The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-06-29
Fairfield County.
SHELTON.

NEWS FROM LIVELY BOROUGH.
The school board have re-engaged sew
eral Of the teachers for the coming school
year, among them Principal Pierce, who
has given excellent satisfaction in his
work.
The case of Burkhardt VS.. Fredericks,
which has occupied the attention Of a |
justice Jury for five days, was concluded
on Friday last. 1t was a suit for book |
account of about $50 and was decided in
favor of the defendant.
Henry Thumm, who, until recently has
been superintendent of the Shelton Street
Railroad Company, was recently pre-
sented by his many friends with hand.
some clock.
The Congregational church Sunday
school go on their annual picnic, next
Saturday, the 30th.
The baseball club of Shelton High
school played, last Saturdays club from
Monroe. called the farmers land won.
The case of White or the State vs. Cook
was on In the Town court, Saturday az
ternoon, the defendant being charged
with killing a dog. The defence is that
it was vicious, being large dog it was
slain in the act of killing small dog,
without any provocation and had pre-
viously seriously Injured other small
dogs.
The agents of the Connecticut Bible
society, who recently canvassed the town,
made the population 5372. This IL much
less than the estimate, which was about
$500. Protestant families of different de-
nominations $40, Congregational 269
Methodist 246, Episcopal 24O, Baptist 81,
Lutheran %. Jewish 8, Catholic 3O5.
They report $50 children not members of
any Sunday school,
The Housatonic summer home was
opened on Saturday. 1t Is about two
miles from the village and easily accsssi-
BILE by trolley.
A fellow by the name of John Sowdas-
Ky drank too much liquor and, as such
men frequently do, sat or lay down by
the railroad track and when in the night
the switcher came along, the cense.
quence was his head was badly cut and
bruised. A doctor was called and his
wounds dressed, and it is thought he will
recover.
The S. of T.. have elected as officers
for the ensuing quarter: W. P, John
Lowden W. A., Charles B. Weed; F. s.,
Laura e. Mcfarland; T., Mary E. Tuck
er; r. s., J. Tomlinson; A. r. g., Lulu
Bunnell Chaplain, Rev E. o. Tree; c.,
Clifford Mallette; A. c., Wallace Booth !;
J. S., Frank Fowler; o. s., William
Brooks.
The case Of Miller vs. John Glover,
| which has been heard before Justice
William W. Wheeler and justice jury,
occupying three or four days, was decid-
ed in favor OF the defendant to recover
$9.1s and the costs, which would amount
to about $40.
The case of the State vs.. Mills,a wom-
an fracas, which occupied the attention
of the Town court two days, resulted in
a fine of $5 and costs.
Rev l.. M. Keneston attended the meet
ing of the general association of the state
at Stratford, last Tuesday.
Those interested in the Long Hill GEM
etery held meeting In the town clerks
office, last Tuesday afternoon, and under
a charter from the state elected as off,
GERS President, e. DeForest Shelton !;
vice president, o. g. Beard; secretary,
Miss Jane Shelton; treasurer, Erastus
Bennett. A paper was read by Miss
Shelton, which it was voted should sbe
sent to all who are interested therein to
obtain subscriptions to erect an iron
fence in front and for fund to main
tain and care for the grounds. The
meeting then adjourned at the call of the
president.
There were about 25 of the members
Of the Echo Hose Co. who went to New
Milford on Tuesday last. They gave q
short parade headed by boys fine drum
corps, and went over to Derby and es-
corted one Of the Fire Co.'s over from
there, taking the train here about 9
o'clock, returning about 7.30 p. m. The
company looked very nice in their dark
blue uniforms and orange colored caps.
More would have gone but it was not
thought best as In case Of fire the others
would be needed here.
Ernest o. Lewis, son Of Mrs Cornelia
J. Lewis, was buried in Riverside ceme-
tery, last Tuesday afternoon. He died
from consumption at the insane hospi.
tal At Middletown, where be had been an
inmate for several years.
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