The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-06
FAIRFIELD.

FAIRFIELD.
j. d. Toomey, the enterprising grocer,
will put up six or more comfortable and
convenient cottages, this Spring, on
building lots he owns on Main street,
east of his house. They will be uniform
in size and will be ready to occupy about
midsummer. Mr. Toomey intends to
make bid for Bridgeport laborers who
seek convenient home just outside the
city limits.
John Sweeney has moved into the
house bought by the railroad of Mrs
Mary Mullins. Mrs Mullins, who is now
with her son, florist at George d. Chap
mans, is soon to build on the lot she
owns near st. Thomas church.
Owing to the severe illness of the faith
er of Prof F. III. Baldwin, the idea of an
''evening with the poets" was abandon
ed, but an interesting exercise was held
at the Middle district school, Friday af-
ternoon, at which parents and friends of
the scholars were present. The program
consisted of singing and recitations, the
latter being selections from the famous
poets, whose lines have made their names
household words. The singing was es-
pecially good, particularly ''Nicodemus'
and "Where are those dreamers now?'
without the organ. The scholars de-
serve credit.
Mr. McTaggart, who has moved from
Mill Plain to Fairfield village, will work
for Mr. Witherbee.
DR. and Mrs James C. Newkirk of Nor
walk have visitsd here. Mrs Newkirk
was formerly Miss Sherwood.
"Not cen the raging blizzard" pre-
vented the Town hall from being wei
filled, last week Thursday evening, when
Capt j. B. Knox of the United States sig
nal .ervice gave Il lecture on the signal
service of the nation and the part it play
ed in the civil war. He served during the
war as captain of this department of the
United States army and fully unders lands
and clearly expounded, in a conversation
al manner pleasing to follow, the system
of signalling; also by the use of a minia-
ture signal service station. This COM
course of lectures, as announced on the
prospectus; but Frank Beard, whose de-
lightful talk on idle fancies, with chalk
drawings, was postponed by storm, will
appear at the Town Hall in April or May.
The course of four lectures and musical
has proved successful So
cially and has, moreover, paid expenses
satisfactorily. The committee in charge
consisted of F. II. Baldwin, Benjamin
Belts, B. Wakeman.
Mrs F. B. Wakeley has been sick with
Though an unusually severe frost de-
stroyed fully four-fifths of his orange
crop, Benjamin Belts can show some of
the largest and finest Florida oranges,
from his own grove, ever brought into
town. They are grown in Volusia coun-
ty, on the Halifax river, part of the ia
nous orange belt of the Indian river val
ley. These oranges are produced by
grating and are seedlcss. Mr. Betts's
grove consists of about three acres, part
of which is now bearing and part is
set with young trees, that will come into
bearing, next year.
The Lockwood place, which has just
been sold to the Consolidated road, is to
be vacated July /.
Dennis Boland, who has been very
sick, is able to be out again.
Jack Henchy, engineer at Redfield's,
who was badly hurt in a brawl, few
days ago, has returned to work.
David Mcdonald, uncle of w. Fl. Nc
Donald, who was buried here, last week,
is very sick.
Henry Sturges is to bring two pairs Of
horses to the country residence at Fair
field, next Summer. He will return in a
few weeks, his mother coming later.
Mr. and Mrs II. S. Glover are here.
John Rutherford, the Bridgeport ma
son, is preparing the foundations for the
new Corliss vertical boiler recently
bought by the Fairfield rubber company
in Providence. The boiler, which is of
116 horse power and weighs about seven
tons, is being set up. This will not in
terfere with the work in the shop.
1t is likely that A. w. Burritt, who is
to build the Congregational church, will
also put up the guild building Of St.
Paul's parish.
On account of the burial of Mrs George
A. Wells, the class in dancing which has
been conducted at the st. Marc by r. S.
Manuel was omitted, Saturday.
+. X. Smith has moved part of his
goods into the new building he is putting
up near Toomey's crossing and expects
TO open for business about April l.