The Newtown bee., 1879-02-18
Dan ipu ry.

kissville. Danbury.
 Miss Greenwood lectured Friday even, Ing under the auspices ol the heior'he'' Mon.
 ws have n population ot somee.ine over 10. .eo0 Last year 1898, accoro,ns to the registrars report there were lzi d.aths. Of this number there were thIrty-one over 70 years of age. Thirteoh over 80 and four over 90. One was over % and four months. It would seem ~ uo nlaryer Der cent of old people than usual. Tho average age was about 50.
 Mrs. Fry, wife of the venerable Deacon John Fry. died last week at the good oid aye of elyhty-six. The funerai service9 were he'll at the lst CohSre9a'ioii'i Church, Friday afternoon.
 Mir. John H. Cosier had an attack or p,r,lysis Of the face. He Is reporteu improving and likely to recover rom It. our c. H. Crosby is not particularly chicken hearted but he IS great on pour try. Heexhibited some choice specinehs with fancy noses at the last poultry sno" nt Buffalo and report says, ne tooA 'no greatest share of the premiums.
 The King street people credit the aenl- zens of our village with haVihS aS.o i,,a ioa noultry. They have been losing chicKels ns lats and they pay the blame to hungry naonle in town. Look out, King street. Rev. J. l.. Darsey, of the Di5cipies o,,,e,.h anent most of last week preaching In Bridgeport.
 pbe promenade entertainment or oI' p,t,r's Band was fairly successful.
 Tho Reformed Men have fitted up nice pev cub rooms. They have prayer meet inps Saturday evenings. Quite reliSiou. inferest Ia manifested. The other nSht when those who was desirous or leadlhe n mora religious life were invited to siS- nify it byrising. Some fifteen respondea'
 ICrowled out last week.
 There Is still considerable sickness here. Red flannel around the neck IS quite fashionable.
 The Danbury Globe will be cohduc'o' by Mir. Augustus Wilcox
 Nr U l.. Crofut will collect the towi tar,,s his bid for collecting having peei accepted.
 Mlss Greenwood Is announced to giv' a temperance lecture at the Opera hous' on Friday evening.
 The seats In the Methodist Church wer, relet on last Wednesday evening. snc,able was held in the parlors of th church after the reating-
 A lurve delegation of Good iTemplar from Sandy Hook visited GoodtTemplar her., last Thursday wight. A good on joyable time is reported.
 The funeral of the late Mir. Fred Bradley was numerously attended o Monday week. The Knights Templar performed services ut the house and tn Masonic fraternity Union Lodge) at tn grave.
 Mrs. Stone, e lady very much esteem cal here. wife Of Rev. Rollin 5. Stone, former pastor of the lst Congregations Church, died in Brooklyn. Her remain were brought here for interment las Thursday week.
 There was beer behind that out-cry. suddenly broke the silence of Saturda night near midnight on Main street. wns two parts cry and three parts ye and cemented with current profanity We looked out and saw him between tw mon. Whether officers or friends Ina arrested him we do not know. but the had him. and he beloved like call an sworc like trooper as they logged hlf along down street with Q goodly audienc in his following. Many of our boys seer to take Saturday night to investigate tn great liquor question. and sometimes gt overcome with the magnitude Of tn problem.
 And now Danbury puts In claim for notice In connection with the late liyel afrray with the Cheyennes. Capt. Wesse who figured In the fuss was once st' dent in one of our schools, which & counts for the win with which he wake Into the noble Red Man."
 Rev. Mir. Bray In a communication to the Ne,cs take our firemen in hand.
 Nf.... lx.s. l.ks4tn tkxr Talmage, given for their benefit, takes occasion to compliment them high for their promptness and eificieDc stating that he has never seen their s pcriors. He says ''the Danbury ar Bs. .hcl firemen seem to be almost 0 tirely free from the rowdy elemert." they wish to make another he offers procure them q lecturer who for mu' less money will give Q satisfactory 6 tcrtaiment.
 very pleasant affair came of at u Turner House last Wednesday, evenin ut which time twenty-two of MT. Ez Hawleys friends. through the Propriete Mr. Douglass Fairchild, presented hi with handsome gold-headed cane. 0 friend Doug. had prepared a speech. on papor and when the moment arrlv to make his remarks he was noticed fcel around his pockets as if he had le something. Another attempt to fish out lost speech was accompanied by hurri glance around for the handy substitu Jeff; but Doug dare not give this col' ing to the scene. so he wished that the was Q small place to hide in, and ], then he found the speech and all W we'll again. and Mir. Hawley got his ca and returned thanks Tn appropri; terms, All of the company enjoyed n fl supper and spent the evening very s iably.
 Representative Hoyt of Danbury presented bill providing for the pointment of school committees annua by the selectmen of the town.
 The petition of MT. Henry Crofut a others of this town, against convict lab has heen presented to the Legislature.
 Mir. c. L. Halstead attended the St Phurmaceutal Association at Hartf' Inst week.
 The numerous surprise parties on icy sidewalk are beginning to flag interest. HoRACI BrthcI.