The Newtown bee., 1898-08-19
Fairfield County.
SHELTON.

THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.
The Borough board held their month
~ meeting, last Tuesday evening. A
committee from the Salvation Army ap.
peared before them and asked for mod
ification Of their previous vote refusing
them to hold meetings on the public
streets. The board complied with their
request permitting them to hold open
air meetings on the western part of
Bridge street.
George Burke was before the town
court, last week, for criminal assault on
young woman by the name Of Kate
Moran. Probable cause was found and
he went to jail, in default of bonds,
to await his trial at the next term of the
Superior court.
A petition to the borough officials to
call meeting to vote on having Canal
street with Belgian blocks is being circu-
lated. TIE heavy and constant team
ing over that street seem to require it.
The rubber mill has secured the pulp
factory Of the Derby Paper mills, which
is not in use, for the increase in their
business. They are already occupying a
large plant, but the rapid increase in the
business necesgitates enlargement. W.
T. Askam, the superintendent, has re-
Gently invented machine which largely
facilitates their business OF rubber re-
claiming.
Latest advices from DR. G. A. Shelton,
who Is at Woodmont, report him as
slowly improving.
Miss Emily Reece, the assistant post
mistress, has been on a pleasant fur
Tough, succeeding that Of the postmas.
ter, who spent few days in Saratoga
' One morning, recently, several men and
boys were sitting on the railing beside
the canal, while waiting for work tc
commence in the cotton mill, when sud
denly the rail gave way and precipitate6
about dozen of them into the water
They were thus prepared by their in
voluntary bath for the hot day before
them.
Mrs Mary Sweetman died from con
sumption, last week on Monday, ant
was buried in Coventry, this state.
I L. V. 3. Hubbard attended the reunion
of ais regiment, the 20sh, at Compounce
last Tuesday.
i A box Of eatables were sent to til
Shelton boys, who are at camp at Man
! tic, one day last week, which were con
1 tributed by persons here, and they en-
aioyed the unusual spread very much
/ Charles Ell. Lum has purchased thu
place OF Lockwood Durand, about tw
miles out from the village, for his SOB
who will reside thereon.
1 Mrs Olin Shelton, while riding acros
, i the bridge, drove in front Of trolle
car, which ran into her wagon before til
! motorman could stop it. The WACO
was upset, abe was thrown out and som'
what bruised. The horse ran shel
. distance and was caught.
AT a town meeting, held Saturday a
: ternoon, in the Town hall about, rs wei
: PRESENT. They voted to grade the hi
:" ON the Bridgeport road near the res
r aenee of Mrs Mary Doran and q shol
stretch on Perry road hill st an expens
of about $500. Application will
made for an appropriation from the sta
: which ait ID thought win be about $40
5 a motion was made TO lay tax of
half mill to pay the expenses was vote
i down and the seleetmen authorized
borrow the money.
Henry HaMiIman, an insane perso
4 was taken TO the hospital at Middleton
i last Monda j, by Chief Tomlinson. He
il . transient person and will be ward
+ che State.
= Last Saturday . transient pers
lstopped ander the shed OF Dennis Ri
er II Wells Hollow and Mr. Rich found b