The Newtown bee., 1879-03-11
Danbury.

could take the ray of them all as TOT ,road .nrn~out VRED. Danbury.
 Last Tuesday night d very enjoyable sociable was given at the Turner House. It was termed the Inauguration Sociable. There were present seventy-two couple mostly o Danhury. T ,ere rere rep 'ese : tatives from Bethel, Newtown, Now Fair- field, Brewsters, Brooklyn and New York city. The dancing commenced at 9o'ciock and continued until about o'clock. Mu- sic was furnished by Andrews band and nished by Landlord Fairchild, was all that could be desired, and all of the com pany partook Of the supper. This soci- able was the fourth, and last for the sea- son, and like the others was well nttend- cd and gave good satisfaction. 1t was quiet and orderly and nothing occurred during the evening to mar the enjoyment of any one. Mir. and Mrs. Fairchild were active in their attention to their guests, as were the floor managers. Quite a num- ber of the guests remained all night.
 Danbury people are feeling well over the prospect of an early renewal of work on the N. E. Road The company has ad- yertised for proposals to build that DOT
  Brewster's Station. It will take in New town and Danbury and stir up things.
 The revival meetings wore continued through the week at the Baptist and Methodist Churches. Much religious tn- terest is manifested. On Sunday, n week ago, there were nine baptised at the Bap- tist Church. Interesting meetings were held in both the churches, conducted by fgr aI WnS nat Methodist Church in Bridgeport.
 At a special town meeting on Monday week, i ; was voted that the Warden an6 Burgessos be requested to dispense witt all but four paid police. It has caused considerable discussion. A vote was alst taken initiatign meausureS looking to wards macadamizing portions of oul streets. Getting tired of mud.
 The case of George Hamlin, who wa. hefore the court in Bridgeport for islander was nolled. Also the case of Michae Donovan, charged of abusing step daughter.
 Miss Woffenden, of Sandy Hook, il charge of the White street branch of tn, public school, left the school few day on account of sickness.
 An indication of business, Beckerlie Go. This time they have put in sixty horse power engine.
 There were sixteen baptised at the M k. Church, Sunday, and about thirty-fiv admitted into the church on profession including the baptiSed. There were si. baptised in the Disciples church, in tn evening. Rev. Mir Wiiilams will preacl there during the week. Quitcan lnteres is manifested.
 Deklyn and Reed Ferris tried their fas horses on the ice on Lake Kenosia, Wed aesday week. Deklyn won.
 The firm of Hull X Rogers has bee further strengthened by the addition 0 Mr. Fred. Hull.
 We have venerable physician, now 0 the retired list, who used to boast tha he was the seventh son of seventh son and of course he was doctor. And no, the woman that was born with a q caul (don't let the printer put that caudaD ha arrived and is brlm-full of foresight, an any one that Is in love, or expects lee acy. or has any other affiiction, can go this prophecies and get relieved-of thei fifty cents.
 Items sometimes appear different their typographical dress from what the do at their pen-and-ink birth. One ( your correspondents, himself an Old-Bo, lays 1t to the devil. This deponeI has sometimes suspected that Puck (w never use swear words) or some spirit mischief gets among the types and mike things. And yet we out not to suppos spirits ever enter printing office.
 If on, fairly in his items writes names,"
 And the misehievious types put it moses, :"
 The scribe shonldnt be blamed if he planes
 Tho blamed typo, and hastily says Moses. And Aaron, and "shucks," and the devil and Puc And all the hard names. at the eontounded luck.
 Had them?" or ''had it?" Singular plural? The grammatical problem is n, yet solved. A friend who had it on boi sides says humps Is plural number.
 We have public weigher of coa What we need now Is a public packer wood in barrels, sworn not to build co pens in the centre of barrels.
 The seaso has arrived again who fancy goods dealers are selling off, .'at aI below cost" which means two prices.
 new paper to be called tho Ddnbu Repablica,, is on the tapis.
 Col. Higginson and Danbury find it d Geult to come together. Twice has and twice failed to come to time. Nc he Is booked for Apr. 4th. Glad it Is n fixed for Apr. 1st.
 Call it some hard name. Lond physician whose practice was limited h Tretrachymagogon lettered on his sig He was soon over-run with patronal People thought so profund scholar mt be a good doctor. Put French label your doubtful wares.
 Seeing the children swarp out of New street public school, our mind yerted back & few years to the time wh the centre school was kept in a sm school house near the present Ops House, taught by one teacher, and e trasted it with tho present school with eleven hundred scholars and twer tenchers. There was Centre and Nol Centre district In 1863, or near that da the two districts were consoldat' That year the number of children eI merated between four and sixteen ye; of age was one thousand and twenty-s on At the last enumeration there V one thousand six hundred and sixty-eig The attendance at the school now Is tween eleven and twelve hundred. Chi ren under five years old are exclud There are some half dozen private scho attended by hundred to hundred 6 fifty chiIdren. A Kindergarten sch has recently been opened at which goodly number of small childIen are structed by that method. A school mt ing was held Wednesday, evening. M school room Is necessary and the mat was considered. HoRACI BetheI.
 MT. Norman B. Glover and wife of N, town paid visit 10 their son, MT. Lel Glover, Wednesday and Thursday of l week.
 John Runk Is up for another noti this time he takes a plunge bath, ana admits that if swearing could have sny effect. 1t would have melted Shel 15,<..f- sIsl,ta Inak hath i,s nof ,.n i'm, r,rs,