The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-05-02
The 'NewtOwn Bee.
4O75
Ten Pages.
LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
NEW MILFORD.

THE SHOULDER.
Father Kelly of St Peters church,
Bridgeport, at one time popular pas
tor of the church of St Francis Xavier,
made some vigorous remarks on the
dissertation of the Sabbath, last Sun
day. He spoke particularly upon the
dissertation of the day in the
Park City in the number of sa-
looms that do business in defiance
of the law. That many saloons were
open there Sundays was a fact well
known to most of the people who go
about. While it was wrong to have
the law violated by the owners carry
ing on their business the day the law
prescribes it should cease. 1t was al
so wrong for Christian people to par
ticipate in the violation by frequent
ing or patroniZing the Sunday saloons.
The patronizers of these saloons were
as much to blame as the violators of
the law. If they did not frequent and
encourage them, there would soon be
no call for the Sabbath dissertation.
Father Kelly told of two experiences
which came under his own observa-
tion. He said while walking along a
principal thoroughfare one Sunday, an
intoxicated man reeled from the rear
of a. saloon, and staggering, fell upon
the walk. Almost at the same time
the proprietor of the place or one of
servants ran out, and picking up the
drunken man forced him back into the
place. Another Sunday, Father Kel-
Iy said, while passing a saloon he saw
displayed in the window sign which
read: "This place is doing business to-
day." He was satisfied that no Off
Ger of law could pass up or down that
street even on the opposite side and
fail to see that sign. He considered
it one of the most outrageous things
he ever encountered in his experience.
Father Kelly said great deal of the
money spent by the city in the care of
it's poor is made necessary by the hab-
its contracted by the beneiciaries in
saloons. Workingmen who feel the
need of glass or two of beer after a
hard days work 60 into these places
and very often are kept there as long
as they have cent of their week IS
wages. Some one has to provide for
the little ones at home, or they would
starve. Thus it is that the city is
called upon tocontribute for their sup
port from it's treasury. ''It strikes me
that before the policemen can reason
ably hope for an increase in salary,
they should endeavor to enforce this
Sunday license law. If they do that,
and they certainly will not be blamed
for doing their duty, they will save
the city great many hundred dollars
because workingmen will remain at
home Sundays if they are certain there
is no saloon open to house them. Then
the board of Charities will not be
called upon so often to attend to cases
of poverty brought about by drunken
ness. If the policemen do this, they
will save the city SO much money that
very few would object to seeing them
received an increase in their pay"
Father Kelly said in conclusion that
there was limit to human endurance,
and intimated that if the local author
tiles, responsible for the preservation
of the laws, and whose duty it was to
see that the saloons were closed tight
Sundays, much longer disregarded
their duty, resource might be had to
others who would willingly attend to
the matter. Decent people, Father
Kelly said, would rise up against a con-
tinuation of such wholesale violations.
George w. Capron of Falls Village
called on friends in town. last Thurs
day.
D. X. Colepaugh of Sandy Hook was
in town, Monday.
Vincent E. Sterling has received a
handsome diploma of honorable men,
tion from the directors of the Pan
American exposition for the Havana
tobacco exhibited at the exposition.
There is nothing like a dog fight tc
draw crowd. A couple of small dogs
began scrapping on Bank street about
5 O'Clock, Monday afternoon, and out
of every store half dozen rushed tt
see what the excitement was. FINAL.
one young man secured horse Will
and gave the ours little medicine ant
the excitement came to an end.
George Corbin of Brookfeld and Mis-
Edith Hungerford, daughter of Wat
son Hungerford of Sherman. were mar
ried on Sunday night at the Congrega
tional parsonage, Rev Dighton Nose
officiating. After a brief weddin
journey they will reside with tn
groom's parents in Brooktield.
Homer Lands has returned from ;
visit at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The funeral of Miss Julia S. Shel
man was attended, last week Thursday
from the residence of her nephew, I.
Weeks, Rev J. F. Plumb officiating
She was SO years old, her parents bein
Rufus and Ruth Sherman of Brook
field.
George Stevens of East Hartfor
was in town over Sunday.
The Yale Glee and Banjo club wi
be at Ingleside school tonight FRIDAY
The band held the first rehearsal
the season, Friday night.
Harry Davis and Charlie Glove
, much to the surprise of their friend
left town, Monday night to enlist
the navy.