The Newtown bee., 1878-12-12
DallDury.

If you lack principle, put on more tone } Style, like charity, covers multitude c r sins.
 r The grand list for Danbury foots u three millions and some eight hundre
 thousand dollars.
 n Gilbert Cooper. keeper of the Lax : the Liquor Law. The case is to be cal
 ried up to the Supreme Court. - Defining limits-Danbury and Bethe have completed their boundary surve and fixed the lire. Now Ridgefield an, Danbury officials are doing the same.
 Considerable freighting is done on tn Danbury branch of the Housatonic Rail road, especially in grain. We used t, make fun of the dummy railroad.
 Under the control of the Housatonic roat
 business has rapidly increased.
 Mr. J. Brush. the popular Superinten dent of Rundle & Whites hat factory. has resigned. They made demonstration and presented him with valuable watch as testimonial of regard. It is under. stood that he goes to Fishkill to take n similar position.
 The police made descent on the barn of MT. Daniel Sprague, near the Town Farm, on Thursday night last, and cap- tnred eight tramps. The owfier suspected they made his barn lodgfng-house, and requested the officers to interfere. They were sent to the lookup for thirty days. On the night previous, it is said. some twenty-five of the fraternity lodged in town.
 The G. A. R. held an election for off, cers on Tuesday evening last week. with the following result: J. G. Ryder Con- mander; Alson J. Smith, S. V. C.; Tim Donovan, J. V. C.; W, Sharp, Q. M.; Thomas McCorkle, Surgeon; A. Huddi- not, 0. D.; D. Sherman. o. G.; H. Quinn, Chaplain.
 on Wednesday evening last week. some persons threw stones through the
 
 window of tho dressing room at the opera-House, while occupied by some of the performers. One lady was hit on the head and considerably hurt. Some boys were arrested on the following Fri day Tor the offence, and were held till others suspected could be found. Con- plaint is made of rowdy conduct in the gallery on Monday night, by talking, eat ing peanuts and smoking cigars. The general conduct of the boys and half grown men is getting to be nuisance.
 One of our ministers advertised that he would preach to the young men on Sunday evening. He had rush of young women.
 Burglars have been at work again. and so have our detectives, and the gang is broken up. They are home productions principally. A week ago saturday night they entered Merritt & Cones factory. and stole therefrom lozen or more pairs of boots. On the same night the Still River Mills were en- eled and several bags of flour stolen. The thief failed to cover up his tracks. The Hour was traced along in places where the sacks had been set down, and he trail led to the residence of one Eras- us Boughton, or near. Suspicion was !, on him. Search was made and he Hour was found on his premises. He Eas arrested. tried, and sent to jaiI for he theft. and bound over to the Superior 'ourt for tho burglary. At this place hey evidently struck the headquarters. 'foperty belonging to Merritt & Cone 1. md articles of furniture belonging to IT, Merritt. whose house had been ell- cred previously. and also articles belong lg 10 George Hull. the entrance of whose tore was mentioned last week: besides racies stolen from the public school o'ise. some few weeks since. were found. lsieh furnished clue to the farther orxing UP of the matter. Suspicion H ssted on oae Daniel MeCreesiy. and Ofl- d, ITS Crosby and Futile started out oa n $ track rsieh lesi in the direction of dj ie NsT Fork Stzte Iire. They over ii