The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
SOUTHPORT.
The tide table :

Monday, August 8, 10 IL, 4.
Tuesday. August A, 10 40, A 40.
Wednesday, August s. IL 20, Is.
Thursday, August 6, morn, So.
Mrs G. A. Grammar has entertained
relatives from up the Hudson river, Mrs
Emeline Rose and Miss Fannie Cook.
During the absence of Rev Mr. Holman,
the handy little churh calenders giving
dates and subjects of meetings and other
interesting church information will not
be issued by the Congregational church.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Horn are taking
two-weeks' pleasure trip up the Hudson
and to other points of interest,"
Harry B. fowler of Brooklyn, N. V,
is spending his vacation with his grand
mother, Mrs Burr.
The death of Louis N. Smith cannot
be attributed to carelessness of the rail-
road, as the track is fenced on the side
opposite the station and way is provid-
ed under the tracks at the Carpenter av-
enue crossing.
The engagement is announced of Law
yer Howard N. Wakeman to Miss Grace
Hall of Bridgeport.
A number of articles of little value, left
in the house vacated ny James w. OAR
ling, were put into the street by Simon
Banks, last week. They consisted of
coal, carpet, oil cloth, boxes and bottles
and were left on the sidewalk for several
days, the prey of small boys and others.
III. III. Grovesteen has built boat
house for c. Il. Sherwood.
r. Z. Sherwood and men have been
painting the post office block of Nehemi-
all Jennings, Esq. The body of the build
ing is olive, with drab trimmings, green
blinds and black sashes.
Miss C. M. Buckley, who bought of o.
II. Sherwood the property known as the
Sheffield lot, adjoining the Sheffield
place, has made commendable improve
ments by lowering and painting the fence
and in other ways.
Though we'll over to the Long Island
shore, the "white squadron" United
States ships of war, attracted much at
tention as they passed through the Sound,
bound east, Saturday afternoon.
III. Ii. Grovesteen & Sons are to re-
build the bridge at Kelsey's mill. The
bridge was closed to travel, last week.
A derrick was put up, last week, near
the new Greenfield bridge and the north
abutment of the old bridge broken up
and taken away. The stones are to be
used for filling.
John johnson has left the Southport
printing company and is now employed
in Bridgeport on the Union, which is to
issue the first number of new morning
paper, next Saturday and he will proba-
bly, do Southport for the Union.
Ohions are shipped daily from the
freight depot by Agent Archer, to Henry
Zabriskie of New York. Reds predomi-
nate and are worth SD to So so.
livery team is now at the depot daily,
driven by VIII E. Penney. He meets all
trains from So m to "a m.
The Southport baseball club has chal-
lenged the Etratfords to a game of ball at
Southport.
Henry Zabriskie and wife of New York
spent Sunday with II. D. Archer and
wife.
Z. l.. Shepherd is to move, in August,
from the house of Miss Kate Henshaw to
that vacated by j. w. Darling.
A party of 20, including the family of
S. G. Sherwood and New York friends,
picniced recently in Hemlock park, East
on. They were driven up by G. A.
Banks, the horses wearing bells and both
horses and wagon being decorated with
flowers.
After discharging her cargo at New
port, the George Edwin will 60 to Port
Jefferson to be overhauled and will, about
the middle of August, begin her market
trips.
About IL o'clock on the morning of last
week Thursday, the schooner George Ed
win of Banks's line, while proceeding
toward Newport, struck a hidden rock in
three fathoms of water and became fast.
Capt Heaney lowered all sail at once;
then, finding that the ship did not leak,
he reached land and telegraphed Mr.
Banks. AS the tide was falling, the deck
load of about 25 tons of small coal and
screenings was cast overheard and the
ship lightened so that, even at low tide,
she rested easily ON the rock. While in
the city, Capt Heaney chartered couple
of steamers, but at flood tide, between s
8 at night, the boat fioated off. She was
towed into New London harbor, some
eight or nine miles away and tied up for
the night. The next day, she proceeded
to Newport. The rock On which the
schooner struck is particularly dangerous
as it is entirely surrounded by three
fathoms of water, is unmarked by buoy
and is, at low tide, but about fathom
below the surface of the water. 1t should
be buoyed at once. 1t is known as the
triangular rocks and is the one upon
which the steamer City of Worcester
struck in a fog.
WEsTPORT.
Miss Maria Patrick, now SS, is with
her daughter, Mrs Edward Ell. Nash.