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The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
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Home Again, Mcdonald, Three Vassar Girts, Champney,. Henry VIII and his Court, Muhlbach, he.Boys' Book of sports, ,nd Tdh9mmpsson' mrpse The Making of New England, Diake, Six to sixteen, Ewing, Beulah, Evans, Sarah Crewe, Burnett, The Age of Electricity,P. Benjamin, ! Indian History, Drake, . Jos Boys, Alcott,
 Vol I-II 94s-. The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Barr, Dr Gilberts Daughters, Matthews, Lives of Girls who became famous, boltoh': ,: The Two Elsies, Finley, The Colonel's Opera Cloak, No Name Series. To Leeward, Crawford, Domesticus, Butler, Recoiiections of Eminent Men, Whipple, Castle Nowhere, Woolson, s English History, Wheeler, Boots and Saddles, Custer, The Cliff Climbers, Mayne Reid, Poverty Grass, Wyman, The Cooking Club, Farman, Marguerite, Mister, Social Life and Literature Fifty years ago, Mrs Herndon,s Income, Campbell, Queenie Hetherton, Holmes, Prisoners of Poverty, Campbell, She, Haggard, -. s Lucille Meredith, Dotty Dimple Out West, May, Elsie at Nantucket, Finley, Vice Versa, Anstcy, Jan vedder's Wife, Barr, The Children of the Abbey, Roche,
 Mrs Solomon Smith, Pansy, The Italian Journeys, Howefls, A Child's History of England, Dickens, Samantha at Saratoga, J. Aliens wife, East Lynne, Mrs Wood, My Musical Memories, Haweis, Alma of Geirsteine, Scott, A Tramp's Trip to Europe, Meriwether, Winter Picnic, ,Dowd, Virginia of Virginia, Rives, Nelly Kinnards Kingdom, Douglass, Helen Gardner's Wedding Day, Harland, MT Potter of Texas, Gunter, Driven Back to Eden, Roe, Pocahontas, Eggleston, Seven Daughters, Douglass, Marie Antoinette and Her Sons, ,Muhlbach, Work, Alcott,
 The Way of the World, Optic,
 Ancient History, Post Haste, Ballantyne,
 Travels of Baron MunchauSen and Gulliver,
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
WESTPoRT,

Alfred Kellogg, former resident, has been in town for week.
 Theo Taylor, who has been confined to the house, is able to be out.
 Alexis F. Downes, whose father, Eli jah s. Downes, is sick in Litchfield, re ceived a telegram, Monday, that his fath- CT was not expected to live the day out, A fair and Quaker snpper for the bene. fit of the reading room and library was held in National hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Hon R. J. c. Pendleton of Indiana vii address the Democrats at National hal on Friday evening.
 Misses Wales of Oxford, Penn., visi Mrs William s. Jones. ! John D.. Woods satchel factory shu down, Tuesday, for few days. Mrs Anna Wilkins and Miss Minni Nash visit friends in Trumbull.
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The Prohibition Rally.

A large number attended the Prohibit ion rally at the Town Hall, Monday even ing, when Col R. s. Cheves and Mir John Lloyd Thomas of New York gave two rattling good Prohibition addresses. The meeting was opened with singing by volunteer choir and a prayer by Mir Wild man of Danbury. Mir H. l.. Wheeler made few remarks presenting Mir 1'hom- as, who spoke an hour on the tariff and surplus, giving numerous statistics, etc., to show that the Prohibition view of the question was right. Among other good things, his idea of using up the overpro- duction by shutting up the grog shop and spending the Prohibition money" money that would have been spent for rum, for the necessaries, or overproduced articles, cotton goods, for instance, was a happy solution of the problem. The tariff: "What an absurd thing for two great parties to make an issue of,'' he said. 'sWhy, my friends, there is one party crying Let me reduce the tariff and here is the other party crying, Let
 
 duced $76,00O,000 and the other $72,- GOO, 900, difference of seven cents each to the people; how absurd. It is not a question that should be kicked around like football by the parties, but should be taken in charge by the people.'', To show that the Prohibitionists could get no re lief from the great parties, he used the term ssWhiskey Devil," who stands on the middle of a see-saw. When he adds his weight to the Republican side they win and when he goes over to the Democrats they win; hence both parties bid, high for him. His discourse all through was excellent, his language, manners and bearing quite fascinating and he made many friends, even if they did not agree with his views. Col Cheves spoke from a moral standpoint. He caused good laugh whom person left the hall, soon after he began his address by saying, 'sThat man got full soon that's right, my friends, as soon as you get full, get out; I think it better to gei out when you get full than to stay hert and bust.'' No one else s'got out" The church members who rented places fol saloons received a we'll deserved scoring and he waded into the Democratic and Republican parties with vengeance, He said that good deal of fun was made of the Prohibition party, but he cited the case of the first vote of the Republican party in 1s40, when but 1000 ballots were cast; but for the stand these few mer took at that time, slavery would, per haps, never have been abolished. At tht close of his address, Col Cheves asked al who would vote for Fisk to raise thei hands and number responded, so that Newtown will probably have Prohibit ion ballots cast at the coming election l Applause greeted the salient points il both speeches, though the audience was principally anti-temperance. numbe of Danbury Prohibitionists were present A unanimous rising vote of thanks Wa given the speakers at the close.
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Officers at the Republican Meeting
 This Evening.

President, Marcus c. Hawley.
 Vice Presidents John B. Wheeler, Smith P. Glover, Zalmon s. Peck, John l.. Sanford, Abel B. Prindle, George Beers, Abel F. Clark, William Botsford, Edgar F. Hawley, Ezra J. Hall, Albert W. Peck. Frederick Sanford William E. Sniffen, Charles s. Platt, Prof F. T. Shultz, Philo Nichols, Harlow Benedict, James NJ. Turney, E. L. Johnson, Henry G. Curtiss, Louis c. Harper, c. B. Taylor, A. J. Blackman, William E. Ackley, Hugh Camp bell, William A. Leonard, Charles F. Boards ley, Samuel F. Tillson, Rev A. F. Chapman, Charles M. Beresford, E. W. Wilson, Elmer Fairchild, Charles E. Beers, Eli B. Beers, Dr E. M. Smith; A. B. Mygatt, Carl Schoverling, NJ. S. Giddings; Sidney Hawley, Howard Mansfield.
 Secretaries, W. H. Prindle, c. B. Johnson, Hobart H. Curtiss, Robert H. Beers, Charles II. Gay, Levi O. Morris.
 It is requested that, as far as possible, the officers here mentioned will meet in the room adjoining the main hall and so occupy seats on the platform. The seats fronting the platform to the num- Der of 10 across the hall will be reserved for our visiting friends, from New Mill ford and elsewhere. A collation. will be provided after the meeting in the room under the Town Hall for our Republican clubs and it is hoped, for the credit of our town, that a liberal supply of eata- bles will be provided.
 l The following route for the torch light procession will be strictly carried out. Commencing at the depot, the line will be formed and proceed up Church hill, then it will turn southward as far as the residence of Levi C.. Mor- ris, where it will countermarch, stopping to receive the speaker, Hon Joseph l.. Barbour, at Leonard's hotel; after re- suming the march, it will pass under the banner of Harrison and Morton 1 (where grand salute will be given) thence on to the extreme upper end o1 Newtown Street, thence countermarcI to the Town Hall. It is requested that all who will Irrespective of party) illu
 minate their dwellings. That all may have a good chance among the ladies tt
 view the torchlight procession, the gal lery will be reserved until after the pa
 rade has passed the hall on it's upward
 march, Per order of the Committee.
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The Turney French homestead in Huntingtown, the home of Mrs Harriet Frisco, has been re-modeled, Mir Levi Blackman of Stepney having put on new siding, built new doors, put in new win dows and made general repairs on the interior. An addition, l6x24 feet, has al so been made to the barn on the James Cole place in Huntingtown, which is oc. cupied by Mir Harry Coger and Nil Wheeler French has built new barn 24x34 feet.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
WESTON.

c. w. Bradley has returned from a two weeks visit to York State.
 Jared Derby of Seymour is running Johnson's mill near the post office.
 Seymour of Norwalk spoke on tariff reform at the Town Hall, Thursday evening.
 Rev A. J. Park of Huntington will speak on Prohibition on Monday evening, 22d, or, if stormy, on the 23d and, later on, the Republicans will be heard from.
 Mrs Jennie Smith of Newark is visiting l in town.
 Herbert Downs's family have moved to Bridgeport.
 A lawyer from New York has moved into Arthur Bennett's house near -tht church.
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This campaign has disturbed the busi- ness interests of the country less than any presidential campaign for some time. As one instance of this, Rogers < Nor ford, the wholesale grocers of Bridge port, did business $10,000 larger in Ju- ly than in the same month, last year and the business of August exceeded that o1 August, 1887, more than that. That looks like substantial prosperity anc leads to the hope that the country vii survive, whoever occupies the White | House.
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HULL's HILL.

N. G. Wakelee of Waterbury spent Sunday with his parents.
 Mrs Henry Murphy of Bridgeport wis ited her brother at Kettletown Brook farm, last week.
 Frederick Warner of Bethel visited his parents, Sunday.
 Theodore Warner and family of Dan- bury were guests of Granville Warner, last Sunday.
 Charles French commenced making ci- der at Miss Stoddard's mill, last week
 Mrs Jane Munson is arranging to go to South Norwalk to spend the Winter.
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soUTHBURY. pomperaug Valley.

It is complained that Pomperaug sta- tion gives strangers no premonition of any town or place, but simply the name of river running from Bantam lake to the Housatonic river. A railroad official gave this reason for the name: When the officer whose business it was, at the building of the road, to locate the sta- tions, arrived at Southbury, he said that he found one store with stock of sever al hundred dollars worth of goods, a brick school house, small cluster of dwellings and then came some beautiful ancestral farms, occupied and run chief ly by maiden ladies and bachelors, with some widows. Passing on four or five miles. he found lovely manufacturing village of some 1900 or 2OOO inhabitants with fine outlying agricultural country, which would furnish large amount of business for the road. So he named the station Woodbury. SOuthbury arose en masse against this decision and made such fervid protestations in the confused ears of the railroad officials that they compromised and called the station Pom peraug, the name of the river passing through both towns. But it is a blind guide to strangers.
 | The receipts fromthe circus, last week are said to have been about S4. A flock of E wild geeee was seen fly ! ;,,<.
 Four heavy teams are making two trip day hauling ties from West Side, Wood bury, to the station.
 | A petition is receiving signatures t change the name of Pomperaug Valle. to Southbury. Such change would b hailed with hurrahs.
 Arthur Warner was home. Sunday On Monday his household goods went t Bethel, where he is engaged in business
 The gas well was down 425 feet, Sat urday night. One young lady in tow has been to the topmost round in tha ladder, 72 feet.
 The lowering of the road and sluict
 way in front of Mrs Emiline Browns
 an improvement long needed. w. w. Thomas and wife of New Ha
 ven were at the Peter Farley place, owe
 Sunday.
 Mir Sanford Johnson has raised, thi , season, 400 bushels of as fine assorte potatoes as Southbury ever grew an
 has not been troubled with rot.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
DANBURY.

Eli Goodsell is building house on Dibble street.
 c. Leon Bryant of W. c. Bryant & Co. was married, last week, to Miss Hattie F., daughter of Lucius H. Hoyt.
 The BEE, this week, is full of good news and an item of the most importance can be found on the last page, where three men are searching for the best val ues in house furnishing goods and are headed for the big store of Hull & Rog. CTS, Danbury.
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Monthly Report of Newtown
 Academy.

Number of scholars enrolled, 45. Average daily attendance, 4a. Per cent of attendance, .935. Per cent of punctuality,9s Number of tardies, 3l.
 Average of Work Performed. Primary department, .752. Intermediate department, .s26. Academic department, .925 First Roll of Honorable Mention, 90 Per Cent
 and Upwards.
 F. Hubbell.
 F.. Hoyt.
 Kittie Lake.
 Grace Lake.
 May Hoyt.
 Fannie Scudder.
 Mamie Hubbel.
 Grace Peck.
 Grace Goodsell.
 Maud Wells. Ada Peck.
 NJ. Collins.
 Susie Camp.
 Helen Beers. ' Clark Page.
 F. Sherman, N. Hoyt.
 Nellie Hubbell.
 Edith Daley. H. c. Beers. 1 Cora Hoyt.
 E. Hawley. Mamie Rlackman. I H. Fairchild. I Second Roll, 80 to 90 Per Cent. Stella Nichols. Lillie Dikeman. l Mamie Smith. E.Wildman. K. JudsOn.
 Myra Warner.
 R. Bassett. Sadie Camp. T c. Blackman. I F. T. Shultz, Principal.
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Rockafeller of the Standard Oil com pany is the largest stockholder in the Consolidated road and, as President Bostwick of the New England system is also Standard Oil magnate, the early fusion of the two systems is predicted. Rockefeller was elected director of the Consolidated road, Saturday.
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After the morning sermon. Johnny :: Ouch! oh! Yup-p-p-pl-d-dont take the b-back of the b-brush! G-g-g-sh! l won d-do it again--Ow-wow-wow! Grandma John William, your fathers mother is nigh on to 80 years old, but she has work ed a well-sweep all her festive youth and the next time you feel like giving her a grasshopper in place of a clove, during the solemn service of the M. K. church, you don't want to do it!
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A Correction.

Editor of the BEE: Truth and temperance
 should go together. In fact, truth should go before prohibition, before politics. before any
 thing else. In order to place it there i'm one
 instance, will you kindly publish the follow
 ing. received by a citizen ofNewtown, from
 the headquarters of the Republican national committee:
 Republican National Committee. sl Fifth ay- enue, New York: The statement in the New town BEE Of October l2. purporfing to have been signed by Mary Peck Cheves, in SO far
 as it refers to the Republican national com
 mittee, is absolutely and unqualifiedly false J. s. FASSETT, Secretary, October la, ,lsSs.
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Teachers Meeting.

A teachers meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Newtown, Friday, October 26, 1888, beginning at 9 a m. This meet ing is especially for the teachers of New town, Brookfied, Southbury, Monroe and Bethel, but every one interested in education is cordially invited to attend. Experienced teachers and instructors will be present to instruct and interest teachers. A lunch will be spread ill the basement at noon for those present. Wagons will be in readiness to convey teachers from Newtown station on the New England railroad.-[C. D. Hine, secretary, Hartford; D. G. Beers, New town.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mrs Julia E. Graves, who lives with the family of John l.. Thomas of Fair field, was burned to death in horrible manner, last Friday evening. A kero- sene lamp upset and set her clothes on fire and, running wildly about, she famed the flames so that she was burn ed to death before the flames went out.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Hon Joseph l.. Barbour, who will ad- dress the Republicans at the Town Hall, this (Friday) evening, spoke last Tuesday night at the Cooper Institute for over two hours to crowded house. He is one of the brightest oraiors in the Re publican ranks. He comes high, but We must have him.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

The light board fence in front of Lands End cemetery, which was so bad ly broken by the blizzard, has been talk en down, the walk topped with nice flat stone and it will be finished off with a light wire fence.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Revs A. P. Chapman of Sandy Hook, c. W. Boylston of Long Hill, Goldsbor- ough of Monroe, Magill of Huntington attended the meeting of the Fairfield county clerical association at Bridgeport, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

The $50O,000 of State bonds called in by State Treasurer Warner, September 17, were paid off Tuesday, October 9, not having been presented until then by the holders, the Williamsburg, N. 4., say ings bank. The State ceased paying in terest, September 17.-GCourant.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Republican rally at the Town Hall, this week Friday night. The Silver cor net band and drum corps of New Milford will furnish music and the New Milford glee club will sing.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mrs R. N. Hawley, who has been spending the Summer with her daugh- ter, Mrs F. W. Beers at Naples, N. Y., will return about November and spend the Winter with her sister, Mrs Lyon of Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Rev $. H. Bailey of New York sup piled the NJ. E. pulpits at Southyille and Sandy Hook. Mir Bailey's home is in Barbadoes, of whose tropical fruits and population of 1000 to the square mile he can talk most interestingly.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Bedding spent S9,170 5s, last year, of which $l, ,l59 76 was interest on outstanG- ing orders. The town has a debt of Sl5. .93l 20 and voted a tax of 15 mills.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Father Michael McCartan held the close attention of his congregation, Sun day, 7th. His subject was, ''rhe Neces- sity of Frequent Examination of Con- sciencer
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mir Joseph l.. Barbour, who speaks at the Town Hall, this week, is one of the most wide awake Republican orators of the State.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
WOLF PITS.

MT and Mrs Edmond Wheeler of Chi cago have visited Eli Hoyt. Mfr Wheel CT was born and brought up in Newtown.
 Mir Taylor, Mrs Henry Platt's father, died, last week and was buried in Ridge field. Rev Frank Howell of Bethel at tended the funeral.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Eli J. Morris of Newtown, brother of the Democratic nominee for Governor and ex-Senator Glover were guests of Dr A. P. Smith.-[Frid Danbury News.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mir and Mrs William McDermott have returned from the Adirondack mountains, where Mir McDermott hoped to regain his health. He is much more feeble than when he left.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

The Prohibitionists of this district have nominated MT William w. Wilkinson of Shelton for senator. Mir o. c. Beard of Huntington is on the senatorial commit taa
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
BLOOMFIELD.

Dr M. Joseph Collins, formerly or Brookfield, read paper before the Bridgeport medical association, last Fall, which is published in the September number of the New England Medical Monthly. The paper is entitled IA case of intestinal strangulation followed by laparotomy."
 Clark T. Jackson has improved his premises by putting in large doors to in close a wagon and harness room and re- shingling.
 Dr Elbridge Pierce and brother spent Sunday with their parents.
 Edward Griffen and wife of Danbury spent weeks vacation at home. Willis H. Wanzer has visited B. T.. Jackson.
 In the absence of the ssir-regular" choir, Sunday morning, Misses Edith Grifien and Florence Sagendorf filled the vacancy with honor to themselves.
 Mrs Joseph Farnum of Orange, N. J., has visited her aunt, Mrs R. H. Parker.
 Mrs Futile and daughter have visited her son, who attends the school of F.. 5. Curtis.
 Bishop Williams confirmed class of five at St. Paul's, Sunday afternoon and at Brookfeld chapel ill the evening. George Peck is having his house paint ed; George c. Jones does the work.
 Rev A. c. Pierce was assisted in the services on Sunday by a minister from North Carolina.
 Joseph Lake on Obtuse has shingled his out-buildings.
 William Parker of Obtuse says that his 1000 or more cabbage plants matured fully 90 per cent. of sound heads, so that he has sauer kraut timber for sale to al corners.
 Mrs Thomas Troy takes pride in he fine stock of ducks and turkeys.
 MT and Mrs William A. Beers hav' welcomed an eight-pound girl as an ad dition to their family, recently.
 Miss Fannie Warner of New Milfor } has been with Mrs W. A. Beers for fey weeks.
 Mrs John s. Stuart has friends visitin her from Merrimack, Mass. and Gree
 Haven, N. Y. : Robert Lake, who has been with H. | . Lake, through the Summer, accepts . position with a business firm in Watel : bury.
 Edwin Robbins has enjoyed wis :, fom his sister, Miss Robbins of BristO if Miss Jennie Shepard is with ". { t Hoyt of Danbury to perfect herself d musical matters. - Peter Halls little boy is getting bette Y but has had a hard time of it, for sever
 weeks, with running sore on his arr :. which Dr Williams has attended to. d As there is no rector at St. Mark f. Bridgewater, Bishop Williams preach 
 se sermon both in the morning and afte n noon, also in the chapel at Iron Wor to in the evening. He has confirmed 40
 two years, the greatest number in t
 history of the parish in that length CT time.
 Mrs Samuel Sherman is in New Yo " for medical treatment. IT St. Paul's Guild and the Willing Wol ol CTS will meet at the rectory for missit ls- ary work on Wednesday,.
 John N. Hawley was in New To de last week, to attend the meeting of di- Evangelical Alliance. 'l- A mistake occurred in putting in
 new seats of the Congregational chnl s.a and it was necessary tostake them all ~ again.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mir Jordon, who succeeds Mir K. Mill ious as section master on the Housatonic came here from the Consolidated road, where he has had long experience.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

An attempt was made during fair week to break into the store of Mir H. Black man at Hawleyville. The burglar got on the roof of the piazza and came to the window of the room occupied by the girl, who gave the alarm, but, before MT Blackman could get out, he was offwith- out damage to either party.
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STONY HILL.

Rev and Mrs G. L. Teeple of Westfield, Mass, are guests of H. H. Knapp.
 MT and Mrs c. H. Brush spend the week in Hartford.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

If you want to horse blanket worth the money, go to E. F. Hawley's, as he is selling good blanket for 75c; extra size, all wool, for e5 and 36.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

The banns of marriage were published for the third time at St. Rose, Sunday, between Mir Joseph H. Deveraux and Miss Kate, daughter of Mir Patrick McNamara of Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Families are using rye flour, who have not used it for years, the high price Of wheat and wheat flour having driven many to this step as a measure of econ nnu
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mrs James Turner of Lake George has entertained her daughter and family from Bridgewater.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

The Dutch Rubber put in a new dryer, last week and have recently improved upon wheel barrows, for moving the ref use rubber from the pile to the storage room, by wide, endless belt rigged on pulley, by which it is carried into 1 the building.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
STAMFORD.

Miss Minnie E. Weed, step-daughter of Postmaster Morse, was married, last week, to F. c. Humphrey, a miller at In- dianola, Neb.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

When you buy your Boots and Shoes this Fall, don't forget to look at E. Y. Hawley's stock, as he has the largest stock of the Best Goods in town. Remember he sells the ceIe. brated Hartford | English kip boots. warrant ca waterproof,
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Bliss orchestra will furnish music for the Glen boys soiree at the Town Hall, next week Friday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Hawkins w. Munson of Middlehury, Conn.,, father of Rev J. 0. Munson of New Milford, died on the 1lth, 73 years old; funeral, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mir and Mrs Jared P. Ring visited Mrs F. W. Platt, also Messrs William and C. s. Platt.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Sunday, October 2, Rev Mir Wilkins baptized Milton D. Croninger, son of MI and Mrs Lorenzo D. Croninger.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

8 l-2, for loo pair, worth 15c, are big bargain at E. F. Hawley's.
The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19

Mir George Frisco of Stepney has made repairs for Taylor & Hubbell and vii build them hennery.