The Newtown bee., 1880-10-27

ana VIII remain unlll next week.
 Miss Floca Clarke left town last week, and will be absent one month, visiting friends in Newark. N. J.. and Sing Sing, New York.
 MT. Philander Seeley of Hawleyville is His health, during the Summer has been very poor.
 Miss Lilly Platt returned to her home In Bridgeport, Monday, accompanied by Mir. and Mrs. Bennett Blackman. who will remain few days.
 Walters restaurant, in connection with the Byxbee House, South Norwalk, is a very popular resort. Oysters served in every style, and visitors will find polite attention.
 Mrs. Wm. Platt presented us with a boquet of flowers, composed of rose buds and other varieties, taken from her gar den. At this season of the year they look refreshing
 Mir. Benjamin Curtis of Sandy Hook re- ceived by mail, Monday, what you might call large bean, measuring thirteen inches long and one and Il half inches wide. It came from Florida.
 Mir. John Weaver of Ogden, Utah, who came to visit his sister. Mrs. Col. L. J. Wright, last week, left town Monday, and will on his return trip visit his relatives and friends in Pennsylvania
 Mir. Howard Belden, of the firm of H. Belden X Co.,, of Toronto, Canada. &C., companied by his wife, was in town visit ing friends last week. They were the guests of Mrs. David Belden, Henry San ford, Esq, and others.
 Marvin w. Sherwood has opened a gro cery store in Bethel. at Walker Ferry's old stand. and Is selling groceries cheap for cast. His stose is clean and neat, and he will be pleased to have customers call upon hiRn. Sec advertisement en second page.
 They are still very busy at the factory of the N. Y. B. X P. Co.,, as they have , scarcity of water have had to run their double Harris-Corliss engine twenty-two and half hours out of the twenty-four, for the past month.
 The nursery firm of R. G. Chase & Co.,, of Geneva. N. Y., will be represented here for a few days longer by their agent, 1 A. D. McLaFerty, who will be glad to fur nish people ln this locality anything in their line, for Spring. @s they sell for Spring setting only.
 A. Eaton Robertson, Esq, lawyer of the town, last night, in Glover's hall, un- der the auspices of the Democratic Club. on the issues of the campaign. Owingto l our going to FIess early we are unable to | give a more extended notice. The Housatonic R. R. passenger re- turns for fiscal year, ending Sept 30th, | 1880, show an increase of S20, 900 over the previous year. The passenger receipts for 1880 are the largest of any year since 1874. The total freight and passenger receipts for 1880 will show an increase of S142 900 over year 1879.
 The now railroad bridge of the N. Y. & N. E. railroad, across the Housatonic river, is nearing completion. The top of the bridge is all covered and timed, and they are now covering the sides. The stone cut just this side of the river is nearly tiLished, and soon the laying of 1 the track can be continued.
 Through the courtesy of our friend, MT. John k. Farnam, of South Norwalk, We
 have a copy of the Connectica Republican before us, which we find to Do we'll gotter
 up, and newsy. It promises to bc a fix
 ture. and gives a fair share of the ioca
 news. Bro. Foote's trouble has just com
 menced, but we hope he will be able |.
 Run. and not be weary; walk, and not faint"
 J. L. Harl2m has one of the finest tail bring and gents furnishing stores in tn, State, located on the corner of Main ant
 State streets, Bridgeport. Harlem pride
 himself on making suits of clothing t. order, that fit well, and at price les 5 than any other establishment in the city v Call when in the city, and see his stocl , of cloth, of the latest patterns, and leav : your orders for first-class dress or busi
 ness suit, at remarkably low figures. H has no fancy prices for his work. 1 Last Wednesday evening the Aaro , Sanford battalion, one hundred in nun
 Der, went to New Haven to participate , the Grand Parade, and on their retur
 It is said that there were over g, GOO torcl es in line, and that the sight was grant ,. We are pleased to note that. so far durin the campaign, both parties have parade 5 peaccably and unmolested in this Stat
 and we give them credit for respectin each others rights Ill the matter. :, ago. was introduced to reeently-marrie , pair, on his train, and being captivate with the remarkable beauty of the lad e--eisis,asd. "yea arc real good look iI 4 womanl" And then. turning to the hu
 band, he said, in his energetic wa
 Howard, you have done we'll" The e l. feet of this on the other passengers W, e electrical, and when the train reachs t, Stepney they were doubled up vii o laughter, and Pop" wondered what a 3, the giggle was about.
 .s Governor Redstone has large app
 tree, bearing several hugo pumpkins.
 first sight, some passers-by took them f. m apples, and one inquisitire fellow real