The Newtown bee., 1894-01-19
In New Haven County.
ANSONIA.

READ BOOKS THAT ARE HELPFUL.
 During the long winter evenings the farmer, ,as we'll as the mechanic, devotes more or less time to reading. Most of lating library, a thing unknown to our whose chief books were the Bible and Shakespeare. It would be bet ter that the former were read more, the cheap trash burned. Your correspond ent was looking over a circulating library on Main street, a few days ago, and not one good sound work was found on the shelves. Upon inquiry the pro- prietor remarked that he catered to the public taste, keeping such books only as he could loan, working more for profit than a satisfaction of having cultivated spirit in the mind of the young for better class of literature, thought the writer. There are libraries, however, that catalogue a better class of books, we are glad to say, and our children are just as eager to read them when their minds are trained in this channel. Seat ed about the cheerful wood fire after the days work is done, the farmer takes up the daily paper to read the doings of the world, while the mother darns the stock ings or mends the clothes of the little ones. Good eyesight and a clear brain are essential to the great pleasure derived from reading and, while the sight will tiatten and the nerves stiffen later in life, artificial means may be employed to re- store them so one can see as well as in childhood's days. R. Randall Davidson has the faculty, after several years of preparation, to treat all cases of i'm paired vision. In testimony thereof a number whose cases have been scientifi- cally treated and whose sight equals youths, now testify. One remarks "Glasses are a nuisance; great conven- fence, tOo.''
 SALOONS CLOSE FOR LACK OF BUSINESS.
 Several saloons have closed business, being unable to furnish money to pay for the license.
 E. o. Peck is supplying the fish deal CTS of Derby with fish for the season. Mir Peck is veteran at the business and goes to headquarters every week, where he takes advantage of every move in the market.
 McCabe, the High street grocer, hnnOht vnn1s of signee for H. Brigham, for $930. They were apprized at $1200.
 c. F. Tolles 65 Go. report the Christ mas trade as $200 short of last years.
 Grip has laid it's strong grasp on many of our citizens. The family of Caroline Futile on Great Hill are all prostrated with that disease.
 John Johns and Miss Lena May Nichols of Seymour, who were lately married, have commenced housekeeping in part of the house occupied by MT Johns sister, on the Woodbridge road.
 John ~Chegnidden has left the em- ployment of Phelps & Bartholomew and has gone on the road selling clocks manufactured by the firm.
 W. D. Clark, who lately moved here from Troy, N. Y., and entered the en- ploy of O'Brien, the baker and confec- tioner, reports his business as unusually good. His route covers all of Ansonia.
 hn lc hau oil efo Tod aff weeks vacation, with a full quota of pupils and the same teachers.
 One farmer reports selling to families 20 quarters of beef, the past week. It sells for six and seven cents per pound.
 Miss F. A. Barnes has returned to her home in Roxbury.
 Judge Barnes has good deal of building on his hands for this season ot the year. Real estate is somewhat lower than one year ago, with a plenty of houses for sale at less price than they could be built new.
 Most of the shops that shut down New Years. will start, January 3, for three
  and in some instances four, days pel week.
 Work continues on the new Episcopa church in spite of the winter weather Porter, the stone man, is kept busy fur nishing blocks of granite.
 F. B. Wetmore, manager of the dry goods house of F. B. Wetmore & Co. has gone out of the business. It is ru mored that he intends to start printing company.
 Clothing dealers are making sweeping reductions in the price of goods prepar atory to taking an inventory, February I
 Fewer drunks are reported. Whether this is due to the hard times or to the