The Newtown bee., 1891-07-17
Be taken in the Congregational church

be taken in the Congregational church.
The curbing in front of the residence
of DIR G. I'll. Osborne of Carpenter avenue
has been completed and the appearance
of the doctors place is greatly improved.
Wheeler & Furniss have been at work
at Trinity church, putting in ventilators,
overhauling the gas fixtures, etc.
Born, Monday, son to Mr. and Mrs A.
G. Muser.
Mrs /. III. Whiting and j. N. Spicer
sang a duet in Trinity church, Sunday
evening.
The picnic of the Methodist Sunday
school will be held at High Rock, prob
ably, either on July 81 or August 4. A
special train will be run and an enjoy
able time is anticipated.
Mrs David Curran is seriously sick and
is being cared for by DR. Osborne.
Several schooners of shells for planting
are being planted on grounds of Mott &
Schaeffer by Capt j. o. Ryder, the local
agent.
Reports from the Mount Wilson mining
company say that car of ore has just
been shipped; valuation, $500 per ton.
Three more cars are about ready
President E. G. Sherwood and Vice
President George Buckley of the Mount
Wilson mining company expected to start
Wednesday, for the West. They will be
absent three or four weeks and will look
up the mining prospects on Mount Will
son and vicinity.
1t is thought that the damage to Trim
ity's tower was caused by lightning, as
the wood broken was all fresh and new.
Local yachts which entered the regat-
ia of the Cedar Point yacht club, Thurs
day of this week, were the Ramona, Nat
allie, Nereid, Ada and Fauna.
A car of bridge plank has been order
ed by Northrop Brothers for the town.
It will be used on the bridges at Kelsey
mill, near G. O. Jelliff"s and elsewhere
The bridge at Kelsey's is to be entirely
recovered and made almost new. About
1000 feet of plank will also be needed fol-
what is known as Middlebrook's bridge
back of Oak Lawn.
j. E. Northrop and wife of New Ha
ven spent Sunday with his cousin, w. F
Northrop.
The family of George E. Thomas ar
rived from Chicago, last week, and are
boarding at Mr. Meeker's. They viii
probably spend most of the Summer will
Mr. Thomas, who is superintendent o
Sooysmith's new building at Green
Farms.
The recent semi-annual meeting of thu
Y. 2. S. c. E. of the Congregations
church was called to order by the retir
ing president, Charles Meeker, who thei
called the vice president, Royal W. Sher
wood, to the chair. These officers wel'
chosen for six months:
President, John johnson; vice president
Miss Clara A. Osborn; treasurer, Cyrus
Bradley; recording secretary, George E. FL
wood; corresponding secretary, Royal W
Sherwood; prayer meeting committee, Mr.
z. =. Burr, Miss Annie G. Benson, Edward j
Conwell, Miss Hottie W Jesup, Simon Imam
irowski; lookout committee, Miss Helen M
Bradley, William MITCHELL Henry C. Barnum
Mrs w. Fl. Holman, Frederick DisbroW
Charles Meeker; social committee, George Z
EIwood, Mrs John johnson, Royal W. Sher
wood, Mary F. Myers, Cyrus S. Bradley, Mr.
oil
Joseph A. Wakeman, Miss Margaret Walker
Miss Hettie w. Marquand, Miss Sarah ii
Wheeler, Miss Clara A. Osborn; mlsslonar
committee, Warren G. Waterman, Mrs Con
nelia L. Elwood, Miss Lottie A. Lacey, WI
liam Montalon, Miss Mabel C. Rand.
Mrs Purdy and Mrs Hyatt have return
ed to Sing Sing, after visit here.
After discovering that a retaining wal
could be built at the rear of the propert
owned by George E. Northrop and pre-
vide room for two additional tracks WITH
out the necessity fof buying Mr. NORTH
rop's land, the railroad began to conslde
the possibility of settling other dispute
in the same way. There were but tire
other property owners with whom the.
had not agreed: Charles Lacey, Simo
Banks, B. F. Buckley. With Dea Lacey
an agreement was presently made; in tn
case of Mr. Banks, it was discovered, b.
careful measurements, that retaining
wall could be built ON the line and Civ
the road sufficient room for the addition
al tracks and for foot path as we'll. Nj
Banks has accordingly been notified tina
his land will not be wanted and that TN
proceedings of condemnation will b
withdrawn. It will be impossible, how
ever, for the road to do without the prop
erty of B. F. Bulkley, as there is but jus
room enough for the two tracks now il
use on the land owned by the railroad
The rectory crossing, which was som
time ago put under the tracks and, on tn
south, came out on land of Mr. Buckley
will be changed to cross the tracks at al
angle of about 40 degrees, instead of 81
as at present and the highway will thel
be brought out upon land owned by tn
company and thence to the present road
This change is made because the roat
can condemn only such lands as are need
ed for its own purposes; not for high
WAYS. All that is now wanted of M
Buckley is strip wide enough to hol'
two tracks.
The railroad has effected settlement
with Dea Lacey, paying, it is said, Slso'
for the small house at the closed Lacey
crossing and for strip of land to lay two
additional tracks.
The first onions of the season were
shipped, Monday night, by railroad
The consignment consisted of five bar
..olc Of xhitas of fair. size. YheY Mert