The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-06-12
SOUTHPORT.

The revised plans for the new house of
G. C. Chambers have been gotten out by
the Co operative building plan associat-
ion, architects, 63 Broadway, New York,
and estimates are being made by North
rop Brothers and others. The plans are
radically different from those first drawn
and provide for a house not unlike that
of John F. Dingee. 1t faces the water,
of course, and is to have shingled sides, a
veranda and balcony, chimneys of rough
stone. 1t is 4Sx32 feet, including the
kitchen, which is 15x21. A flag pole
springs from the front. On the south
and west is veranda eight feet wide,
running the entire width and length of
the house. Above this is a balcony of
the same width and length, with door
on the second story. Inside, the lower
floor is largely taken up by billiard
room, which occupies all the western half
of the house. On the other side are par
lor and dining room, with kitchen, etc.,
in the rear. On the second story, there
are four sleeping rooms, from one of
which is the entrance to the balcony.
There are also bath room, servants quar-
ters, etc. The attic is unfinished. The
house has the merit of being original and
unique. A barn is to be built 20X36 feet,
with space for carriages, harness room,
box stall, stables ON the lower floor and
a sleeping room for the coachman and
lofts for hay and grain above. 1t is to
have three gables and will be finished
like the house, with shingled sides.
Station Agent Purdy was able to re-
sumo duty at the station, Saturday.
The Ada, the sprightly yacht owned by
w. B. Meeker, is being fitted with new
mast, spars and sailing rig, under the di-
rection of Fred Sherwood.
Lawyer George E. Beers. formerly of
Southport, is superintendent of Sunday
school at Knoxville, Tenn.
Judge John II. Perry sailed for Europe
last week Thursday on the Normannia.
He will be absent short time only.
Snowman William Henshaw met with
an accident at Springfield, last week, and
came home, Friday. The horses became
frightened and started suddenly, catching
Mr. Henshaw and spraining his leg badly.
Judge M. B. Beardsley of Bridgeport,
acting probate judge in the case of the
admission to probate of the will of the
late Ellen Sherwood, has given a decis-
ion admitting the will.
The weather signals were flung to the
breeze, Friday, from the pole at Drug
gist Damtoft's pharmacy.
Charles Oehmichen is now running his
bakery wagon through Southport, Green's
Farms, Greenfield Hill and Fairfield. He
has been making two trips day, first
with bread, cake, ETC., then with ice
cream.
Strawberries from those noted growers
of Mill Hill, Arthur H., John II. and
Nellis III. Sherwood, are already coming
into market The berries are among the
finest to be found and always command
a good price.
A couple of the windows in Mrs
Charles Rockwell's house were broken
and the cornice damaged by flying frag-
ments of stump blown up with too
great a charge of powder.
One of our prominent merchants, while
delivering barrel of flour, Monday, at
the home of f. E. Lane which is on a
steep hill side, decided that it would be
q cinr tn drive fn no tnr nf Hill III
roll the flour down. The barrel was TAX
en- from the wagon and left ON the ground
while the tail-board of the wagon was
put up. By that time, the barrel was
some distance away, but it struck pile
of springs and was stopped without even
barking a hoop.
M. Mitchell is again making his old
fashioned root beer and is selling it at his
place on the lower dock and at Oehmich-
ems confectionery. Those who have
tried it declare it superlative.
The new masts put into the Ada are
hollow spars of the best quality.
Cards bearing the code of the weather
toft have been distributed.
Henry Banks is once more first in the
field with early peas. He brought the
first load to town, Monday, and, after
supplying local markets, took the rest to
Bridgeport. Mr. Banks says that, though
the crop is week earlier than last year,
it is far less in quantity, as the cold, dry
weather virtually spoiled early peas. Mr.
Banks has about three acres, this year,
as against five in former years. Joel
Banks also has a Quantity Of peas and is
about to harvest his early varieties.
James S. Coley, who has suffered with
a felon on his hand, is better.
Northrop Brothers are putting a new
roof ON the house of Mrs Francis Perry
and doing other work on the house.
Mrs Selden and family, who have been
boarding with Mrs w. F. Elwood, have
gone to Bamber, N. j., for the Summer.
It is not likely that Mrs w. f. Elwood
will keep Summer boarders. this season,
on account of the unsettled condition of
affairs about the house and the crossing.
Robert L. Shepherd put his boat, the
Estella, into commission, Monday.
Prayer meeting of the Congregational
y. p. S. G. e. at Charles Guyer's, Hull's
Farms, this week Tuesday.
Greenfield Holsters, ? as horsefeet are
locally known have arrived