The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-12-19
SOUTHPORT VILLAGE.
That Town Meeting.
THE ARGUMENTS.

There should be goodly attendance at
,he special town meeting called for next
22d, at 2 80 p m, to determine
bondsmen should bear the loss occasion
ed by the $4,000 deficit in the accounts of
the late Town Clerk Daniel Moloney.
Discussion of this subject has been rife
on streets and in public places and the
for deal of argument has been
by both sides. On one hand, it
is alleged that Moloney was mentally in
for such work years before
he left the office and that he or his bonds
men should not be held responsible for
doings of one who was really irrespon-
sible for his acts. He is still referred to,
however, as the most accommodating
house. By the opposition it has been al
legged that the bondsmen should not have
signed the bond, had they the least doubt
of Moloney4 mental soundness. Ashley
were his bondsmen and as he did not
faithfully perform the duties of the of
flee, say these, why should not the
bondsmen be called upon?
w. S. Wilson has sprained his ankle
continuing him to the house.
E. c. Brotherton furnishes the first
white onions that are put aboard OF
Charles Jennings's boat and gets Sc q
barrel for them.
Mrs A. r. Kelsey and daughter, Miss
Eda, who have spent some time in Mid
dletown, are to remain through the holi
days in Clinton, Conn, whittier they
went, Monday.
Frost fish, which made their appear
ance, last week, are about three week:
late, but are of fine quality and many
are being caught in weirs and by hook
and line.
B. F. Buckley has plenty of saving al
his mill and is preparing to harvest about
1900 tons of ice from the mill pond, one
of the best ice privileges in the State
He has hosting and other machinery al
the ice house, run by power trans.
mitted from the saw mill, about 700 feet
distant.
A full attendance of members of Fair.
field council, No. 353, o. U. F., is re-
quested at the meeting, this (Frday,
evening, as the election of officers will
then take place.
II. G. Birge & Son of Green's Farms
the enterprising milkmen, have forsworr
their Sunday morning trips for the Win
ter and make two trips on Saturday, af
ternoon and evening.
William Mitchell and family have NOV
ed from Huirs Farms to Southport.
The Congregational church is, as usua
gathering Christmas greens in Hull's
Farms, whose supply is being rapidly
becoming depleted.
There are some 40 or 80 copies of the
Y. p. S. c. E. hymnal in the hands OF
Cyrus S. Bradley, who wishes to dispose
of them.
Misses Wakeman of Hull's Farms hav,
put a double heater into their house.
The rules of the board of education
have been printed and will be conspicu
ously placed in all school houses.
Miss Losie, formerly of Southport, wa
married to George Elwood, last week
They are living with the groom's father
Capt r. r. Elwood.
The quarterly written examination o
the Congregational Sunday school wa
announced for Thursday, younger sehol
ars at 4 and older ones at 8.
One Southport merchant, after readin.
his BEE thoroughly, sends it to relative
in Texas each week; another sends hi
to Florida. Scores of such examples
might be cited and it is safe to say tina
the average rule of five readers for every
copy of a newspaper issued would no
hold good in the case of the BEE; i
should be nearer seven, possibly eight
Eight readers to each copy of $500 BEE,
would be 10000 readers for singh,
issue of the paper.
Rev j. E. Tracy of India, classmat,
of Rev Mr. Holman, was present at tn,
Congregational church, Sunday mornin.
and delivered, in lieu of sermon, an in
teresting description of his life as mis-
sionary in India. He portrayed tn
thoughts and beliefs of the poorer an,
more ignorant of the East Indian race
regarding deity and personal God, a
gathered by him during his residenc
there. He spoke, also, of the extrem
poverty of the people and of the great
ness of their removal from all that i
here known as civilization. Mr. Trac
did not ask for collection.
Rev L. w. Shey, assistant at Chris
church, Bridgeport, was unable to fulfil
his engagement to preach at Trinity
Sunday.
Northrop Brothers have finished tn,
second house they have built on tn
Black property they recently bought an,
it is to be ready to occupy by the end 0
the week. It will be either sold or rent
ed.
Members and friends of the Methods
church have met at the church every ev
ening this week, to tie greens for Christ
mas decorations. The Christmas festj
val OF the Sunday school, for which re
hearsals are now going on, will be hel,
on Christmas eve.
Woodward e Spicer have added
couple Of new men from Westport t.
their force and are r1lshad with mnrl,