The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-18
FAIRFIELD.

A force of men is employed by Fred
erick Sturges on the Thorpe property,
laying drains, sidewalks, etc.and making
improvements.
flames Buckley, clerk at Z. w. S. Pick
cts, is out with IA new bicycle.
Mrs William Clemmens is making ex-
tensive alterations and repairs on her
house and is now having a new front
fence built, +. B. Smith doing the work.
A small building which formerly stood
nearly in front of the house has been
moved to the rear.
A small building is being put up by
Theodore Turney, whose barn was re-
Gently burned. 1t is understood that
Mr. Turney will soon rebuild.
Owing to the sickness of william Fer
rett of Bridgeport, who has charge of
the pile driving, work at the dock at O..
B. Jennings has been delayed. Mr. Fer
rett was sick at Bridgeport with pneu-
monia, but is better and able TO resume
work.
Carpenter E. B. Smith, who has been
living at the Balcomb place, is to occu-
ply the shop at Mrs Clenimens's and
board i'm the village.
Harold Clemens of New York. Il mem
Der of the firm of George X. Sistare's
t'oh ANSS VIM
an assignment, has sold their handsome
place in Mill Plain, near Chapman's, to
Austin Hecksher of Philadelphia, who
will use it as his Summer home. The
place was not included in the debt of the
firm, for it was in Mrs Clemens's name.
Fred Swartz, who has bought and will
move into the Balcomb place, will make
alterations and improvements. He keeps
II number of st Bernard dogs for New
York parties.
Misses Gould have returned from their
Southern trip.
Lyman Turney visited the old home
stead with Il fine roadster from Ohio and
expects to return there for Il car load.
Mr. and Mrs O. b. Jennings are travel
ing in the Holy Land
\ deal of work remains to be done at
the Mill Plain property. of George ID.
Chapman, before it will be odd enough
to suit its owners taste. At present it
would attract attention anywhere. The
house, itself of unusual form, is sur
mounted by "A huge chimney or tower of
rough stone, is surrounded by thick
hedge, with here and there pile of fam
tastic rock work. The foot passenger
enters the grounds through one of these
rOckeries, arranged with brown stone
steps to rise and fall. At night, entrance
with teams is barred by great gates of
rustic wood, deliberately fashioned.
Miss Annie Sturges has spent few
days in New Rochelle, N. Y.
Patrick Flanagan has moved into the
place he recently bought of Miss Sophia
Coleman. Miss Coleman has moved to
East Bridgeport.
John Kelley is to build house near
st Thomas church.
A dwelling house, 1Sx30 feet, will be
put up by Mrs George Allen, near st
been begun and Northrop Bros, who
have the contract, are to proceed at once
with the woodwork. As soon as the
house is finished, Mrs Allen will move
into it from her present residence in Mill
Plain.
Town Clerk Pike, collector of taxes,
gives notice that he will receive taxes on
the list OF 1889 as follows: At the store
10 to IL, Monday, May 5 at the store of
Tuesday, May G.; at the house of Benja-
min b. Brothwell, from 3 to 5, Tuesday
at the store of Frances Pike, deceased,
from 10 to 4, Thursday, May s. He will
be at the town house each day through
May, except Sundays, from to 4.
William II. Smith, foreman at George
ID. Chapman's, is to move, this week, in
to the house vacated by Daniel O'Dell
An EastOn man will occupy the place
vacated by Patrick Flanagan.
/ A child was born to Julia Baldwin
! (colored) of Mill Plain, last week.
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