The Newtown bee., 1880-11-10
Local and Otherwise

"" S'J rAAuuy eNeutHS. Mrs. Lydia A. Burrtt of Middlebury is in town. visiting her friends.
 l.. D. Booth closes his store at 8 o'clock every evening except Saturday.
 Now that election Is over, walk into the BEK office and subscribe for the BEE. Mrs. Thomas Hawley of Bridgeport is tho guest of her son, M. C. Hawley, Esq. Miss Kitty Hawkins of Brooklyn was the guest of Miss Maud Turncy, last week.
 President Hayes has appointed Thurs day. November 25th as a day of thanks giving. Miss Elizabeth Leavenworth of Koch sster. N. Y.. Is the guest of Mir. Wm. B. Prindle. Governor Redstone received two votes as n Greenback representative at the late election.
 Look out for tho cross mark on your paper. Your paper unless renewed, will be stopped.
 Miss NJ. F. Peck came from New York city to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Beecher.
 J. Francis Gillette was home last Sun day, visiting his parents, and returned to Now Haven Monday.
 MT, Asa s. Curtis, of strat!ord, raised a pumpkin In his garden which turns the beam at ll2 pounds.
 Mrs. George Hull camo from Housa- tonic, Mass. to sttead the funeral of her friend, Mrs. Beecher.
 Rev. c. F. Upson of New Haven ar rived In town Thursday, and stopped at the Grand Central Hotel
 Mrs. Daniel Conley, of Brooklyn, was the guest of Mrs. II. l., Wheeler the past two weeks and returned homo last Satur- day.
 Last week some vile thief stole nine twelve-fcet boards from pile of new lumber. just purchased by NJ. c. Hawley Esq.
 Tho county commissioners will meet in this town, Nov. l7th, for the purpo,e of granting liquor license to those duly rec commended.
 Mrs. Susan Hall, who has been in charge of the Home of the Freadless. In New Haven, has resigned and returned to her home.
 The finest horse-barn in Ncwtown las just been completed for Mir. David Fer ris. It is an ornament to his place. J. B. Gillette was the builder.
 c. M. La Rue, with H. NJ. Robinson, jeweler, Dlnbury. has so far recovered from severe attack of malarial fever as to resume work at the berch.
 Mir. Charles Skidmore and Mir. David Noble are building sidewalk between their residences. Mir. Noble has placed in front of his house several hitching posts.
 Friday evening we met with the lively Capt W. c. Durham of Nantucket, Mass, who at present Is the agent of B. s. Snow X Co.,, wholesale fish dealers, 176 Atlantic Avenue, Boston.
 Last week we issued few extras, con- taining election returns, with comments upon the result from four of the leading papers of New York city. The extras were sent out on Friday.
 Mrs D. k. Stevens k having a new barn built on the site of the one recently destroyed by lightning. at South Britain The carpenter work will he done by John D. Seeley and Anson Ward.
 MT. Nichols Hswley, of Hawleyville, has had his house neatly painted in col OTIS by A. F. Smith, whose repu.a, tion fer dcing Grst-closs work is we'll known In this town and vicinity. Smith Is 8 faithful workman.
 The attention of our readers is called to the editorial relating to the pictorial history of the world, of which Mir Sam uel Osborn is the agent, The book is gotten up In good style and will prove q valuable addition to any library.
 A team of horses owned and driven by Martin Carroll, were killed by the milk train, on the Housatonic railroad, last Thursday evening, at Kent. Some cars were being switched, when the horses be- came frightened and ran In between the cars.
 Mir. F s. Dartram, after pleasant visii to his home in this town, during the Summer, the guest of his father, c. C. Bartram. Esq, returned to New York city last week. Mir. Bartram will please accept our thanks for copies of city pa prs sent us.
 Rev. Mr. Dikeman of Sandy Hook oc cupicd the pulpit in exchange with Mir Wheeler, of the Reform church, Sunda, afternoon. He delivered a very interest ing sermon. He is good speaker. ant kept the attention of hls hearers.--B Brook feld Cor. Ddnbury Ne,cs.
 The Connecticut branch of the Wo maLs Auxiliary to the Board of Mission of the Episcopal church, held it's frs meeting Tn the church of the Holy Irinit. at Middletown, last Thursday. Six bish ops and forty other clergymen were il robes in the church and chancel.
 Mir. Marcus c. Hawley, who vas nomi mated for representative on the republican ticket in Newtown, ran seventy-two ahea o. the State ticket, yesterday. Tbis wa in part owing to MT. Hawley's great per sonal popularity. and in part to his prom ise to give his salary to the Village I'm