The Newtown bee., 1881-01-05
Local and Otherwise.

Tuesday evening the officers of Custer Post, Sandy Hook, were installed into office by pr. W. c. Vile.
 Mr. Charles Hughes and wife. of Brook field, have moved into zonr. in the house of Mir. Benjamin Curtis, Married. In Stamford. Nov. 26th. by Rev. Mir. Vail. MT. Edwin H. Dennis to Phoebe A. Nsthrop. nee Beach.
 The eclipse, Friday morning. was en- joyed by few who had the courage to lace Jack Frost carly that morning. Our Sandy Hook subscribers will con- for favor If they will hand their suh- scriptions to Mfr. Ezra Patch. post-mss- ter. Tho wooden wedding of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Hall was celebrated Wednesday evening. Dec. 22d. and participated in by many of their friends. Mfr. and Mrs. Hall received many presents.
 A young man--a 6w"de--living In South Britain with Mir. Gotleib Kunnna, fell last Tuesday week upon the ground and broke the cap of one of his knees in three pieces. Dr. Vile attended him.
 Last Saturday Mir. and Mrs. John l.. Sanford celebrated the tenth anniversary of their married life. and received calls from a number of friends who made them useful presents ss tokens of their regard. The Pino Tree Cottage, at Sandy Hook. was made very pleasant, on Christmas day. from flying visit of John Radcliffe, IT.. of the firm of Radcliffe Son. of Long Hill. Miss Mary F. Graham of Lorg Hill, and Miss Sarah Graham of Bridgeport.
 Tho weather, last week. was intensely cold. The first good fall of snow-fron which those who could afford it enjoyed sleighing--commence last Wednesday and continued for about twenty-four hours. The thermometer. on Saturday morning. st the milk factory. Hawley- vile. indicated twenty-one degrees below zero; at Nr. E. L. Johnson's. South Gen. ter District. twelve degrees below.
 Mrs. James Turner, of Lake George, her son. Joseph. and MT. Elias Sanford, wife and daughter. Annie. were the guests of James Turner, of Sandy Hook, New Year's Day. MT. Sanford is 90 years old. and hts wite Is s7. They walked up together, and seemed to enjoy their visit very much. They returned at night. looking well and happy. saying they had enjoyed their turkey supper very much. Mr. wm. J. Dick tells 6 pretty good joke on himself that occurred one day last week while on the Housatonic train Mr. Dick was looking for some one whom hs expected to be on the train, so he wsn into one of the cars. He wore a light ful cap and iight-colored overcoat, which with his heavy gray beard falling upof his breast, gave him the appearance of , celebrated parsonage; for as hs entered the car a little child exclaimed, loudl, enough for every person in the car ts hear: "Lor. ma. there eomes Sants Clans!" This was too much, and thos, who knew MT. Dick roarod with laux xhter and soon friends and strangers were con vulscd with laughter over tn. little one' remark. Mir. Dick enjoyed the fun a much as any one else.
 E. c. Barnum, of Lake View Farm, hA mado arrangements to sell milk to tn milk factory this Winter. Nr. B. ha made and sold from his aerd of Jerseys the past year. from Dec. l, T9, to Dee. 1880. 3.5t0 pounds of butter. besides but ter and milk used In ths family. His her consists of eleven cows. of which four ar two years old. one thrso years old. an the remainder are seven years old an over. Allowing one COW for butter an milk used In family. the average of bu ter for each COW would be 25A pounds p. year. Mir. B. has sold most of his butte in Bridgeport supplying private famili' through the Summer and Fall, and sel ing 1t fresh made to the stores in White He has also helped D. c. Peck supp Landlord Dick. who knows what goo butter is and will have 1t for hts guest Mir. Barnum received lette- from Goodman. Of Lenox. Mass, stating tn he had been offered and had refused s5' for a heltsr calf of Lady Crsamly .'Lady Creamly" is dam of " Cxarowitz now owned by Mir. Bsrnum. =
 For the information of the distant req CTS of TIE NEwTowN BIKE 1t may be V, to state that Gov. Rsdstons is not character whose great power of mimic hes made him the drssd of many an l ~A f~ tif.asa Not making ths clrim of the old soldi, who once remarked that his comrades
 belonged to the Army of the Lord but t Baptists--they belonged to the navy has no fear of being disciplined for liberties he takes. Ills extreme fondns and girls he meets, whose mirth is oft excited by his speeches and somotin their wrath. The hat of ancient st. they presented him years ago as 8 sui bis return for his services will not so be forgotten. His genial lace may
 seen at the beautiful depot of the Hou tonic railroad. at train time, and no ( nsod fear of being left for want of tim
 warning who desirss ride. Ho can U out saint and sinner alike by his UT vailed imitation ofthe locomotive whis, In return for many of his surprises. . of his friends determined to make h
 some Christmas gifts suited to this c
 season. Santa Claus must have had m,
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 who was viewing. on Christmas morni
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