The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
NICHOLS.

Services were held in Trinity church, Sunday afternoon, for the first time since its renovation. The woodwork, which was done under the supervision of F. E. Baldwin, is finished. c. J. Thorpe is to do the painting, wood finishing and dec orating and expects to complete it soon. The building is much more churchly in detail and architecture and the people of Nichols are to be congratulated upon having so perfectly proportioned and ad- mirably appointed house of worship.
 The many friends of Dr Starkweather will be glad to learn that he is not to leave the village. Although he will va- cate the old homestead in the Spring, he will hire another place here and remain among us.
 Many visitors are attracted to the swine farm of Rowland Brooks, which is one of the largest in this part of the State. He has now nearly 300, mostly Spring pigs, of which he will butcher some 300 during the Winter. He prefers Suffolk pigs, though he has number of Chester Whites, all of which he breeds himself. Those butchered are sold at wholesale in Bridgeport, but, in the Spring, young pigs are sold to farmers who wish to raise them. Next year, he intends to keep many more, as his pens are capable of sheltering 300 or GOO. The building, which is 100x20 feet, is 20 feet or three stories high and each floor con | tains 90 pens, 15 on a side, with a four foot passage between. The porkers are fed on meal and on garbage from the city and the older ones are allowed the | liberty of two-acre lot. They can pass to every part of the building by stairs similar to those in sheep fold. MT Brooks has an eight horse power boiler, by which he steams the food for the swine and by which he is enabled tC butcher them quickly, needing only the help of the man and boy who assist him
 James Durward of East End, who has
 purchased the Mrs Starkweather place
 is to move in, next Spring. He will rais'
 tobacco and manufacture cigars on the place.
 Mrs Dr Starkweather expects to ac
 company Mrs William Perry of Bridge port to Lakewood, N. J., for fortnight stay at this famous Winter resort.
 Mir Carr of Bridgeport spent Thanks
 giving with Rowland Brooks. n Dr Starkweather purchased n ne,
 horse, last week.
 Warren E. Plumb was able to be ou
 Thanksgiving. His hand is healing wei d After the death of Dr Starkweather c horse, Austin S. Nichols kindly loane l, the doctor one of his own steeds unt '- another could be obtained, for which [ r Starkweather feels very grateful.
 The work of draining the school hous
 green and the road near it has been ca
 ried bravely on with the help of F to v men and it will be finished, this week, :, all goes well. There are two sewe , wells, one on the green and one on tn opposite side of the road, near the col
 ner of the lane. Several lines of smalle f tile lead from the green and the sewe !. wells to the main, which is 10 inches i , diameter and runs along the west side c , the street for about 75 rods, emptyin into the brook near the Methodist churcf
 There Is in reality double drain part c
 the way, for the tile is laid in the bot tom of the ditch, with stones, straw an a earth above. The cost, which was nc
 to exceed $500, is met by special dis
 trict tax of two and quarter mills , Many of the district tax payers prefe i to work out their tax and work has bee I eagerly accepted by the committee, E. $
 Fairchild, Horace P. Nichols and Warre f F.. Plumb. The good results from tn v drainage are already apparent. :, Friends and relatives from Monro, 7 Huntington and Nichols were guests ( e Mir and Mrs Isaac E. Nichols on Thank s giving day.
 Ladies' aid society at Mir Porter Tuesday evening.
 o Mir and Mrs Nichols of Huntsville an ', Mir and Mrs Edgar Beers of Bridgepo c spent Thanksgiving week with D. l. Nichols; Mir and Mrs Gideon Tomlinso IT and family of shelton with l.. c. Mel n ols.
 Curtis Brothers and families speI
 Thanksgiving with their father, Ellio l. Curtis.
 Charles B. Nichols and family spel tt Thanksgiving in White Hills.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Fairchild held W Thanksgiving family reunion at the '. pleasant home.
 r Charles E. Nichols is on jury duty
 Bridgeport.