The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-12-05
SOUTHPORT.
DEATH OF sELLECK SHERMAN AND MISS
LILLIAN LOUIS SOUND CRAFT CHURCH
NOTES.

DEATH OF SELLECK SHERMAN AND MISS
LILLIAN LOUIS SOUND CRAFT CHURCH
NOTES.
I N. A. Wilcox, who has been assistant
freight agent for years, has been APP
pointed general agent, to succeed the late
Charles Rockwell.
4 @. j. Hughes of the Stratford granite
and marble works has set heavy gran
tie marker at the grave of Cornelius, son
of Gurdon Perry, in Oak Lawn.
The customary monthly concert of the
Congregational Sunday school was held
at the church, Sunday afternoon at 3 80.
These concerts are well rendered and of
| interest to the children.
/ Rev Mr. Holman entertained his par
ents, last week.
Postmaster Jennings has entertained
his brother-in-law, David Banks.
aggressive Christianity is the sub
ject for this (Friday) evening at the Con-
gregational church.
An addition of 25x40 feet has been
built at the barn of John Shaugnessy by
Northrop Brothers. The addition will be
used by Mr. Shaugnessy for additional
stable room. He already has 81 horses
and bought half a dozen more in New
Haven. He finds plenty of work for all
his horses and men.
Rev DR. Wheedon of New Rochelle, an
eminent Methodist divine, gave an adj
mirable sermon in the Methodist church,
Sunday morning, in exchange with Rev
G.. A. Hubbell.
Myron L. Wells of Cornwall Bridge
has visited his brother, c. w. Wells.
Mrs c. w. Wells spent Thanksgiving
with her sister, Mrs Slason of Bridgeport.
Owing to belated train, there was no
evening. Rev Mr. Hubbell had intended
to return from New Rochelle in time, but
could not and the congregation dispersed
after singing number of hymns, closing
with the doxology.
Miss Annie Callan improves but slow
ly from her illness with malarial fever.
On her last TIP to New York, the
George Edwin of Banks line struck an
obstruction near Sands point aud sprung
aleak. The damage was not heavy and
Capt Hena proceeded to New York,
where the Edwin was put in dry dock.
She was detained only few days.
Rev Mr. Bailey of Natiek, Mass,
preached at Trinity, last Sunday.
A sad death, was that of Miss Lillian
Louis, who died in New Haven, last
week. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Francis Louis and had gone to New Ha
ven to visit her brother, when she con
tracted cold, which rapidly developed
into typhoid pneumonia and caused heI
death, after but few days of suffering
The remains were brought to Southport
and buried at Oak Lawn, Rev Mr. Hol
man conducting services at the grave
Miss Louis, who was % years old, was
known and beloved by a wide circle OF
friends and was an earnest member Of
the Congregational church and Sunday
school.
/ The schooner White Rock of Jennings
line is again in commission, her broker
, centerboard having been replaced by {
new one, which was put in, Saturday, al
the bar.
|
The schooner Wonder of Port Jeffer
son brought in about 100 tons of finely
crushed blue stone for Ed. Bedford Of
Green's Farms. She tied up ut Jennings
wharf and the stone was carted tt
Green's Farms, this week. 1t will be us
ed by Mr. Bedford to gravel walks ant
drives about his grounds and on the high
way in front.
| Mrs p. Riley, who has been sick TO
nearly five months, is gaining slowly.
Mrs Charles Rockwell and daughter
are boarding with J. Fred Jennings, hav
ing closed their house for the Winter
They will probably return to their hom
: n the Spring.
Il
at the reception at Mrs Eliza Bulkley's
given in honor of Benjamin S. Bulkle,
and bride. An enjoyable time was ha,
and bountiful collation. served. Dane
ing was enjoyed to piano music by Mis-
Stayman.
? A. b. Huntington and wife of Spring
: field, Mass, were guests of Mrs Hunting
$ toms father, David III. Sherwood, las
f week.
: Samuel Morehouse and family enjoye,
: Thanksgiving with Mrs Eliza Buckley o
Mill hill.
In the death of Selleck Sherman
. which occurred, last week Thursday
Z Southport loses one of its oldest and wei
q known citizens. He had reached the rip
9 old age of 70 and his death was caused
: not by acute disease, but by the wastin.
of mental and physical forces incidenta
!, to extreme old age. The funeral wa
, largely attended on Sunday at the house
! Rev Mr. Bailey, who officiated at Trinity
: conducting the solemn burial service o
: the Episcopal church, of which Mr. Sher
man was life long member. The bur
ial was at Oak Lawn; bearers, Simon
Banks, Joseph II. Furniss, L. f. Sher
wood, B. F. Buckley. Mr. Sherman wa
born in Monroe, but went to Stratford ii
his teens to learn the carpenters trade
4 With him as apprentices were Strattol
t Gather of Tom Thumb) and others. A