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SENSATION AT HAWLEYVILLE.

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SENSATION AT HAWLEYVILLE
BURGLAR HIDES IN A BOILER IN OIL
HAT SHOP AND IS SMOKED OUT.
Hawleyville had sensation of higl
order, Thursday morning, when it wa
found the station and o. S. Tyrrell'
market had been burglarized. Late
in the day the men were tracked to tn
old hat shop. One escaped and mad
towards Danbury. The other entered
the man hole of an old boiler and re
fused to come out. About II O'clOcl
he was smoked out, Ralph Bristol hav
ing pluck enough to grab him by thu
collar and snake him out of the man
hole. He had taken ham from Tyr
rell's shop and crackers from the de
pot, had nice bunk fixed up in the
shop and were evidently prepared tt
enjoy life. About 80 men had gather
ed about the shop and excitement rar
high. Constable Blackman placed the
man under arrest and he was brought
to the local Jail on West Street. The
boiler inhabitant is colOred man, not
far from 20 years old. He probably
will be tried before Justice Bradley
to-day, (Friday.)
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pense of opening the blockaded roads
will not exceed 500, which is a very
good showing. 1t is evident Cur citi-
zens are beginning to take sensible
view of the question of town aid in
opening the roads. Let every citizen
lend a hand and the extra expenses
for opening the roads will not be rolled
up.
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inspection of the houSekeeperS some
handsome carpet samples, representing
30 different styles.
Some extra good values can be found
now in lot of mems and boys heavy
clothing, suits and trousers, at Taylor,
Curtis & Co.'s.
Miss Florence Warner is in Bridge
port, the guest of Mr. and Mrs l. w.
Birdseye.
Elliott briggs, Jr., of Brooklyn, n.
Y. passed Sunday in Sandy Hook, the
guest of H. G. Warner.
The selectmen will meet on Friday
from to $50 p. M, for the purpose of
receiving and paying bills:
w. T. Cole passed Sunday in S-ndy
Hook.
l. P. Blackman of Passaic, n. j.,
passed Saturday and Sunday with his
brother, James NJ. Blackman.
Some of the machinery from the
Cleveland factory arrived at Sandy
Hook, this week, for the factory of the
Fabric Fire Hose Go.
Miss Jennie Baird is visiting her
parents at Warwick, N. Y:
A party of Newtown young people,
w. w. Gardner, Carleton Hubbell,
Brdsey Sniffen, Will Curtis, Wallace
Mitchell, Curtis P. Morris, Misses Jes-
sic and Mabel Taylor, Agnes Platt and
Laura Mitchell, enjoyed a sleigh ride
to Woodbury., Monday night, with din
ner at the popular Curtis hotel.
James r. Corbett of Bloomfield, N.
j., passed Washington birthday in
town, the guest of his brother, w. G..
Corbett, and other friends.
Miss Marcella Kilbride and Miss
Madigan, daughter of Henry Madigan,
have taken positions in the factory OF
the Fabric Fire Hose Co.
W. G. Sanford returned from New
York on Wednesday night.
A special meeting of Pootatuck
Grange will be held on Tuesday night.
A full attendance is requested.
Mrs Platt, Taunton's energetic
teacher, opened school Monday, having
lively experiences on the way over
through the snow drifts. She stayed
over Tuesday night with Mrs John Gay.
r. s. Tomlinson, the plucky carrier
on the Sandy Hook route, has gone
ove1some part of his route every day
during the recent blizzard, save Satur.
day. On Tuesday from William Thick.
cts around to Stevenson he broke the
road out. He patronized the lots,
drove over fences and had high old
time. On one occasion in driving over
d stone wall his horse disappeared
over the wall, leaving the sleigh
stranded on top of the wall. In order
to keep going he has used three horses
On Tuesday he drove pair. In Wal
nut Tree Hill district, Simon Corey
and Michael Donohue deserve great
credit for opening the roads and John
Keane in Zoar.
F. E. Gobiel has taken a position ir
Waterbury.
MID y. w. dI UlluSC VI DIluECpOI
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
d. X. Colepaugh.
Rev O. o. Wright, the esteemed rec
tor of st Johns church, has been con
fined to the bed for few days, having
an attack of good old-fashioned ''crici
in the back.''
The condition of Charles Henry Peel
was somewhat improved, yesterda.
morning. Miss Churchill, trained
nurse from New Haven, is assisting il
the care of him.
Philo H. Skldmore was not as we'll
; yesterday, being in delirious condi
ton. His daughter, Mrs Beard, o
Cambridge, Mass, is with him.
Samuel G. Bull left on Tuesda
night for Jonesville, Mich.
The regular communication Q
Hiram lodge, F. & A. NJ, will be he'll
next week Wednesday night.