The Newtown bee., 1891-05-22
SOUTHPORT.

SOUTHPORT.
 Mrs s. C. Selden has spent a few days in New York
 The sloop Simon Banks started, Mon day, for Long Island, where she will oys- ter on natural grounds.
 Exceptionally good music was render ed at Trinity church, Sunday, the regu- lar choir being assisted by MT Hotchkiss of Fairfield, who sang tenor solo.
 Postmaster Jenningss mother, who was so sick with pneumonia, is better.
 E. B. Monroe, who has been from home for couple of years, is expected home soon.
 Station Agent Purdy has had a relapse of grip, as has Baggage Master James Smith; but both have stayed at their posts.
 Mir and Mrs Aaron Jennings are spend- ing a few days in Croton Falls, N. |.
 Joseph German, Southport boy, is firing on a work train, Engine 40.
 The George Edwin has left for New York on her Summer coasting trips.
 Rev William Howell Taylor and family Of England are with Southport rela- tives. They arrived in New York, Sat urday, after one of the most rapid pas sages on record and came to Southport, Monday. MT Taylor is son-in-law of Ebenezer Monroe.
 New singing books are on trial at Trn- ty Sunday school and will probably be introduced, if found satisfactory.
 There is now room for but nine cars on the new side track at Southport, which runs north of the freight depot, stopping near the passenger station. The former side tracks have been taken up and freight must be transferred at the depot, or obtained from the cars with difficulty.
 Papers are circulated to raise funds for the decoration of Trinity church. The improvement will probably be made soon.
 Aaron Wakeman and Sidney Hawkins are on jury duty at Bridgeport, in the civil side of the Superior court.
 Elwood & Taylor have sold about a dozen cars of Bradley fertilizers and plas- ter to between 80 and 90 customers.
 A Skye terrier owned by c. o. Jellif1 was given to a Saugatuck man and taken there in wagon. It promptly re-appear- ed and heard MT Jelliff talk about killing it. The next morning it was found ir Saugatuck. Regularly, every Sunday since, it has made a visit to the Jellif home.
 Martin Barnum talks of buying lot and putting up house on land near F 5. Mills's new house.
 The ungodly baseball, last Sunday at Westport, was scorcher for South. port. Although the Southports were ahead at first, the game was lost by poor playing and the score stood II to 8 in fa- vor of the Westports.
 Herbert H. Sherwood of Mill hill pick ed ripe strawberries, unusually large and luscious, Monday.
 Mills & Allen of Bridgeport have been finishing repairs and alterations at the Mill hill house of John H. Sherwood.
 c. O. Jelliff S Co. have sold to Rob. ert Dickie an Aspinwall potato planter, making nine sold, this year.
 Rev B. A. Gilman of the Methodist church has been at Drew seminary, this week, where his son is student.
 The choir of the Congregational church was led, Sunday, by MT Jackson of New Haven, who is we'll liked.
 Sherwood Brothers have been painting the store of s. Pike, which is to be open ed by Carl Oehmichen with ice cream and confectionery.
 Mrs Dennis Sullivan appeared before the board of selectmen, Monday and ask ed that her husband be released from the insane asylum at Middletown. The se- lectmen are to investigate the case and release him, if he has sufficiently recov- cred.