The Newtown bee., 1877-12-27

er Ward, where they were regaled on water, crackers and oheese--a healthy diet, and one to be approved of by even Good Templars' Lodge enjoyed such refreshing and quiet repose, and pleasant dreams, as arc to be obtained by reclining on the soft side of plank, and warmed by good dre Your reporter has not learned whether they enjoyed the accommodations of their new hotel it is to be supposed, however, that they would like It as we'll as the friendly Ice side of hay-stack, even during the present exceptionally mild weather Af- ter all we do not believe they will Aanker after such provisions, after spending the whole day at n hundred doors in german dizing.s This event calls to mind pro phecy, made by lawyer Cothren, while advocating before the annual town meet. ing the proposition to build the lookup; and that was, that it would be worth It's cost as a place of safe keeping for the lramps during the night and that if they were kept on a spare diet of bread and water, they would avoid our quiet valley in future, and lay their course around through Roxbury, when they made their Northern trips. It remains to be seen whether this opinion shall be verified. If one nights hospitality will not do 1t, several no doubt will. But to make as. surancc doubly sure it Is suggested to the selectmcn that they place within "the grates" large placard, on which shall be written these warning words, viz :: "A'sy tramp soho ssaD find himself aosthsn his prisoa dgai,a, soiR De prosecuted as q oagrant, aad sentenced Co Aard labor in LitchfeId jail Then let the citizens, one and all, refuse to feed tramps, and direct them to the selectmea who will send them to the lock up, and l feel per suaded the good riddance, s6 devoutly prayed for by all, will be accomplished
 feel sure, that with such rigorous treat fnent, all tramps will be glad "to go round .through Roxbury." Let it be thoroughly tried. Let the law against | ;i'sturdy beggars" be strictly enforced They have become an enormous and dangerous nuisance, and heavy expense No less than eleven tramps were lodged at the poorhouse in one night, few I days before the lookup was finished.
 ' Our friend Tyler, the BEE -fancier, moves on in the even tenor of his way, serving the public ito the top of his bent" giving full satisfaction to all pat rons of his lines sand that comprises nearly every person on it, as we judge from what we hear. It is rumored, that there is some one, who passes over a part ot his route, who seems to think he is running an opposition to Tyler. He drives one-horse conveyance.a We do not recall his name, and it is rumored that he does not Call himself by the same name all the time. It is said q do not know how true it is) that he sometimes calls himself Tyler, and sometimes he answers to another name. Some funny scenes occur between him ard our Geo. Tyler, "the original Jacob" As an in- stance of this, Redield, or Redwood, saw tableau and heard gdmlogue short time since, at She New town depot, which looked and sounded toSliim some. thing like this: A lady Stepping, from the cars) inquiries for Tyler's stage; car ryall man says, I'm MT. Tyler. "-- That's d---d liel' says Sam Jebut, who is the dri,er of Tyler $ stage for that day LADY. --''I have ,a letter that instrucls me about this matter. The let. ter says, Tyler dri, es two-horse stage, and stands by the platform. The other drives one-horse team, and stands out in the mud-hole' Now show nle youl leans, and I'll decide for myself. She decided, and the carryall man went sad Iy away by himself. He seemed to de sire to be alone.
 Apauper case, which involves prin cipIe of great interest and general impor- lance, Las just been decided by the Court of Errors, sitting at New Haven It arose in town in this vicinity, and one of the counsel in it resides here The name of the case is Hiram E. Welton vs Town of Wolcolt.n The facts proved on the trial of the case were as follows. '.One William Brown, a pau per, belonging in the town of Morris, in Litchticld county, was tempQfafily resid- ing in thetown of WolcotL in the fami- ly of Welton, and there came to want of all which, one or the selectmen of
 Wolcott had notice, before the necessa- ries hereinafter mentioned were furnish
 ed by the plaintiff to said pauper. That the selectman aforesaid, when notified as aforesaid by the. plaintiff, replied to him, that if he (the plaintiff would fur
 nish the said pauper with necessaries, the town would pay him for them. There
 was no evidence that any other select
 man of the town of Wolcott knew of the
 matter in question, or consented 10 the act of the said selectman and it was
 found by the court that no contract to supply the said pauper with necessaries,
 was made between the plaintiff and de-
 fendant, unless the foregoing facts amount to such a contract. The plain
 tiff furnished said pauper with necessa-
 ries to the value of $15000." On the l foregoing facts the plaintiff claimed