The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-23

mills at North Bridgeport and will make
book paper.
Laura c., only child of Mr. and Mrs
Charles II. Libby, died, Tuesday even
ing, two years old.
Considerable difficulty was experience
ed in securing jury to try Jacob Scheele,
the New Canaan man charged with the
murder OF Constable Drucker, whose sec
ond trial is going on here. The three
men first called were from Newtown.
Edward Troy was excused, because he
had formed an opinion; Edward Egan
was accepted; Patrick Blake excused.
Town Clerk S. G. Beardsley of Trumbull
was then accepted, followed by Hanford
Lyon of Easton, David A. Nichols of
Huntington, Almon b. Ruggles of Shell
ton, Edward NJ. Buckley and Selectman
Edward Hawkins of Fairfield, Lester S. |
Judd and Frederick c. Briggs of Sher-
man. Two more were chosen, Wednes-
day.
Capt Lafo of the oyster steamer Jere-
miah Smith found another body in the
harbor, Wednesday morning. 1t was
Benjamin Butler, n cOlored man.
A Hungarian named Andreas Scser-
bach, 80, hung himself, Tuesday night,
at his room, corner of Pine street and
Hancock avenue.
Bids for the Seaside club house will be
opened, Saturday.
Mrs Esther Delaney, wife of d. Il.
Conger, died, Wednesday, 6S years old.
Charles III. Hatch of Brookfield and
Charles Beard o Huntington are the 18th
and 18th jurors and the trial of Jacob
Scheele will now drag its slow length
along.
Ex-Mayor Zones has been chosen pres
ident of the State dental association.
L. T. Barnum lost one of his handsome
fast carriage horses by pneumonia, last
week; the team were very fast steppers.
T.. McKeOn lost fine heifer from ex-
pOsure.
Six stations came up on the Rosedale,
Saturday, for Barnum Il Bailey. They
willibe kept at the Winter Quarters for a
short time.
C. C. brakes handsome iron grey mare
has a fine colt.
c. II. BrothwelI is steadily improving
and walks out every pleasant day.
Miss Allie Hill, who has visited Mrs
Edward McGraw, has returned to her
home In Hartford.
Petrels' Nest, fronting on Seaside park,
Summer residence of ID. w. Thompson,
is being thoroughly renovated and will
be painted in colonial colors.
a. b. Tucker, United States express
messenger on the Housatonic, has moved
to 1863 State street.
The trotting course at Seaside park
has been put in fine order and owners of
fast horses have already commenced to
test their speed on pleasant afternoons.
In all the cemeteries about the city,
flags marked G. a. Il. have been placed
upon the graves of heroes.
One of the fine portraits on exhibition
at Scully's art store is of William Healy
of Healy & Co. 1t is by John Cavelti.
Notwithstanding the storm, II large
audience gathered at the South church,
Tuesday afternoon, to listen to Rev Mr.
Mills and the throng was even greater in
the evening and on Wednesday morning,
when Messrs Mills, Greenwood and Lamb
bade farewell to Bridgeport. They were
thanked by Rev Mr. McNeille for the
good work they had done in Bridgeport
Mr. Mills replied by quoting the Christian
Endeavor hymn, 'God be with you til
we meet again" The hymn was alst
sung by ithe audience as it dispersed
These meetings have attracted a grea
deal of attention and have done mucl
good. In the words of Mr. Mills, "Wh,
should this good work cease now?"
The girls evening club, which has helC
regular meetings during the Winter a
the rooms on Main street, has been dis
continued for the Summer.
Mrs A. II. Davis has visited in Angus
Ia, Maine.
Condie Bivins, an Italian who murder
ously assaulted another Italian named
Farini and was arrested at Southport by
Sheriff Pike, has been sentenced by the
Superior court to three years in State
prison.
Charles Swenk, charged with assault
ing Mrs Frederick Smith on Stratford
avenue and robbing her CT SOW found
guilty by the Superior court.
Jones & Hoffman are to build two
family house, to cost $1,000, on the corn
err of Arctic and Caroline streets, for Mrs
A. Burns.
A Naugatuck brakeman, John Cowan,
was knocked from the top of car on the
''Pier 50'' Naugatuck freight, reaching
here shortly after 10, Friday night and
received fatal injuries.
James Thornton, the organist, was di-
rector Of the benefit concert for Father
Ariens at Madison hall, Friday evening
The real estate belonging to the late
Benjamin Hayes just offfrom North MAR
street near school No. 10, has been SOLD
to Bernard Leibscher, who Is extensively
engaged in growing vegetables for hi
market, ESQ Main street.
II. j. Hayes has bought a building 10
from +. ". Higgins at Forestview and
,,oxy nrcnariny n cellar for n new house