The Newtown bee., 1891-01-23
FAIRFIELD.

Purchasers Of tickets from Fairfield to
Bridgeport may have noticed, during the
past week, that they were numbered GA
10000 and odd figures. This shows
that since October l, 1887, when the new
tickets were put into use on the Consoli-
dated road, 10000 tickets have been
sold between these two stations; an av-
erage of about 5000 a month. This, how
ever, is not a fair showing, for sales
have greatly increased during the past
year and for that time the average will
be over $500 per month. During Deem
Der, over 1000 tickets were sold. OF
course each ticket does not represent
traveller, for nearly two thirds of the
Fairfield people who buy single trip
tickets here buy return tickets also. On
an ordinary Saturday, from 800 to 400
tickets will be sold. Besides all this,
Bridgeport, buying either card or book
commute. The cost is the same, $40 for
three months. The cards are dated on
the first of the month and are good for
one round trip day, or as many as the
holder chooses to make; the books are
issued on any day and contain just cou-
pons enough to allow the buyer to make
one round trip a day for the three months.
More tickets are sold from Fairfield to
points east than west. And, though
Fairfield furnishes many who commute
daily to New York, hardly any name
Fairfield as the stopping point; most of
them hold tickets to Bridgeport and take
advantage of expresses to or from that
city, an additional short run on an ac-
commodation being required. In Sum-
mer, drive along the shore from Bridge
port to Fairfield does wonders toward
brushing the webs of worry and care
from the brains of business men. The
difference in cost of Communication is but
about So a year.
1t is said that the second ball of the
Jolly Jolers will occur in March.
Subscriptions for the fund to buy lot
on which to build a hall are being solicit
ed of the FOresters by a committee and
encouraging responses are being receiv-
ed. The money is to be turned in at the
first meeting in February.
Owing to the storm and ice, afternoon
service was omitted at st Paul's, Sunday
Rev w. Ii. Holman of Southport offic-
lated at the Congregational church, Sun
day morning, in exchange with Rev Mr.
Child. His text, from which an able dis
course was delivered, was "Prayer: Its
influence and effect" The Y. p. S. C. E.
was we'll attended in the evening, but, in
view of the almost impossible condition
of the streets, evening service was omit
ted.
Leonardo ShintO, against whom Peter
Verville brought civil action for assault,
claiming 500 damages, has been tried
before Justice Morris at Bridgeport and
found guilty, a tax of $l5 for damages
being imposed. It has been paid.
Mrs James Riley received word, Mon
day, that her husband was at the hospi-
tai dangerously sick; threatened with
pneumonia. He is employed as mate on
the steamer City of Bridgeport. Mrs
Riley went to the hospital early Mon
day morning.
The building which F. Randall Smith
is putting up opposite Mill Plain cross
ing is raised and enclosed.
Nothing new in regard to the Mill
plain hoan rJ
railroad. Though it had been ANNOUNCE
ed that work at abolishing this crossing
would be begun during the Fall, the cold
weather has effectually stopped proceed
ings for the present.
Though but little more than quarter of
a mile has been done, work has been
stopped for the Winter on the macadam-
lied road which Frederick Sturges is
building, north of the railroad. From
the Knapp corner toward Mill Plain,
nearly as much work has been done YER
tically as horizontally. just west of the
corner is deep depression, where fill
of nearly or quite 10 feet was required
to bring the road to grade. This has
been done and the road considerably
widened. A short distance beyond, there
was steep hill, where cut of about 10
feet was made to bring the road down to
grade. This also has been done and this
part of the road has been but recently
finished. b. d. Pierce, Jr, of Bridge
port, who holds the contract, saws that
work would have been prosecuted during
the Winter had weather allowed; but it |
will be resumed as soon as possible in /
the Spring. The road will probably be
brought toward the station, at least as
far as Mrs Osgood's; in the ether direct
ion, it will be carried an indefinite dis
lance, possibly nearly mile. Already
the good road is appreciated by the trav-
cling public and noticeable amount of
traffic is passing that way.
Fairfield may have word to say about |
John T. Donoyan's removal of Bridge
port garbage. In the early Summer, af- |
ter repeated warnings from the town Of
ficials, Mr. Donovan was induced to sell
the hogs he was keeping on his farm
near the Bridgeport town line and abate
a most disagreeable nuisance. It has
been said of late, however, that he sold
only the shoats and that he has had any
quantities of young pigs and those now
Of larger growth and that the nuisance
was not altogether abated. If Mr. Dono-
van is to bring out the garbage Of the en-
tire city Of Bridgeport and keep hogs
enough to consume it all, it is only reas-
enable to suppose that the odor from the