The Newtown bee., 1880-07-14
LOCAL TIME TABLE
LOCAL JoTTINCS.

guest or MT. J. A. Blackman, JF.
 There was library meeting held in the Brick Building Tuesday evening.
 The weather, Monday, after the rains ofSaturday and Sunday was delightful.
 A gentleman in this town owns horse which he hitches to a post by Its tail.
 Johnny Keane, clerk with Sanford X Hawley, is taking weeks vacation.
 Miss Maggie Roach and niece. of Bridgeport are in town calling upon friends.
 Mrs. Beebe and daughter, of New Brit ain. Is the guest of her father. Mir B. Bulkley.
 Mir. John Halligan has the contract for building the house of Carlyle Hill, Hawleyvilie.
 Miss Alice Hammond, of Brooklyn ar rived on town last week to remain during the summer.
 Miss Maggie Lewis, of Stepney, is spending few days in Hattertown, with Miss Dr. Benedict.
 Mir. Lucius C. Warner, ot Chicago H., Is visiting at hIs uncles. Mir. John Still son, of Hattertown.
 Mrs. II. w. Todd and daughter, of Fair Haven, are the guests of Mrs. Mary D. Johnson, of South Center.
 Miss Minnie Banks, of Bethel, was the guest of Miss Belle Lake, of Hawleyville, Iast Snturdav and Sunday
 Mir. and Mrs. Austin l.. Peck and three sons, of Waterbury, were guests at Apple dore Farm over the Sabbath.
 Rev. Robert c. Booth, of Brooklyn, Is spending his summer vacation at the home of his brother-in-law, Mir. Albert W. Peck.
 Mir. and Mrs. wm. Freeman, of Now Ha- ven, arrived in town last week and are the guests of their sister, Mrs. NJ A. Lake, Hawicyvllle.
 There was a meeting held a few even lngs since, by members of the democrat ic party, and Hancock and English club formed.
 Miss Allie Bower, of Philadelphia, Mir Isaac Porter of New Britain, and Miss Castle, of Brooklyn, are tho guests of Miss Maud Turncy.
 Call and see the New Home sewing machine at Sanford and Hawleys. This machine Is the most substantial, and easiest running in mai ket.
 The second ice cream festival of the Congregational Church wtll be held Thursday evening in the basement of the church. Admission free.
 Major c. T. Green, of Cowesett R. I. was in town last Thursday, visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Walter Northrop. The Major was looking well.
 The lightning struck the rods on the house of Mrs. Moses Botsford, Botsford's Hill, Saturday, and the fluid conveyed to the ground without injury to the house. Mir. John II. Blackman is nursing one of Jobs comforters. It is located on the calf of his leg and if 1t was on the other kind of animal he would soon butcher it. It got so dark in Taunton Saturday noon during the storm, that q candle had to be lighted before dinner could be eat GU at the house of Mir. Legrand Fairchild. Mir. Bronson Bulkley has in his posses sion copy of the New York Herald, da- ted Wednesday,, June 29th. 1895 The paper Is we'll preserved though yellow with age.
 Mir Edward Troy is having a new floor laid under the veranda of his house, and n platform built the whole length of < the west side of his house. Mr. Daniel Ross is doing the work. Mir. II. Knighton, reporter for the Bradstreet Company, Improved Mercan- title Agency, from the New Haven office, was In town Tuesday, guest of the Grand Central Hotel.
 N Miss Mary Ann Camp who for some weeks past has been sojourning at the res idcnce of Gideon Camp, of Hawleyville, Is now the guest of Mir. Beach Camp, st the 'Racketts." Rev. T. w. Haskins gave notice that, commescing with next Sunday, tee ser vices at Triuity Church would begin at lo5o. morning. and 30, evening, and continue at these hours until fall. Mir. Charles II. Beers. of Mile Hm lost pair of oxen last Saturday: they were killed by lightning. Mir. Beers did pot know of his loss until Monday, as hey were out In a pasture lot.
 Two walnut trees in the lot ot Mir. FL ncr Fairchild, were struck by lightning ist Saturday. The snapping and crack l is was very lively. and for about two ours the timid ones wore kept in sus- snse.
 The Scienii6c Amertcan, of July 10, con- ins q flne Illustration of the New York elting and Packing Companys factory.
 sandy Hook, besides very interest Ig description of the manufacturing of Heir goods.
 AThe condition of Dr. F. N. Bennett is krnewhat improved. Dr. E. r. Bennett.
 Danbury. calted to see him Sunday. he doctor is having tho best of care tyht mud day, and we hope to see him
 again. Dr. Geo. F. Brown, of San-
 Hook attends him every day.
 Dr. T.. F. Hickok. ex-2resident of Un-
 College, now elghty-two years of age,
 just finished work on evolution
 ch will bo published In few months.
 Enough his eyes have failed him so
 t his reading had been done by ali as- fant he was able to write out the
 bk In his own hand.
 Ne will esteem 1t great favor If sub
 Hbcrs to the BnE would send us their
 Sscriptions Immediately. or If they do
 9wtsh the paper. to notify us by postal
 or ietter. We shall nIae.. n croaa