The Newtown bee., 1891-07-17
NEwTowN, JULY IL, 1891.
SOUTHPORT.

The tide table:
July II, Friday, Is, 1.
July Is, Saturday, 0s, 2.
July 10, Sunday, 8 So, 40.
July 20, Monday, 8 46, 3 81.
July q, Tuesday, 10 "a, 4 "a.
July %, Wednesday, II %, 8 Is.
July %, Thursday, ~ IL, 6 O5.
Mills & Allen raised the new house of
Conrad Buckingham, last week.
Perry q Son of Greenfield were to
raise the frame ofC. A. Wheeler's house,
next week.
Mr. Palmer and Miss Palmer of New
ark, members of the American canoe as
ISOLATION, have visited Miss Lille Sher-
wood.
Alexander Washington, busy with his
Buckeye reaper and binder, finds all
the work he can do, both here and in
Fairfield and the Farms. The reaper
works to perfection and the three sleek
horses, harnessed abreast, draw it with
ease.
DIR Jacob May of Bridgeport is plant
ing oysters on his grounds outside the
harbor. His oyster steamer, Albert j.
Hoyt,is doing the planting and about 5O,-
900 bushels will be put down. The shells
are obtained from Greenport, l.. l. and
from Stratford. The work will probably
be finished about August1.
To satisfy wait of foreclosure, the
Fox place on Sasco hill was sold, last
week. Harry l. Flint of Fairfield bid it
in for $4,000. The place is finely situat-
ed and there are about 10 acres of good
land with an excellent Sound view. The
property will doubtless be worth $1,000
an acre in time, for it is fully as desira-
bly, as land which has been sold for that
figure. The house has been occupied by
James Steele, who married the widow of
Mr. Fox.
w. III. Henson, who is resident of
this place, but an employee of the Cope
land Brothers company of Bridgeport,
has obtained the beautiful white Keller
piano, presented by II. N. Ayres, the
Bridgeport shoe dealer.
Liveryman Henshaw traded one of his
horses for building lot on Cupboard
hill, Stratford, a few days ago, agreeing
to give the horse and $l5 for the lot. On
searching the title, however, he found
that the man did not own the lot and
promptly brought back the horse.
Horses of Grocer w. F. Elwood and
Lawyer A. d. Penney have been laid up
with sprained legs.
Liveryman Henshaw says that he is
tired of the business in which he has been
engaged for life time and that he in
tends to retire after September 1. He
has been in business on the corner for %
years and has seen his business grow
from single horse, the purchase of
which exhausted his capital, to large
and well equipped establishment. Since
he was burned out, about three years
ago, he has not cared to push the bust
ness.
M. V. Woodward was in New York,
last week.
Moses Buckley and Jesup Wakeman
started, Saturday, on yachting expedi-
tion on the Fauna.
Charles Sherwood Sterling and family
of Bridgeport have rented the Mrs David
Bradley place and will occupy it for the
Summer. Mr. Sterling conducts a groc-
cry in Westport and will commute daily.
Born, last week, a son to Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Mccarthy.
Mrs Andrew Wakeman of Greenfield,
who has been in poor health, has visited
Southport friends.
Willie F. Smith will bring you a BEE,
every Friday morning.
Miss Mary F. Sherman is guest of Miss
Julia B. Duncombe at Broadview farm,
Botsford hill, Newtown.
Judge j. II. Perry and mother, Mrs o.
III. Perry, returned from Europe, Satur-
day. They report a tempestuous voyage,
but an enjoyable trip, nevertheless.
w. F. Northrop and son Fred visited
Irlenus III MOUNT Iom, springfield and
Northampton, Mass, last week.
Six cars of timber have been ordered
by Northrop Brothers of the Connecticut
River lumber company of Mount Tom.
Four Of them will be used for the new
barn of j. +. Dingee.
George G. Buckley is painting the
house of Mrs Wakeman b. Meeker.
Curb stones were set in front nf the