The Newtown bee., 1888-05-11
DayBURY.

DANBURY.
 Mrs W. II. Hawley has sold her drug business to Burt StrattoG. We under stand that she offers to sell her other property here. Hawley was called be fore the police court, last Friday morn ing. Barnum was not able to attend The case was adjourned to May 3l- flaw ley was put under Sl5.000 bonds to ap- pear then.
 C. $. Abbott, White street proprietor of the Bridgeport House. was fined in the police court, Friday, Sl5O for selling liquor to minors; appealed
 \ Florida car. rather handsomely dec orated, with golden advertisements of places of interest externally. exhibiting the semi-tropical products of Florida within. has been one of the attractions here.
 The remains Of George Watson. whose death was noticed in these columns last Winter. were removed to Carmel for final interment, last week.
 This is what the hat finishers passedat late union meeting: ''Resolyed, That We heartily support the brewers in their strike with the boss brewers and that we will abstain from drinking pool beer. At a Republican caucus, Friday even ing. Daniel Meeker, Howard NJ. Ives, John W. Bacon and Henry Crofut were elected delegates tothe State convention
 Dr Vile went as a State delegate to the convention of the American medical association at Cincinnati.
 It is said that Mir Hornig has bought q nice piece of land of A. T. Peck on White street, south side, running down with q southern slope to Still River, to make a horticultural and floral garden, possibly vineyard. It would seem that the gen ial White street philosopher, who tells how every man can become worth SlOO,- 900 and predicts that Danbury will be ! filled with beautiful places within 10 years, has let slip an opportunity 10 make delightful beauty-spot and pos | sible handsome profit in the near future. within a bow-shot of his back door. \ We think that the matter of increased ' fare between Danbury and Bethel on the street railway will be satisfactorily ar ranged. Bethel is q good neighbor and deserves considerate treatment. The in crease is only after business hours.
 Mrs c. II. Seabrook died suddenly from paralytic stroke, Saturday morning; about 21.-
 The hospital committee on new building have accepted Foster Bros plan. Work will commence on the found- ation soon.
 Police Sergeant keating has been pre- sented with gold badge in recognition of his faithful services. A graceful thing He also has received q silver badge from a New York retired policeman. He has been in service as constable or policeman 20 or more years.
 The first stone of the pavement was
 laid by Burgess Porter at I o'clock, Tues : day week, in presence of a good sized au- dienee. amid cheers and rain. The work progresses finely. The surplus dirt, [ about l2 inches, taken from the street, is conveyed to the Franklin street eSren-
 sion for filling low place. The street
 railway is carting gravel from near Bates's corner, for the bed of the pave ment. Main street from the bridge to the corner of Liberty street is busy
 scene and in heaps. The Y. NJ. c. A. are building gym
 nasium in their rooms 9 Mrs s. J. Botsford and Miss Lottis Botsford of Palestine spent day with 2 Mrs F. II. Austin in White street. Mrs 8 Botsford gave her little ones an airing X foot race on the Base Ball ground. s is announced for Saturday: silver pitcher
 first prize.
 r The store on West street vacated b, l.s n
 joining store and jointly occupied b, IGray sS Hoyt and O. H. Swift. Swift talk O ing one side for picture framing and ar t goods.
 Pratt restaurant, Elm street, has gon O into new hands,
 Mrs koonish. the missing German VIC r. man, has been found in Hoboken. N. J :. R. H. Rowan. who recently resigne [ as president of the City national bank a
 South Norwalk, was Danburian. :, Albert Ney, once manager of the Tul
 ner House, is dead. e. Mir and Mrs Charles Hull. Willis H Ii- Austin, have returned from Californi:
 Edward Burke has returned from Hs ,,, Springs, Ark. Michael Henrietta h. ,a returned from Texas. s' The News says that a hat 1-2 inch, as u, in size is being made here for chicaa as man.
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 e. Rev l. H. shepard, pastor of the UT Id versalist church during the war, a rou at ing Union man, we'll known then to maI
 of the BEE readers, died, last week. m Mt. Vernon. N. Y- ,ln Masons send l.. L. Hopkins. A. F. r, ger Ter. Jesse D. Stevens to the State co
 vention.