The Newtown bee., 1891-01-23

GREENFIELD HILL.

Committees for the Japanese tea and
basket sociable.:
Japanese cups and saucers, Misses Sarah e.
Hopkins and Lizzie C. Banks; fancy work So
licitors, Mrs John p. Morehouse Mrs william
Hill, Mrs John ID. Wakeman, Miss Fanny
Conklin; vendors of fancy work, Mrs Dun
ham, Misses S. A. Banks and Hattie b. Sher
wood; confectionery, Misses George Banks,
Lizzie +. Sherwood and Lizzie c. Banks; cot
fee, Misses Martha Hull and s. j. Perry, Mes
Sis ID. f. Brown and Edwin Sherwood; music,
etc.. Mrs J. II. Hull, Miss S. e. Hopkins, w. r.
Purple; decorations, Misses S. II. Hopkins, l..
G. Banks, Carrie F. Perry, Lizzie Sherwood,
Helen Jennings, Messrs f. e. and F. I. Perry;
purchasing, f. S. Banks; auctioneer DIR Dun,
ham; servers of lemonade, Miss C. f. Perry
David c. Smith; doorkeepers, Harry II. Sher-
wood and Fred c. Banks.
BY a motion passed some weeks ago,
the Sunday school library is to be re-
plenished from month to month, by the
addition of not less than three and not
more than six books monthly, to take eff
feet at once.
Mrs Lloyd Sherwood was presented
with handsome pink celluloid basket
from her cousin, Frank Smith of Bridge
port, the champion bicycle rider, who
has won three medals. The last, which
is of gold, is very handsome.
Mr. Costigan was worse, Saturday and
did not go out of the house.
f. Bronson came up, Sunday morning.
For neat windmill towers, commend us
to that lately built by Frederick Bron-
son of Verna farm. Octagonal in shape,
it rises to graceful height and is round.
ed off on top, inclosing nearly all of the
machinery. The windmill is now in
working order.
A daughter, weighing Id pounds, was
born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs Franklin
Banks of Cross Highway.
Born. last week, son to Mr. and Mrs
James M. Wilson of Congress street.
j. l.. Banks has been with his uncle,
Jerome Banks, who conducts grocery
and meat business on East Main street,
Bridgeport.
Charles Gray, Greenfield's enterprising
carpenter, is still working at the new
mansion at Verna and will continue to
do so until Spring opens, when he has
plenty of building to do. The interior
fittings of Verna mansion, which are rap
idly being placed in position, are of
hard wood for hall, dining room and par
lors on the first floor; up stairs, pine is
used.
AS soon as weather will permit, carpcn-
ter Charles Gray will begin work on a
large, new barn for Mrs Sturges. On
the completion of this, he is to make ex-
tensive alterations and additions at the
house of Mrs William Bradley, where
changes are to be made in the interior,
a veranda extended further around the
house and kitchen addition built.
Mrs C. III. Downs cotinues to improve
slowly.
F. S. Banks, who has been handling
bicycles for season, is about to re-
duce his stock He is firmly convinced
that the COLUMBIA is the best wheel made |
Mrs Henry Bulkleys place on the hill
is closed, her son Henry remaining in
Norwalk.
c. II, Downs is home for the Winter.
Frank Perry, who has been in Tru-
mansburg, n. Y, has returned home. He
was accompanied by Herman Pease,
brother of Simeon Peasc, who will stay
with his brother.
Since the death of John Baker, Green
field Hill has been without blacksmith
and the need of one was sadly felt, this |
week, when the sudden freeze hardened |
the roads as slippery as glass. With no
blacksmith nearer than Fairfield or South
port, the horse owner had but one alter
native; he could walk or go afoot. Green
field ought to be as well able to support
a good blacksmith as it was in the past,
when Mcclellan was here and when
James Trainor kept himself and helpers
busy before removing to Southport.
Col AR. II. Nichols was put on one of
the Legislative committees of investiga-
ton during the recess which closed Tues
day. The colonel was on hand prompt
ly to see that all went we'll.
Miss Susan w. Nichols will spend the
rest of the Winter in New Jersey.
The singing school seems to have
sunk into innocuous desuetude.
Regular monthly meeting of the libra
Jy association at the academy, Monday,
10Th.