The Newtown bee., 1888-07-06
WooDBURY.

Frank $. Warner was brought before Justice Skelley, Friday, charged with having been found drunk and disorderly. He was found guilty and sent to jail for ten days and topay the costs. He has been the rounds of the jails and lOckups in Western Connecticut. Experience does not render him careful of his conduct.
 A new fence has been put in front of the disputed Benedict well property near the Parker House. 1t improves the ap- pearance of the property.
 Mrs Charlotte s. Lennon suffers from that terrible scourge, sciatica. She is with her father in Roxbury.
 ! William Cothren, who has suffered se- verely for nearly four months with a combination of sciatiea and eczema, sahas so far recovered as to attend tp his office business, though he cannot walk yet. | His office is in his house and it is an easy matter for him to reach it by means of q wheeled chair.
 l Rev MT Hubbard, Baptist of Danbury, exchanged with Rev J. X. Freeman of the First church, Sunday.
 l Parker Academy closed, Friday. 1 Mir Merwin and wife, who have been caring for George B. Lewis for some time, have returned to their home in Roxbury. Thomas Quick succeeds them.
 MT Wells has adorned his Judson ave- nue grocery with a Blue Front. MT Wells is a live man and knows how to cater to the public.
 The wife of Dr Woodward of Bristol, taken sick with bilious typhoid fever, died on Sunday, aged 46. She was daughter of the late Burr B. Atwood of 2 this town and was buried in the family lot here.
 Dr T. NJ. Bulls stay in town was brief. Having received a flattering offer in New Y York, he has gone thither.
 Our esteemed friend, Benjamin Fab riaue, aged SS, is more than usually in- disposed. He is confined to his bed and is a great care to MT and Mrs Chapman of the Parker House. He requires the frequent attendance of our genial barber John J. Holmes, who is quite slxillfu
 nurse. His nephew, Charles Fabrique o1
 New Haven, would be gladsto take hin
 there and care for him, but he is too
 feeble to be removed. Besides, his mind
 clings fondly to the old home. A remarkably erroneous story is told in the last issue of the Woodbury Re
 porter. It was in effect that the Indial
 who gave it's name to the district of Non
 newaug was burned at the stake by his
 tribe. Now at the date of his death, ht
 was one of the few survivors of the Foo tatuek tribe living ill this town. There
 was no tribe left. The few stragglers : were, of course, subject to the Colonial
 laws. He died some 50 years after tho settlement of Woodbury. His grave, 3(
 years ago, at the northeast corner of tht town near the beautiful Nonnewaug cas
 cade, was we'll marked and preserved r It was covered with a mound some Il feet long, six feet wide and four fee l high. At it's head was an ancient appl,
 tree, which is still standing. The write l has often seen this grave. His name is ! attached as q witness to several deed
 now on our records dated the early par of the 18th century.
 The balance of the Truman Orton req
 estate was sold to John o. Martin, las
 week.
 Original pensions have been granted Sarah, widow of Sergeant George c
 Bradley, and Isaac, father of Lieut. Sam F uel c. Barnum, foster son of the late De;
 Philo NJ. Trowbridge. Lieut. Barnun
 was wounded at Cold Harbor, June 5 1864 and died of secondary hemorrhag,
 at Washington, D. C., 18th of June, 1864 Dea Trowbridge was with him when h.
 died. He was q true Christian patriot