The Newtown bee., 1879-10-01

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,awver W. l.. TayloI Is sick.

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evening generally had reference to the
license question in view Of the coming
! vote.
Lawyer D. B.,Booth is laboring with
the blue-ribhon men.
lon Saturday evening week Mr-anu
Mrs. Ferguson, OF Westville, (Boggs Dis
trict,, were driving In West street, when
their carriage was capsized, and Mrs. f.
was quite badly injured. Good Sa.nari
tans at the Baptist parsonage took her Il
and cared for her.
Rev. John Crawford and his estima
BILE lady go to London, Ohio, this week
starting on Tuesday, to visit their son.
A chess tournament in which 1t Is
expected fourteen players will engage
will commence on Wednesday evening
by the Danbury Chess Club.
. The telephone has been extended tc
the fair grounds for convenience during
the fair.
AT borough meeting held Saturday
week it was voted to appropriate space
in Concert Hall Square for the soldiers
monument.
The Reformed Men held an open-ail
meeting in Concert Hall Square in the in
terest Of no license on Sunday afternoon.
D. B. Booth, Esq, made an able address
which was listened to with marked at
tention He delivered some hot shots to
i ! -, ~ no
interest, and gave some hard nuts for IL
eense men to crack. He was followed By
Il. T. Bailey, who made characteristic
speech, Astounding in statistics and sharp
hits. He showed from the record that
the liquor prosecutions have not been an
increase. expense to tho togn. but there is
a considerable balance Ga the other side
Of the account.
A " Carnival of Characters was held
at Concert Hall, on Sunday evening last
week in the interest of the Universali5t
| Church, which was an interesting and
fairly successful affair. Every kind of
characterization was INDUCED in from
| 80 Father Time" to Jack Frost and
the Dan bury News" Kings, queens,
| heroes, counts, dons, heroines, indians
and Indian maidens, figured largely. A
crayon head of Bryant was put up for the
public man receiving the highest number
OF votes. Prof. J. NJ. Smith, of the public
school; B. T. Bailey, President of the
Reformed Mems Association; L. K. Wild
man, of the Democrat Henry Perry,
Capt II. n. Fanton, w. a. Leonard, i.
S Davis and II. L. Crofut, were the can
didates. The voting was finally narrow
ed down to Smith and Bailey, and was
continued through the week at Robin
sons store, and resulted in Bailey's win
ming the picture by five votes over Smith.
A temperance praise service was held
in the Methodist Church, Sunday evening,
consisting of responsive Scripture read
inss concerning wine and strong drink,
interspersed with fine singing by the
choir, under the direction of Miss
Florence Sayers, followed by an address
by the pastor on THE Outlook
"A boy named Wilson was run over by
IL NdSDB, ILS NnCSL passing oNSL Mo
neck. He was not greatly injured.
= Ira Wildman, Enos Lee, M. T. Kelly
and Joseph Brown were appointed dele
gates to the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
pIars, at Waterbury, last weok.
Governor Averill was robbed OF
watch at Hartford on Battle Flay Day,
and G. H. Hoyt lost pocket book con-
tanning sum of money. One arrest was
made for the latter. Mr.. FL. himself
nabbed the thief; he had d confederate,
who escaped.
The Humane Hose Company received
their new hose carriage on Friday after
noon. The machine is thing of beau
ty :" it looks too nice for use. 1t is an
artistic piece OF work-may it be long be-
fore the boys have to soil it at a real fire.
1t was placed on exhibition in Wooster
Street Square during the afternoon,
where representatives of the company in
troduced it to the citizens generally; 1t
was much admired. In the evening the
company lighted it up and gave it an air
ing up and down Main Street. 1t will be-
come pet machine; the boys are proud
of it, as well they may be.
Thursday and Friday nights cold and
heavy frosts. Sunday night thunder
showers.
The Young Mems Dramatic Associa-
ton gave a successful entertainment at
the Opera House on Friday evening. It
is understood that they will repeat, BY
request, on Friday evening, Among the
Breakers . and Stage Struck Yankee, :"
given some time ago.
The enging house at the Housatonic
branch depot was burned on Sunday
morning about four O'Clock, supposed to
have caught fire from sparks from the
| engine. 1t is understood that the watch
man was off duty cultivating the acquaint-
| ance of Schenck. The old locomotive
{: Useful, ? No. /. was in the bnflding, and
| is sad looking machine, but it is thot
| is not passed repair. Damage is estimat-
/ ed at about Sc, 900.
speaking of Westvil1e reminds me
that it is good place to go for enjoy
-ment, especially at Mr.. Reuben John
stons The chickens are fat, and Mrs.
y. and Mrs. v. b. know how to cook
/ them within hairs breadth of perfec-
ton, and all the necessary flxings. Your
correspondent knows whereof he speaks.
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To this also Mr.. and Mrs. David Nor
/ throp, Of Palestine, can bear feeling tes-
| timony. / am convinced there are fewer
/ chickens there at this writing than there
were q few DAYS ago: they have gone