The Newtown bee., 1891-11-13
FAIRFIELD.

The Washington express will stop here
and at Southport, Saturday night, for
the benefit of those who wish to hear
Modieska at Bunnelrs.
G. S. Orr has been circulating petit
tion which aims to secure the repair of
Orr avenue, the old road from Bridgeport
to Greenfield Hill.
William e. Nash and New York off,
Ger are now on night duty here, Mr.
Nash, who is empowered with authority
to make arrests as constable, taking the
earlier hours of the night. Mr. Nash ex-
poets to move here soon.
J. D. Toomey's feed house has been To-
Gated at the east end of his lot on a Gel
lar seven feet in the clear and is to be fit
ted up with the fixtures of his old store
for store purposes. Next west of it. Mr.
Toomey expects to build house for the
use of the man who may run the store,
the plans for which Architect Beers Of
Bridgeport has now in hand, as we'll as
three similar cottages which Mr. Toomey
expects to build beside it. His barn is
now at rest on it's foundations further
back in the same lot, half way from the
highway to the railroad, with shed room
at the south. Mr. Toomey's enterprise
will contribute to Fairfield's life and
growth.
Rev Mr. Child's sermon on ancient re-
ligions, Sunday evening, showed their
general characteristics, their similarities
and their bearing ON early Christianity.
This is a field in which Mr. Child has
thorough mastery of his subject. The
next Sunday evening.
Frank d. Toomey is student at the
Bridgeport business college.
To the great relief of st. Pauls parish
and the satisfaction of the community
at large, Rev w. S. Jones decided to de-
cline the fiattering call to a Rochester,,
N. Y, parish. This call has, at least,
been of this benefit to St. Paul's parish
that it has shown how much it really
thought of its rector's labors here for
three years. This unanimity of senti-
ment has gladdened his heart and
strengthened his hands, as was shown by
the remarks of Mr. Jones during the SER
vice, Sunday morning. This mutual APP
probation of rector and people can be
productive of the highest good to both
and it teaches the need of many parish
that it occasionally voice its appreciation
of labors honestly and earnestly under
taken and sympathy with the truth spok-
en- from the sacred desk.
The remains of Mrs Elizabeth McKen-
ma were brought here, Monday, for bur-
ial in st. Thomas cemetery. Mrs Nc
Kenna died at Elizabeth, N. j., between
60 and 20 years old and leaves three sons
and three daughters. She and her hus-
hand left ho~a +.un raars 400
for Stamford, from whence they moved
to Elizabeth, wnere UnoII s>--e-L+ars ora
employed in rubber factory. The Nc
Kenna brothers, Michael, John, Edward
and James, we're among the earliest and
most respected Irish citizens in town.
Edward is still in Fairfield, John died in
Bridgeport and James went further
West.
Mrs William S. Bowen died in New
Haven, Saturday night. She was widow
of the late DIR William S. Bowen who re-
sided in Golden hill, Bridgeport and was
daughter of the late Rev DR. Nathaniel
Hewitt, at one time pastor-of the Con-
gregational church here. After her hus-
bands death in 1874, she removed to New
Haven, where she lived with Miss Hill
house. The funeral services were held,
Tuesday morning, from Sachem's Wood,
the beautiful residence of Miss Hillhouse
in New Haven, where large number of
friends were present. The remains were
brought to Bridgeport and inferred
in Mountain Grove. A number of friends
from Southport and Fairfield attended
the services in Bridgeport.