The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-22
Dan bury.
D"hOuAS
There is q slight lull In hating.

Mr. Edward McPhelemy was before
Court charged with violating the license
law, and was bound over to the Superior
Court.
Mr.. Mccarthy, who was caught in the
machinery at the fur factory last week,
is improving. He will go through life
minus his right arm, that won bread for
u wife and seven children.
On Thursday evening of this week
the G.. A. RS of Danbury join their
comrades of Sandy Hook in a visit to
their brethren in Bridgeport They will
be accompanied by Citizens Band, of
Bethel.
The Baptist Convention, last week
was an interesting matter. There were
l04 ministers present, representing forty
nine churches. Their exercises were
va ID and interesting. Rev. Dr. Stone
of Hartford, former pastor of the Baptist
church here, was called away to Ohio by
a telegram announcing that his father
had been killed.
Mr.. Charles Allen-everybody likes
Charley-so long in the employ of Adams
Express Company, in this town, is en-
gagged as station agent, at Bethel, ON the
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad.
--Newtown people, who have attended
court in Danbury, would hardly recogn-
lie the old court house, especially intern
ally. 1t has been struck by the spirit of
improvement and Mr.. A. 2. Sturges. The
courtroom has been ove"hauled and
modernized, and made much pleasanter
Externally it.has also been greatly inn
proved. The old stairs, leading up to
the entrance, on the right and left, have
been removed, and replaced by new ones
leading up from the 'front.' and enclosed
by an iron railing. The old temple of
justice is now quite respectable affair
The old hall, on the first floor where
eve. the people, annually assemble, and
elect our rulers, and express our senti-
ments generally, remains the same.
"A Village Improvement Society has
recently been organized, with Mr.. Sturges
on the lead.
Mr.. B. F. Bailey is to try his new
lecture, 1.-The Nations Cause, on We'd
nesday evening. at the Opera House.
The entertainments, last week, were
we'll patronized, particularly Uncle Tom
Cabin. and were appreciated. The man
of all work, whatever his title, who fixed
hdf4fG6W GtoG an albHm 81 plo sntei tanment
burian to use in the play, promising to
return the same next morning That
same album of curiosities is now troubled
with +" goneness as badly as Bailey's
friend, Mr.. Phillips" However, the
pictures have long since ''gone to lemons =
A mystified exhibitor; blue-ribbons
not always reliable. At the late ar a la
dy OF Bethel was awarded, by the exam :
ming committee, a first premium for an
article exhibited, and u blue ribbon was
attached to the article to indicate their
decision, which it carried for some time.
and 1t is understood it was so entered on
the secretary's books. Subsequently, the
blue-ribbon was removed, and it is
thought the entry was changed to third
place and nominal discretionary pre-
MUM substituted Did the s'powers that
be tamper with it? On this more could
be said. For tho credit of the manage
n EFT 1t is hoped this occurred through a
mistake,
We are a well-entertained people; we
are rather Observation-Disclosures fact, we
are spoiled children, we are entertained
to death Now that the fair is over and
gone, and there is lull at the Opera
House, the walkists threaten to make
descent upon US. pitch big tent, sprinkle
saw-dust, and walk for our delectation
Several who have distinguished them
selves on the legs are expected to par
ticipate, including that one who recent
ly shed such a glory on the city of Bridge
port. We may be disappointed; there
Is many slip 'twiSt the cup and the
lip" but we hope soon to be in the full
glory Of walking match. HORACE.