The Newtown bee., 1880-02-04
Snow at last !!
Ice men are happy.


 Huntingtown. Thursday evening, and had a pleasant time.
 MT. Paige, of Sherman, was nomina- ted for the position ot Commissioner of this county by the Republican caucus, held at Hartford last week. Poor New town!
 On complaint of Thomas Naynor, Maria Potter, a colored woman, was ar rested, Saturday, for throwing stones at his house, and breaking out windows. The accused was arraigned beforeJustice Betts, and. after a hearing, bound over to the Superior Court, and bail placed at fifty dollars. This, Maria was unable to furnish, and was taken to Bridgeport Jail, where she will probably languish for months. All this is the ef- feet of getting under the influence of li- quor. Truly, |" the way of the transgres- sor is hard"
 Tho Waterbury American says the workmen on the rock cut near the Sweet love place, on the New York and New England Road, conduct operations with fear and trembling, because previous operators in 1870 filled the ledge with nitro-glycerine, and the charges were never fired, as the company in charge, suddenly collapsed. One or two of the blasts have been discovered and removed. If the point of Q drill should strike hid den charge, the result can be imagined. Y The Library Association will give ,ociable and entertainment at the Central
 Iouse on Friday evening of this week, february 9th, to which all our citizens,
 cd and young, who feel an interest in
 tie Library, are cordially invited. Some | god singing has been kindly promised | folthe occasion, and during the evening
 a arce will be played entitled "The 0 Gratest Plague in Life" There will be gaues of different kinds and dancing.
 Pecis Quadrille Bard will furnish the t. mush, and good time generally may be d expected. The fee for admission will be ,- twenty-five cents, which will be received
 at thtdOOr. The proceeds are to he used Y for tn purchase of new books for the li- st braryand the Association hope to be en- NOhlS'b-d py GhC pACSCl1CO OA Il4 GAlClL
 friends at that time.
 Tn latest game of the petty swin ller -s Is as foDws: The sharper steps into a UT store or'lace of business ard asks to be
 accommdated with two ten cent pieces h. and flN cent piece for twenty-five en cent piecA Receiving the coin he turns CT to go, wna suddenly he turns back with
 the remarE You have made mistake on and given Qe three cent piece and ( H. ten cent piAe, in the place of two tens, ve at the samfN me showing the contents o en his hand wsAh contains a ten, a five anC
 a three cenaAece. The merchant, think He ing he has ! ossibly made a mistake H. takes the tA Ae cent piece back anC ed gives the shaie pr a ten for it. The swin .er dler thus gets 2irty-two cents for twen ,s ty-dve, he havihA dexteriously substitu
 ted one of the lane three cent pieces fo ;! one of the tens tven him by the mer
 chant. Rather small business, bu e shrewd, and prohrble If carried on t.
 any extent.
 of Tho following htition to the Genera A Assembly. now Iii csvention at Hartford ert protesting against he consolidation c pm six towns of this Se4ltorlal District int nv. one Probabats Distrit Is being circulate in. about town. Men Q all parties disaf or- prove the bill, and the petition will LII ,iu doubtedly be signed by most oS the vc ,, tcrs: i've, the undergned petitioner. Nh citizens of the town of gewtown, hereb ,.r remonstrate against tb provisions ( os the bill before your Hoorable Body, t tod remove the Probate busness of this tow ~ to the town of Danbdry The propose
 change would be detrmutal to the bus ihs ness interests of Newton, which nun nor bers population of 4,OO, and has ol grand levy of &, ,O00, ,O0O. yt has recent 'ou- constructed, at large expose, buildir iol and vaults for the suitabl, accommod;
 tion of the town and Proate bushes cen and has all the means andconvenienc for doing such business, cheply and ss and isfactorily to the community We. ther e fore, strenuously object to tn, propos,
 measure" #
 Among the Breakers, asanford
 Hall, Wednesday evening, drsv lar SUI audience, enough being present. M comfortably fill the hall. The hlIowi ) go Indies and eentlemen fool, the .a,a, ate- characters: Miss Sadie Gately. Nil the Ezra Hall, Miss Frank E. Merril, Mi iin' Mary Sherman, Mir. J. F. Griffin, MT. .l'ef J. Taylor, MT. Ezra Hall, Mr. R. 3. To Ill linson and Mir. I. P. Blackman T . drama was interesting and at tiues 'any very exciting one, and as the charactt t. as were we'll chosen, and all had their Ds. und we'll learned, 1t was in every way gra run success. MT. Ezra Hall sang aAy iish- pretty piece, entitled '" Ise Guine B ,om- to Dixie" Tn which he was accompai l the by Miss Nellie Judson and Mrs. H and who presided at the organ. They V on loudly applauded,. but did not grant
 audience an encore. The farce, "A TT lntry among the Roses," concluded the @ call ings entertainment, in which Mis- their Terrill, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Mitchell, and Warner, Miss Peck, Miss Crofutt. 1879. E. Merrill, Miss l.. Blackman, MT. inted Blaekman and F. s. Tomlinson took l his The entertainment throughout was paae) rendered, and reflected a great dea y go credit upon the nome talent of'Newt ssory The followino article relativ e re- the Rev. A. T. Parsons, of Danie the vile, who was formerly resident oi @ has town was taken from tbe Windbam
 Transcript: "The announcement tford, Rev. A. T. Parsons. the popular R le ad- of St. Alhan's Church, has accept Tith a call from Central Falls, R. l., has ca