The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-09-16

NEWTOWN, CONN.,, BEE.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1899.
CIRCULATION.
JANUARY I, 1882. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
LAST WEEK. ............ 2523
Mrs Dennis Murray at the depot has a
fine COW for sale.
Ladies' prayer meeting, next Tuesday
at 3, with Mrs III. l.. Wheeler.
Mrs Emily Northrop is guest of Mrs
f. ID. Brisco.
Mrs Middlebrook left, Tuesday, to Wis
it her sons in Waterbury.
John l.. Hughes has bought and had
deed recorded, this week, for Taunton
chapel.
Rev s. W. Delzell is expected to preach
In the NJ. E. church, next Sunday even
ing.
ID. G. Peck returned from Vermont,
Saturday. His wife left for the Green
Mountains, this week.
The board of education, at a meeting,
September 8, adopted the Normal Review
system of writing to displace the Harper
series. The agent of the company has
taken out of the stores the old series and
replaced them with the new, this week !;
also granted IL certificate to Miss Bertha
shannon for Gray's Plain district.
Miss Harriet Bostwick and friend of
Bridgeport have visited her sister, Mrs
Isaac Beers.
The Rubber Co. advertises a young
horse for sale cheap.
The next session of the grand lodge, |.
o. G. r., will be held in Norwich, Tues
day and Wednesday, 9th, 2Sth. Dele
gates from Granite lodge, No. l22, Sandy
Hook, are Mrs Susan l.. Hall and Mrs
Emily A. Bennett. The following past
representatives have also been duly elect
ed to represent this lodge in the next
grand lodge session: Mr. and Mrs Zal-
mon Peck, Rev and Mrs ii. l.. Wheeler
and William Beehler.
Two loaded coal cars were pushed off
the end of the high trestle at Sandy
Hook station, Monday. The brakeman
who jumped from the Car hurt his back
badly. The engineer thought the loaded
cars would draw the engine off, too and
he reversed the engine and jumped off,
the coupling broke, letting free the en-
CINE, which started lively down the track
toward Southbury, but brakeman who
still stayed on the tender crawled in and
stopped the runaway engine about half
way over to SOuthbury.
Mrs Strong, sister of ID. G.. Bacon, Wis
tied at Rocky Rest, last week. Miss
Mary Bacon returned to New Britain
with Mrs Strong for short visit.
Fred. f. johnson is expected home
from Medina, n. Y, this week.
1. Il. Harris's Brown Dick showed fine
speed at the New Milford track, last FRI
day. +. l.. Curtis's three-year-old took
second premium and third money in rae
ing. X. 5. Tomlinson's Chauncey L.
took first premium.
David Cromwell has moved to Bridge
port.
Howard II. Peck is employed in the Of
flee of the n. Y. b. q P. Co.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Ives and daughter
spent the week with his uncle, Charles
Smith of New Milford.
Ed.Botsford is doing carpenter work in
Newtown.
William Cooper of New Haven spent
Sunday in Sandy Hook.
School began in Bare Hill, Tuesday,
with IL scholars, Miss Flora Curtiss
teacher.
Mrs A. b. Brakeman is spending the
week in Bridgeport.
The Magazine club met in Glover's
hall, Tuesday evening and re-organized,
adding some new members.
Mrs l.. A. Mason takes charge of the
millinery department in Hartford dry
goods store.
Miss Annie II. Brennan of Cornwall-On-
Hudson has been visiting at her home.
Ladies' sewing society, this week, with
Mrs /. j. Wells.
1t has been decided to open Newtown
academy in st. Patrick's hall on Monday,
September 26. AS the full work of the
school will begin on that date, it is high
ly important that all pupils be present at
the opening.
Miss Lulu Glover has spent few days