The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
SOUTHPORT.

SOUTHPORT.
After spending % years in business on
the corner he now occupies and nine
years previously with Francis Buckley
at location near by, Edward Henshaw
has decided to retire from the livery bus
mess. "You may announce positively"
he said, ''that Henshaw is going out of
business for good. shall stay until Oc-
tober /. Then, if some one wants to buy
or rent, all right; if not, l shall drop the
business just where it is and sell the
horses and carriages to anybody who
wants 'em." Mr. Henshaw has supplied
two generations with livery teams and
his well known figure and beard just
tinging with gray will be missed from
the accustomed seat on the piazza of the
livery office.
The Thomas Finnerty, the yacht of
Charles Jennings, is being overhauled at
the old Davis dock.
Skaters and painters have been at work
at the new station for west bound trains
and the building is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. 1t must be confessed that it has
somewhat insignificant look, but there
is as much room inside as in the brick
station.
The quarters of Baggage Master James
Smith, at the east bound passenger sta
ton, have been enlarged and made more
comfortable and convenient. There is
now an entrance from the waiting room.
Mrs w. E. Purdy and children are in
Tarrytown, N. Y.
DR. w. III. Donaldson of Fairfield is To-
cal agent of the Humane society and he
assures the BEE that the work of the So
ciety has by no means been neglected,
although the various cases have not been
brought before the public. The mission
of the humane society is to restrain from
cruelty, not to punish cruelty. 1t is the
duty of the agent to notify keepers or
owners who may be ill treating their
horses that the practice must stop, rath-
er than allow it TO continue and then
prosecute. In quiet but effective way,
d uGd4 Ol UIllS WOI Has UcCu uUuG.
The party from Mill hill and Fairfield
who intended to accompany the Housa-
tonic excursion to Saratoga, this week,
postponed their trip for week or two.
Mr. Butler of Milford is working at
Buckingham's harness shop.
The Mary Elizabeth left, Sunday morn
ing, for New York, carrying good load
of onions from seed and few sets; also
some potatoes. The quotations: Reds,
81, best whites S., potatoes 81 so.
The White Rock of Jennings line is in
the coal trade down East; the Berkerle
is coasting off Maine.
F. E. Northrop is at Ocean Grove.
Daniel Wheeler, Bert Wheeler, Edward
Bennett, E. III. and l. G.. Gray, Frank
Judd have been camping out at Pine
creek beach.
Capts Hart and See are overhauling
their oyster sloop, Simon Banks.
Two of the stringers for the iron bridge
over Mill river are in position.
j. Fred. Jennings expects to return to
work for the New York Sun, next week
The Excelsior club of Green's Farms
made elaborate preparations for the mid
Summer hop at the new house of c.
Buckingham, Wednesday night of this
week. Sansone's Italian orchestra fur.
nished music.
C. o. Jelliff and family are spending q
week at Star Cottage, Ocean Grove.
DR. Seward, who was to have preached
in the Congregational church, last Sunday
was taken ill, last week and was unable
to officiate.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Hoeg of Brook
lyn are expected at G. A. Banks's, Sat
urday. Mrs Hoeg was known to many
here as Miss Olive Burr.
Remember picnic of Congregational
church at High Rock, Thursday, Goth.
j. NJ. Downes, for five years in the
employ of G. 0. Jelliff 81 Co., is now
working as carpenter in Bridgeport.
Northrop Brothers build the 16-foo
frame for 1000 gallon water tank a.
= Nellis FL. .Sherwood's Mill hill farm.
Mill hill farmers are pulling onions
for market, this week.
The Ramona and Natalie are to rae,
/ off Southport harbor, September /.
Onions from seed are coming into mar
5 ket, the Mary Elizabeth taking abou
: 300 barrels on her last trip.
The George Edwin of Banks's line i
will begin trips to New York about Sep
:, TENDER l.
The business meeting of the Congre
, gational Y. P. S. G. e. was postponed
: until this week Friday.
Painter Sherwood and his men, at worl
at Mrs Wakeman's house, Monday, wer,
: obliged to stop because of heat.
Rev Mr. Gleason preached at the Con
!, gregational church, last Sunday. Mex
Sunday, Rev George w. Banks, who il
spending the Summer with his parents il
Greenfield, will preach.
C. A. Wheeler's new house has beer
rooted.
Esther, wife of Edward Dart Of Bridge
port and daughter of Michael Crowley
of Southport, died, Sunday night, and tht
er;anIo aoIad Har.npnr nafan Of nridun
port for an investigation. Mrs Dart hal
been living with her parents for some
months and it was charged that her hus
band had treated her so cruelty that hel
daath was hastaned Coroner Dnfan ae