eastern farmers is commrnda- ble The Bee Is mailed free to any appli- cant who forwards his address to the Daily Bee, Omaha, Neb.
 Mr. Charles H Northrop went to New Haven last "Wednesday, and was admitted to the New Haven Bar Association. This week Mir. Northrop leaves town for Ne hraska, where he Zia settle and enter upon tho duties of his profession. He i- Il young man Of fine ability, and posses ses social qualities that will win for him many friends. His departure from his native town causes much regret, and it is to be hoped that, wherever he may locate, his Hines may fall In pleasant places. l Lust Wednesday morning one hundred and nineteen children were confirmed al St Roses church, by Right Rev. Bishop McMahon, assisted by Father O'Brion, of Hartford: Fathers Lawlor and Burns, oi Danbury; Father Traynor, of Norwalk, and Father McCartan, pastor of the church. Of the number confirmed sixty one were boys and fifty-sight girls. The lat CT were neatly dressed aud wore white >eils and wrenths. The impressiv. ser vic- was witnessed by a large number Bishop McMahon left town on the even ing train. The bishop contemplates wis itins Rome in short tine.
 The Weber Quqrtette Club and tb, Spanish Students appeared In the Oper'
 House. Danhury, last "Wednesday even
 ing, and gave an excellent entertainment
 to fair-sized audience, that seemed t
 appreciate the programme of song and Tn
 strumental music very highly. The Or era House was as cold as refrlgerato , all the evening and ought to have bee made comfortable. Tke managers ide $ of heating the hall by having & larg crowd Is not always to be relied upor
 Those orchestra chairs are a nuissnc, Hawes' Opera House, In Bridgeport When people pay for flrst-claes accommt
 dation they ought to get it. Last Wednesday afternoon Mr. Jaco , s. Mayhew. of Bethel, was united in ma
 riase to Miss Lillian Fairchild, dauyht4
 of Le Grand Fairchild of Taunton di ' trlct, by Rev. E. c. Pattison, of s
 Thomas's Episcopal church. Bethel. IT
 ceremony was performed at the resilert ' of the brides parents, in the presence ' many friends and relatives. After u
 ceremony and refreshing the inner ms = with ths good things provided the guest
 the happy couple started on a short brid (. tour. We extend to tho groom and r fair bride our heartfelt congratulation G and wish them long and prospero life's journey
 Hoyt, music dealcr of Danbury, who
 advei itisement is In this paper, kee ' constantly on hand full assortment
 musical instruments. He has eight va b. cties of banjos, accordenns of all six E and descriptions. MT. Hoyt sells she $ Orders by mail promptly filled. La it week Mir. Hoyt sold to each of the folio IF ing gentlemen one of Mason & Hamlii y organs: Alexander Davis. Herm l Beardsley. Danbury, and Robt. J. Smii
 Brookfleld. Ia sheet music Mir. He
 offers to tho profession increased adva ie tages. Cali and examine the stock of goods offered at MT. Hoyt's store Def, " purchasing anywhere else. se
 .k Mrs. s. B. Belden, whose sudden des