The Newtown bee., 1890-02-28
SOUTHPORT.


 year.-[Standard
 The grounds about the residence of George E. Northrop have been levelled and graded by John Shaugnessy, some 300 loads of earth being required. MT Shaugnessy has also laid a sidewalk on Rose hill, at the residence of LA. Curtis.
 Bridgeport and New York tickets are most frequently called for at the ticket office," said Agent Purdy ''and we sell about l10 Bridgeports day. You see, when buying, they almost invariably buy two and save time and trouble at Bridgeport. The receipts from both pas sengers and freight are about 5000 month."
 Thirteen dollars was realized byCharles Jennings & Son for barrel of extra good white onions, last week. This is probably the top notch.
 Mrs c. O. Jelliff has entertained friends from Mount Vernon.
 Timothy Fallon, Southport's mason, has built a circular bank wall at l.. A. Curtis's.
 A. s. Pricken spent Sunday in Patter- son.
 Martin DOxey, who has been working at Meeker's farm ,>has been promoted.
 An outbuilding at c. R. Rockwell's, burned, last week, by incendiaries, has been rebuilt by Charles Gray of Green field.
 Dr Osborne's house has been thorough ly papered and painted by Sherwood Bros.
 William M. Bulkley is spending sever al weeks in Florida.
 This circular, dated 20 and signed by Bronson, chairman of the committee, has been sent out The subscriptions to the macadamized road expense, extending from Toomey's store in Fairfield to Meek CTS dock in Southport, will be payable on or before March 10, to Howard N. Wake man, treasurer of the committee.
 Charles Jennings & Sons market quo- tations: White onions, $l0 to SIP; reds, s 90 to $5; yellow, $4 to $4 50; car rots, $l 20 to $1 40; potatoes, $1 50 to $1 75.
 While crossing the railroad bridge near Southport, Friday morning, the horse of Milkman John M. Brothwell of Fairfield Woods became frightened at the ears and overturned the wagon. Mir Brothwell was thrown out and somewhat injured about the head and the milk was spilled The wagon was considerably damaged and was taken to F. E. Lanes for repairs, while Mir Brothwell was obliged to pro- cure an extra supply of milk for his cus- toners. Many of the milk bottles were broken.
 James l.. Wallace, late foreman at W. B. Meeker's farm, says that he expects to leave town, this week. He has not yet decided where he will locate. Frank Cone, Southport's ex-druggist, is slowly working his way East from California.
 Postmaster Nehemiah Jennings's Un- ion market wagon is receiving coat of paint and is being otherwise frightened at F. E. Lanes. The postmaster-butch- CT deserves the prosperity he enjoys.
 A seven-months-old son of John Lind lome, Swede employed by O. o. Jelliff x Co.,, died, last week, of whooping cough. Rev G. A. Hubbell of the NJ. K. church officiated at the funeral. The child was buried in Oak Lawn cemetery. This was the first fatal case of whooping cough, although many, less severe, have been reported.
 MT Hawley, a New Canaan painter, has been added to the force of workmen at F. E. Lanes carriage shop.
 A three-year-old son of John Lindlome has been very sick with pneumonia and his life was at one time despaired of.
 One of Fred Disbrow's peddling wag- ons is being frightened by F. E. Lanes painters and the other will soon be re-touched.
 DaVld steele has been laid up with rheumatism.
 l On the walls of the office of Simon Banks hang two Autographs presented to Mir Banks by friends.
 Willie F.,son of Baggage Master James Smith, has quite a newspaper route. He supplies New York morning papers to customers and also has them on sale. In the Spring, possibly, he will add Bridge port evening papers.
 Charles McClellen in improving slowly though hardly able to be about.
 David 1T. Sherwood of Mill hill start ed, Saturday, for Springfield, Mass. to spend Sunday with his daughter, Mrs A. B. Huntington, where he was to meet his younger daughter, Alice. From Springfield, he went to Central New York where he expected to spend fortnight, Pending the decision of the commissions ers on his application for license, J. E. Dsborne has stopped work on the build ing zae began 1t Osborn's point. The frame, Mx50, has been raised by Carpen- ter Robert Birch. remembrance was