The Newtown bee., 1880-08-11

and recitations ill Sanford's Hall, Friday evening, Aug. 13th by Miss Annie H. Lancashire, for the benefit of our library. Admission, 9 cents; reserved seats, 35 cents. Doors open at T. commence at 5 D. m. It will be remembered that Miss Lancashire gave readings here last win | ter and all who heard her were very much pleased, and promised her a full house If she ever came again, and she certainly deserves it.
 l J. K. Wheeler, Esq, has taken charge of the editorial department of Looniis's l Musical aud MdsOaic .Jou,7at. We have not the honor of an acquaintance with Mr. Wheeler, but judging from the favor- able notices given him by the press we are led to believe that he is gentleman whose able pen will be highly appreciat- ed by the masonic fraternity and his read CTS generally. Loomis's Musical aud 4Ma- sonic Journal contains interesting articles relating to the New York edict and the l New York non-intercourso act, which the profane eau read with profit though it may not heal the severed ties between New York and Connecticut masons.
 Miss Anna Lancashire was greeted last evening in the lecture room of the First Baptist Church by an audience that ance before a Bridgeport audience. and in her opening selection she evidently suffered from nervousness. In the sec- ond selection, "The Last Hymu" she ! managed to gain the complete sympathy and attention of the audience and after ward her success was tlattering and com plete. She is about eighteen years of age, yet she is wonderfully gifted with dramatic power. She has q voice of great breadth and charming sweetness, with very expressive face, capable of delineating the varying words of tragedy and passion, and anon revealing depths of humor and fun.-Bridgeport Standard.
 This has been an unusually poor year for boys, so at least think those happy | @ fathers, Messrs. C.. $. French. c. B. Taylor, and Conductor Philip King, all three engaged on the line of the Housa- tonic Railroad. Saturday, July 31st, Station Agent, c. $. French was present. ed with girl on Tuesday, c. B. Tay- Tor could report the same good fortune Interest now centered on their friend Conductor Philip King, because the trio were all married about the same time, and 1t would kind O get the laugh on the other two if it was boy, so when Philip came to report girl, he felt that he was at least the equal of the other two, and could brag just as far as they could.
 Doctors will disagree; even judges are 1 ialliblc. This was handsomely illustrat- ed on the evening last week when the Housatonic train was delayed by the bull on the track A judge from Bridgeport officially" said that the animal that he saw lying near the tra elk and the one that evidently caused the accident, was a horse. 4 doctor, yea a professor, on view ing the remains called the animal horse, and the very next day when he read in the Morning Gtory(O of Bridgeport, that the train came in contact with bull said professor laughed right out in meeting, aud said it was no bull, hut d horse The question began to assume grave diyni- ty and it now remains to be seen if our country farmers are really capable of distinguishing between a horse and a l horned animal.
 One dark evening last week man who claimed that he had just got off the train for temporary purpose, went toward Sandy Hook hatless, and enquired to know where he was and the way to Sandy | Hook. When asked who it was that Was lost he did not seem to know except that he came from Kent ''so man, years ago." After being directed to Tay lors Hotel the stranger @ meandereo off, but got turned around somehow ant again applied for infol nation at the sam. house he had just left. Again he was tol, the way to go and nothing more was seer or rather heard of the man. In the morn ing a huge watermelon was found grow
 ing on a stone wall, and, like Jonah gourd, must have grown there during tn, night. Over the fence lay hat, whicl
 by some means had become detached
 from the owners head. The hat was ta
 ken away as well as the watermelon; tn, latter was kept until late in the day ,wheI
 to keep it from "spilin.'" it was eaten It was whopping big melon.
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 industry, and reliability, is slow 0 growth, but when it comes it is stead
 fast and honorable to the end. w. E
 Hall X Co.,, proprietors of the Popular Dry Goods House of Bridgeport, hav' steadily increased their business iron tho day they commenced. Probably n'
 house in southern Connecticut offers bet
 ter advantages in silks and all fine goods
 than W. B. Hall X Co., this house il
 now going on with their great sale 0 short lengths and remnants of summe dress goods, and are really giving grea bargains. We copy the following. iron the Bridgeport Farmer of the 7th :-I
 anybody has an hour to spare it will pa,
 to step into Messrs. W. B. Hall X Co.,. popular dry goods house and leol
 through the catalogue of rich dress good
 and Nottingham laces that are marked down for their reduction sale. Man, ladies are buying their short lengths o buntings and cashmeres to use in tim, of need. Ladies out of town would d,
 we'll to send for samples.
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