The Newtown bee., 1898-06-24
SHELTON.
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

On Monday noon, when Walter Dains' |
wife retul ned to their home, which is two |
miles north Of this village, they found |
that their house Ehad been broken open
aud a watch and other articles stolen.
They Immediately notified Chief of Police
Tomlinson and he started on track of the
thief. He went as far as Nichols and lost
track of him. In the mean time the thief
went to Bridgeport and offered the watch
for pawn st the same place where he had
pawned the watch Of James Fair, stolen
the 10Th Of May from his fathers resi-.
dence in Huntington Center and his ar
rest was caused by the pawnbroker. The
chief was there few moments after ward
and brought the man to this place. He
gave bis name as William Hayward and
plead guilty to the three charges Of
breaking into the houses of Elisha Hub
bell and q. Miner Hubbell, Sunday, May
20, and into the house of Mr. Dams and
was held for the next term Of the Super
ior court under $500 bonds, which of
course he was unable to furnish and was
taken to jail.
Mrs G. W. Shelton of Derby gave an
interesting paper to q small audience in
the Town hall, last Monday evening.
The mother of Col W. j. Miller died in
New Haven, last Monday, and the funer
al occurred in that city on Wednesday.
The interment was at Riverside.
At recent meeting OF the borough
board Irwin S. Cosn was appointed on
the police force.
At the Congregational church Vestry
on Wednesday evening the young people
held pantomime social and on Friday
evening the Ladies' Aid society gave a
strawberry festival and entertainment.
Large strawberries are now making
their appearance in the market. Mrs
Robert Gordon shows some magnificent
berries and Frank Richie also has some
very large and luscious fruit.
Rev J. G. Ditmars, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church, was in town last
week, with his family, visiting relatives.
His family are to summer in Huntington
Center.
The Savings bank has received blanks
for the war loan subscription. The sub
scriptions close July Is and all under
$500 have the preference.
James Alcott of Meriden and Miss
Elizabeth Blackman were married, last
Wednesday evening, in the Scattergood
Tabernacle by Rev F. 81. Mathison.
On Wednesday the Walter L. Main cir
Gus made parade through Howe avenue
and it was very fine one. They exhib-
tied in Derby and many of our people
visited it in the afternoon and evening.
George Main has sold his restaurant to
Mr. Horton of New Haven.
Harry Bowles has moved his business
from the Railroad block into one of the
stores recently occupied by D. N. Clark.
The public school closes this week on
Friday. The time this week has been
taken up with the examinations.
On Friday evening last, besides the
strawberry entertainment by the ladies
Of the Congregational church, there was
a like entertainment by the praying band
in the Town hall, q musicale at the resi-
dence Of Richard Ell. Hubbell under the
direction of Miss Jessie Beecher by her
scholars, the botany class under the in
strnction of DR. Griffin of Danbury in the
office of e. L. Staples and a literary en-
tertainment by the Jane Shelton Society
OF the Episcopal church in the Opera
house, Derby.