The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-09-11
Dennis Bolan is in the mushroom bus

Edwin Smith of Mill Plain joined the
Housatonic excursion to Saratoga, this
week.
A horse belonging to Liveryman Dor
man of Bridgeport had an artery cut by
a collision in Fairfield, last week.
A. Giffin, who opened his new barber
shop, last week Thursday, in the build
ing between Jennings's market and Me
Garry's blacksmith shop, finds business
good and hopes to build up prosperous
trade. He has been in business since
men of the day, Webster, Clay and 9th
ers.
Niels Petersen has picked tomato
weighing a pound and three quarters.
Quotations from Nelson Alvord:
White onions, So 25 to SO so; red, 81 75to 50
yellow, 50 so; small white, 81 so to $5; pears
So to 50 %; potatoes, 81 70 to $2.
Mrs Isaac Jennings has been sick.
Prof Francis III. Brewer has returned
to Fairfield and is occupying the house
in which he has lived for years. Later
he will move to the DR. Mallory place
which he has bought and where he will
conduct his academy.
Soon after the examination, last week,
by Lawyers Wells and Morehouse of the
board of education, Charles S. Abbott,
who failed to obtain the necessary per
cent. to enable him to pass, asserted his
intention of demanding an examination
by the entire board; it was even said
that he would appeal to Secretary Hine.
Abbott and his friends say that he was
not Justly treated and that his examinat-
ion papers really deserved a much higher
rating. The members of the committee
say that, with the most liberal marking,
they really could not pass him. Person
al feeling is alleged by both parties.
Luther Nichols, the committee in Hol-
land hill district, told BEE reporter that
he considered Abbott's examination little
more than a farce. abbott has taught
before" he said, land they tell me that
he obtained a certificate without difficult
ty. Now, all | want is a fair show. |
intend that Abbott shall be examined by
the full board of education. If he pass
es, one may draw his own conclusions as
to the fairness of the first marking; if he
fails, I'll have nothing more to say on
that subject. In that case, however, |
have second and, if necessary, third
rtb
Abbott will come Thomas Henry Wheel
er, an experienced teacher, for whom |
shall demand an examination by the full
board. | had engaged an excellent
teacher, Branford man; then the hue
and cry about the illegality of my elect
ion was raised and l released him. At
ter was confirmed by the board, l had
several applications, but chose Abbott
The office of school committee is a thank
less task, but took it to secure a change
in the school,"
Mrs MI. Green died, Sunday evening !;
she is to be taken to Auburn, n. Y, for
interment by the side of her husband.
The factories took advantage of Labor
day; everybody out for day of recre-
alton.
Farmers living near the city think once
year enough for Labor day, as it means
general raid on everything that they
can carry off, from noon till dark, an in
cessant stream of men, women and child
rem, with bags, baskets, ETC., and the
owners have to keep good lookout all
day.
Holland Hill school district seems the
target for some rural scribblers of late.
1t seems little uncalled for, as the
strictest harmony exists between every
one in the district. At their late school
meeting, everything passed off with the
utmost good feeling. Not an uukind
word was spoken or thought. All were
of one mind and it seems unjust to send
forth such Observation-Disclosures" thrusts
at this district because little odds exists
between outside parties. 1t may be for
notoriety; if so, he has hit the nail on the
head; or for amusement, business being
dull. 1t does not seem right that the
children should be out of school for the
sake of little malice on the part of par
ties that have no children to send to
school or be interested in. AS Mr. Alb
bolt failed in his examination, he has the
sympathy of the district, which hopes
that he may meet with success yet.
Mrs A. M. Bartram of Black Rock has
returned from her two weeks trip to Sar-
atoga and the White Mountains; also
Mrs E. Carr and Miss Lottie Burr.
The rubber shop ran on full time, last
week, but shut down, Monday, Labor
day.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Sarah D., daughter of Theodore Turney.
to DIR Alfred Taylor of Newark, Nj.
The interior of the new station is much
more handsome than the exterior, being
entirely ceiled with ash, with strip of
black walnut at the top of the wainscot-
ing.
Much of the pleasure of the vacation
trip of F. ID. Toomey, George Seggel and
Harry Nichols, on the Gitana, was due
to the skill and care of the pilot and sail
ing master, Addison Mills, Jr, who is
thoroughly familiar with the entire New
England coast. The party stopped at
Block island, Newport, Stonington, New
London and New Haven, reaching home,
Friday.
Most of the goods in J.. D. Toomey's
store were sold at auction by B. f. Bulk
ley; others Mr. Toomey sold outright to
Jacob Domroe of New York, who sold a