The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-07-24

the court of common pleas, next Sep
TENDER. Bonds were fixed at $3.50 and
furnished. Prosecuting Liquor Agent v.
Il. G. Giddmgs, the Bridgeport lawyer,
has authority to order a raid whenever
he has reason to believe the law is being
violated and keeps himself we'll inform
ed in regard to doings in Long Hill. Mr.
Giddings will, it is said, see that the
dealers are raided time and again, until
they are forced to leave the business.
"When l see men pass through Long
Hill street on Sunday morning perfectly
sober, know that they are not suffering
from the effects of a Saturday drunk, "
says one citizen. "When l see those men
return from the vicinity of the saloons,
Sunday night, so drunk that they can
hardly keep their feet, to say nothing of
walking in dignified manner, know
there is but one conclusion, Sunday sell
ing"
The tides:
July "a, Friday l u, 90.
July %, Saturday, 81, 7 5s.
July 20, Sunday, SO, 9 O4.l
July 81, Monday, 5s. 10O 90
July 2S Tuesday, OF, IL 10.
July 20, Wednesday,, II, Morn.
July 80, Thursday, 90, 0 27.
The correspondent, who recently at
tempted to demolish the article which ap.
peared in the BEE several weeks ago in rela.
ton to the liquor saloons in Long Hill, seems
to have fallen into The error that cavil
and personality constitute argument; also OF
presuming that the people of Long Hill, the
writer included approve of liquor selling, or,
as he puts it, "want liquor sold" Compliment
tary to the people of Long Hill, very. Posi-
bly, it has been so long since the article in
question appeared that of" has forgotten it's
purport. If he understands the English Ian
guage, by reading it carefully, he will find
nothing in 1t that can be construed into ap-
proval OF liquor selling, nor that disapproves
the use of any proper, effective measures for
its suppression. 1t was the expensive, met
tective, worse than useless methods OF prose
cution employed that were condemned. "F"
thinks that because the taxes in Trumbull are
light, the cost of these cases is of but little
account. In single case it is not, but the
thing has been going ON for years and has
cost the town hundreds OF dollars and all for
nothing. Trumbull is not an Impoverished
town. Thanks to the good management of its
officials tor many years, its financial standing
Is BOou anu us JdAeS are not Dufu6DSOme.
Neither is it a niggardly town. but is ready
and willing to pay all reasonable expenses.
Several years ago, handsome, commodious
Town house was built and paid for. Since all
the turnpikes in the town were bought up at
extravagant prices and the roads made tree
for public trayel. But n few weeks ago, $4,000
were appropriated for macadamizing sec
ton of its highway and it is ready to do more
of the same thing when called upon. But
Trumbull has no money to fling away. That
the money paid for costs in all these liquor
seizures has been flung away goes without
saying. 1t is notorious fact that the sales in
the saloons are brisker Immediately after
prosecution than before. The reason for this
is obvious. They are not made in pursuance
of the purpose and intent of the law. 1t is well
understood by the sellers that they will be al
lowed to compromise and then to go on and
sell without molestation. The taxpayers OF
Trumbull are for the most part laboring men
and many OF them get moderate returns.
They don't want n prosecuting agent, for u
few hours easy work. to draw from the town
treasury more than they can get for weeks OF
hard labor. They don't want an officer, for
pouring out quantity of liquor seized that
he can carry in his coat pockets, to get more
than they get for several days hard work.
And who says they arc not right? If "F" will
tChiPpA MS ScdA " u pEuCblCdl ne
cannot fail to apprehend that this is a correct
view of the matter. 1t is not the view of the
writer alone, but a large majority of the SEN
sible,practical people of the town. Cranks
there may be who think different. Their mot
to Is, Go ahead, right or wrong, fire away, hit
or iniss,no matter whether a cause Is profited
or damaged, drive on just the same. A stran.
ger would presume from what appears in the
newspapers occasionally and originating
here that Long Hill is a sink of iniqnity, into
which flows all the moral corruption of the
town. This Is not so. True, there are some
Incorporate men here, as everywhere else
and always will be until the millennium
dawns.B broils and disturbances of the pub.
lie peace are rare. The evil will not be RENE
died by croaking about it in the newspapers.
There is an old saw about the bird that fouls
Its own nest. 'F'' says that if some one
would use every influence he could to put
this evil down." good effects would follow.
Perhaps If "F" would use his influence in a
different way and be more sparing OF his
structures of Long Hill and its people, better
results would follow.-[L.
Miss Alice Wheeler of Shelton, who
has spent some time with her aunt, Mrs
A. A. Hall, is with Mrs L. N. Mallett of
Tashue and Miss May Wills.
Miss Nellie S. Hurd of Bridgeport has
visited her father, Mail Carrier P. Clark
Hurd.
Radcliffe's mill has been shut down for
a few days.
1. s. Coan 81 Co.'S meat wagon is receiv-
ing repairs at the shop Of w. b. Coan &
Son.
Friends of Mrs A. A. Hall are pleased ,
o learn that she is rapidly recovering {
rom her accident and that the cut on her
orehead is healing. Mrs Hall fell in
amt while going to the well for water, {
asst week and cut her forehead severely. |
t was some moments before she recover {
d consciousness and could reach the
louse. A physician was summoned. {
w. b. Coan & Son are building heavy
tone wagon for Con Dwyer of Bridge
,ort and two-horse dump cart for A. L.
Vinton.
Henry Tuber, the unfortunate young J,
nan who poisoned and shot himself /,
lere, last week, was first seen here !.
bout noon, last week Tuesday, when !
e came from the direction of Bridgeport, /;
Walking up the track, and stopped at the :
tation. He remained in the waiting !,
DOM some time and seemed to be exa-
mining papers or letters. He presently
lied his pipe, but, at Mr. French's sug- !
estion, stepped outside to smoke it and
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is shoulders bowed, his head sunk. t