The Newtown bee., 1893-07-14
THE FOURTH IN DANBURY.

Young patriotism was noisy on the Fourth. An astonishing amount of pow der was burned, for hard times. The same condition has been noted in many places. Now the papers are receiving the returns and recording the casualties. Danbury makes a good showing. Dan- bury is us"ally abreast with the times. A 10-year-old girl named Lottie Bernd, daughter of Jeremiah Bernd, the tobac- conist was burned so badly that she died in consequence, the next day. She sat down on a spent firecracker from which her clothes took fire. A boy by the name of Thompson had hand very seriously injured. Mrs Fred A. Hull came near enough to a severe injury. While as- sisting her boy to put off a Roman can- dle, it exploded. Her glasses saved her eyes. A boy named Turner was badly burned about the face by the premature explosion of a small cannon. Plate glass was broken by the flying pieces of rap tured cannon in Foley's saloon, White street, ,and in Simon's drug store. A Hal pin girl was considerably burned in the face by cannon cracker. A man had portion of his trousers torn off by the ex- plosion of a cannon cracker; he also lost some skin from his leg. This was the result of the deviltry of some boy. The list might be extended. A fight in a sa- loon, in which slung shots are mention ed, may be noted. This was taken to the city court. Some one frightened a doctors horse into mad run by throw ing firecrackers under it. In this con- neetion also may be mentioned the sad case of one, MT Blank, who in the even- ing had become so full of patriotism, or something, and was so very tired, that he undressed and went to bed in the ho ayunlya hn Snuoht his home and finally found it, minus his clothes, no doubt much to the surprise of his family. When he fully realized | the situation he went to the police sta | tion and notified the officials that he had | lost watch. Subsequently, some hon. est man brought a mans clothing with a watch still in the vest pocket, which proved to be the gentleman's watch and outfit. Many got surcharged and be- came wildly hilarious, all in honor of the glorious Fourth. Great is patriotism!
 Prof Benedict Starr, Elm street, a re- tired teacher, over 70 years of age, while moving the lawn with lawn stepped off the step at the front gate and fell down several steps to the sidewalk, breaking his leg below the
 knee and dislocating the ankle joint
 The yard of the Starr mansion is severa .l feet higher than the street and ap I preached by several stone steps.
 William A. Braun has been appointed a member of the Putnam memorial parl I commisson.
 The late Legislature passed bill ap
 propriating 1000 to the Danbury hos
 pita].
 ". A. Gordon went to Montreal to tn Christian Endeavor gathering. E; Danbury Elks indulged in an excursion to Bridgeport on the Fourth. It is re , ported pronounced success. They sol between 400 and 800 tickets.
 A prize shooting match took place o
 the shooting club grounds. John Kan
 was the winner.
 II Another foreign hat manufacture : head of an extensive hat factory in Gel
 many, has paid his respects to Danbury
 He has been at the Worlds fair and 0 s his return took in Danbury. He is r, r ported as speaking in flattering terms (
 our factories and took some points wit
 him.
 . The firemen were called out twice, las \ Friday afternoon, first to Mclean Brotl
 ers' large dry goods store, and about tw : hours after to building on Main stree occupied by a tailor and Chinese laundr,
 man. They found bed on fire in th chambers. But little damage. . . Rev s. F. Hotaling, young man wh has recently come into Danbury, and
 preparing to enter the regular ministr
 in the Methodist church, preached ; Great Plain, Sunday evening. He is rel
 resented as a pleasing and interestin
 speaker.
 z Rev Mir Knesal of the Methodi e church, Bethel, preached in the Meth
 dist church in Danbury, Sunday nor
 ing. Old church members speak enth 2 siastically of the excellence of the SC :, mon. In the evening Rev Elliott Smil J of Bethel preached an interesting SC II mon.
 q Two horses were struck by 1ightnir