The Newtown bee., 1894-06-08
SHELTON.

THE OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL. DAY.
 Memorial day was generally observed here. There was a large display of the stars and stripes on the public buildings and many private residences. In the morning delegations from the D. F. Chadeayne Command, U. V. U., went to various cemeteries and decorated the graves of fallen comrades. In River side cemetery they decorated the grave of D. W. Plumb, who was an honorary member. At l o'clock the procession from Birmingham came over, consisting of Kellogg Post,G. A. R., the Uniformed Rank, K. of F., the clergy, city and other officers in carriages, with a delegation of school children on foot. Here they were joined by Roger Sherman Council, o. U. A. M, headed by their drum corps, Echo Hose Co.,, large number of school children, and in carriages Daughters of Liberty, town and borough officials, and citizens in carriages, forming quite long procession, which marched through the principal streets and then went across the river. In the evening, the U. V. U. assembled in the Town hall, crowdng it with their friends to it's utmost limit and they held their memorial exercises, after which there was music, singing by Mrs House, rectations, tableaux and ad- dresses.
 On Memorial day the Cricket club of New Britain had a game with the Shell ton club and won the victory over the local club.
 On Memorial day the places of busi- ness were generally closed, excepting the saloons. In two of these there were rows in which the police had to interfere and make arrests.
 Also on that day two young fellows drove up here from Bridgeport, got intox- icated, turned over and the horse ran and smashed the vehicle as he ran down the river road, and the last seen of him was when he was wagonleps leaving Coram avenue.
 Mrs Henry Hathaway died on Friday last, aged 60 years, and was buried on Sunday in Riverside cemetery.
 About 600 new books have been added to the free public library.
 There were three deaths in town last month, all of them elderly persons, the youngest being @ and the oldest S6.
 The Ferry school district will vote at it's annual meeting by check list, as a petition has been presented to the regis trars for one to be made.
 The Methodist and Congregational churches propose to unite the preaching services during the vacations of the pas tors, and meet in the church edifice of the former. Rev MT keneston will preach in July and Rev W.P. Arbuckle in August.
 The Echo Hose Co.'S ball nine went to Seymour, Friday, and played with the nine of the Fire Go. in that place, and came off victorious.
 The South End chapel Sabbath school held a Children's day serviee on Sunday afternoon ard had a full house and pleas ant exercises.
 MT and Mrs E. l.. Staples tpent the greater part of last week in Boston in attendance upon the Unitarian conven- tion.
 Next week on Wednesday evening the Derby Y. F. $. c. E. will meet with the local society in the Congregational church at the Center.
 There have been 262 dogs registered thus far this year, which is about 90 short of one year ago. The authorities pro- pose now to prosecute those who have thus far evaded the law.
 Mir Ducker, wife and family have been visiting friends here and were warmly welcomed by their many aequaintances. Mrs Ducker expects to visit Europe in July.
 This week on Wednesday and Thurs day evenings Echo Hose Go. held a strawberry festival and musical and iit- erary entertainment which was quite successful.
 Eulie N. Tolles and wife of Waterbury visited here on Memorial day. The excavation for the free public li brary building has been finished and | work commenced on the foundations.