The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-27

\ number of Southporters await decis-
ions by the Supreme court. There has
has been much delay in handing down
decisions, on account of the illness of
Judge Carpenter, who has been in Flori-
da for his health. He is expected back
about April l, when many decisions may
be looked for.
Rev Dr. Guilbert of Trinity officiated
at the funeral of Charles Horn, Tuesday.
The interment was in Oak Lawn ceme-
terry.
Miss Smiths school has closed for
Easter vacation. 1t will open April 6.
The grading in front of the depot was
begun on Wednesday. A platform is to
be built in front and at each end of the
station. The work will be pushed rapid
ly, as soon as the condemnation proceed
ings On the Buckley property are decided.
E. Livingstone Wells has been at
Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
Mr. Curran expected to move the Mich
OILS building he bought of the railroad,
this week, and will fit it up as a tenement.
j. W. Jennings has been in Brookfield
and elsewhere, looking for cows. He
says that he finds plenty for sale, but not
such as he desires.
F. E. Lane is repairing the show wag-
OnS or william HenShaW.
1t is understood that Mills & Allen of
Bridgeport have the contract for G..
Buckingham's new house, Little Mill hill
and will soon begin work.
The Eddy place, which has recently
been bought by the railroad, will be
rented; house, barn and about six acres
of land. The house and buildings will
not be disturbed by the improvements on
the road.
An interesting Easter program will be
given in Trinity church.
Station Agent Purdy was called home
to Sing Sing, n. y, last week, to see his
sister, who has been very sick for some
years and has recently been worse.
A retaining wall of stone, about 100
feet long and five or six feet high, is to
be built by the railroad in front of the
property of William Henshaw. Mr. Hen
shaw talks of making an entrance to his
place from the new street at the rectory
crossing, when that is finished.
Charles H. Jennings, agent of the Unit
ed States express company at Reading,
Penn, has made short visit with his
father, Aaron Jennings.
Contractor Birney began work, this
week, blasting the stone from around the
passenger station and preparing to grade
the grounds.
Fully two-thirds of the massive brown
stone retaining wall near the Marquand
crossing has been completed and the rest
is being finished as rapidly as possible.
This Is one of the most costly and extern
sive railroad retaining walls in this vi
entity.
Rev DR. Seward preached but once in
the Congregational church, Sunday, no
service being held in the evening because
of the storm.
Dennis Sullivan again escaped from his
home, Sunday morning. and wandered tC
Southport village, where he paraded Wa
ter street, in front of Simon Banks S
store, until taken into custody by Sheriff
Pike. He was placed in care of Capt
Hayes, who kept him at his own home
until Monday morning. Then SelectmaI
Hawkins took him to Middletown, where
he will probably be forced to remain fol
months. Sullivan is about 60 years ole
and his mental trouble has been growing
upon him for some time.
Josiah Hawkins recently bought a fine
yoke of oxen of Zalmon Bradley.
Mrs c. A. Grammar has been quite i'll
but is now improving.
see in the BEE of March 90 that the Ramo
ma is a l9.tool yacht, purchased by Herber
Jennings OF j. H. Jennings and was built sew
eral years ago. | wish to correct that item
inasmuch as the Ramona is p feet and was
built in lSS9.-[N. Jennings.