The Newtown bee., 1903-02-13
fast improving, and is able to sit up 8 few hours every day.
MONROE.
GORMAN HELD FOR MURDER.

Justice Smalley of Monroe held a session ofcourt in Bridgeport, Monday, to hear the case of Patrick German, the aged Monroe man charged with killing. his son, John, by shooting. The respondent was to weak too betaken to Monroe. When German was brought into court, he seemed barely conscious of what was going on and paid no at tention to any of the testimony. Throughout the session he sat holding the cloth to the cancerOuS growth on his head from which he has been Suf- fering. James German, one of the sons of the respondent, and Medical Exam iner Wales of Monroe were examined, but their testimony brought out noth- ing new except the statement Of James German that it was after dark on the day of the tragedy that his brother, John, left the Andrews house, where he had been working, to go to his home. James German also testified that there was a lighted lamp on the table when he reached home and found the lifeless body of his brother lying on the floor. in the statement of the ac. cuSed man, taken by the coroner be, fore the arrest, he is said to have de clared that it was daylight when his son, John, reached home and that it was still light when he met his death at the hands of stranger who, according to the old mans version, came to the house and had some words with John German over a woman. At the after. noon session the principal witness was Dr Wales who described the nature ot the wound, the result of the autopsy and the position of the murdered man s body when found. At the conclusion of the hearing probable cause was found and the accused was held with out bail on the charge of murder fol the next term of the Superior court.
 A SOCIAL EVENT.
 The great success that attended the last social party New Years has in- duced the committee to repeat the same and invitations have been sent out for the last party before the Len ten season on Monday evening, Febru- ary Is, at the Town hall. Bliss vii furnish music and if stormy it will bt postponed till the first fair evening.
 GRANGE TOPICS.
 The Patrons of HuSbandry will meet on Thursday evening at the usual hOu1 to hear the lecturers program and re port Ol fdSU NldSueF CIIlCldlF Ol Ullt State meeting in Hartford and also re- ports of secretary and treasurer fo 1902.
 Mir and Mrs Myron s. Clark enter tained the Huntington whist club or Monday evening.
 John s. Hurd and Edwin c. Shelton attended Parsons, Hartford's popular play house, on Tuesday evening.
 Charles G. Hurd is quite ill, being confined to the house with an attack of the grip.
 Miss Goldsborougn is with friends in Lakewood, N. J.
 Rev G. H. Johnson has been on tho sick list for few days.
 The Center school closed on Thurs day, it being Lincoln s birthday.
 John w. Waterbury has traded oxer with Ira Wildman of Newtown.
 Constable Hayes has been very bus. of late summoning witnesses in the German case.
 Born Sunday, February 8, daugh- ter to Mir and Mrs Merwin w. Johnson
 Albert Yale of Walnut Tree Hil district will sell at public auction or Wednesday, February IS, al! of hi household effects, farming tools, etc.
 The registrars of voters will be 1T session at the Town hall on Friday, the 18th, from F until 9 p. m., flor the 'pur pose of enrolling voters according tt their political preferences.