The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
SOUTHPORT.

MT and Mrs W. F. Northrop, with MT local patrons of recent excursion to Washington, D. c. They were escorted through the White House and gave the president a hearty handshake.
 Mrs ". F. Northrop has been confined to the house for week with severe cold.
 Stone is already on the ground for a cottage which Northrop Brothers are to build at Mamaroneck, on one of the building lots they recently bought there. The cottage is to be 1SX25 feet, six rooms. The lumber for this is already gotten out at the Southport shops of this enterpris- ing firm. They have recently bought another tract of land in Mamaroneck and now own 12 desirable lots, five of which are directly opposite the huge hard rub- Der factory; the other seven are but a short distance away.
 A car was loaded with prepared lum- Der for Tonasky's paint store at Mamar- oneck and the carpenters were able to put it together so quickly that in little more than a week from the raising of the building, it was ready for the masons. Messrs Northrop will pursue the same plan with cottages they are building there.
 There is not little unfavorable criti- cicnn booauca tha ra iIrOad chose m ni5 Win ter in which to move the station. It would seem that, at least, the underpin- ming at the new location might have been prepared before the building was moved.
 The Southport polo team has sent a challenge to the Eagle club of Stratford, which has been accepted and the game is to be played at Sasco lake, Southport, Saturday, 21st, skating and weather per hitting.
 A number of those whose land the rail- road wants, but has not been able to make satisfactory prices on, have been sum- moned to appear at Bridgeport, Saturday morning at 10. Appraisers for the land are to be appointed by Judge Samuel o. Prentice of the Superior court. Among those summoned are Simon Banks George E. Northrop, B. F. Bulkley (administra- tor on the estate of Francis Buikley), Patrick Flanagan, Mrs Lockwood, Charles Lacey.
 A new system of dredges for star fish is coming into vogue here. It consists of a long iron bar, in which are Il eyes. To these are hooked pieces of rope about four feet long. The strands of the rope are partially unwound and short pieces of carpet warp drawn through. Eleven of these are put on bar and two bars are used. When drawn along over the oyster beds, the star fish cling to the strands and the beds are easily cleared.
 c. o. Jelliff & Go. have shipped costly brass wire cloth to Savannah, Ga.
 One more rumor about the location of the new passenger station for west bound trains. It is now said thar it will be To- cated on or near the ElwonG crossing and that the road has agreed to accede to the wishes of the town and allow the cross ing to remain. This, if true, is an im- portant concession, for it is for this that the town has been fighting for years. This highway cannot be put under the tracks for some time, or not until the Carpenter avenue and Monroe crossings are finished. The first has been practi- cally done for weeks, but the ground is so low and wet that a drain was neces- sary and the catch basins and outlet are not yet ready. At the Monroe crossing much remains to be done. The stone work is finished, but the iron work was not ready, the Berlin bridge company that it had not time to prepare it. This will, however, be ready in a Sunday or two and will soon be put on, but the drainage here is not completed. The huge 700-foot retaining wall of brown stone, which the road is building south of the tracks,is not more than half finished.
 Only two of the regular Southport po- 10 club went to Stratsord, Saturday, to play the Stratford club. The Stratfords won by score of 4 to l.
 Friends of Baggagemaster James