The Newtown bee., 1890-01-10
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Thursday, January and frogs were swimming the brooks of Greens Farms.
 Rev B. J. Relyea officiated at the fun eral of E. Ward Burr, last week. The services were at the house and the burial i'll the Greens Farms cemetery. D. B. Bradley, Joseph Jennings, Charles Pef- fers, II. G. Birge were bearers. MT Burr's wife died about year ago and four children, Augustus of Camden, N. J., Mrs Edward Elwood of Saugatuck, Frederick and Elizabeth at home, sur vive.
 The annual meeting of the Farmers club to elect officers will be held at the residence of President John H. Jennings, Monday, 18th. Prof Thaxton of New Haven has been invited to attend and read paper on ''Onion Smut" Ar engagements are being made by the con- mittee on literary exercises for pro- gram to be given during club meeting and this will probably be done during February. Preparations are also being made foI the annual farmers convention | at Greens Farms school house, February P.
 Through the presence of mind of J. H. Jennings and his son Oliver, a serious fire was averted at the Christmas exeT- cises of the Congregational church, last week. A large star of evergreens hung in the church, back of the pulpit, lighted by d couple of candles. When these burned down, the pine ignited and was blazing when Mir Jennings snatched it down and his son extinguished the flames with pail of water.
 Northrop Bros. of Southport are still at work at John Dingee's new house and will probably be employed throughout the Winter. Plans have been drawn for barn, which will probably be built be- fore Spring.
 Rev Dr Seward of Norwalk gave an excellent sermon at the meeting at the church, Friday. \ full attendance was present and, after the lecture, the annual business meeting was held. Reports for the past year, during which there has been no settled pastor, were read. Aus tin Jennings was chosen deacon for two years and the other officers were re- elected. II. c. Birge, who was nominat- ed for deacon, declined to accept and the vacancy was to be filled at Tuesdays an- nual society meeting, when seats were rented and society officers elected.
 Though thrown out of their carriage by the breaking of the reach, neither MT nor Mrs Daniel B. Bradley were serious ly hurt. The horse walked on with the forward wheels and MT and Mrs Brad ley were brought home by Leslie Flaw kins. near whose home the accident oc- cured, about 9 o'clock at night.
 It is expected that the Wakeman-Ward case, full account of which has been given by the BEE, will come to trial dur ing January or February. The river still flows in it's accustomed channel and the few acres of swampy land around and through which the river runs is as eager ly sought by both parties as ever. The river is the boundary between the towns of Fairfield and Westport and is also the boundary between property owned by both Misses Wakeman and MT Ward. There are two channels, either of which is at times filled by the river. The land in question is almost worthless, but one party declares that there are no conces- sions to make and the other defiantly re- joins that the fight will be carried on till the bitter end.
 Allen and George Jennings spent the holidays with cousins in Newark.
 Charles 4. Jennings and wife are with William A. Smith of Greenfield Hill.
 Sherwood & Jennings have been buy ing 125 barrels of apples in Georgetown, paying from 9Oc to sl D per barrel for the best. They will ship them to Bridge port and New York. They are looking for more.
 c. 4. Jennings was badly bitten by a dog in Cross Highway, last week. One finger was bitten through and the wound was
 Dr Seward of Norwalk preached in Greens Farms, Sunday. Next Sunday, Rev Henry Davies is expected and will at once take up his residence here. It is understood that he will board at Mrs B. Wakeman's.
 X pleasant time was enjoyed by all at the Christmas exercises of the Sunday school. The usual program was nicely carried out and a tree was provided for the children. The younger ones reeeiv- ed dolls, she elder boys knives and the girls stationery.
 Hundreds of new rails are stacked up along the railroad, waiting, it is said, for the four-tracking of the road. It is un- derstood that the Jennings, Meeker and Disbrow crossings are to be done away with.