The Newtown bee., 1891-08-28
SOUTHPORT.

Inc family OF Kew Mr. Holman will not
return to Southport for a bout a fortnight.
An interesting article ON the University
of Lawyer George E. Beers, formerly of
Southport, appeared in the August num-
Der of the University Magazine.
The Thomas A. Finncrty association
enjoyed a sail on the Sound, last week.
Mrs G. A. Banks, Mrs George L. and
Miss Edith Burr were among the Sara
toga eXcursionists, this week.
E. L. Gregory and wife spent Sunday
in Weston, in company with L. B. Vail
and Mrs Nellie Middlebrook, elocution-
ist of East End, Bridgeport.
Mrs George E. Webb and son Leonard
f. of Waterbury are with E. l.. Greg
Dry; Leonard made the journey ON his
bicycle.
John E. Spcer rides Il new bicycle.
Harding B. Rieffestahl, formerly drug
gist at Southport, is expected here early
in October.
The horse of j. E. Spicer became cast
in the stable, last week, but was saved by
M. V. Woodward.
A score of lady and gentlemen cyclists
from Bridgeport were here, Sunday.
Alexander Washington has been cart
ing stones from Greenfield to the Hand
place.
Rev DR. Gleeson preached in the Con-
gregational church, Sunday. Next Sun.
day, Rev w. ii. Holman is expected to
preach.
Simon C. Sherwood and family are with
friends out of town.
A boat load of ashes arrived at Jen-
nings' dock, Monday.
Wells & Northrop have launched their
new boat.
The railroad has commenced to grade
the Alvord property, which is to be used
as freight yard. The wall at George
E. Northrop's is nearly finished and the
embankment is being extended for the
two main tracks and side track or two
to enter the yard.
1t was expected that the Elwood cross
ing, which has been closed for five
months, would be opened to travel, this
week, Contractor Brine having finished
blasting the road at the south approach.
This will be appreciated by the travelling
public.
Lawrence Mcmahon, who has been in
poor health for many years and has
lately been suffering with acute Bright's
disease, died at his home over Winbarg's
shop, Monday noon. He was about 10
years old and leaves no family. When
able to work,.he was employed as hostler
here and in Fairfield and Bridgeport; he
was so crippled as to be unable to earn a
living for many years and had been sup
ported by charity. His sufferings have
been lessened by kind friends and his
sufferings were lessened by the semi
comatose condition in which he lay. The
funeral was Wednesday.
Regular trips are made by the George
Edwin of Banks's line and she left with
her second load, Tuesday night. Not
many onions are being shipped yet, the
low prices, caused by the abundance of
inferior fruit in market, lettering many
growers. Fluctuations at Simon Banks's: :.
White onions, So to SO so; small white, 81
do 1E NJs
toes, 81 rs; apples, 75c to 81; pears, 81 70.
Mrs Mills and children, who have Wis
tied Mrs George Mills, have returned to
New Haven.
Satisfactory progress is made at
ssBreakwater," the new home of E. S.
Hand. Floor timbers are laid and the
walls are rising rapidly. Twenty five or
thirty men are employed, several teams
earting stone, many being procured from
stone walls on the adjoining farms. Only
the culls are used for the walls, the rest
being used in grading or filling. e. N.
Sipperley is still drilling the artesian well
and reached depth of 100 feet without
water.
Charles III. Gray expected to visit the
granite quarries at Portland and Chester,
Conn.,, this week.
w. F. Northrop and wife, Josiah Haw-
kins and family, Andrew Jennings and
daughter spent Sunday at Ocean Grove.
Wilbur Jennings and wife spent Shn-
day with Brooklyn friends.
]. e. Wells entertains friends from
New Haven.
Robert L. Shepherd has been on an ex-
tended cruise in the Estelle.
A couple Of handsome vanes have been
received by Northrop Bros, horse for
the new barn of ]. f. Dingee and sloop,
original design, for the Chambers place.
The vanes were from the J. L. Mott iron
works.
Baggage Master James Smith has dug
4 we'll at his new house and has an album
dant supply Of water ~ ! depth 81 III
feet.
". y: Penney. Herbert Jennings and