The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04

Willie smith has q hand express for delivering small packages.
 Mir and SMs Moss sailed for Europe, Wednesday, 2d.
 Mrs Caskey of Dresden, Ga, is at Charles Rockwell's.
 Francis Jelliff has built porch on Mrs Zalmon Wakeman's house.
 Mr and Mrs 4. J. Hart celebrated their wooden wedding, last week Thurs day, by pleasant party, at which about 40 relatives and friends, from Southport Fairfield, Westport and Five Mile River, assembled. The evening was passed with music, instrumental and vocal, Mr and Mrs Hart singing and MT Hart playing the banjo. A bountiful eollation was served and the guests testified their good wishes by leaving many handsome gifts, including oil paintings, easy chairs, ta- bles, etc.
 White oak enters largely into the com position of the new oyster boat which Capt A. J. Hart is building on Water street. The keel is of oak, the rbs,. which were placed in position, Monday, are of oak and chestnut and the plank ing, already begun, of oak. The vessel will make q fine appearance and is con structed on lines which will give speed.
 Dewhurst < Williams of the Pierce manufacturing company of Bridgeport began work at the new 1900 foot sewer, last week and made good progress from the mouth of the sewer, near the club house, to L. F. Sherwood's store. The ditch was dug and the cement pipe laid and, with assistance from the Southport teams of John Shaugnessy, G. A. Banks, John Patrick, the work was carried briskly on. As the corner wes approach ed, however, the ledge of rock which un- derlies that part of Southport was felt and the ditch will have to be blasted for the rest of the way. The rock is covered by only a thin layer of earth.
 Sherwood brothers are looking for more painters.
 Regular monthly cake sale of the Sas- quanaug association at Washington hall, Saturday from to p m.
 Nehemiah Jennings ordered three cars of ice in Litchtield, but warm weather destroyed the ice and he was informed by telegraph that none could be had. He will probably secure his supply in Bridgeport, unless E. F. Bulkley decides to build a house near the railroad for convenience in handling Maine ice.
 The annual meeting of the vestry of Trinity parish was held, Wednesday even- ing; annual parish meeting, Easter Mon day.
 Capt James B. Allen has spent Il few days in New Haven. with relatives.
 The schooner Anna. Brown of New York brought in 150 loads of manure for Elijah Gray, Monday.
 Jennings's schooner, Julia Berllele, sailed for Port Jefferson, l.. l., Monday, to be repaired and painted.
 Market quotations show slight ad- vance, particularly in carrots and red on- ions. The former are worth $3 barrel, red onions $5. Potatoes are worth 5 D to $2 50, small $l; yellow onions also show an advance and are worth $4 to 8 50; small yellows $3. Buyers of white onions are beginning to refuse to pay the prices asked, but there is no dan ger of a glut in the market.
 Charles Buckingham of Mill hill is to move his barn.
 Capt +. k. Elwood of the Mary Eliza l beth is able to be out again. Capt Will | liam Jennings has taken charge during l Capt ElwOOd'S absence. William Smith of Cornwall Bridge is | at work for C. o. Jclitf' < Go. Nj. Crowley's new house is finished and he will move in soon. | During the snow squall, Monday night, | the schooner Anna Brown, loaded with l fertilizers, came in and nearly ran down | the schooncrs White Rock and Mary l Elizabeth. The Brown was somewhat damaged and had become partly unman- ageable through the stiff southeaster and the rough sea.
 | Mrs J. NJ. Hare of Brooklyn has spent I a few days at Mrs W. r. Northrop's.
 Mrs Forman (nec Edith Horn) of Vir- 1 ginil was in town, last week. l Fish are said to be very scarce, even | frost fish being almost unknown. In midWinter, however, there was a great run of white perch. of which thousands were caught.
 Two good work horses are for sale cheap. For further information address or call upon L. F. Sherwood, Southport | Richard II. Bullsley is to leave South | port, this week, for Fair Haven, near Se- attle, Washington, where lie has accept ed a position with his brother, who is | president ot an electric motor company It is said that ". NJ. Bull1ley will accom- pany him.
 Fred Disbrow is now running two meat wagons.
 Woodward & Spicer have several large contracts and are running a force of six men.
 Timothy Corcoran, 30, was struck by a Long Island railroad train at Brooklyn, | Sunday. His skull was crushed and he died at the hospital soon after. Corco- ran's parents, Mr and Mrs John Corcoran live in Bridgeport and he was we'll knowr here, where he has worked for Postmas- ter Jennings, Arthur Sherwood and MT Bedford. He was an excellent coachman and hostler.
 Miss Lillian Sherwood has entertained Miss Julia shelton of Bridgeport. Onion drills, at c. o. Jelliff & Co.'S.
 Rev G. A. Hubbell has gone to confer ence. William Northrop will conduc the service at the M. E. church, Sunday morning and MT Kelsey in the evening
 
 I FAIRFIELD.
 MRS CHARLES B. WAkELEY. Death has sorely afflicted Postmaster T. flN. lao