The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-30

A meeting Of the teachers of all the
schools in town will be held at the school
house in Fairfield, Friday, February 10.
Full particulars in next BEE.
Mrs Brooks III. Wells of New York city
has been at Mrs Benjamin Pomeroy's.
Rev Parnell lie Bas Cross of Elizabeth,
N. j., preached in Trinity, Sunday.
The iron railroad bridge over Sasco
creek was placed in position, Sunday.
A number of heavy explosions were
heard here, Sunday. They proved to be
caused by blasting at the cut west OF the
Green's Farms station. Dynamite was
used and immense quantities of rock
broken.
James G. Wentz has leased Mrs Charles
Bulkley's house for two years.
George Buckley has been appointed
member of the finance committee of the
House of Representatives and Col A. r.
L. Nichols of Greenfield Hill is on the
committee ON railroads.
The adjourned meeting of Trinity par
ish was held in the chapel, Monday even
ing at Z 30. The building was packed !;
| every voter endeavored to be present.
Senior Warden Jellitf was chosen chair
man. The following resolution, which
was unanimously passed by the vestry at
a meeting on Thursday evening, 22d, was
read by Clerk Hawkins:
Voted. That the vestry recommend to the
parish that call be extended to Rev DR. Ed
mund Guilbert of New York city to becoms
| the rector OF the parish.
A motion was made that the parish
call DR. Guilbert, which was unanimously
adopted. The chairman appointed Olive
! Buckley, Attorney E. Livingston Well
and John II. Sherwood as committee t.
notify DR. Guilbert of the call. Tn
meeting adjourned subject to the call o
the committee of notification. DR. Gull
bert is man of sterling qualities. He i
good preacher, attractive in his man
ner and fine parish worker. He wa
) rector of the church of the Holy Spirit
. New York city, before it CONSOLIDATED
with All Souls church.
1 There is to be meeting of the Boar
f of School Visitors in the Town hall, Mon
day, February 2, at 2 30 p m.
About 40 from Fairfield and SouthpOr
: attended the opening of 6. B. Bunnell'
: grand opera house in Bridgeport, Tues
day evening. The play was ''The cit
y directory" Tine house was crowded
9 many having to stand.
4 Wednesday morning, the work of re
moving the old foundations of the depo
c was begun. The brick will be used TO
+ foundations where it now stands.
Rev VIII. Holman and wife leave, te
day, for Havana. The best wishes G
a many friends go with them.
b Rev DR. Guilbert, who has been Gale
as rector of Trinity, is to preach there
: next Sunday.
d Several owners of property desired b
h the railroad, but on which prices hal
IS not been agreed upon, have been notifie
that the matter of condemnation pre-
! ceedings has been placed in the hands {
Stoddard, Bishop e. Haviland of Bridg
! port and that communications regardin
# the land should be made to them.
Us The work of drilling having been fl
l, ished at the ledge on the road to Mill hi
d the steam drill and engine removed. III
r, holes are filled and exploded as fast
IN the material can be removed and I'll
work will probably be finished in a fe
To- days.
Clinton Brotherton, formerly in the Ell
: ploy of James Brotherton, is now tear
" ster at Henshaw's stables.
f. III. Gray and 1. c. Gray and ladi
20 were among those on that sleighing pa
ty, Monday evening. 1t proved an e
.tjoyable affair.
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