The Newtown bee., 1881-01-05

Mir. Baldwin, of Hawleyville. has moved his family Into his new house.
 Mfr. George Mills arrived in town Fri day evening and is the guest of Mr, Win. H, Hoy.
 About twenty couple from Bethel en- joyed themselves Monday evening at the Grand Central Hotel.
 Miss Mary F. Peck arrived home few days before Christmas and returned again to New York last Monday.
 Mfr. c. w. Northrop returned from hls trip to Nebraska and Iowa, last Thursday evening. looking none the worse for his long journey.
 Mir. Darius Hoyt, of Mile Hill sold to s Bridgeport butcher an OK which weigh ed 2. 9S2 pounds. Mir. Hoyt and Mile Hill ars ahead on fat cattle.
 There is a man In our town who. 1T re- ports are to be accredited. Is endeavoring to fat pigs on the bark of apple trees. We await with painful anxiety the result. 
 Mir. Wn. Botsford and his son. MT. F. T. Botsford. left town to-day for a three months visit to Jacksonville. Fla. Mrs. Botsford will visit her sister. Mrs: Skid more. in Bridgeport. Mrs. Patrick Keane who died Monday. | Dec. 27th, nt her home In Sandy Hook. aged 32 years. was buried the following Wednesday. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her departure to the Better World. 1 One day last week Deputy-Sherifr Wm H. Glover and John H. BlacLman had quite an experience on the Housatonie road. They were about six hours getting from Bridgeport to Newtown. They were highly entertained at Botsford Sta 1 tion for four hours.
 MT. Charles Fairchild, of Hawleyvills. presented us with copy of the Herald of Freedom, Vol l., Nc. 37. dated Bethel, June 27th. 1892; F. T. Barnum. publisher. The copy Is we'll preserved. and Is de cidedly interesting to read. Bethel. in 1882, was lively business place.
 A young man named Patrick Lacy drove from Newtown to Bethel. Friday evening to attend the Knights of Pythlas' ball and had both ears and the tips of his fin gers frozen. pr. Bennett dressed ths ears. and we must say that they were ths worst pair that we ever saw. Mir. Lac, has a Winters job. One of Mir. wm. J. Dicks horses died few days ago. It was his intention l.
 keep the fact of his loss from Mrs. Dick and he was congratulating himself upol
 his success when, one day last week. Mrs Dick-who had failed to discover tn horse around, as usual asked Mir. Die where the horse was, and he had to giv
 in.
 Mir. Wm. H. Hoy is at his home. quit - sick. He was taken sick at Hopewe Junction. where he has a contract on tn road with MT. John l.. Hughes, his par T. ner. who also has been quite sick, but } better. and has recently returned. M
 Hoy has had several attacks of late veal s and his many warm personal friend . await with anxiety his recovery. '- The week of prayer will be observed J. the M. E. church. Meetings are appoin '- cd for Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursda r. and Friday of this week. Revs. W.
 Barton, James Taylor (former pa stor). P. Hoyt and c. $. Dikemau are sxpecte to unite In endeasoring to make this SC ,, vice c season of interest and profit. It ;. earnestly hoped that there will be fu a attendance.
 te The notice given In ths churches, Ia
 Sabbath. calling public meeting on Fl l. day evening of this week to consid - what can be done to improve and enlari m the cemetery in Sandy Hook. has bs postponed until Saturday evening, il
 Sth inst. snd will take place at the ls
 ture-room of tho M. E. church. All ps , sons interested are requested to be prt ent.
 List of letters remaining In the Ne town post-ofice:
 :. Mrs. Caroline Andrews, '' Mrs. Jennie Andrews, h- Clarissa Bradley, in Daniel Counlian, he Thomas Henaghan,
 George K.izlsy. "A" l.. H Russell, as k. A. Monroe,
 George A Northrop.
 Please say advertised" when call
 for any of the above letters.