The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-02-15

he had bled to death. The knife must
have been struck with tremendous force,
as it passed through heavy overcoat,
coat. vest and underclothing. Dillon,
though young, has served sentence in
Litchfield county and has also been in
Jail in Westehester county, New York.
Three Germans were seen following him
and, when he fell, ran away James
chambers, who was with him soon after
the aff'ray and acknowledges having been
with him in the evening, is uuder arrest
as a Enthusiastically night, about
IL Is, as Clifford Morgan of Bethel was
about stepping on the platform of the
street cars near the City Hall, "a stone was
thrown which struck him on the head,
knocked him down and he remained some
minutes unconscious. Sergeant Heating,
who was getting on the cars at the time
and at whom the stone was thrown, inn
mediately pursued young man who was
running away. Thomas Moran, who was
acting nervously, was finally arrested on
suspicion. 1t is said that Morgan is dan
gerously hurt.-Frank Barnum has sold
his Terrace Place residence to DIR Skiff.
Insurance men are threatening to raise
their rates so per cent, unless Danbury
provides better facilities for putting out
fires, etc.-A special amendment to the
borough charter extending the term of
the borough officials to May !, to give
more time to get the prospective city
charter and municipal government in
working order, has passed the Legisla-
ture.-The Danbury band held fair and
festival, with concerts, music and dane
ing, three nights, last week and Monday
night. 1t was well attended, enjoyable
and successful financially.-Green Bros.
hat factory, recently badly damaged by
fire. has been restored and they resumed
work, Monday. dwelling house of
Ferdinand Dexter, just out of the west
ern limits of the borough (Bushy HID,
was damaged by fire to the amount of
$4,000, Friday night. Mostly covered by
insurance. good harvest of ice, nine
to II inches thick.-Mrs Rebecca Stew
ems, wife of William Stevens of River
street, one of Danbury's oldest matters,
died, last week, nearly S1.-The hat fac
tories are running, yet hundreds are idle
on the streets and there is complaint of
dull times.-A. j. Smith, Ira r. Wild
man, Samuel Amber, David Miller and
Cyrus Raymond are delegates to the
State encampment, G.. A. r. at Winsted,
10Th and 16th.--I'he grand list of Dam
bury for 1888 is Sc, 1854, 1856. Invested in
manufacturing $3.50, 265, in trade $780,
500, value of dwellings, stores, factories,
mills, etc., 81, 093, 0I0.-Ed S. Davis re-
ceived a slight paralytic stroke. by which
one leg is disabled, but his is now able
to attend to business.-There were five
deaths by diphtheria in January. There
is considerable sickness.-Mr and Mrs
Frank L. Butler will make trip to
Europe.-A bill has passed the Legisla-
ture prohibiting fishing in Lake Kenosia
between November Is and April ID
Mrs d. A. Barlow and daughter, Miss
Eulalia of New Milford, were in Dam
bury, last week.
| Three Germans have been arrested on
suspicion of causing young Dillon, s
death. Two have told their story, which
clearly fastens the guilt on the third,
Rosenkranz, who has confessed himself a
guilty man and, probably, was fighting
| in self defence.-The Baptists are hold
| ing extra religious sefvices.-A little son
of Burgess Dunaway died of diphtheria
Sunday about IL o'clock in the forenoon
and was buried at in the afternoon
Rev j. w. Crossley of the Unidersalist
church went away rather suddenly and
mysteriously, Sunday night. He seems
to have packed up many household ar
ticles and other things while his wife,
Rev Mrs Crossley, was out of town
preaching, and moved them away in the
evening. He had resigned his passionate
but not to take effect until March /. He
doubtless will explain in due time. He
has been a popular preacher and pastor
as we understand.