The Newtown bee., 1895-05-03
SHELTON.
WAS WEARY AND WANTED TO SLEEP

WAS WEARY AND WANTED TO SLEEP. A man by the name of Julius Felt, a foreigner, was brought before the town ! court for an attempt to rob hen roost | and for theft at the same place sometime previous. Mrs Fitzgibbons was aroused by noise and the dog barking, about 3 o'clock in the morning, and she went out taking her husbands pistol, ,and fired two shots without avail. Her husband came and calling the fellow took him in and an officer was sent for to arrest him.
 The fellow claimed he was trying to get into the barn to sleep. He was fined SIC and costs and not being able to pay went to jail.
 At the W. c. T. U. annual free will offering meeting, last Monday evening, Mrs Cornelia B. Forbes, president of the State Union, gave very interesting ad- dress and at it's close Rev L. M. Keneston spoke briefly and very pointedly upon the action of some professed temperance men at the recent trial of Kelly for viola tion of the license law.
 The Craighead Manufacturing Co.,, which has been in trouble for some weeks past, has resumed work under a new management and name.
 There was large attendance at a musicale at the residence of Richard H. Hubbell, last Tuesday evening, gotten up by the ladies of the Congregational church, and it was quite successful. They realized about $50.
 William Hadley has left the employ of Wilkinson Brothers and taken a more re- sponsible and lucrative position with a paper factory in East Walpole, Mass. His many friends part with him and his wife with much regret.
 Chief Tomlinson went to Hartford, last Wednesday, and brought from thence James Thompson, who was wanted for horse stealing last January. The chief at the time tracked the horse and carri- age and harness, finding the former in Southington and the latter in Hartford, but the thief eluded him. Since there he has been on his track and on Tuesday the police in Hartford arrested him and teleg raphed the chief here. He has been in States prison twice before and this means a long term for him. He was working in this town when he stole the horse, which was taken from the barn of Mrs Clemens in Squantuc, the town of Seymour, whither he was taken for a hearing.
 Thomas H. Newcomb, the superin- tendent of the Derby Silver Co.'s factory, was assaulted by one of the workmen who was under the influence of drink. The young man received his discharge.
 The civil case of Nelson Osborn, a young man of this place, against MT Ungera, the proprietor of the opera house in Derby, for wages, was held be- fore Justice Booth last Thursday. c. C.. Smith of Derby appeared for the defence and J. Tomlinson took up the case of the plaintiff, to whom judgement was given after hearing an arguments.
 Mrs Edward Tufts died from consump- tion, last Thursday ,at the age of 2S years. The funeral was attended at the Metho- dist church on Sunday afternoon and the interment was in Riverside cemetery.
 The factory of Radcliffe Brothers is running in full and a portion of it even- ings. One year ago they were running on short time.
 Rev A L. Hubbard and family have left for Unionville, where he has pas torate in the Methodist church.
 Next week on Tuesday the marriage of Miss Carrie Carter and Frederick W. Shelton will take place at the home of the bride.
 George Fulton and family have remov- ed to New Haven, where he is employed.