The Newtown bee., 1892-07-08

serious fracture.
 The baby in the Mcfarland kidnapping case is now in possession of it's mother. Mcfarland is under $500 bonds to answer before the Superior court. When in the hands of the sheriff here, he made the impression that he is not the inhuman tyrant that he has been represented. He acted under the advice of Lawyer Arthur Averill. There is a misunderstanding between Mrs Mcfarland and Policeman Bradley, who assisted in getting the child. She swears he used force. He as positively swears that he did not.
 The funeral of the late Thomas F. Fay was very largely attended, Monday morn ing week. The city officials and the hat manufacturers generally attended and many citizens and factory employees. The St.James Episcopal church quartet was present and rendered "Sleep Thy Last Sleep" Fathers Loftus and Fox of New town participated in the service.
 The legal transfer of the street railroad to the new company was made, Friday.
 The Danbury Elks went to Roton Point for the Fourth.
 Three Danbury girls made their pro- fession of sisterhood at St. JOseph's con- vent chapel, Hartford, Misses Betty Quinn, Margaret Kane and Annie Rior- dan.-[News.
 William R. Miles went to Cincinnati as delegate to the national Prohibition con- vention.
 Mrs Jane A. s. Burr of Reading and niece, Miss Burr, visited Danbury, last week.
 Frederick G. Graves of this city grad uated from Yale medical school, last week.
 A travelling company of players gave variety entertainments in temporary wigwam of less dimensions than the his toric Chicago convention wigwam, put up on Gland Hoyt's vacant lot near the bridge, have played out and departed. They tried to get wholesale quantity of character photographs of a local artist who is congratulating himself on escap- ing their patronage.
 Miss Hattie Gray and William s. Peck of Waterbury were married, last week Thursday.
 Mrs Hume of Bombay spoke on the manners, customs, beliefs, etc., of India in the West Street Congregational church, Sunday evening. She spoke from personal knowledge.
 A game of baseball was played, Sum- day, on the west side, witnessed by a considerable crowd of men and boys. A special policeman interfered and arrested one boy, who was fined $4 and costs in the police court, Monday morning.
 A daughter of Stephen B. Treadwell and James K. Penny were married much as plain, good people used to get mar ried, last week, Rev Byron J. Hall offic- iating.
 A wedding in Danbury high life was the marriage of Miss Grace, daughter of Harrison Flint and George F. Lephard of New York, Thursday evening week, at St. James Episcopal church. Rev By ron J, Hall officiated.
 A little fellow samed Eugene Ehrard fell from tree and down steep, rocky bank, Sunday, in Padanaram, and was nearly scalped, requiring several stitch es. He will recover. The little man was gallantly trying to secure birch for his sister.
 Another we'll known and popular citi. zen has died, George W. Hamilton o1 Pembroke district. A man of fine parts He has held the office of town clerk judge of probate, selectman, etc. He had sound judgment, clear head and genial disposition. He passed away Thursday of last week, at the age ol about 78. In the writer's younger days he was popular school teacher. Ht had commanding presence; was tall straight, with black hair and flowing black whiskers (not as common then al nowl and piercing dark eyes. We re member characteristic story of him tolt in his schoolkeeping days. He was call # ed to conduct the Wild Cat school, Beth el. now Elmw wood. On the first day O school, after opening, he observed tha the children kept their eyes on him watching his movements. He seate' himself in the middle of the room and looking sharply over the school, "Nos
 look at me,'' said he, sternly, 'take
 good, long, satisfying look" After fe'
 minutes of this introduction, aNow,
 said he, i've will go to work; ever
 scholar to his. study!n The impressio
 made on the boys and girls lasted tn
 whole term. He was much sought afte as a teacher; and no school ever bes him. When we have seen him on tn street of late years, we have often COT , trasted his snowy hair and beard, ,shruni an form. feeble step and dimmed ey' with the erect form and striking mlen his earlier years; the fading and faiiin
 Autumn against midsummer. lie VIZ of one of the early and prominent lam
 lies. as was his wife (of the family
 Knapp) whose death occurred not Tor ! since. He leaves no children. Ills
 tegrity was unquestioned. There seer 2 ed uot blemish on his character. Il
 membrance of him is pleasure,