The Newtown bee., 1880-06-23
Danbury.


 MT. J. w. Bacon has returned from hi
 St. Louis trip. + Our public schools close this week whel 1t is expected cholera morbus will set in
 Start in life with a full>stock of sol conceit-you can tone it down as you ge older
 No army worms here to this writing but daily expected. Plenty of curran w6rms. =
 Dr. E. P. Bennett is of the opinion thai sprlnkling our streets is prejudicial t. health.
 Policemen now have an eye on the out side worshipers at our churches Sunday evenings.
 Scarlet fever. scarlet rash and measles have prevailed to considerable extent this season, butare now abating.
 Got enough of 1.-the two Frys and Taylor, of Fry's Band, who went out with the London Circus.' They have returned.
 The St. James Church (EpiscopaD have extended call to Rev. Byron J. Hall, of Lansingburg. N. r., to serve them as rec tor.
 Rev. MT. Hershey, of the West street church, attended the convention of Con gregational ministers at Wolcottvillo last week.
 Prof. Orland Hoyt has tre ed himself to new show case in front of his room i; very nice-almost leads anything in the line.
 1 On account of the increase of business the telephone company have taken lar ger room. Headquarters still in Bene- diets block.
 | The fountain in Elmwood Park Is being overhauled and will be much improved. Jailor Sherwood's boarders are doing the work, superintended by A. P. Stnrges.
 ;. The first of the season-the transpar- cncy of the Democratic Headquarters" corner of Main and West streets, and a very fine one, too-put In an appearance Saturday night.
 | Workmen are busy changing the boot and shoe factory in upper Main street in- to a hat factory. It Is understood this will be under the superintendency of MT. Wm. H. Barnum, of Bethel.
 Henry Glover was thrown from a wag- on and put his wrist out of joint. He goes about carrying his arm In a sling and halts In bic o,;t Hanry Foptop hoe h;c fir, gers handaged. Cause-put them In @ machine gearing.
 A Mir. Charles Crofut of this town was on the Narragansett at the late disaster on the Sound. He was picked up almost unconscious after being in the water nea r. ly two hours. He was taken to Boston in a vory low state.
 ! Strawberries and ice cream are the rage. Several have had it and got over it. Others are just breaking out with it Picnics are even showing themselves NJ. E. Church is to lead off in that line or Tuesday. the 29th, at Parlor Rock.
 The KohanZa Hose, No. }, go to Brook side Park on Wednesday to-day foc al entertainment. Brookside Park Is al
 West Bedding, on the Danbury < Norwall
 Railroad-the old camp meeting grounds
 It has been lately fitted up for picnics, &c
 The Kohanza boys will give the old wood
 a good warming mp.
 , The Baptists held Paper Carnival , last week, an unique and very fine affair
 Young ladies were dressed in paper cos tunes representing different characters
 conspicuous among which was tn
 Press" represented by Mrs. W. A. White with dress made of newspapers. Tn seasons were appropriately represented
 etc. Taken altogether it was fine affai and financially successful. Greenbacl paper was in order and considerable wa l taken. though money had good repre-
 Sentation.
 The new railroad Is progressing finely The filling in between Main street an' Balmforth avenue has been carried l. Maple avenue, which is now closed tenn porarily to public travel. The roa acl, ss Maple avenIe will be about si feet above the present grade of the aven ue, and about four feet lower than Balm - forth. Both avenues will pc graded t 5 meet the grade of the railroad. The fill ing ir the rear of B. Lynes', west of tn : village, is approaching completion. Tn e trestle work across tn, flats west of Mai Il street, near Tweedy's hat factory, is we ) under way. This will be nice piece 5 work when done. The skeleton of th '- consists of thirty-two sections of trestl U work, very heavy and strong. The c' U through the hill, corner of Frankli > street. is about completed. Rev. J. l.. Darsie, of the Disciple F Church, was once a pupil of General Ga { field. He has been interviewed and Il f result of the interview was published i a late Tribune. Mr. D. seems to ente l. tain high opinion of his old tutor. l. once preached in Danbury for the Disc t pies some twenty-four years ago. and d tall young man, lean as q racer, wi IS splendid oratorical powers and a vol d like trumpet, and very short pant n which latter they class under tho head " his short comings. And now Mr. Oars m adds another to his many accomplis e. ments, he..says the general is left hande d So you see we know the nominee. Ju Id mention any matter that we don't kne e something about.
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