The Newtown bee., 1878-01-24
WOOdbury.
NuMnEn TwENTY-rIanr.

The subject Of iramps Is not exhaust ed. l do not know that it ever can he exhausted, If the present iearfully hard times should continue. Il is very evident 10 the attentive observer that during these Wintry days we are not only hay ing the miserable tramp proper, the lazy, l sturdy beggar, and thief-but that there | are large numbers In addition who, by their dress, appearance and manners, show themselves to be persons, who have seen better days-persons to whom the calling seems to be new--laborers and op- eratlves, who have been thrown out of employment by the numberess business and manufacturing failures in these des. perately disastrous times. Day by day the crowd of applicants for food ncreas- ,es; the lookup is alive with them every night with those who have seen better days as we'll ns those who would not be glad to see better days being satisfied with their present condition-and the squalid and the vile. The whole thing has become desperate and outrageous burden and nuisance. On Saturday three tramps were fed al W. Cothren's, and four al Hon. N. B. Smiths. The peoples,of this valley have more than their share of this afiiiction. Our poor master not only keeps the poor.house for our own poor, but also for three or four other towns. The selectmen of the towns, who engage our poor-master to keep their poor, feel at perfect liberty 10 give all inquiring tramps tickets lover the hills 10 the poor-house, in Wood bury. By the public prints l see that Waterlown thus sends ten or fifteen weekly, and so of the other towns. So that each morning the poor-house and the lock up pour forth their m0lly crowd to prey upon the more lhickIy settled parts. We repeat. it has become an in tolerable nuisance, and some way of de- liverance must be sought out. The large maj Atty of these tramps on the surface of the community seem greatly 10 enjoy this vagabond way of life. It is the de- light of the small boy of the village lo visit the outside Q: the lnck up, and listen to the ribald conversation within. Some times their exploits and experiences are related. Their spirits are jolly for the mos part and sometimes they sing an hymn" The other night they sang lbr hymn which contains lhe line
 Feed me till want no morc,"
 with spice of levitv, perhaps, but liler- ally appropriate 10 their miserable mode of subsistence Sometimes ludicrous scenes occur in these calls. for they do not always call at the kitchen do o,r There is young lady iu town who brides in looking well, and beiag well dressed when any ore calls. The other day she heard the bell ring. and rushed up stairs to fix up little before admit ting the caller The hair was brushed a rosebud placed therein. ribbon was fastened at the throat il little dash of powder put on the face. and she was nj the door in q jitfy." all smiles an dblushos The gentleman informed her that he had walked all lhe way from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and he did not recollect that he had eaten any food since he left Cincinnati, Ohio There was sudden reaction, the door closed with bang, and the warfnrer pursued his furnishing journey. in mach tbr same way as though he were gazing where ihe w0ot,Mnc t"iueii
 Since my last number there has hcen decidedly "coli.wove' passing "vor our valley Hle lherm mebr in th, lowest valleys ,getcrnl IS logror hrl,v z,r, Ard pow again whi'c ! vritr it i, rpir- ing. II has been a most rrgnarkabr Winter--s1 far very little cold weather, and it is more than half gone.
 Onr friend and neighbor, Mir William A. Gordon is going to leave us, and take up his residence in Danhury He and his estimable family will he sadly missed in our social and musical circles,
 The families of the members of the First Congregational society gave their pastor. the Rev G. W Moves, the annr. al donation visit last week. A very good company assembled, passed a peatant evening. and left substantial tokco3 of their kindly regard for the worthy pas- tor and his estimable family.
 An incident of d serious import occur red to one or two Gf our citizens on Fri day night One of them hired horse and carriage of our first representative 10 go to Naugaiuck As he was coming back through Waterbury, by some mis- chance the horse took the road towards Prospect. or Cheshire. instead of toward Wondhhfy. where ne got our ana hl'ch- ed his horse. and, it is said. repaired to q naaison de plGsir and spent some liltle lime there. When he came out and went for his horse hn was nowhere to he found. The owner was notified of ihe affair by telegraph. and went tn Water bury. Nothing could he fonnd of the missing ieam. Sheria G"oGseil. of hi. place. and Waterbury detectives werr employed 10 work the case up. They found ,he carriage in Morris. with one wheel turned oui, spring broken, and otherwise damaged No clue 10 the horse has yet been found IL is supposed 4hat '.hee line" was taken for York
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