The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1890.
GREENFIELD HILL.

Travellers from Southport to Green Held no longer find 1t necessary to drive through the water on arriving at Browns brook, for the handsome new stone arch bridge, built by Frederic Bronson at n cost of $500, is completed and opened for travel. It Is solid, sub stantial piece of work and reflects credit upon Superintendent Costigan, who was general overseer, upon Thomas Collins, the master mason, who followed the plans outlined by Engineer Hull.
 The road bed has been raised to the proper level and grading done.
 Pending the construction and compile ton of his elegant new country seat at Verna Farm, Frederic Bronson will oc- cupy the residence of Oliver Burr, Esq, near by. He has engaged it for year, with the privilege of Il longer lease and, as he wishes to occupy it at once, Mir Burr began packing, last week and has already moved part of his goods to the house of Donaldson, where he will make his home for the present. Though re- moving his goods now, Mir Bronson does not intend to take up his residence on the hill until June; but 1t Is likely that the work of replacing the present home stead with q finer building will be begun ut once, or as soon as the contracts for the plans furnished by the New York architect are signed.
 W. R. Purple and Edwin Sherwood at- tended "fhe Old Homestead" in New York, last week.
 Miss Emma F. Osborn closed her Bulk ley district school for weeks vacation, Thursday, Ed.
 John r. Morehouse has recently pur- chased one horse power and saw and began saving wood, last week.
 Miss Pamelia Banks hUs suffered with disabled hand, severely burned on n red hot stove.
 John Nichols has improved his place by building COW house, etc.
 New poles are being set for the private telephone from Dr Dunham's and Fred eric Bronson's to Southport.
 Frank k. Wakeman lost valuable horse, a few days ago. It was as we'll as ever, apparently, when fed at noon, but was found dead soon after.
 G. Frank Monroe purchased a fine horse of Meeker X Dowd of Bridgeport, last week.
 Mrs Brown, who is nearly so years old has been very sick and is said to be in destitute circumstances.
 Mrs Charles Gray, who has been se- verely i'll with grip, has fully recovered
 Miss Warehouse of Samp Mortar has been with her grandfather. Oliver Burr
 Mrs G. II. Bradley has visited hel mother, Mrs Minerva Sterling of Trum- bull.
 Fred Thorpe, Col A. R. T. Nichols's right hand man, has been sick.
 W. J. Sherwood has decided to sell one or both of his horses and will keep but one in the future.
 Miss Mamie Hubbell spent several days, last week, with her sister, Miss Nellie Hubbell of Fairfield Woods, who return ed with her to spend Sunday with Mrs Sally Hubbell.
 In a two-column Illustrated article on the jolly four-in-hand, the New York Tribune calls Frederic Bronson one of the forefathers of tally-ho coaching in New York. He, with Col Jay, president of the club, formed the New York coach ing club in 1874. Frederic Bronson's coach colors are given, blue and vermil- ion. The Tribune also speaks of the BOO mile coaching trip taken by Mir and Mrs Bronson and Mir and Mrs Sturges, last Summer, when the start was made from Verna farm and included Newtown, as we'll as places of interest along the Hud- son.