The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04
WESTPORT.

T. E. King and a Bridgeport gentleman have obtained a patent for an improved piano lamp.
 A pleasant party was given at the resi- dence of Charles Jennings, Cranberry Plains, last week Wednesday. X large company was present, including many from surrounding towns; about 60 in all. Cool music WIS furnished by Norwalk orchestra.
 Is Westport to have waterworl<s? The question was discussed at considerable length at last weeks meeting of the board of trade. Certainly no better way of eXpending the same money could be devised. The subject has long been agi- tated and the time is nearly or quite ripe for such an improvement. The cost is not so great that Westport cannot afford it. And, in the near rfuture, when Vest port is one of the most important stations on the line of the Consolidated road and is also the terminus of the Saugatuck valley railroad, the possession of water
 
 ment and the many natural and otherad- vantages, will give it Il much more exalt- ed position among the towns along the Sound.
 One of the hustling young men of the town is E. x. Sipperley, whose vigorous business methods have, in a few years, l nplAx in this part of the county. Since he came, about seven years ago. the mill has been almost entirely remodeled and is fitted with modern and improved ma chinery. Besides grinding and other mill work, he has a machine shop in a corner and here he does jobbing for oth- CTS, as we'll as his own work He is pre- pairing to run his feed cutter by d long belt from the mill. Mir Sipperlcy has the agency for fertilizers and for various makes of vehicles of all kinds and prices and farm tools and does rushing busi- ness, as is shown by the fact chat, from March to March, he sold 52 carr ages and wagons. His stock of vehicles is 1t pres ent kept in barns. but he expects shortly to build a carriag,; repository, 21x4O feet, two stories high. If the creamery pro ject is q success and d building is put up, he will move one of his buildings to make room for it. Mir Sipperley shows evidence of prosperity by putting up d handsome residence on the slightly eminence above the mill. This will be ready for occupa- ton early in June. The house, which is 3fx40 feet, contains E large, pleasant rooms and is built from plans drawn by MT Sipperley himself. The carpenter work is in the hands of Arthur Waldron of South Norwalk, while George Youngs does the mason work. Burglar alarms, which are also connected with tile mill and barns, protect the entrances and from cemented cellar to well finished at tic, the house is a model Of convenience The law regulating the smelt industry in this river will go into effect April I5 A gentleman who ought to know where of he speaks says that the present has been the least productive of any seasor for many years. The largest catch fol any one week he said would not exceed 700 pounds, but the average has beer much less than half of that quantity Twenty years ago, he kindly informed the writer, as high as two tons of tht toothsome little fish had been captured at single drawing of the seine md cases were not rare when the haul WAS so i'm mense that he was reminded of the dis ciples who had been toiling all night ant caught nothing, but let down their net : in the morning and secured such a multi jude of fishes that the nets broke, ant ' only after endorsements had been SC ] cured could the fish be safely landed , The snaeit were drug on the market, bu { now the demand is much greater than tn supply and prices are consequently high
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