The Newtown bee., 1889-07-26
SHELTON.
Potatoes show signs of rot.

Tripp was tried in the Town Hall before Judge Tomlinson, Saturday. Complaint was issued by grand juror at the solic- itation of Mortimer Hubbell, who claimed that Tripp had stolen his wood, thrown down his fence and injured his gate. The prosecution was conducted by Munger < Staples the defense by Charles w. Shelton. Several witnesses were examined, among them Mortimer Hubbell and his two sons, who testified to having seen Tripp in the act of steal- ing wood or rails from the premises in question. Henry Hanley swore that he sawed the gate in two at the suggestion of Tripp and with saw that was pro- cured for him by Tripp. The defendant, Tripp, swore that he never stole wood or rails from the land of Mortimer Hub bell and said nothing about the gate. Some evidence was offered to show that Hubbell tried to buy the testimony of Hanley; this Hubbell denied. A. B. Ruggles and Watson J. Miller testified to the good character of the accused so far as they knew. Upon the evidence, the State claimed to have proved be- yond reasonable doubt that Tripp was guilty as alleged in the complaint and that the court must either find him guilty or say that Mortimer Hubbell and his two sons had concocted most diabolical conspiracy and had perjured themselves to ruin fellow citizen. The defense rested on the alleged inconsist- ency of Hubbell's story and the good character of the accused. After listen ing to the arguments of counsel, Justice Tomlinson discharged the prisoner. Mrs E. l.. Staples and daughter have visited Danbury friends.
 HUNTINGTON. Rev Jared Starr of Newington will 1 officiate in St Paul's, next Sunday, 18th Relatives from Bridgeport are at Let Eldred's.
 Ephraim Wooster is suffering with : bad foot.
 s. B. Brownson cut the hay on the Bennett place in Monroe.
 Frederick P. Hubbell, a graduate ot Shelton High school, will teach il French district.
 Miss Laura E. Lewis is engaged t teach in Booths Hill. Miss Lewis at tended Hazel Hall, Monroe, several years A 1 Lewis Shelton is committee in Booth Hill.
 I John Hanggi has engaged Georg'
 Klein of Easton to build for him. T Mrs Quick has entertained her sister
 Mrs Henry Bartlett of Bridgeport; Mis- Frances Wheeler of New Haven has wis I tied Dea L.J. Shelton and William Buck l ingham; Mrs George Lester and daugh 1 ter of New Haven have been at c. NJ
 Hubbell's and Mrs Cornelia Judson ha had friends from stratford with her. I Miss Nellie PedR of Bridgeport visit her aunt, Mrs Charles Judson. q Some of the elders do not remembe such bad season for hay in over ? years.
 There was a good attendance at the { o'clock meeting at Booths Hill schoe i house, last Sunday and Rev Mir Par i. preached m excellent sermon. Meeting
 next Sunday at 5, at Isinglass schot < house.
 ! | \ Tine Congregational Sunday school aI
 considering whether to hold their annus 2 picnic at Beardsley's park, Bridgeporl
 (which offers attractions, Parlor Rock (
 in some of the pleasant groves in th
 town. They are to decide, next Sunda, n There is considerable complaint in r, V gard to the treatment Ann Cam, the ol
 colored lady, is receiving at the pof
 house. If there is cause for the con : plaint, we trust that our selectmen wi look into the case and see that she hs
 good care, for she is a worthy old lad,
 R. ". Linsley has returned, after 8 absence Of several weeks at his old hon
 in Branford.
 Huntington may feel proud that she;
 able to send one of her promising your J men, only 8 few years since one of ol n most lively school boys, to Woodbury II a minister. " refer 10 Rev J. c. Lin
 ley, son of Postmaster Linsley, who h
 just been appointed rector of Che EpisC
 pal church there.