The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-11-10
BOX COMPANY WORKING ON EUROPEAN
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BOX COMPANY WORKING ON EUROPEAN
ORDERS.
The National Folding Box and Paper
Company, recently received large or
der from England and are running their
factory evenings.
The case of Burkhardt against Schmidt
was decided last Tuesday, in favor of the
plaintiff, but not being satisfactory to
him he took an appeal.
In the case of the State vs. Cohn for re-
ceiving stolen goods, he was found guilty
and ordered to pay fine of $15 and
costs. His counsel appealed the case.
George Graves returned from the hos
pit8l, last week, where he had been for
treatment for few weeks, and on the
street near Blrge's coal office ne picked
up pocketbook and left it at the town
clerks office. 1t proved to be the pro-
perty Of s. W. Billam of Ansonia, who
recovered it and rewarded the finder for
his honesty.
The motCrmen found considerable diff.
Guilty in running the trolley cars during
the heavy fog, last Wednesday evening.
The brick building which is in progress
Of erection for w. S. & Horace wheeler
has reached the first story and when
completed will be quite an addition TO
me street.
On Friday evening two locomotives,
one with few freight cars, undertook to
cross the trestle between this place and
DERBY, both going in opposite directions,
consequently there was a collision but
not much damage was done.
John HOWL was before the Town court
IN Saturday for intoxication and abuse
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given 60 days and costs.
The grading and finishing of the trolley
line between this pl ace and Stratford is
about completed, and the road bed is in
good shape. There is more travel over
he line than was expected.
The commissioners on the Perry Hill
road were here again, last Monday, and
had another he8 ring and then adjourned
until next Monday. They have finished
With the evidence in the j. w. Perry
case and have taken up that Of A. S.
Burgess.
X. r. Dryer, who has been with At
corney Staples for several months, has
severed his connection and gone to
Bridgeport to open law office there,
The young people of the Methodist
church held a Halloween party in the
Darn of John Glover on Hill street, last
Monday evening.
Samuel Miller has commenced the
erection of a house on Coram avenue.
The Derby Silver Co. is now at it's
busiest season and the factory is run
evenings to try and keep up with orders.
In conformity with an act nj the last
legislature the public schools have re.
ceived the eye charts for the pupils and
will pr )ceed to use them.
The teachers OF the public schools in
town were paid last Friday for two
months the pay roll amounting to over
$2400.
Frederick Durand has completed thu
enumt ration of the chjliren in town O.
school age, or betw and 16 years OF
age. 1t is expected that there will be
considerable increase over last year
Some of the rooms in the public schoo
here are overcrowded.
Miss Jennie Edwards, one of the clerk
in the postoftice, has been out for q weel
or more, being confined at home with
severe cold.
There were seven deaths in town dur
ing the month of October. -Four wer
from 60 to 80 years of age. There wer
also six marriages.
Tho sad death of Miss Cleora, tn
dauR hter of Mr. and Mrs Richard FL. Hub
bell, occurred on Saturday evening, afte
an illness of four weeks with typhoid
fever. She was lovely girl and one o
their twin daughters, and the afflicted
family have the sympathy of the whole
community In their great loss.
At the Congregational church on Sur
day evening, a Japanese divinity studen
from Yale, gave stereopticon addres
upon Japan.