The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
Local and Otherwise.

from her visit to Massachusetts.
 We understand from good authority that Sandy Hook Is to have new hall
 Mrs John II. Blackman was quite sick with sore throat, last week. but Is get ting we'll
 The BEE will be sent to all now subscri- bers sending us el.50 from this date to Jan. ist, 1882.
 Newtown wants village improvement society The Street needs repairing, fill ing up and grading.
 Mrs. Edgar F. Hawley returned home from New Milford. Saturday, after an nb- sence of four weeks.
 The rain, Saturday, caused Newtown street, between the Academy and flag pole, to look like & small river.
 Mir. George H. Browne purchased files for his ofice. and all papers are now se- cured so that they do not walk off.
 Mr. John Fierce of South Britain has purchased of Mir. E. Guthrie tract of woodland Mfr. Pierce has erected steam saw-mill on the land.
 Mrs. David II. Belden was taken sick last Saturday night, and on Sunday Wal seriously i'll. She died yesterday after noon about 2 o'clock.
 Rev. Mir Mansfield. of Philadelphia, conducted the services in Trinity church. last Sunday morning and afternoon, and delivered two very able sermons. A good, nice walk would have been highly appreciated. last Saturday night by those who were compelled to walk be- tween Saady Hook and Newtown. Judge David B-ldon, of San Francisco, Cal. sou of the late David H. Belden oi this town, is a candidate before the Cali fornia Legislature for United States Sen ntor.
 Mr. Isaac Watson of the Oak Tree House SouthbuIy, went to New Haven and was operated upon, several weeks ago. He Is home now, much Improved in health.
 Sunday tho cold wave was on hand, and thinly clad humanity weat shivering along our streets. doubled up. while the more highly favored seemed to defy the assaults of the blizzard"
 The new telegraph line which Is being run between Boston and New York has reached Hopswell. Mir. Stephen Sanford of Bedding Ridge has the contract for furnishing poles for the line from Red ding Ridge to Botsford Station.
 A woman at Columbus, Ohio, left a dish of concentrated lye where her baby drank some of 1t. During the several hours that the little one survived in agony, the mother sat motionless, with her hahds over her face and when it dead she arose from her chair hopeless maniac We have several bills due us which, il not paid by the lst of December, we shall have to put into other hands for coll"c- ton. We have sent out bills, marked pa pers, and did what believe to he proper, in order to show our need of tn. money dus us. and we shall in justice to ourselves, place our bills in the hands Ci n lawyer for collection.
  ty years ago ci sarett. smoking was com paratively innocuous, since all cigarettes then came from Cuba and were wrapped In rice paper. Now. however. they arr for the most part of bad tobacco and com mon paper. and. besides having an odiou smell, are very injurious to tens of thous ands of the youth who consume them.
 Last Thursday afternoon and evening Dr. N. F. Marble received a number O his friends, and they in return made tn occasion one of great pleasur. to the er.f,le pastor ani hiS wife by brinGin gifts amountin. to S2I4. One hundred 0 this sum was given by gentleman note for his liberality. Many who were una bie to attend sent their ylfts in letters Others who will doubtless donate will ir crease the sum to $500.
 Our town clerk has had considerabl difllculty in procuring from some Of tn physicians in this and other .dioinin towns the report of births and deaths and as he Is required by law to make hi returns promptly, he requests that n physicians whose duty 1t is to make IT turns to his office will do so promptly c or before the first of January, so that can make hts report. Those who nesla to do SO must take the consequences their neglect.
 There was . ram of tremendous buttir power at Thornbury, Pa. Two staiws brothers, Stephen and Abraham Taylo were divided on the presidential qu"stic and they agreed that the one whose Ca didate was beaten should permit the ra to butt him all hour In the presence spectators. A crowd gathered at the n pointed time and the loser present' himself for torture; but the ram VI found with broken leg-to the seemin Ky great astonishment of the man who W to have been butted.
 Mr. Josiah Sanford. brother of Messl Hanry and Frederick Sanford. Is, as pr viously stated In this paper. residing New Mexico. We clip from the Wesl Optic, published ut Las Vegas. New Me leo. the following Items:
 Have you noticed Hovey's new ha Deacon Sanford fainted away when saw it.
 Deacon Sanford has moved into tow having fully recovered his health wh sojourning at the Springs. lie. has p' chased the Exchange Hotel on the I,la; A. T. Hoover retiring. Workmen are | ing up tho place In good shape and in week the deacon will be In his elemc
 The new house of Mir. Ambrose Blat man, of Hawleyvilie is in the hands