The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01


 bone and muscle.
 Mrs P. H. Dooley has been very sick.
 Only low mass was celebrated at St. Thomas, Sunday morning. Father Cole man had but the night before returned from Brooklyn, where his mother, who died, last week Thursday, was buried. He has now lost both parents, his father having died about six months ago.
 Frederick Sturges has made great inn provements on the Allen place he recent ly bought The grounds have also been graded.
 John Flanagan, Jr, son of John Flana- gan who lives near the Murphy crossing, has been very sick with grip.
 Work is to be resumed at once at the quarry between Fairfield and Bridgeport at crushing stone for ballasting the Con- solidated road. This quarry is owned by the railroad, but the extensive stone crushing plant there is the property of R. Redfield & Sons of New Haven, under
 
 done. The output is to be 60 cars of crushed stone day and it will be used along the two new tracks, largely at Westport and vicinity. One hundred cars day was the output, when the quar- ry was in operation, few years ago.
 The foundation for the south abutment of the viaduct at the station has been laid. The retaining wall on the east side of the north abutment is also building and earth and stones are being carted for the approaches.
 Newsboy James McGrath, who is a lad of persistence, is doing we'll with his BEE route and will furnish a copy to any who give in exchange four cents of the coin of the realm.
 Architect A. H. Beers and wife have visited in Norwalk.
 Attorney John l.. Warehouse appeared at the court house in Bridgeport, last week Friday, to argue his demurrer to the answer filed by Judge Glover, as counsel for the selectmen, in the matter of the collection of the Moloney bonds. To his surprise (for Judge Glover's name alone appeared on the answer fled) Attorney Haviland of Stoddard, Bishop & Haviland appeared, said that the firm represented the selectmen and asked for a continuance, on the ground that Good win Stoddard, who was the principal counsel in the case, was sick with grip. Attorney MOrehouse objected, but Judge Thayer granted the continuance. It had been generally understood, however, that Stoddard, Bishop & Haviland were re- tained by the bOndsmen collectively, not by the town or selectmen. The case will probably be argued, this week Friday ol Saturday.
 The suit against George D. Chapman is being pushed by Lawyer Warehouse who has succeeded in having it placed upon the trial list.
 Greasy, son of E. W. Harral, expects to sail for Europe, June 8, accompanying his aunt. He will probably spend muci of the four months vacation in Rome.
 This weeks social at Rev Mir Childs's Thursday evening, was the last of tht season. A choice supper was included in the program.
 John J. Farrell of Mill Plain has made application for a license to sell liquor il the building recently put up, owned by Annie Smith, opposite Mill Plain cross ing. He is endorsed by Gamaliel Smith ST, Gamaliel Smith, Jr, Thomas Dono hue, Patrick Flanagan, James Bennett
 The attention of the selectmen should be brought to the approach at French crossing, as it is in terrible condition It is with great effort that teams witt loads get up, as the sand and gravel arc so deep and in such bad shape.
 Lemuel Wilson has been in town.
 The action of the board of health al the last meeting cannot be commended too highly in the stand which it took tC prevent further continuance of the Don ovan piggery nuisance. The people o1 GliC IIdNC "iUlI kuClI plC' verbal patience, this one of many annoy ing and shameful acts, either because o1 fear of harm, total indifference to sucI pests, or habitual incidence to nuisanceE and misdemeanors. The board should now see to it that it's order, prohibiting the further carting of garbage into town is enforced strictly and the citizens of tht village should lend active and earnes support to the board. As far as can bt ascertained, Mir Donovan is wholly dis regarding that order, as he did a previ ous one from the board, year or more ago. If he persists in wilfully ignoring this order, he ought to be prosecuted tt the full extent of the law. It would bt well for the board to inquire of the tow1 counsel, what has become of the writ is sued against Donovan something over { year ago and placed in his hands to b, prosecuted. Nothing has been heard O it since.- U.
 The expected hearing on the mandamus against the selectmen did not take place last Friday, owing to the sickness O. Lawyer Stoddard, counsel for the town This was somewhat of a surprise to tht plaintiffs counsel,a it was reported tha MT Stoddard had been engaged to defend the bondsmen. It is hoped, though, thai the selectmen will be able to maintain their side of the case with such an array of legal talent as Stoddard, Bishop & Haviland and Glover. The town will, al