The Newtown bee., 1896-11-06
TEMPERANCE JOrTINGs.

 TEMPERANCE JOTTINGs.
 The Loyal Legion meeting will be held on Saturday.
 The November meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held Wednesday, the 11th, at the usual place and hour,
 W. Hanks visited his sister in Bedding, Sunday.
 Newtown opens it's winter course of en- tertainments next Tuespay evening, No venlber 10, with Will Carleton, who is to recite some of his famous poems. No better man could be obtained for an open ing attraction. Stepney sportsman is reported to have gone out with his gun, one day re- gently, for birds, and after considerable tramp succeeded in killing one quail. Before going to pick his bird ,after shoot ing it he stopped to reload his gun and dream of quail on toast and while in the act hawk ecooped down and carried off his trophy, so that he had to go home empty handed after all, and his quail on toast didn't materialize.
 Albert Bottom was up from Bridge port among old friends at the Depot on Tuesday.
 Blacksmith c, L. Smalley. with char acteristic cleverness, is going to save his back little, this winter, and so has rig eed up shafting whereby he runs a saw just outside his shop and thus makes easy work of his winters woodpile.
 John Benedict has been having his house and fences whitened up with new paint, this week. Sherman & Downs did the work. l A number of friends were entertained at R. B. Rockwelps on Tuesday.
 Mrs Miles Eastwood of Naugatuck is i spending few days with her mother, Mrs David HubbeIl. l Bejamin Corning, B. Hawley & Co.'s right hand man, is away enjoying va cation and in his absence Homer Hub ! bell is filling his place. Miss Agnes Edwards has returned from Bridgeport, where she made a short visit with friends.
 Miss May Osborne has been on the sick list the past week.
 William Craft captured II fine gray quirrels, last Friday.
 Charles B. Lane of Bridgeport was the guest of M. H. Thorpe, over Sunday. Charles F. Hubbell of Naugatuck has been a guest at the home of c. L. Hub HubbeIl.
 L. c. Gilbert &5 Sons meat wagon met with a mishap on Saturday. The king bolt broke, letting the wagon fall apart. No serious damage was done only din- ners were about one hour late.
 It is little early for snow, but this time nevertheless welcome, for MT Snow has taken possession of the James Lynch place.
 I. W. Wells 65 Son have been doing some mason work about Mrs E, 1aylor's place.
 Mrs E. Sherman has been in the village and now some new gowns will be looked for.
 Nichols and Hubbell bagged nearly 50 head of game, last week. 4 hard record to beat!
 MT and Mrs E. o. Hull of Bridgeport are guests at Sheriff HulI's.
 seeley Perry was home over election. He is doing carpenter work in Westporr
 A. L. slade 6 Son are running their evaporating works at full blast. 1 Blacksmith John T. Porter has been laying in large stock of horse shoes, preparatory for winters slippery times. Mir Porter has engaged William Craft to put shiny coat of paint on his shop,and it will soon be put in trim order.
 William Ryan is having some painting done and Artist Craft swings the brush.
 Charles Fox of Bridgeport was epter- tained by M. B. Hawley, Saturday. MT Fox is one of the noted bicycle riders, having obtained a record of 1.57. He was 8 former schoolmate of Mir Hawley while at the Park Avenue Institute. Bridgeport. Mrs Mary E. Beers of Stepney Depot has recently entertained her sister and husband, MT and Mrs Lyman Latin, from Huntington.
 Edwards Beardsley, with team and men, have been putting the road in shape, commencing at the old toll house on the Newtown turnpike.
 Miss Bertha Mattagatt is visiting her parents, Mir and Mrs RGeorge Mattagatt.