The Newtown bee., 1878-07-04
Dani,ury.


 An attempt wes madeto brgiafizs tho Episcopal parsonage on Thursday night last also the residence of Mir. N. Harris, alosc by.
 Mrs. Pickering, wife of Mr. Charles Pickering. Il welLknown and very estl. mable lady, died on Thursday last, and sas buried on Saturday.
 The excursion Lo Parlor Rock Is the one great event thatloams up in the view of Fourth -of.July pleasure-seokens.- .- should the weather favor. Il good time may be expected
 St Peters (Cu1holte) church proposes Co dave a picnic in town on the Fourth, Rt keelers Orchard, fine place for such purposes, just west of Main street. First they re to have parade of the societies connected with their church, the Sunday school, &c. A jolly time Is anticipated, es they know how to do such things.
 One of tue events that happened on the
 
 ripple on the surface wils foot-race bewaen two agile young men, who np- paared to be advertising their agility lWho don't adyertiseO We did aot know the parties. hut should say their names might be Leagi.
 Another little matter rlppled the sur- face slightly and caused some To smile audibJy, although it was Sunday nLorI.- Ing. A sudden and startling outburst of strange believing broke the quiet of the morning in the nelghborhood of Taylor's block; first a loAg. strong. indefinite strain in .Jatissimo; then shorter and more. .deflDite esplosire tone: then swell ling, sonorous sound, not exactly of "linked sweetness. but certainly "Iong drawn out" and Gnaliy wound up with very decided stGccato. People went to their windows to learn what had broken out, although it was about grace time; when, beholdi farmer Wildmans 8 COWS, coming do&n West street on their way to pasttRie. had paused opposite the opera-house. and were looking in the windows of the music stores, drumming Shatches of the new music.
 Business continues dull. and some business men are beginning to think this js the long road that never turns, of which we hear so much.
 The town has to pay for the destruc- tion of several foeks of sheep by dogs, killed quite recently. The bill will foot ap nearly $500. Over 400 dogs have been registered, at what estimated value it does not appear. Possibly four hundred cents Is more than their necks are worth, aside from their collars.
 The public schools closed on Friday for a vacation of two months. Interest," ing closing exercises of the graduating class were held at the West street Con gresational church on Friday evening" The public school of Danbury ranks among the best in the State. The New street school house, Center district, is large three-stOry building, but not capa- eious enough to accommodate all. Over a thousand scholars are registersd here (near twelve hundred, think; have not the figures before mel. In this are twelve teachers besides the prime pal. | There is branch in Liberty street, with nearly half as many scholars and half as niany teachers there is another branch | on Rose Hill, with two teachers anoth, on Balmforth avenue with two teacher there is also one on Main street, with one teacher and another on White street, with one teacher; the latter is under the charge of Miss Mary c. Woffenden, of Sandy Hook. These are all under one | principal. It will be seen that the Center public school is no small affair, | and fbeiabors connected with it arduous. Ii reached high standard under Prof 1 N. c. Pond a few years since. It has since been under Prof. Newman, one year. and for the past two or three years under Prof Smith, who ranks among our very best and most efficient educa- tors. Under him the school has attain | cd its present high standing.
 ... HORACE.