The Newtown bee., 1891-12-18

formerly occupied by him from j. D.
Toomey. Mr. Jennings intends to move
it across the street and fit it up for bar
Der shop.
What threatened at one time to be a
serious riot occurred at Redfield's quarry
Tuesday afternoon. Early IN the day IAN
Italian named Louis and boss named
William Dalton had a dispute. All
through the afternoon, the men kept
gathering their friends and, finally, the
forces came together. Clubs, stones and
shovels were freely used. The fight
waxed warm and lasted several hours.
At last, Dalton's forces were routed. An
inspection showed that nearly all engage
ed in the conflict were more or less
wounded, the most serious case being
Dalton himself, who had an arm broken
in several places, besides many minor in
juries. Sheriff Pike arrested Louis and
two others, Wednesday, Justice E. l..
Wells filming Louis 81 and costs and the
two others $5 and costs each, about $6S
in all.
At a meeting of the selectmen of the
town of Fairfield held ON the 18th of De-
cember, 1891:
Resolved, That in the death of our late asso-
ciate, Edward Hawkins, this board has lost
useful and valuable member whose death
we sincerely mourn and the town of Fairfield
capable, upright official whose conscien-
tious efforts in the faithful discharge of his du
ty were recognized by its citizens by their
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office which he was filling at the time of his
death.
Resolved, That, in expression of our deep
sorrow and our sense of the loss which the
town of Fairfield has suffered in associ-
ate's death, the town clerk be and hereby is
instructed to enter these resolutions on the
town records and that a copy duly signed
and attested be transmitted to Mr. Hawkins g
family and that copies be printed in the
Southport Chronicle, the Newtown BER the
Bridgeport weekly Standard and Bridgeport
weekly Farmer.
, Resolved. That the mourning drapery now
in the selectmen's office be continued for SO
days from the 4th instant.
t Richard b. jennings, Selectmen of the
AS there has been considerable discus
, sion and many inquiries as to whether
the two selectmen can fill the vacancy
= caused by the death of Selectman Ed
= ward Hawkins, your correspondent in
: terviewed one of the attorneys of the vii
g lage and asked him what the law is and
Y if the vacancy could be filled. He re.
piled that Section 60 of the Revised
Statutes of 1888 provided that, when any
town office shall be vacant by the neg.
lect of the town to appoint or the refusal
of any person appointed to act or by
death or removal of any person appoint,
ed, such town in legal town meeting may
fill the vacancy: but, until the towr
/ shall fill such vacancy, the selectmer
may appoint and the person so appointed
holds office, till the town in legal town
meeting elects successor. There is NJ
doubt but that the two remaining select
. men can appoint successor to Edward
l Hawkins, who would hold office unit
the town acts in town meeting. There
is really no necessity for such an APP
r pointment at present, but questions may
arise when it would be essential to the
welfare of the town to have a full boarC
VI SClCIGAHCIl 1Oi UDdG ItdSou, SOIflt
action should be taken at once.
The annual Christmas entertainment
and festival at Hope Chapel will be held
Christmas night.
f Grading is being done in front of the
t Samuel Morehouse property and the
walk given new dressing of gravel
Fairfield council will hold their annua
2 meeting, this week Friday evening, te
= elect officers for the ensuing year.
William Falls has moved to the house
= of Mrs Molly Shay.
News was received, Monday, of the
death of Miss Clara Sanford near Boston