The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03


 Mrs. Sarah Curtis oi South Britain, who had her barn destroyed by the tornado, last Summer, Is having new one built. The bar-roo,l, billiard-room and base ment hall, in the Grand Central Hotel, were re-papered and painted last week. A. P. Smith did the work.
 Time and the weather have taken all the beautiful color (gilD out of Governor Redstone's huge umbrella. He thinks he will paint it green on the back.
 The Aaron Sanford Battalion went to Danbury Wednesday night of last week, about ono hundred and forty strong, and enjoyed the parade and visit very much.
 Daniel Camp, Esq, brought from the pin which weighed 27 ounces, and meas ured fifteen and a half inches In circum- ference.
 Mir. Samuel c. Glover was quite sick last week and the week before, and suf- fered from severe attack of rheuma- tism; but he is improving, and we hope to see him out again soon.
 Mrs. James Jennings, mother of Miss Juliet Jennings, & teacher in the Newtown Academy, has been In town, the guest of her daughter, at Mir. George w. Stuart's, for several days. Mrs. Jennings returns home In few days.
 Rev. J. P. Hoyt visited New York, and on his return, on the steamer Rosedale, Saturday, was, with the rest Of the pas Rosedale went ashore on Long Island, but no damage was done further than the delay.
 Married in Watertown. Conn.,, by Rev. Eugene Gaffney. MT. John D. Bolan 10 Mise Mary A. Rowley of New Haven. Mir Bolan was formerly resident of this place. He served apprenticeship in the machine shop of the Rubber Co.,, and afterwards he was engaged in the mer- chant business in Sandy Hook, firm of Carroll & Bolan.
 MT. Edward Taylor lost one of his | horses last week, which Is supposed to have died from the effects of "epizootic, ' that is so prevalent here this season. The horse was sick with this malady, and it took a severe cold. which run into con- sumption. The horse was much valued by Mir. Taylor, it being long in his pos session and one of his span.
 I Charles Smith, aged 19 years, son of Conductor J. R. Smith, of the Housa. tonic railroad, was seriously-and per. haps fatally-injuredS Saturday, Oct. 23d, at Cornwall Bridge. While attempting tc get upon train, he slipped and fell be meath the car, an ! one arm was crushed by tho wheels. rendering amputatior necessary. Young Smith also suffered ( fracture of the skull.
 An adjourned republican caucus meet ing was held SatuI day night, in the Bricl Building. MT. A. B. Plindle, who haC been nominated for Judge of Probate at ; previous meeting, declined to run, anC Mir. Frank T. Botsford was unanimousl, nominated for the office. The nomina tion of q representative was the nex business in order. Marcus c. Hawley Esq, was unanimously nominated.
 The Aaron Sanford Battalion paradeC Monday evening, and visited Sandy Hook. Several houses on the Street anC in Sandy Hook were illuminated. P. H Skidmore, Esq, c. II. Peck, Grand Cen tral Hotel, Bennett Blackman and c. Rin insland made fine displays. Down il Sandy Hook. Taylor's Hotel and tn
 residences of Dennis Murray, J. H , Warner, Mir Rose, Edward Troy, Johl Judson, and others. were handsomel illuminated.
 The union meetings announced las
 week are necessarily postponed till nex | Sabbath and next week, on account c = Rev. Mir. Upson's sickness. He may b l expected to preach next Sabbath mornin l and afternoon at the Congregations
 church, and in the Nj E. church, Sand Hook, in the evening. There will I meetings every evening next week in tn
 Congregational church till further notic, z All are cordially invited tc attend all tn |, services.
 At meeting of Co. A, 4th ReSt., c.
 G., held at their armory last Saturda :. night, George B. Fairchild, nephe 7. of the late Col. Faii child, was elected Lieut., In the place of Geo. l.. Dick ken
 Mir. Dickens was elected d sEort time az and was ordered to report at Mantle du
 ing the encampment of the 1st and r regiments, for examination, but owing t family afr1ictions he was unable to B. present, therefore his appointment VI y vacated. .-Bethel Ledger.
 y Master Fred Johnson. assistant pos Y master, went to Hawleyville, Wednesda
 to be present at the celebration of b, grandparents golden wedding. He al ,d took-or, rather. attempted to perform t, the part of gallant young fellow r. assisting the young ladies from carriage In but made sad failure of it, by reason pr one young lady's weight; for when s
 committed herself to Fred for safe Ian
 ing, she found herself. along with Ere
 tumbled upon the ground. Fred was t = ribly put out by this mishap. but he i' young, and will outgrow all these misf'
 tunes.
 ,y We have been requested to publish t r. list of premiums awarded to those havi
 articles on exhibition at the Danbl
 fair We should have published the " before but for the fact that at the time Id the fair we were not publishing the pap I'd The list is as follows: Best dozen ei i'll popping corn. Lee M. Johnson, soc; b ng peck lima beans, L. F. Camp, S1 1; 2d b w St. Patrick potatoes, E. L. Johnson, 5