The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

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vestigate the bribery charge of Alder
man-Editor L. W. Wood.
A $4,000 steam launch, handsomely
equipped, has been launched at Hunts
East End ship yard, which is full of
work.
James Hurley is the man Alderman
Wood charges with trying to bride him.
Hurley says it was joke.
Rev DIR Hovey preached at the Park
Street church, Sunday, but it will now
be closed for two Sundays. So will the
South church.
The Foresters will occupy the rooms
now used by the Seaside club in Wheel
er's building, as soon as they move to
their new quarters.
III. w. Pettis of w. B. Hall & Co. has
been in Vermont.
L. B. Sterling's wife has returned from
California.
c. w. McCerd has been at the Cats
kills.
Miss Annie NJ, daughter of George b.
Hawley, has visited Mrs John I. Porter
of Stepney Depot.
Miss Lincoln, bookkeeper for L. w.
Booth & Co., druggists, Wall street, is
off for a two-weeks' vacation among the
Berkshire hills.
City Sheriff Whiting attached John Ly-
on's property on North street for Sl5
claim of Wheeler & Co. for feed.
Anyone wishing to secure bust and
autograph of the late P. L. Barnum can
do so by calling at Parker & Davis's and
securing one of those new spoons which
E. M. Parker has just had patented and
which are on sale at the store. Both the
bust and autograph are fine specimens.
Wilson F. Green, genial agent of the
John Hancock Life Insurance Co., with.
his family, drove to Newtown and IS
stopping at George C. Peck's for few
weeks. He expects that the ozone of
Newtown will benefit himself and fam
lily.
Street Commissioner Pierce has just
completed Broad street and now that
much travelled thoroughfare is in fine Or
der and is greatly appreciated by the
public. Ever since he has been in office,
he has never done anything by halves,
but always seems to know which streets
need repair.
d. w. Thompson and wife are spend
ing few weeks at the White Mountains
Saratoga and other places.
J.F. Brown, who gained host OF
friends while in the Office of the steamer
Rosedale. has opened billiard room on
Bank street and he is receiving large
patronage from his old friends, who find
him the same agreeable Brown as when
behind the desk at the Rosedale office
The muddle in the police department
still continues, but, as yet, takes no defl-
mite form. They removed Chief Marsh
and put in Chief Rylands, in order that
the city could be thoroughly cleansed.
He went at it with a will, but he was go
ing too fast, so they tied him. That dld
not entirely stop him, SO now he must go,
because he will not be willing tool.
There is probably no doubt but that, by
means either fair or foul, he will be re-
moved from office and some one Selected
to fill his place who will obey the now
famous members of the police commits
sion. Why do not these police commls-
siouers resign and have persons nominate
ed satisfactory to the present board then
Grant and Walsh could take the offices
now held by Rylands and Pinkerman,
which would be more remunerative than
the offices they now hold. Il would be
better for the city TO get the whole dose
at once, instead of by piecemeal and
then ali respectable taxpayers would
come out on election day and, at the
polls, rid the city of the present eond't-
Jon of affairs.