The Newtown bee., 1888-06-01
DANBURY.

A re-aSSesSment of damages and bene- fits on the extension of Franklin street will be made and John $. Seymour of Norwalk, Lewis II. Bailey of Ridgetield and Benjamin Griffen of Brool<tield have been asked to give their judgment on the matter. The saloonist at the ball near the New England station was selling liquor, Sun day week, without license, was arrest ed. He was fined $50 and costs. Not furnishing the money, he went to jail. Afterward his stock was seized by the sheriff. A new directory for Danbury hrs been completed.
 William Burns, father of the unfOrtu- nate young man who was killed in Tur- ner street, has commenced a civil suit against McNiff for $5000 damages.
 Some one at Mountainville, which is Dumping Hole, called Dr Lemmer about midnight to set a dislOcated shoulder and dress wounds received in row. No questions asked; no arrests.
 Rev Dr Maxwell returned from Penn sylvania. James Peffers returned from Richmond. F. l.. Butler returned from Europe. He did not ''do'' the continent on his bicycle. H. w. Fanton returneda from the West. F. $. Olmstead, who caught the Floridian fever, has sold his orange grove. A. A. Bensel, who has been in Florida, has put in an appearance in Danbury. David Mclean sailed, Sat urday, for Europe, Father Lynch went to Washington to the laying of the cor ner stone of the Catholic University. P. D. Crosby has gone again to Michigan for horses. Aaron MorehOuse goes as delegate to the national Prohibition con VentiOn at Indianapolis. A number of the G. A. R.s went to South NOrwalk to the opening of the fair of the Douglas Fowler post. J. Y. Bartley returned from the Hot Springs. The teachers in the public schools generally go to the teachers convention at Bridgeport. James Wright and wife visit at Charles DeKlyn's.
 Rev Samuel C. Keeler of Concord, N. IT,, a member of the New Hampshire conference, whose youth was spent in Bethel and Plumtrees, spent Sunday in Danbury, guest of Fred Mckenzie.
 Ed. Hiclok, colored, beat his wife in humanly, Sunday night, leaving her al- most dead; not yet arrested. Thomas Collins beat his wife, Saturday night and goes to jail.
 A child of Theo. GilhoOley was drown ed in Padanaram pond, Saturday, by ac- cidentally falling in.
 Charles Foot, colored. White street, was arrested, Sunday, for selling liquor. Fined $50 and costs; appealed.
 Rev Dr Clark gives an illustrated lec- ture on foreign travel in the Methodist church, Friday evening.
 Walter Van Nostrand and Miss Phoebe Baker were married in the Disciples church, Sunday.
 A large procession of Children of Mary was an exceptionally interesting feature at the Catholic church, Sunday.
 William Betke died at the hospital and was buried by the Cigarmakers' Union, Saturday. Mrs Drusilla Holmes, who has been regarded the oldest person iI town, died, Saturday, aged 9l.
 Interesting Memorial services held at the Universalist church, Sunday morn ing and at the Methodist church in the evening" The Grand Army attended both services by invitation. The pastor of the Methodist church discoursed or the life and character of Abraham Lin coln. Memorial services were also held ill the Baptist church in the evening Rev Dr Hubbard, pastor, discoursed or What RemainsY' The pulpit talk gen. orally in the churches had reference tC Memorial day. The colored people held a quarterly conference. Their presiding elder and some others distinguished among them were present. They hao love feast and sacramental services.
 Charles Ryder, who has been in the in surance business, now deyotes his whole time to his duties as secretary of the Rogers silver plating company
 John Mack was arrested for burglary and is in the lookup.
 The residence of Patrick McElligott near the Catholic cemetery was burned Monday night, about s o'clock. The in side is hardly worth repairing.
 About o'clock, Tuesday morning, fire was discovered in the barn and car riage house i'll the rear of Dr Griffin's block in Elm street. An alarm was sounded and the firemen quickly re sponded. The fire was soon communicat ed to Dr Griffin's and Henry Perry's blocks, both of which were soon on fire Elm street is all torn up for paving granite blocks are piled up on both side of the street and line of stone entirel, across the entrance to the street iron Main street, which embarrassed the fire