The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-12-05

OF JAMES FLANAGAN AND MRS KIN.
sELLA-LoCAL NOTES.
About a score and a half of Bridge
porters drove to Fairfield, Thanksgiving
night and took possession Of Hotel st.
Marc. Music for dancing was furnished
by an orchestra from Bridgeport. An
elegant supper was served shortly be-
fore midnight.
Joseph Dalton, an Italian who lives on
Willard street, Bridgeport, but an en-
ploye of Redfleld & Sons, was carried
past the station, Saturday morning, and
attempted to lump from the train oppo-
site Toomey's store. He was hurled on
his face and had his nose flattened, his
forehead skinned and his lip cut, besides
receiving serious bruises. He fell in such
way as to thrust both feet under the
wheels and several toes were crushed
and amputated. Dalton was taken to
the Bridgeport emergency hospital.
Michael J. Hayes has bought the
Smith property and is to live there, the
place he formerly occupied being for
rent. The price paid is understood to
have been $1,000.
James Flanagan, who had reached the
age of so and was one of the oldest Irish
residents OF the town, died, last week
Wednesday and was buried, Friday, the
funeral being attended at st. Thomas
church ut n m. Mr. Flanagan had lived
in Fairfield for 40 years and was well
known. He leaves son, who is en-
ployed at the rubber works.
a surprise party was booked for
Thursday night, number Of Greenfield
friends intending to visit Mr. and Mrs
Fred Downs at the residence Of Alden
Wilson In Fairfield Woods.
Mrs Bridget Kinsella, who lived near
the beach, died, last week Thursday, at
the age Of CD. She had been sick but n
short time with paralysis. She leaves
but one child, son, Thaddeus, who has
made his home with her. Her husband,
Patrick Klnsella, died a number of years
ago and five children died OF consumpt-
lon. number OF years ago, within a few
months OF each other: James Mary Ann,
Katie, Maggie, Della. The funeral was
attended on Saturday from the house at
30 IN and st. Thomas church at o,
Father Coleman conducting the services.
The meeting of Fairfield council, No.
353, o. U. F., this (Friday) evening, will
be the first since the celebration of the
second anniversary of the council. The
celebration was carried out In quiet
but pleasant manner by the local men,
bers, the grand officers, who had been
Invited, being unable to attend.
Allan Anderson, the carpenter, thinks
of moving from the Burr Perry place
near Mill Plain school house to Mrs Nc
Lanes house on Round hill.
Mrs Mary Mullen has bought build
Ing lot just east of the convent and in
tends to put up house soon.
Chamberlain of Bridgeport is building
house for William McGarry on the lot
he recently bought near the convent. 1t
Is double house, half of which he will
occupy, renting the rest.
An attendance of nearly 200 at the
Town hall, Thanksgiving eve, when the
jolly Jokers' social club gave dance.
There we've go couples in the grand
march, which was led by Patrick Fitz-
patrick and Miss Emma Garrigan. Mu-
sic was furnished By Redgate's orchestra
OF Bridgeport and prompting by Prof
William Brown. Dancing was kept up
till m. About $40 was cleared.
A son was recently born to Mr. and Mrs
Forsyth.
Evidences of continued activity on the
part OF the railroad are plentiful, this
week. Though little has been bought,
save the property Of Mrs Mary Millen,
near Fairfield depot (about 125 feet front)
for $1,000, the commissioners have serv-
ed notice that they will meet at the de-
pots at Fairfield, Southport and Sauga-
tuck, Friday, to condemn land for the
+. use of the railroad. At Fairfield, land of
John Murphy, Mrs Eliza Murphy and
Patrick Flanagan is to be passed upon,
while at Southport Simon Banks, Josiah
Hawkins, Charles Lacey and the estate
of Francis Buckley are to show cause why
land should not be condemned to the use
OF the railroad. At Saugatuck, the hear
ing will be on land near Green's Farms
depot. The road Is going on nicely with
the grade crossings In this vicinity, has
nearly finished that below Carpenter ave-
nue. and Is working on the Rectory cross
ing. The retaining wall, 100 feet long or
so, extending east along the south side
of the railroad embankment at this cross
Ing, was finished, save for the coping,
last week; 1t has been put on, this week.
The passenger station here has not been
moved, Notwithstanding the expressed
purpose OF those In charge to finish the
moving before December j. Difficulties
have arisen, not the least of which Is the
fact that the stills of the eastern end OF
the building rest upon the solid rock and
It is not easy to place timbers beneath.
Digging for drains is still going on In
places along the southern side Of the
track, while the embankment Is being
widened for two additional tracks on the
north. There has been some dissatisfac-
tion because three crossings, that at Fair
Held depot, the Lockwood and Morehouse
crossings, ARE partly OF entirely closed at
the same time. The crossing At the de-
not ID not closed, however, except BY the
49, rad M SturRcs Ii building beyond