The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-10-02
SOUTHPORT.

Vic VI GhC oN III ydCACS VI loCdi WdLtIS
is the Ada, owned by Capt Wakeman B.
Meeker. She is 30-foot boat, fitted
with cabin and usually carries pleasure
instead of racing rig. When she enters
a race, she almost invariably makes bet
ter time than those sailing against her,
after due time allowance is given; but,
whenever purse of money is the prize,
the Ada doesn't get it. At times, it is
claimed that she is sailed under the
wrong flag; that she isn't properly en-
tered; that she carries too many men
that she fouls other boats. Her last race
was in the Labor day regatta of the
Bridgeport boating association and she
was sailed then, as always, by Fred.
Sherwood, who knows the water and the
boat by heart. The Ada's contestant
was the Chippewa, DIVIDED and sailed by
Thomas Clapham of Long Island. The
Chippewa is 23-foot boat and the Ada
gave proper time allowance and then
beat her. 1t was the first defeat of the
Chippewa. Mr. Chaplain at once pro-
tested the race, saying that the Ada had
fouled him. The Judges, Messrs Davis,
Foster and Vose of Bridgeport, took the
matter under advisement and have just
decided that the Ada, by fouling the
Chippewa, forfeited the prize of $25.
Southport people, especially those inter-
ested in the Ada, are hardly pleased.
Fred. Sherwood, the Ada's sailing mas
ter, says that the only notice received of
the decision of the judges is that obtained
from the newspapers; no official notice
has been given. AS to the fouling, he
says that that was not his fault. Both
boats were ON the starboard tack when
the Chippewa swung off her course, di-
rectly in front of him. He shouted, but
could not avert a slight collision and
the Ada fouled the main sheet on the
port side of the Chippewa. No damage
was done and neither boat was long de-
layed; the Chippewa less than the Ada.
The old shop in which James Trainor
carried on the blacksmith business for 20
years has been torn down and Mr. Trainor
now smites the anvil in the new shop put
up by A. S. Sherman.
Nellis I'll. Sherwood has harvested 1912
bushels of yellow onions on four of the
Ia acres of onions he has raised on his
Mill Hill farm.
Though rather unreasonable, Edward
Henshaw has already sold sleigh or
two at the clearing sale at his stable.
A lengthy administration account, Gov
ering period of 81 years, was filed in
the probate office at Fairfield, Monday.
1t was the account of Moses Buckley as
administrator of the estate of Gurdon
Perry, who died in 1869. His property
was left to his wife, certain conditions to
be performed by their son, whose death
occurred before the matter could be adj
justed. On the death of Mrs Perry. a
short time ago, the rights of the heirs
were not clear and it became necessary
to prepare papers for suit, that the Will
might be properly construed by the
courts. Attorneys Curtis Thompson of
Bridgeport and Winthrop I'll. Perry APP
peared for the heirs and E. L. Wells for
Administrator Buckley. Before the mat
ter was brought into the courts, howev-
er, it was amicably settled and the case
dropped.
Southport people who were in attend
ance at Bunnell's, Monday night, were
disappointed that ssCarmenn was given
instead of sFannhauser.' Management
of the Emma Juch opera company iscen-
sured because the play was not properly
announced. It was well rendered. how
ever. The u IS train stopped at South
port through the interchangeable efforts of
Mr. Bunnell and was greatly appreciated.
In regard to an article in the Farmer,
charging Simon Banks with having
asked an exorbitant price for land the
aailroad wished to buy, then carting off
all the loan and still asking as much and
finally becoming angry and threatening
to sue the road because the land was fin
ally not bought, Mr. Banks says: ssCon-
sidering that it comes from legal author
ity, | have merely to say that it deviates
widely from the truth. took but lit
tie loan from the land and, SO far from
suing the company becaufe It was not