The Newtown bee., 1888-08-10
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 The present owner of Cyclone is about ' to return it to the seller. The horse is a good one, but can't make the time war ranted, ? 40. The lawyers won't make anything out of this disagreement. The new owner expects to join the driving club, where he will find few to beat his time.
 Potato vines are dying out before their time. A blight has come on some fields and the vines look as if scoreleer vy The crop is nearly matured and will be a fair one in any event, unless rot sets ill.
 Corn is very backward and August will have to do her best to make up for the cold spell in July.
 l Oats are behind time and many pieces arc not yet fit to cut. \ warm Septem- Der will let in the late planted corn. The three weeks cold weather in June was too much for the average farmer, who de- pended on his own hands for labor.
 One of our best farmers, Mir Trow- bridge, is engaging potatoes for Fall de livery at soc per bushel.
 A club from the Hook met cur home club, Saturday; only two innings were , played, when the heavy shower came on ' The Newtown boys were ahead. : Carrie, little daughter of W. A. Strong was kicked by horse, Saturday after nd a bod fhs r shoe making a cut over the eye about tw' ]. inches long. The bone was broken in but the little girl is doing we'll, but vii
 probably wear a small scar as mark o !. old Topsy's skill in kicking and remind f CT not to whip horse with plantain rod r. when loose in the yard.
 The meat market near StrOng's dru
 store was broken into, Sunday evening . A trunk was broken open, but nothing C n value taken. The owner of the marke
 would like to find the owner of the burg ;,, lars implements left in the shop and wi
 give a fair reward for information abo, ae the job.
 Our boarding houses and hotels al V all full and more room is called for tha
 can be had. There is room here for large hotel, which would do good bu o' mess during the Summer months.
 Mary, widow of Peter Flannigan, fo
 meriy of this town, made a journey 'd- Woodbury for the special purpose of co ,dd sulting her old attorney, William Cot ed ren, in relation to obtaining pensio he Many years ago, he obtained a bounty
 S1OO for her under the act of 1866. a ca .ch beset with some difficulties. Flaming ith first enlisted in the 9th Connectic
 (Irish) regiment, which was sent wi nu- Gen Buffers expedition to New Orleal lts- He soon became dissatisfied with his s
 vice in this regiment, thinking that sol ,rv of the officers mis-used him and deserte th- but, determined on loyal service. he
 mediately re-enlisted in Go. K, Fi aid Louisiana Volunteers, which was tf He forming, under the name of Peter Bree put He served faithfully till the end of 'h'- war and received an honorable dischal
 under the name of Peter Breene. va Cothren feared that the desertion .w0
 prevent the collection ofthe bounty, | Syl- under full statement of the forego 3 in facts, the bounty was allowed In ..ne gard to pension.' he was obliged.
 luctantly, to advise her that, under
 rules of the pension office, it could no hos granted, for the reason that the causs this her husbands death could not be pro ches to be the immediate result of disabili IithT incurred in the army in tho line of d' ,,sa5 v Flannigan perished in snow drift ugh ing blizzard near Waterbury, Decen She 26, 1866. Counsel are now consta new asked to apply for widows' pensions \ fhst s der the false impression that all sold ottle widows are entitled to . pension unda aame act passed at the present session Of