The Newtown bee., 1879-04-22
Dm nbury.

Business Is dull. News IS dltto' The carly worm was not very lively Sunday morning.
 North St. is to be honorcd with the "Sreatest Show on Earth Ground Is already being prepared.
 This time 1t Is young man named Murphy living with Mir. r. H. Austin, ut Silver Lawn While fooling with re- polvcr the other day he accidentally shot hims sedf H is dangerously hurt the ball having entered the abdomen At this writing he is somewhat improved.
 Saturday morning, gentleman and two ladies were riding along on Main St, u,,Ar the First church, whCu their horse suddenly commenced to run and upset the wagon, throwing out the occupants, and ran into the church yard. The persons were not much injured.
 One of eur millincrs had her show ease "openCd" the other day aud several hats stolen. Some person being anxious for the show to begin could not wait for the formal opening. An indication of lively business.
 The entertainments this week are lecture by Mir. Appley, the Mark Twain of England," on Tuesday evening, 'H. NJ. S. Pinafore," on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Opera House and the millinery openings. Look out Tor storm.
 Wasn't that 70 long April shower last week. IL must have reached Newtown. We had it Op our mind to write an ode to Spring. We have owed Spring one long time We turned to Webster and looked ,oycr his items to see what he said about SlOet. Tho old gent couldn't have hit 1t better If he had been here. We hummed over April showers bring forth May flowers" Sc., but our muse was too acid and wouldn't swCoten worth cent. narrow escape for the BEE.
 Passing up street the other day we mo- 1iced flags hyirg in the nciShbOrhOOd of tho F. sD. One gracefully waved oyer Maiu and another iloat,d from the P. co. Not Knowing what was up, and won- dering whether Grant had taken St)am sor the Yanks had captured Washington. We imagined what it meant and were told that Mir. Alexander Wildman, tan old and 'wsll-known citizen @ had got married When the reader is told that the stars and stripes are not thrown out iu Danbury on trining occasi onS and "hardly over eX- .cept on occasion of national rejoicing, he can appreciate tIC estimated maGni- rude of this event and this testimonial Of the public appreciation. Aleck has finally gone and done it.. Joy to him.
 The Butcher Watson temperance meet Ing that was to be last week did not come off. The Democrat says it was on account of family difficulty, which is putting it mildly. The twain Mir. Butcher and Mrs. Watson, registered at the Turner House. They were co-laborcrs in the temperance cause and appeared to be on very familiar terms. While there, Mrs. Dutcher from Delaware. put in ap- pearilnce and claimed Mir. Dutcher as her lawful husband who had strayed and de- nounced his travelling companion as n fraud. She made strong appeal to him in behalf of his sir abdaiOHed children to forsake Mrs. Judge Watson" and return to Inf < domestic loyalty. A scene follow ed which Is not enacted every day. Mrs. D. was fortified with ample proof of her husbands unfaithfulness and his cola borers' bad character. This knocked things endwiso and Danbury missed two temperance lectures and an opportunity to contribute to the support of scoundrel ism.
 On Monday week, the superintendent ot the fish-breeding farm, brought q large number of young salmon for Lake Keno siil- They were placed in small stream near their nnal home for cultivation. Al the same time, the Rel'uplicaR says, (anC by the way that paper is growing in pub die favor that the "Danbury Piscatoria Association" was organized with Mir Amos Stone for president and Ben. F Cowper; hwaite for secretary and treas urer
 The other day a crowd was gathered near tho ?. o. engaged in an animated discu siou. Your correspondent did no rush Into the crowd but asked his face tious tricnd, Aighbee, what was going or He replied prayer-mceting. He some timus uses flgurative language. It ap pcared to be a gathering of Meckers em ployces and some of them were usin, words that you sometimes hear in rayer meetings, but Is feared they uso then profanely. They were praying for re vival of business, and it is to be hopet that their prayers are about to be an swered. It Is understood a comp onis, has been cifcctct between employer anC employee and b'siness in that factor will be resumed, which has been sus pended for a few weeks. ...l ana
 Barnum's advertising ,caG arrived | Danbury by freight ain, Sunday nigh or early Monday morning. It is beaut, and on each side in the center is pol trait of Mir. B. fianked by 'paipting representing his show animals ( all kinds, wonderfully well-drawn an painted, performing horses in differen attitudes, &c., and all shines like mirror
 HORACE.