The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
Local and Otherwise.

The report that humps prevail In San dy Hook Is premature
 MT. Charles Northrop has pair of working oxen that weigh 4, 100.
 MT. Amos Hard of Berkshire, who has been sick, Is able to be around again.
 Miss Essie Camp will arrive home to- morrow evening to spend Christmas with hex parents.
 Representatives Patrick Mccarthy and Wm I. Sanford start for Hartford We'd nesday. Jan. 9th.
 It Is estimated tkat there has been al least 300 cases of measles In Sandy Hook and vicinity.
 Mir. James Coles, superintendent of the Milk Factory. put in 600 tons of ice in three days. last week.
 Mir. Henry Sanford, with the assistance of Martin Costello harvested and stored away eighty tons of ice.
 Miss Stella Nichols made very pretty wreath of cvergreens, on Friday, to be sent to the Flower Mission.
 The addition to the house of Mrs. Fitz- patrick, in Sandy Hook. was commenced by Mir. Fred Gilbert who raised the frame last week.
 Mrs. Moves Thompson. who, short time ago, was severely scslded by upset ting pot of tea on her right foot, is, we arc pleased to learn. il proving.
 Last Thursday, Willie, infant son of Mr. George Canneld, of South Britain, died, aged about one year. The cause of death was inflammation of the lungs.
 Miss Ella Clark of Hawleyville, and Miss Lena Curtis, Newtown street, re- turned. Saturday, from New York City, where they had been one week, visiting friends.
 The depot of the Housatonic railroad, nt Danbury, has been repaired. Mir. Page, the agent, has returned to Brook field station, and Mir. Chas. Crabb has the Danbury agency.
 Mrs. Edward Taylor, of the Sandy Hook Hotel returned last Thursday from Wallingford, after q pleasant visit of one week, as the guest of her brother, Mir. Stanley Botsford.
 A daughter of Mir. David Peck, of Mt. Pleasant, is sick with measles. but get ting along finely. Out of fourteen chiI- dren on M.. Pleasant, only two have been able to attend school.
 rpk ;,a oP Frederick Sanford was completed by the carpenter Nr. Gilbert, last Saturday. and Nr. Minott Augur commenced put ting in his ice Monday.
 A merry Christmas to all of our read CTS and friends! May no crosses mark u cir pathway save those we inhict upon subscribers who are in arrears. or when their subscriptions have expired.
 man named Oliver Hoskins, a carpen- ter in tho employ of the Housatonic Rail road Company, was killed at Falls Vil- lage Thursday, by being caught between two cars. H0skins was at work on tue bridge which was being repaired.
 E. Stone, Dnnbury Is offering bargains in Ladies and Children's Cloaks and Dol mans, Shawls, Furs; 1000 yards new styles Dress Goods. 10 cents per yard. we'll worth l8c. 3-Button Kid Gloves, 50 cents. 75c. Corsets for 50c.. &c.. E. Stone, opposite Baptist church
 The lecture by the Hon. NJ. D. Wilbur. of Bridgeport. will be delivered Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th, in the Post room, at Sandy Hook, for the benefit of the relief fund of Custer Post. G. A. R. Subject "America: Its Resources and It's Desti- n.y." Tickets, 25 cents for sale at Sniff fens jewelry store.
 Mir. Daniel Hall and Miss Annie Wen- gel were married. Thursday evening, De cember i6th, by Rev. c. $. Dikeman, a, the house of the brides father, Mir. Fred srick wenz. l. Sandy Hook. The bride and groom loft on the 7.25 p. m. train for trip to New Haven, Mir. Hall and his bride have the sincere congratulations and best wishes of Il host of friends.
 There was a suit brought before Justice Betts. last Saturday, State vs. Homer Congo and James Kane; Wilson fol State. Moses Futile defended Congo and Samuel Tweedy Mir. Kane. Alter hearing the testimony Of several witnes es, and finding that one of the main wit nesses for the prosecution had not beer legally subpsnaed and was not present Justice Betts refused to adjourn. Law yer Wilson then withdrew the case, an, thus ends the matter for the present.
 Last week "Wednesday, Thursday, Err day and Saturday, Er. E. W. Wilson, store was busy scene. crowded witt buyers making selections from his larg' stock of holiday goods. hr. Wilson found. on closing his store Saturday nigh that his stock of goods was nearly ex hausted, and in order to meet the demand he left town, Monday, for fresh supply which will be displayed at once. Thi shows better than words can express i the superiority of THE NEwTowN BEE a an advertising agent, and the most avail able medium for reaching the citizeIs O Newtown. Other less enterprlsing mer chants can chew on this.
 It was evening--and 1t was In Taunton from day of toll on the farm aud, takin; the Bridgeport Standovd in one hand ant 6 "tallow dip" In the other. seated him self by the fire to read the news; but Ii spite of the interest he felt in the "loca items" and the latest developments il p Nf i.