The bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-1877, 1877-07-12
COUN4 Y, STATE AND GENERAL
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The house of Albert Todd, of North
Brandford, was entirely destroyed by
fire. July 4th. Loss 500--insured
1000.
The corner stone of the new soldiers
monument was laid in Birmingham, on
July 4th.
The graduating exercises of the State
Normal School, took place in New
Britain, on Friday last Diplomas were
awarded to twenty-five young ladies and
thee young gentlemen.
A boy named Ford, in Fair Haven
was badly injured by the bursting of
toy cannon, while celebrating the
Fourth.
James Jones, of Stamford, had an arm
broken the other day by being struck by
a locomotive. Thomas Poors of Sey-
mour, met with similar accident, losing
one of his hands.
Frank G. Otis, ex collector of the city
OF Meriden is said to have been defaul-
ter to the amount of $4,000.
The business part of Chester, Orange
Co. N. Y. was destroyed by fire on the
9th, inst.
A private dispatch from Rome, states
that the Pope is worse, dropsy having
| set in.
Swarms of red-legged locusts are de-
vastating the growing grain in Mchi-
gan.
The building in which are situated the
post-office and depot, in Stepney, has
been recently painted, and looks hand
some and neat. Mr. G. s. French is
ticket-agent, postmaster, telegraph-ope-
rator, and we believe also proprietor of
the store in the same building. During
| our short visit we did not learn whether
he was married or not, but judging from
| what we saw of his business activity, he
could tackle" married life, and dis
charge its duties serenely. He is pleas.
ant, sociable fellow, and we wish him
| success.
A carpenter shop, occupied by Mr..
Charles Beers, and blacksmith shop
occupied by j. G. Barnum, were des-
troyed by fire Friday night, June Both.
Twenty-Five chests of tools, belonging
to workmen employed by Mr.. Beers,
were destroyed. Former.
During the thunderstorm of July I'd,
Mr.. Samuel F. Patchen, of Chestnut Hill
had an OK struck by lightning and killed.
He held a policy of insurance for 500
on the animal in the Agricultural Insur-
ance Co., of WatertowD, N. Y.
Monday, June 23d, a fye-year-old
child of Mr. Isaac N. Milbank, OF Green
field Hill, who had been playing around
the house, was missed, and on search
being made, was found in some tall
grass near the house, unconscious A
physician being called, pronounced it a
case of sunstroke. The little one ex-
pired before morning. Parents should
be careful of their little ones, these fear
full hot days, and keep them, if possible,
from the intense heat of the sun. They
are too young to comprehend the dan
ger]
Recently tramp entered the house
of Lyman Lloyd of Naugatuck, and de-
manded his dinner of Mrs. Lloyd who
was the only occupant of the house at the
time. She told him that he could have
corn beef and green's, (cold) that was
left at dinner. He said he would take it
on condition that she would make him
some hot coffee. To get rid of her un-.
welcome guest, she did SO, but the coffee
did not suit him ana he dashed the cup
ON the table with an oath, and then
flung the coffee-po at the head of Mrs.
Lloyd. But as he missed his aim, he
grasped her by the throat. but she slipped
from his grasp. and, Selling kettle of
boiling water, was about to scad him,
when he made retreat and has not been
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