The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
Miss Nellie Judsen Is visiting friends

presented with son by lis wife. Deeem- Der 1st
 Mir. Anthony Gallagher had an addition to his family last Saturday. They say it is a girl.
 Mir. Dennis Hayes has felon on his left hand which he has been nursing for the past three weeks.
 Dr. l.. D. Wileoxson and family re- turned to New Haven, last week, to re. side during the Winter.
 W. G. Ha d. Sandy Hook offers for sale aFhorse, two wagons. one sleigh aud one set harness. Read his advertisement in another column.
 Married, Thursday, December 2d. ill Bridgeport, Mr. Thomas Scales, Sr., foreman Of the emery department at the Rubber shop, to Mrs. I. J. Blackmam, of Sandy Hook.
 An auction sale of crockery will take place at Glovers Hall, this evening, at o'clock, and will be continued until the entire stock is sold. MT. Charles H. Peck Is the auctioneer. Come cue, come all.
 Mir. Peter Martin, whose death occurred in Bridgeport Nov. 25th, was sor-in-Iaw of MT. Dennis Murray, of this town. Mir. Martin leaves'a wife and three children. He-had been in failing health for long time.
 The young folks of Sandy Hook want to know when they may exp ct that new "hall." They were very desirous of get ting up soms sociables this winter, but had to give it up, there being no suitable place to hold them.
 The new paper, called the Sunday Eagle, made its appearances, last Sunday, in Bridgeport. MT. A. L. Cheney is the editor and publisher. Ii makes n fine ap- prarance, and will no doubt prove sue cess at least we hope so.
 Mir. John II. Blackman and Mr McAr- thur n re having an ice-housc built at the Hawley Pond. In the work of h"ilding they are assisted by Col. George Taylor, Deputy -OntIlu pluNfsJ ShpL' " hi' OANA |" and most of other dignitaries. All of our citizens who ride over the road between Newtown street and the depot say that the road was never in bet ter condition at this season of the year before. NIT Wm. J. Dick is entitled to the credit of making it the good road 1t l., F,,r rorI iu,y loSt SDrinz
 TLe programme Of the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, which is to be held at New Britain, Conn.,, Dec. 18th, 18th and 17th, as announced in last week |, BKE, promises rich treat of lectures and discussions to all who will attend, and it Is to be hoped all the Newtown farmers who can avail themselves of the opportu uity to attend will do so. Read your last weeks BEE; consider the matter well, aud-go. You will never regret it.
 We see by one of Our exchanges that the editors and proprirtors intend to give away a sewing g-machlneto the lucky subscriber holding the number. It used to he chromos, now it is sewing ma chimes. The next move will be Il house and lot. AftsI that the publisher will, as n matte of courtesy as well as gratitude throw in chromos, house and lot, sewing machines and the whole printing office ss an inducem ent for any one to Set.d him ( cash subscription for one year.
 On Thursday evening. about o'clock the inhabitants of the Glen were aroused from their quietude by the booming O guns, and the unhurmouious mdSie pro duced by some fifteen or twenty serena ders, nrraed with old tin pans, pails unl horns of various tones, in honor of MT Thomas Scales, Sr., who had 'ist arrive home with his new bride. MT. Scales makes the fifth husband his bride ha
 had and, no doubt, they were deserving of some unusual demonstration.
 Theodore Triton will deliver his ney lecture, entitled The Worlds To-Mor
 row." at the Opera House, Danbury, mex
 Monday tvening. The net proceeds vii
 go to Washington Hook and Ladder Co
 Admission, % cents; re erved seats, 3
 cents. Tickets for sale at E. s. Judd |.
 Co., n0ws-roon, DanhuIy. Our citizen
 wishing to hear this great lecturer vii
 bear in mind that the moon will shine
 being nearly full on .he 18th. To insur seat, order your tickets hy mail, an , send to E, s. Jadd < Co.,, newsdeaiers Danbury, Conn.
 The annual meeting of the Bridgepol
 and Newtowa Turnpike Co. was held s
 the Grand Central Hotel, yesterday
 Cllus. c. WssneI. Esq, vas appointe . moderator; Henry Sanford, clerk M. ( Hawley, teller. E, B. Peck, Aaron Sal E ford and Dr. E. Nj. Beardsley were cleo !. ed directors. Sheriff Sanford was al - suing year. II. Sanford was elected trea e urcr of the company. After tho busiE Q:
 was over the stockholders sat down to
 sumptuous dhner prepared by Landiol :, Browne in his most excellent style. TT
 occasion was one that gave general sati
 faction to all of the stockholders. It Last Thursday evening we, with ot It er unfortunates experienced d shock ol n railroad collision, at. .Hawleyville. on tf 5. Shcpaug railroad, that stirred up fe'
 The train was being made up. and u
 passenger coach was left standing on u " main track while the engine was engage n in taking loaded freight cars from a sid '' track. The cars were being thus move '' and, owing to a bad brake. the brakem ~ could nut hold the cars when they we 'i started upon the main track where t v passenger coach was standing. We we '' busily listening to hear MT. Watson F. II Geh