The Newtown bee., 1891-01-16
FAIRFIELD.


tain people of Stratfield in cutting down
the hill on the Easton turnpike by the
Stevens place. This brings to mind the
action taken at a special town meeting,
held last::April, when the people of STRAIT
field desired an appropriation of $4,000 to
complete the matchmaking of the East
on turnpike and also to cut down that
hill. At this meeting, objections were
offered to cutting down the hill in ques-
ton, as it might entail upon the town
suits for damages, which certain resi-
dences would suffer, if such action was
taken. These objections were answered
by the selectman from that part of the
town, who acted as spokesman for the
people from that section, to the effect
that they had the consent of the land
they would be pleased to have it done.
If l remember rightly, he stated that
they had such consent in writing or
could obtain it in writing, if necessary.
Now, it would be only proper that some
of our citizens should investigate this
writing, or if verbally with witnesses,
then it would seem that such consent
would be sufficient bar to the before
mentioned suits and effectually estop the
parties from pushing their suits to sue
cessful issue. But, if such statements
were only made to induce the citizens
present at the meeting to vote for such
measures, then the selectman ought to
be severely censured for such deception.
l wish to add but one word more and
that is, that our selectmen ought and
should be compelled to sue on the bonds
given by the late Daniel Maloney and
thus save the town from further loss. If
the bonds are worthless, as has been sug-
gested, then the selectmen should be held
responsible for their negligence.-[Con-
slant reader.
A home department of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school will be instituted,
this week. This is plan whereby the
older people and those who do not or can
not attend the Sunday school may be
Considered as members and agree to study
the lesson certain length of time, every
week.
The Congregational ladies' furnishing
society met at the house of Mrs Kippen,
last week Thursday afternoon. The
members are busily engaged in preparing
articles for a fair which they will hold,
next Summer
The chorus under the instruction of Mr.
Child, last Winter, will begin it's meet
ings again at the parsonage, Friday even
ing. 1t will practice pieces and learn a
cantata to be sung at concert given
some time during the Spring.
The case of the State against George
A. Wells, which was to be heard on
Tuesday at the Town hall, was continued
for three weeks, owing to the inability of
his counsel to attend to it sooner.
Quite serious accident occurred at the
Toomey crossing about 10 o'clock, Mon
day evening. A team was struck by the
train due here from the east at 8 SO p m.
Que horse was killed and the wagon re-
duced to kindling wood. The owner es-
capped injury. 1t is believed that
he was not in the wagon at the time, as
the team was some distance up the track,
which looked as though they had wan
Tered there without a driver. The man.
Jerome Abbott by name, lives in Weston
md was under the influence of liquor.
A social gathering of the young peo-
Die was held at A. p. Wakeman's, Tues
lay evening. Games and dancing fur
lished amusement for the company. 1t
vas we'll toward midnight before the
company broke up.
The genial blacksmith, Mr. Wellington,
net with quite an accident. His horse
'an away, jumped over the railroad gate
It the Fairfield crossing, ran down the
rack and would have crossed Tin bridge
tut for the trackmen, who caught it.
Mrs Barker has two families in her
louse.
Workmen at French's crossing are re-
aging the track over the approach to
;hittenden's fertilizer factory.
Mr. Smith, one of the bridge contract
rs, as he stepped from car, caught his
lister, which threw him upon his face,
ably dislocating his arm and cutting his
cad.
Mrs Hanford Nichols's new house is
caring completion.
v. Beckwith has bought new horse.