The Newtown bee., 1878-10-17
Danbury.

the several banks for the yellow fever
 fund.
 The Irish drama "Robert Emmet" is to be reproduced by the Young Mems Drama tic Club on the lGth at the Opera House. The manager of the "Lyceum Lecture Course" announces that his course oi lecture will go on. We have generally
 had two courses. Only ono has been given
 up.
 According to Col. Ingersoll in recent
 lecture, poetry is sJeelu.g. Here then is d real poem: ''rhe musquitO will soon have to pack his little satchel and go hum. Not knowing the author cannot give due credit. Next to writing poetry is quoting il f3elingly. We hcrcabOutS are qualified to quote it. The oldest inhabilant ill the person of venerable lady who has lived ill Danbury, Ct., these many years, says Sae never saw so many musQuitos in all these years as she has seen this season, and she speaks JeeLGtgiy. We think that they have come up from StratfOrd. They certainly are not natives, although they have made themselves ito hum" like Summer visitors generally, and have had as good appiLites. Like city boardcrs they loaf about during the day, the dear only knows where, and at night come
 sailing in humming their songs and oper- atic airs to the entertainment of their cil-
 jcrtaineIs and ready for hop, and to their own incomparabls music merrily
 dance the night away, while their hosts Ls t time, in their eslac,' of delighted with JrOomS or damp towels, or any cOme-at-
 able things, till exhausted with the pleas
 { S,Il ;,t Il
 tinues the run in pleasant dreams. But
 the season is over. It has not been as
 bad a3 the yellow fever. This Col. Bob
 has become famous, and of course under
 stands poetry. What he don't know is
 not worth knowing. He knows that all
 the world knows and has known for cen
 lures is mistake. He belive- only what
 he can see. He can stand under blazing
 sun, and shutting his eyes, declare there | is no light. He is like the son who kicks his parent out of the door and then looks wise and declares he has no father and never had.
 Speaking of poetry, the following poem W ts posted in the Post-oli, 0 lobby the other day: Wanted, all honest boy to work for low wages. Address, etc" Un- der this some one added ill prose There aint any around"
 The Presiding Elder, Rev. Dr. Fletcher, preached at the Methodist Church, Sunday morning, a sermon that could only come
 from large brain and d good heart.
 Mir. and Mrs. Doutney continue here laboring in the interest of temperance. Mr. D. is jealous worker and means business. He makes every blow tell. Meet ings were held every evening last week. On Friday and Saturday evenings he spoke in the Opera House to crowded houses. He excels as q delineator of character especially the comical and ludicrous side of humanity, and makes every delineaton q sharp point in illustration of his subject. He is surpassed by but few if any in thi line. Mrs. DOutney held the audience spell-bound Saturday evening by her sweet and plantive rendering of Grand fathers Clock.
 The Fairfield East Consociation of the Congregationalists held convention ill the West St. Congregational Church on Tuesday and Wednesday, last week. They organized by appointing Rev. Mir. Waters of Bethel, Moderator and Rev. Mir. Davenport of Bridgeport, Scribe. hlHlSJeIS pIehtHl, UtSlutS llle dDOS6 Revs. c. R. Palmer, Bridgeport; J. J. Hough, S. B. Hershey, Danbury; F. $. Fitch, Stratford; J. P. Hoyt, Newtown; \. C. Fierce, -Brookheld; Allen Clark, Olivct; N T. Msrwin. Interesting relig- ious services were held, sermons, discus sions, etc. The following were appointed to the conference at New Britain: Revs. Waters, Clark, Merwin, Palmer, and Deaeons Curtis, Rider, Strong and Rogers. The next annual meeting will be held at Monroe, Mir. Waters to be the preacher: Mr. Her shey, Alternate; Mir Davenport was appointed member of the State Com mittee of Fellowship and Work. A paper "The Fellowship Idea" was read b. ME. Hoyt of Newtown. Also one by NIT. Fitch on ''fhe Prayer Meeting, it's etc, and one also by MT. Clark on How to promote mutual ac- quaintance etc. These were followed by d scussion. committee to arrange two meetings ill each group ef churches was appointed, consisting of Hoyt. Davenport, Clark and Waters. Among the lly delegates was Mr. Vim. FairehiId of Newtown (Tauntonl.
 Mr. Chas. E. Andrews the well-known hardware dealer and prominent citizen is sick. The physicians have given him up. HORACE.