The Newtown bee., 1891-03-20
FAIRFIELD.

Inc rerIiliZer 70. are SnlppluS lour vi
cars Il day, this week. They expect
to ship more material, this season, than
ever before. They employ 10 men.
Maj John Morehouse is about to build
a new barn. Although totally blind, he
buys and selects his material and, by the
sense of feeling, is an excellent Judge.
B. Bray is quite i'll with chills and fe-
yer; DIR Osborn attends.
The many friends of Daniel Hendricks
son were startled, Tuesday, to learn of
his sudden death. He had been around
only the day before. apparently in per-
feet health. Sunday, he attended the
funeral of Charles Thorpe, whose death
was also sudden. His death was from
paralysis of the brain. Mr. Hendrickson
was one of the old inhabitants of the
town and was well known by everybody.
lie had been subject nearly all his life to
rush of blood to the head and severe
headaches. He was GS years old Flu
neral from his late home, this week Fri
day at m.
James A. Slayback is clapboarding his
carriage shop; a great Improvement.
Work has been resumed on the quarry
lear the depot by Redfield & Sons.
Piles have been driven to widen the
railroad bridge over Mill river and work
is to be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The concert for the benefit of st Thorn
as church was held at the Town hall,
Tuesday evening, 18th. There were over
400 present. Well may Father Coleman
feel proud of his success as a concert
manager and in his organist, l.. Weber,
he has valuable assistant. If the peo-
pie showed their appreciation by turning
out in full force, they were not disap-
pointed in this program:
PART introduction medley, l.. Weber OF
st Thomas church; Come where the lilies
bloom, Oriole seXtet of Brooklyn, \. y; so
prano solo, Angels serenade Miss Mary Neil
violin obligato C.. Il. Wallmann of Brooklyn;
The little pig went to market, Misses Kittie
and Rebecca Granville, Fairfield; bass solo,
Out on the deep, G. Il. Wallmann; Rise, Sally,
RISE Oriole quartet; The foolish little maiden
Miss Nellie Kelly, Fairfield; tenor solo and
chorus, Waiting at the farm house, Thee
Troutmann and Oriole glee club, Brooklyn.
PART m-Duet, Holy Mother, guide his foot
steps, Misses Mary and Susie Neil baritone
solo. Two children, f. ID. Hotchkiss Fairfield;
Cheerfulness, Oriole quartet; Mezzo soprano
get to be man like pa, William ZerDe; so
prano solo, The flower girl Miss Mary Neil !;
chorus, Killarney, Oriole seXtct, choir and
school members, Accompanist, Miss Susie
GarritY, Fairfield.
Never has the Town hall been so
crowded before and rarely is better tai
ent displayed. The assurance with which
the three little children, not over eight
years OICl, SdHS So DcIOIe
that large audience did credit to the
teaching they had received and certainly
merited the applause that was given
them r.
VIM. Buckley, the Fairfield liveryman,
has bought nearly all of the stable outfit
owned by Harold Clemens at private sale.
James Burr has the contract for paint
ing w. NJ. Bulkley's barns and carriage
houses.
Harry Coomes, who has been employed
by Harold Clemens for the past year,
will leave to accept a position as carpet
salesman in one of the largest houses in
Boston.
Marshall Leonard Smith, the famous
story teller of Fairfield, is spending
few days with John Hansen of Greenfield
Hill.
The contract for the guild building
calls for $4,000; about $1,000 has already
been raised.
The statement in Tuesdays Standard
that prize fight had taken place in Fair
field between two local fighters was
without foundation.
The funeral of the late Charles w
Thorpe was held from his late residence
Sunday afternoon at 2. The services at
the house were conducted by Rev w
Strother Jones of st Paul's church. A
large number of Borrowing relatives and
friends were present, among whom was
a delegation from the G.. A. r. post, of
which he was member. The pail bear
ers were all G.. A. r. men and a portion
of the services at the grave were con-
Quoted by them as is their usual custom.
With tears in his eyes and a trembling
voice, the commander of the post made
a few remarks of a most touching char
acter.
Mrs James Morarity, wife of a Fair
field stone mason, held the lucky num-
Der, 6S, that won the ladies' gold watch
ratified by the Foresters. The proceeds
will go toward a fund for building a |
lodge room in town.
Joseph German, formerly resident
of Southport, but for two or three years
employed in the signal towers of the
Consolidated road, will soon leave this
position to become fireman on an en-
gine. His object in changing is that he .
may crafty desire he has always had
to become an engineer.
Fairfield will soon have two beer bot !
Ting establishments, as p. III. Dooley
has completed arrangements for entering
this line of business, in connection with
the grocery store and saloon.
Wnen the railroad commissioners met
on the case of John Morehouse, little con-
cession was made on either side and moth
ing definite accomplished. 1t seems that
Mr. Morehouse has made q clever move
in this matter. After selling the Consol-
idated road three acres of land at $1,000
an acre and after they had bought land
of Charles French which they supposed
Immediately adjoined that bought of Mr.
Morehouse, he came forward with over
whelming proof that he still owned a
narrow strip of land between the two
pieces already bought and demanded
certain rights of way before he would
sell this property. They offered him $50
for the land, which from his description
aud, in fact, he states that it is all it is
worth, but says that he will deed the
property to them free gratis, if they will
concede him the right of way to other
land owned by him. Thus the matter
rests.
Mr. and Mrs Stephen Morehouse cele-
DRAFTED the 10th anniversary of their we'd
ding, March 10, in their pleasant home
by giving dinner party. Children,
grandchildren and other guests respond
ed to invitations and did full Justice to
the sumptuous entertainment provided
by the hospitable entertainers. A hap
py social time was enjoyed and the hours
passed far too quickly, when all depart
ed, wishing their host and hostess many
many happy returns, even to the golden
one.
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