The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-30
FAIRFIELD.

II possible TO complete Inc alterations
at that time, the former Merwin house
will be opened for the Summer about
June /. A force of nearly two score
painters, paper hangers, cleaners and
outside laborers has been at work. The
hotel is to be fitted and furnished in ele-
giant style, regardless of cost.
Probate Judge w. b. Glover and Hen
ry Horn are committee for decorating
with flags and flowers the graves of the
soldiers and sailors, to-day, and the task
will be thoroughly done. Many flowers
have been contributed by friends.
Views of the Johnstown flood were
shown at the Town hall, on the evening
of May 81, when j. T. MacAlpine gave
an illustrated lecture. The views were
excellent, and the description full and
lucid. The lecture began at 45 and
was attentively listened to. The tickets
were l5c and the proceeds were to buy a
new dictionary for the school house at
Middle district, to replace that stolen a
short time ago. .-g. --........
. Chiidren's day exercises at the Congre-
gational church, Sunday, June s, and
will be of special interest, thisayear.
| .. Ii. Jennings is to move up with his
family, this week; his yacht Unquo-
waugh (the old Indian name of Fairfield)
is at the new dock.
The selectmen are to meet the board of
education at the Town hall, Tuesday,
june 10, at 80 M.
Considerable amusement was caused,
Sunday, notwithstanding the day, by the
attempt of Harry Glover to drive Il dom
key which he had recently purchased and
which had never been harnessed. Mr.
Glover succeeded, after many endeayors,
in getting it out of the rear gate and
around to the front of his house. Dur
ing its somewhat erratic course, it SEEM
ed to have decided antipathy toward
the road and used every endeavor to go
elsewhere, especially ON the lawns. 1t
also had a peculiar fancy for the numer-
Gus trees it encountered and was perfect
ly willing to walk around each several
times, to the detriment of Mr. Glover's
peace of mind. At last the donkey lay
down and gave such emphatic demon
STATIONS of its intention to remain there,
unless fairly lifted off by charge of dy-
Mantle that the drive was postponed and
the harness and wagon removed, where
upon the donkey eontentedly arose and
walked.
F. j. Mooney has applied for a license
TO sell liquor at the building owned by j
D. Toomey, near the Mill Plain crossing
and his application is endorsed by j. A
Stay baek, James Mooney, James Bennett
JohnJ. Flanagan, John Leahy.
/ Justices Of the peace, grand jurors ant
i constables of the town will meet at thu
4 Town hall, Wednesday, June |, at 8 p m
to choose 36 jurors.
+ OF the 81, 1868 SO of Fairfield taxes
I Collector Pike had received about $l1 ,00t
& up to the first of this week. As this il
the last week, the money has since beer
! rolling in upon him.
w. A. Smith and jeremiah Toomey
are Fairfield jurors for the criminal tern
of the court of Common Pleas.
| Herbert NJ. Knapp and others O.
Bridgeport have sold a building lot, neal
the Catholic church, e Mrs Mullins, who
i intends to build there soon.
/ Il. w. Harral and family are in Bridge.
port for few days.
4 Walter Jennings Of New York was
here, Sunday.
4 Mrs Hopping and family, who shaye
rented Frederick Sturges's house for the
Summer, are expected here, this week
Ferris Lockwood and wife spent Sun
day with Henry Sturges of Mill Plain.
Charles Burr Todd was in town, last
week.
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