The Newtown bee., 1890-11-28
FAIRFIELD.

Chauncey Chapman, formerly employ
ed by the Turney Mfg. Co. ut Stepney
Depot, has moved his wife here and Il
building bank wall for George ID. Gimp
man.
Miss Lulu, daughter Of Dca John Fam
cher of the Black Rock congregational
church, was married, Thanksgiving eve,
to Charles Judson OF Bridgeport, whose
home is on Howard avenue.
Rev w. S. Jones, who, on his return
from the South, found the rectory warm
ed by new and larger furnace, officiat-
ed in st. Paul's, Sunday.
Invitations were issued for Il social par
ty at the residence OF Theodore Turney,
Thanksgiving night.
James Flanagan of Mill Plain, who is
nearly so and has had three shocks, has
been in feeble health for some time and
was so much worse. this week, that his
death was constantly expected. He has
lived with his son, Patrick Flanagan, an
employe of the Rubber MILL
Redgate's full orchestra, with Prof
Brown to prompt, was the musical at
traction at the Town hail, Wednesday
night, when the jolly Jokers' social club
gave the first annual soiree.
Oliver Gould bought d lot of e. Burr,
Jr, of Bridgeport and is to build upon it
soon. Horace Jennings has also bought
a lot, just above, from Mr. Burr
The scholars of Mill Plain school are
under obligation to Miss Eliza Smith,
who kindly allows them to visit her
house, Sunday evening and leads them in
singing.
1t has become almost an annual occur
renee for Benjamin Betts's store to be
burglarized, though nothing of value is
taken. This year, the attempt was made
early Sunday morning, bnt the burglars
were unable to gain an entrance to the
store. Stealing cold chisel, hammer
and bar from the railroad tool house,
they pried the shutter from window on
the east side of the feed department and
broke the glass, but found that the win
dow was boarded up inside and unsuc-
cessfnlly tried other windows and the
door.
Wallace NJ. Buckley attended the horse
show at New York. last week.
Painters are at work at FL. 1. Flint's
residence at the Beers corner.
Rev F. S. Child took as his subject for
Thanksgiving day, stAncient and Modern
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The mems club met at the Congrega-
tional parsonage, Friday, and freely dis
cuSseu Tie Mch1nley +bafHI Dill. Inc
meeting was both interesting and in
struetion. Next Friday evening, Nation
al Control of the Railroads and Tele-
graph will be discussed. j. L. More
1 house has the affirmative and w. O.
Burr the negative.
An observation party is to be given by
| Rev F. S. Child and wife at the parson.
age, Friday evening. All his congrega-
ton and friends are invited.
Postmaster G. B. Wakeley went te
Brooklyn, Wednesday msrning, to spend
Thanksgiving and Sunday with his
daughter.
I The railroad commissioners were out
late, last week, to view the Lockwood
place and apprise it. Their report has
not been received.
The railroad is compelled to buy ;
wedge-shaped piece of land from thu
north side of the property south of thu
road. which extends along side of ths
tracks from the Lockwood to the More
house crossings, to obtain sufficient room
to get through the nndergrade cut at tn,
Lockwood crossing. The wedge is abou
so feet or so in depth at the east end ant
tapers to point at the Morehouse cross
ing, on property of G. b. Jennings.