The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
SOUTH BRITAIN.

E. P. Hine is finishing the l. addition, 1Gx40, which Mrs Nj. $. Clark is build ing.
 Burton c. Bradley marketed new pOta- toes in Birmingham, last week, and was to ship IS barrels to Waterbury, We'd nesday. Anson Ward is putting in a new barn floor for him.
 A grandson of George Onghemack was badly bitten in the face and neck, Sun day, by an ugly dog he owns. Dr Ram kin dressed the wounds.
 Dr Kctcham attends Mrs Dittus, who has been worse than usual for a few weeks.
 Mrs Spencer Sanford has visited R. II Ford.
 B. N. Treat cut two acres of grass for Charles Kemp, which he says was the best he ever moved.
 Birdsey Gilbert expects to dig and ship early potatoes to Waterbury soon. Messina, the imported Percheron stal- lion which John Pierce paid $l100 for six years ago, died, Monday, of iniiam- nation of the bowels. Napoleon, the pet name by which he was called, was q favorite with all who ever drove him, be. ing as docile as any horse and a fine spec imen of his race. He was 13 years old and, though not considered as valuable a horse as later importations, yet money would hardly have bought him, because he was considered kind and gentle enough to be used as family driving horse.
 Mrs Wheeler and daughter are at Be thuel Treats.
 Charles Marshall and Benjamin Mitch ell have shingled for Mrs Elizur Mitchell Mrs Marks of Bridgeport, also he [ daughter and son-in-law have visited Fred Wentseh.
 Mrs Stahl and E. l.. Mitchell are eS i pected at Dea N. w. Mitchell's, nex week.
 Dr Rankin's wife has visited at Glas ]; tonbury.
 Departed this life, Napoleon, a faitl Il full servant in the employ of John Pierc ,. S Son, in the 12th year of hisa age. Ala l. for the Alpine steed, he has departed
 No more will he come at the bidding { his master, no more will his noble for
 be seen along the village street. 4 l. though he left the sunny slopes { n France in his young life, we trust h 1, horseship never mourned the day, for
 has ever received consideration and kin d ness in his more recent home. Base 'd that heart. if it does not appreciate stl
 animals Infinite Wisdom has furnish'
 him. It is said of Bedouin of the desc
 that his hand is against every mans, y ' his heart yields as he thinks of his hor
 that contributes so much to his welfa
 on the burning sand. Though oft tenn m ed, when priyation and want presses h n, sore, to part, for consideration, wi lie his pet animal, yet, when the cri IT. comes:
 ve .who said that had given thee ups .at Who said that thou vast sold?
 Iris false, 'tis false my Arab steedi N fling them back their gold.n-[A. B. r William H. Pierce has graduated fir :. the scientific department of Yale W | honor, and is home once more. We W = him ample success in whatever empl m- ment he shall engage. l, ,srt
 The brothers Gorham of Westp
 spent Sunday among kindred here. 1s z, Miss Sarah A Keeler of Ridgefield Y visiting her brother, the Congregatio
 pastor.
 Dr Cooley's wife was buried from
 Episcopal church in Southbury on nd- urday at 3 P III, Rev Mir Chapman
 Sandy Hook officiating. ois The Congregational pastor preac Dy on Sunday to the aged, the text be
 Psalms xcu, IA.
 to Mrs HoIbroolz and daughter Sadie Mrs New Haven visit .. LeRoy Mitchell.
 Rev s. M. Keeler and daughter \ ron attended the commencement at I
 last week.