The Newtown bee., 1889-12-20
SOUTHPORT.

That those who are active in opposing saloon In Southport are objects of dis like or aversion to some among the sa- loonists goes now without saying. It is not long since c. O. Jelliff, J. A. Wake man and Rev Mir Holman were hung in effigy, simply because they were antago- nistic to the liquor traffic. Considerable indignation was expressed at the time by the better class of people, but it was soon allowed to drop, only to be revived again, last week. J. O. Osborn has made ap- plication for license, wishing to sell in simon Banks's building and hearing was to be had at Washington hall, We'd nesday, 18th. The middle of the week, however, sign belonging to c. o. Jel- store in Francis Jelliff7s block and taken to J. A. Wakeman & Co.'S. It was re- stored, but, the next night, was daubed with black paint and tar, running 1t. MT Jelliff was very indignant and Francis Jelliif offered reward for the capture of the vandals, supposed to be those who hung the effigies. Not content, howev- CT, they again visited Mir Jelliff, spread ing the paint over signs, windows and the front of the building itself and also treated Mir Wakeman in the same man. ner. The outrage is universally con demned, even those who have slight ob- jections to a saloon realizing that this course will only result in the refusal of the application. '0sborn had very fair show before," said resident, ssbut this will knock him all to pieces. Ihard- ly think he would countenance such in- fractions of law and order, but the ras- calls, whoever they are, should be caught and punished severely" Some think that, as the town has voted for license, the application should be granted, all though they do not profess any love for a saloon itself. It is possible that a test case at the Superior court will be made to determine the legality of the vote for license.
 B. F. Bulkley is about to build an ice house at his mill on Sasco creek. It will be 160 feet long, 90 feet wide and 30 feet high. It will hold 5000 tons and will be of best chestnut timbers, which will be cut, this Winter; the house will not be filled until next season. Mir Bulkley has a house with capacity of l700 tons al- ready and expects to stack about 500 tons more, this Winter. He runs two wagons in Southport and Fairfield and finds large demand for his ice, which, obtain a1 ia nf Ia hau snn leges in the State, is of the purest and best. There are IS acres of harvestable | ice on his pond.
 The Church Record office has shut | down for inventory.
 According to the report of the execu- tive committee of Sasquanaug Village | Improvement Association, 1sO feet of crosswalks have been laid, comprising | one from Elwood's corner to c. c. Per | ry's; from Mrs Gurdon Perry's to W. B. Meeker's; from Mrs Edwin Sherwood's | to the Bulkley corner, opposite. In all, 5763 square feet of fagstones have been laid. This work has been greatly aided by the generosity of many citizens, to whom the association extends its thanks. l The work cost $l37s 51 and the benefits that follow will be worth ten times that sum.
 About 2000 barrels of onions a week are now being sent from Southport, more than the average for this season. Prices, however, vary largely. Red onions are still worth from S1 to $4, while white onions are from 75c to BIO. There are very few Sl0-a-barrel onions, however and farmers are not growing rich. The Homestead averages the price at S1 per barrel, but they cannot be raised for that price, with profit.
 Arrangements for trimming both Epis- copal and Congregational churches are going briskly on.
 Southport people, especially theatre goers, hope that the petition to have the 10 90 p m train from Bridgeport run as accommodation as far as Norwalk will
 be successful. The petition receives
 many signatures.