The Newtown bee., 1890-07-18
SOUTHPORT.

arranged for the steamer Jessie B. and will give an excursion, Thursday, July 31.
 About 50,OO0 bnshels of oyster shells will be required to shell the oyster i grounds off Southport, this year. Dr May and other local growers will soon begin the work.
 James G. WenUz and Roderick Curtis 'cycled to New York in 10 hours, a few days ago.
 Henry Burr and David N. Banks have visited Mir and Mrs N. Jennings. | A number of Norwalk people attended service in Trinity church, Sunday, when Rev MT Richardson, who has been preach i ing with Rev c. M. Selleek at St. Paul's, Norwalk, officiated acceptably.
 Michael Healy has moved from Halls block to one of David II. Sherwoods ten ant houses.
 | A. c. Pricken has entertained his cous- in, Frederick Pricken of Patterson, N. J.
 Commodore Smith has his yacht Trip oli nearly ready for cruise. 1t is fitted with new cabin, etc. Merchant L. F. Sherwood and son, Royal w., are to spend week or 10 days at Saratoga.
 D. D. Whitney launched his sharpie, Monday morning. It has been painted and re-fitted.
 It is announced by Rev c. c. Adams that the Church Record is to make it's ap- pearance again, this week. It is also re- ported that the Advertiser will resume the struggle of life. John Johnson, the East Main street printer, has issued neat pocket time card of trains which stop at Southport. | Robert F. Wakenan's canvas canoe | Sassaqua has been fitted with new brass centerboard and trunk by c. w. Wells.
 c. W. Wells has built 12-foot skif' for Arthur o. O.Jennings.
 Sundays New York Herald contained | NCt Id1 otSSculC oI bhC ment, with pictures of G. B. Bunnell, H. N. Wakeman and E. Livingston Wells.
 The Nereid, which has been repaired, re-painted and fitted with a new stern, was launched, Saturday.
 J. E. Wells has bought piece of land from Northrop Brothers and has enlarg- ed his dooryard by the addition of a strip sx10O feet.
 Miss Sadie Fairehild of Newtown has visited w. c. Jennings of the Farms.
 Mrs Ford and family of Little Falls N. r., are with William Hampstead.
 Charles Spaid is again on night duty at the telegraph office, James Connors doing day duty.
 T Judge John H. Perry and family are in Northern Massachusetts. .I A. c. Muser, the barber, spent Sunday :. in New York.
 Druggist Damtoft has a new clerk, Nil Stein of New York.
 Capt A. J. Hart and party are on a fish ing tour to Block Island and No Mans Land.
 Jennings's schooner Mary Elizabeth il back from Long Island, bright in black green, white and blue paint. She vii go to New York, Saturday, on her frs } trip of the season.
 Fred Ruscoe of Wilton, clerk for c E. Elwood, is enjoying weeks vacation l at his home and J. Noltemeyer takes hi f place.
 Lawyer John H. Cole, accompanied b his family and brother-in-law, is off for cruise of the Sound and down East, O his yacht Inez.
 Moses Bulkley and party, with tn yacht Fauna, are to make tour of tn Sound.
 . K. J. Damtoft, Henry and John Hor
 were on fishing tour, the other day an e obtained B pounds of blue fish.
 Capt James E. Allen, who appears
 failing health, was attacked by partis q blindness on the street, Monday an
 could reach home only with assistance The sails for the Simon Banks weI . bent, early this week aud the sloop hs
 been lettered by Sherwood Brothers.
 The George Edwin, now in the coas . ing trade between Newport and Pert
 Amboy, is to be refitted at Port Jefferso
 in August.
 Dr Jacob May is to leave for Chicago ' next week, where he will spend son
 time with his family. E Frank Mills and fgmily of New Have
 are with his mother, Mrs George Mill i. The platform used at the great el
 campment has been sold to members {
 the Southport orchestra, who intend < set it up in a pleasant grove.
 Harry Barnes, employed by Oliv' n BIlkley, has moved into the place forn
 erly occupied by Martin Shaugnessy.
 Preparations for the moonlight excu
 sion of the Southport orchestra are g ID ing on. The steamer Jessie B. will lea, of the dock at p m, July 3I and q pleasal e run to California grove will be mad a Tickets are 50c for gentleman and lad