The Newtown bee., 1890-12-12
GREENFIELD HILL,

GREENFIELD HILL.
Uriah Perry & Sons have taken the
contract to build house for Simon
Banks of Southport, near the new rail
road bridge on the road to Southport. 1t
will be about 16x22 feet.
The handsome house of Frederick
Kemper which Uriah Perry & Sons have
built at Westport is nearly finished,
Messrs Perry having completed their
work, last week. The interior is being
painted by C. B. Kemper and the house
will be occupied as soon as it is ready.
1t is 32x54 feet and is painted on the ex-
| terror in yellow and contrasting colors.
Photographs of the great brick factory
of the Eagle condensing milk factory at
Waikiki, N. Y, have been received here.
The works comprise great factories of
brick and stone and employment is given
to hundreds of workmen. In one of the
photographs is shown group of about
$50 employees in front of the factory, with
the superintendent, Isaac Milbank, in the
front rank. They form fine body of
men.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the Christmas exercises of the Con-
gregational Sunday school. Committees
have been appointed and the arrange
ments will be carried out more extensive
ly than for years before. The church is
to be trimmed with an abundance of
ground pine and other greens, the details
being new and striking. A literary en-
tertainment will be one of the most in
teresting parts of the evening and the
children of the Sunday school are already
practising for their songs and recitatious.
Funds for furnishing the tree will be rails
ed by special collection in the church,
next Sunday, l4th. 1t is hoped to raise
at least $50, which is needed, in addition
to funds already in the hands of the
: treasurer.
Cream for the new creamery at Green s
Farms is being collected by Burr Hill,
who traverses the hill and vicinity. He
takes only the cream, the skim milk be-
ing left with the farmers, who use it
) mostly to fat hogs. The route was es-
tablished and cream gathering begun,
last week. Mr. Hills father, Dea N. B.
Hill, was among the projectors of the
r creamery and is heartily interested in its
: success.
Wallace Meeker of Cross Highway par
rowly escaped serious injury, short
time ago, but is about again, though I'M
| able to work. While returning from Jo-
| Ell Banks's mill, driving H. B. Ogden's
oxen before an empty cart, he was riding
whip, started suddenly and threw Mr.
Meeker from the tongue. Before he
could escape, one of the cart wheels pass
ed over the upper part of this body, in
i juring one shoulder and causing severe
bruises.
Mrs L. b. Sturges will close her house
and spend the Winter in the South, ex-
pecting to start about Christmas.
, Charles Gray has staked out barn for
Dwight Adams, 35x55 feet, which he
will build in the Spring. Mr. Banks ex-
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permitting, before Spring.
J, Mrs Charles Gray, who has been in
poor health since her severe attack of
the grip, last Winter, has been seriously
i'll for some time with fever and inflam-
nation of the bowels. Her many friends
are glad to see her out once more, restor-
ed in health.
Mrs d. w. Prentice is still in Green
field, but Rev Mr. Prentice is in Vermont,
where he is preaching. He is not in
charge of parish, but is hired from
month to month. He has recently made
a flying visit home, which he visits about
once in two months.
Mrs I. B. Sturges talks of building
new barn, next Spring.
As soon as he finishes work at the new
shed at Col Nicholas, Carpenter Charles
Gray will resume work at the new man
sion at Verna, where he has already done
4 considerable work for e. j. Hedden Of
Newark, who has the contract for the
wood work. Plasterers have been at
work at the house for some time. This
work is to be done by January l, if pos
sible, in order that the wood work may
be completed at contract time. Mr. and
Mrs Bronson hope to occupy the new
house early in the Summer.
G. II. Bradley intends to buy and
butcher cattle during the Winter, killing
two OF three times a week and selling
most Of the meat in Bridgeport. Hew will
also keep choice cuts for sale at his store.
s. d. German HIS returned to Haver-
hill. Mass. after weeks visit here.
Mrs NJ. p. Hull expects to spend the
Winter in Florida and viii probably
start about January i
The Ruthven family expect IA sail for