The Newtown bee., 1880-06-23

wardrobe. which was depleted somewhat by bold highway robber. Mr. Dwight. when passing Whaley's pond few miles from Patterson N. Y. in a cover sd wag- on, hls valise which was In the rear end was taken out. as he supposes. by some one of the many men he passed on the road.
 We learn that fund Is being raised In Brookfield to build Il house of worship for the members of the Catholic church residing there. Rev. Father McCartan attends regularly to the celebration of the Mass in Brookfield, and for the want of more suitable place uses private residence. The ground upon which the church will be placed has been presented to the society by MT. O'Hara and Mir. James Kane, who own land adjoining eace other. The new edifice will be a great convenience to our Catholic friends of Brookfield, and we trust that they will soon have funds enough to build their church.
 ssPWe arc not negotiating t" sell the BEE to any living man, nor do we intend to. all reports to the contrary notwithstand- ing. ssssDivision Engineer Bidwell. Willie Fer Till, and Eddie Gagel were treated to a runaway this noon near the steam shovel. The whiff1etrce bolt broke, and the horse "lit out" and overturned tEe gentlemen. Mir. Bidwell had his ankle injured. but Messrs. Terrill and Gagel were not seri- ously injured, but scared some.
 Last Friday there was an unusual stir with Deputy Sheriff Glover, on Newtown Street. He arrested four men during the day and placed them in the lookup. In the afternoon Justice R. N. Betts opened court in the Brick Building and disposed of the cases as follows Patrick Sheay, and Wm. White were bouud over to the superior court, charged with theft from the person of John Casey; John Calf was acquitted, and John Mcdonnell was fined Sl .O0 with costs. Deputy Sheriff Glover and Officer Camp. took White, McDon- nell, and Sheay to jail, on the milk train the same evening. This looks like doing business. Drunk, for breakfast; lookup. for dinner; Bridgeport jail for supper, and lodging.
 Miss Mamie Blakslee received tele- gram last Saturday morning from St. Petersburg informing her that her broth CT, Mir. Wm. z. Blakslee, on the day pre- vious had fallen a distance of seventeen feet, striking on his head, and injurinS his neck and back. causing him to loose the use of his limbs. MT. Blakslee was, at the time of the accident, engaged in measuring the distance between an old we'll and q new one. Mir. Blaksiee was taken home on mattrasS, and from a letter received Tuesday night his condi- tion about the same as on Friday. His condition is very critical. MT. Blakslee Is a frequent visiter to Newtown and a genial gentleman. and we deeply regret the serious accident that has befallen him, and trust that he will soon recover.
 We are pleased to see the success which attends MT. F. N. Hallock, who, in the brief space of two years. has estab- lished good paying business, in the manufacture of carriages, wagons &c. In this business MT. D. W. Snyder has been associated, doing the blacksmith work at his own shop for Mir. Hallock. Their success is attributable to attention to business. and the doing of good work cheap. Mir, Hallock In order to have more room, has built shop,20 40 feet, and two stories high. nearly three times the size of the shop which he first did MT. Wm. S. Hooper does all the carriage painting for Mr. Hallock. and judging from the work on hand, and the manner in which he handles his brush, we arc satisfied that he is skilled workman.
 The Mantle woolen mill Is running briskly ani the rattle and merry hum of it's machinery Is source of pleasure to the citizens of Sandy Hook particularly and all Newtowners in general. Tho fac tory in the possession of MT. Sturtevant is quite different in appearance from what it was years ago and the Improvements are very marked. There are several new buildings besides those that were enlarg- ed and remodeled: these add very much to the appearance of the village. and gives the Hook an activity that for years
 it was a stranger to. The present water
 supply. owing to the drought, prevents
 the factory running continuously, but just
 as soon as the machinery and new beilel
 is in complete running order there will
 be noI interruption. The factory has $
 neat picket fence surrounding it, and con
 spicuously posted is a sign which oui
 farmers will do well to keep in mind
 "Wool Wanted"