The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
FAIRFIELD.

tables at the lawn festival: Flower table,
Miss Mary L. Burr; lemonade, William
o. Burr; candy table, Miss Mary b.
Kippen; cake table, Miss Allie b. Gil
bert; Strawberries, Miss Hattie Burr.
Special bargain at B. Betts's, this week
Saturday: Two gallons best kerosene oil
for 15c; &c gallon.
The railroad authorities have been COM
municated with in regard to the unfinish-
ed or unsatisfactory condition of several
of the crossings in town, with request
that the evils be remedied. The princi-
pal points referred to were the closing of
the Murphy crossing after the tunnel had
been completed and might have been u.s.
ed for travel; the steepness of the grade
at the approaches to the French or acid
works crossing and the poor quality of
the soil of which the approaches are con-
structed; the insufficient ratings at the
crossings at the chemical works the quar-
ry and the Greenfield road in Southport.
Pupils of Prof F. III. Brewer at the
Fairfield academy have been preparing
for an entertainment at the Town hall.
Friday evening of this week. There will
be pleasing exercises by the children and
recitrtion by H. L. Orters of Bridge
port, the elocutionist.
Robert Dickie has sent several more
horses to Chestnut hill, to work on the
new dam and reservoir.
There was an attendance of about 100
: at the soiree of Court Fairfield at the
! Town hall, last week Friday evening.
. Sansone's orchestra of Bridgeport fur,
nished music and Prof w. Brown prompt
ed in inimitable style. Dancing was con
: tinued until an early hour, Saturday
morning, refreshments being served. Al
:, enjoyable time was had by those who at
= tended.
:. The boys of Prof Brewers academy en-
joyed their annual outing at Samp Nor
tar Rock, last Friday. They were taker
h up in large bus, and a number of pri
vate teams carried guests and parents
The pleasure of the occasion was slight,
It dampened by shower and the part
was driven about the town and home b.
way of Southport.
IS 1t is expected that d second hearing O
|. the writ of mandamus issued by Judg
Thayer to compel the town to collect tn
Moloney bonds will be had at the cour
I room in Bridgeport, this week Friday
II The arguments will be largely as outliI
- ed in the BEE at the time of the previou
e, hearing, counsel for selectmen submit
ting the release vote of the special tow
meeting, while the attorneys who brin
W q la hal tha of + ha
meeting was illegal.
n Attorney Bacon Wakeman, who ha
lie been assistant in the Fairfield post offic
20 for some time, is to leave July l, poss
" bly, sooner. He expects to spend July i
} the West.
10 A pleasant party of Fairfield youn
lie people chartered the Gtana, Bridge
2. port yacht, last week, and spent de
/. lightful day on the Sound, sailing as ia
- as Norwalk islands. The party include
. Misses Wakeman, Buckley, Staymar
y Turney, Burr; Fred Burr, Henry Burr
l. w. Buckley, j. o. Buckley, II. Nichol:
l. Lawn festival by the y. p. S. C. E. c
,e the Congregational church on the Fair
"a field green, Thursday afternoon and ever
% ing, 18th, from to 10. Refreshments Q
e ice cream, cake, confectionery, ETC., wit
1t articles of fancy work and of domestic
O utility, for sale; charming social occas
g ion as well. Of the proceeds, $50 wa
needed to make up the balance due o
y the society's subscription to the ne,
s. church.
If After many months of delay, the raj
road has had appraisers or commission
ers appointed to estimate the value O
the property it wishes to obtain from j
ID. Toomey. The committee, appointe
80 last Friday, consists of ex-Mayor L
lin of priI 0,t n,I
k Knapp of Bridgeport, Talmadge Bake
of Norwalk. 1t is not likely that M
Toomey's case will be reached at one
<, and even when it is finished and the de
t. cison announced, there is, as Mr. Too
mey says, ''The possibility of an appel
from the word of the commissioners.
Q Mr. Toomey has boon represented by hi
son, Lawyer j. d. Toomey, Jr. APP
praisers were also appointed, last Fri
It day, upon the land which the road wishe
:, to obtain from the estate or heirs o
. George Morehouse. The estate has no
{ been settled and is in slightly uncertain
e condition. Lawyer John l.. Morehous
n appears for the defense and the appras
ers are F. III. Hoyt of Stamford, Hon d
4 M. Read of Bridgeport. Lawyer Samue
a Tweedy of Danbury.
i The celebration of children's day b,
l. the Congregational Sunday school, las
e Sunday evening, was a success in ever,
|, way. The services were held in tn
J. Town hall and began at 7 30. The pro
l. gram consisted of singing by a quartet
recitations by the infant class and sever
r al older members of the school: Lizzi
- Anderson, Howard Livingston More
house, Maggie Schwarz, Frank Child
Clara Baldwin; Mamie Burr gave read
ing with hosanna chorus. The singin,
/. was especially good, both by the schoo
Il and by this quartet: Fred Burr, w. o
e Burr, Misses Mamie Burr and Heller
Sturges. Miss Clara Baldwin, daughte
of Principal f. FL. Baldwin, also did re
markedly we'll and received unstintet
praise for the gracefulness of her ges
q lures, as well as her manner of recita
tion. The floral decorations of the hal
. were profuse and handsome and reflected
u credit upon the ladies who had the mat
ter in charge.
G Samuel Meeker of Greenfield was ar
L rested and brought before Justice Wells
Tuesday, on a charge of beating his wifi
g while under the influence of liquor. III
was fined 81 and costs.
:, M. Clinton Penfield of Providence, r
l., formerly of this place, was married Il
IS Miss Helen d. Clingan of Lewisburg
brides home at Lewisburg. humble
4 from this place were invited. Both ar
y well known here, where they have /
large circle of friends.
Buy your Tiger hay rakes, Buckley,
mowers, hay tedders, ETC., at C. O. Jel
: lift & Cos, Southport.
!, WESTPORT.
/ Miss Lille Bradley, who has been fo
! year with friends in Portland, Oregon
has returned home.