The Newtown bee., 1891-05-22
FAIRFIELD.

Dr ". II. Donaldson is fellow of the Connecticut medical society, which will hold it's 94th annual meeting at Hartford, next week. Dr Durham of Greenfield Hill is alternate, as are Drs Day of Vest port and Barber of Bethel. Dr Durham is down for paper on "Dislocations at the knee."
 Heartrending stories of the total and mysterious disappearance of Julia Cam pion, an elderly maiden lady of great wealth, have appeared in metropolitan journals; but they are almost utterly without foundation. Miss Campion has left the house of Mrs Eliza Murphy, where she had boarded for years, and she was taken away by friends of James Flanagan, ''the major.' now in jail awaiting trial at the Superior court for raping her. She did not greatly object to leaving Mrs Murphy's, as she is not really anxious to appear in court as wit ness against Flanagan. She is quite il- literate, her mental powers are failing and it is altogether probable that her credulity had been worked upon until she was ready to do almost anything rather than be taken to court to testify. She is about 50 years old and so crippled by rheumatism that she cannot walk. When Flanagan's hearing took place. at the Town house, it was necessary to carry her to the carriage. She is growing worse rather than better and yet Flanagan has beer anxious to settle the case by marry ing her. As his overtures have not met with success, it was determined by his brothers and friends to take Julia from Mrs Murphy's and keep her hidden, think ing that the case against Flanagan would be called and he would be discharged for want of sufficient evidence. One night, last week, she was placed in "a carriage, number of men assisting, and driven away. The abduction soon became pub lie, but it had hardly the effect the friends of Flanagan had fondly hoped. State Attorney Fessenden, instead of releasing the prisoner, observed that Fianagan's offense was one which must go before the grand jury, not then in session; that the jury would sit when the court came in, next September and that next Fall would be good time to try Flanagan. The prospect of spending the hot months of Summer in jail awaiting trial, in default of Sl00O bonds, is not pleasing. As to Julia Campion, Sheriff Pike ascertained her whereabouts day or two after the abduction. Instead of being out of the State, she has been boarded in the town, within a short drive of the sheriff7s office Her conservator, David H. Sherwood of Mill hill, says he has authorized none but Mrs Murphy to board her and shall pay no board bills while she is absent. And those who carried Julia away find that they are not altogether blameless in the eyes of the law, for fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment for not ex- ceeding three years is provided by the statute for kidnappers. It would sur prise no one if Julia were to be returned to Mrs Murphy's and ''no questions ask ed."
 Another cock fight is understood to have faken place within the town, last week.
 Having completed contracts, Mills tS Allen have begun work on the new house of c. Buckingham on the road to Mill hill.
 James H. Bonney has taken up the floor of his pavilion at Mill Plain and built a new one, 32x36 feet, in readiness for the opening dance, this week We'd nesday evening. MT Bonney has bought piano of the Treat & Shepard company. Bridgeport and has engaged Richmond's orchestra of Norwalk to furnish music for the season, piano, violin and cornet.
 Steam drills have been at work on the Redfield lot opposite the station and the rock blasted out will be used for filling at approaches of the viaduct. The en- tire lot will be levelled to distance of apoub IoU Io lI0 rect rom the GrackS. 1t is said that this will be used as a freight yard, but part of it will be needed for the road, which is to be laid out north of the tracks, from the station crossing to that at Toomey's.
 pr c. Carter of Bridgeport began his s Summer trips with his ice cream wagon, Saturday. The doctor drives new horse.
 Henry Randolph has visited in Hart- ford.
 James Fitzgerald, Washington Allen and John Granville, a trio of youths who have scarcely reached their majority, were elected from the St Mare, Friday night, for creating adisturbance while in toxicated. About midnight. they went to the stables of Wallace M .Rulkley and de- manded a carriage to take them home. They were refused, whereupon they be- came abusive and started for Mr Bulk ley, who swung his lantern around his head and struck Fitzgerald full in the face, shivering the lantern and cutting FiGzgera1d's face badly. Fitzgerald went to the office of Dr Donaldson, where a number of cuts on his forehead, eye. nose and cheek were dressed.