The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-06
SOUTHPORT.

SOUTHPORT.
Buildings bought by William Nichols
of the railroad are being moved from the
Greenfield crossing to Black Rock.
The brick work at the foundation Oh
the passenger station has been completed
and the building is once more on its OWE
firm foundations, the timbers and jacks
on which it rested for so long having beer
removed, Saturday, by w. G. Bradley oil
New Haven, who had the contract fol
moving.
No mud in all the town can compare
with thBt at the approaches to theGreen'
field Hill bridge. Neither approach has
been finished and no work can be done
until the frost has entirely left the
ground. A telegraph pole will then be
removed from the Greenfield side and
sharp turn avoided; on the Southport
side, there are to be two approaches.
leading off to right and left. The one
toward Fairfield is partly done and is be,
ing used; the other needs much more
grading.
Mrs w. F. Northrop has visited in New
Haven.
III. c. VanTassell of Pine street, Bridge
port, who expected to move into North
rop Brothers new house, last week, viii
not move until about March Is, wher
himself, wife and child, the latter now
about 10 days old, will come here.
Rev G. A. Hubbell will continue to oc.
cupy the house he built and has just sold
to the Methodist society until the gener.
al conference, when he will seek a pas
torate elsewhere. The old parsonage
house and barn, has been occupied by III
d. Archer of the local freight office anC
the society may continue to rent it if g
purchaser is not found. The lot on which
the new parsonage is located is large
enough to allow of half dozen sheds
and is so convenient to the church that il
will prove an added attraction to 6
preacher.
F. LII. Bedford of Green's Farms has
accepted the plans for the additions ano
. alterations to his stable, as drawn by A
II. Beers and described in last weeks
BEE. Northrop Brothers of Southport
and Thomas Quinlan of Westport bid or
the work.
Mr. and Mrs Boyden of New Milford
have visited j. E. Wells.
The entertainment and social to have
been given in the Methodist church anG
basement, last week Thursday, was post
poned for one week because of the storm
So rapidly has work been pushed or
the new undergrade crossing at the rec
tory that the stonework was ready fol-
the iron, Sunday. The northern ap.
proach was practically finished, some
time ago. Property owned by the estate
of Francis Buckley, for short distance.
stops passage; on the other side of this.
the road owns land to the highway,
bought of Mrs Alvord.
James Trainor, the veteran blacksmith,
will occupy the shop on the Bulkley prop
erty until he is obliged to vacate because
the railroad wants the property and he
will then move to shop he has already
secured and continue to do good work si2
days week.
:. Iron for the bridge at the rectory cross
ing arrived, last Friday and additional
pieces for the Marquand crossing.
William Nichols, who bought buildings
from the railroad, has moved one of then
to Clinton avenue, West End, Bridge
port.
There are rumors of new club fol
Southport.
Rev DR. Seward of Norwalk was abls
to deliver the preparatory lecture, Fri
day afternoon, at the Congregations
church and officiated at both services il
the church, Sunday.
Charles Burritt, an employe at F. E
Lanes, has moved TO Saugatuck.
A chowder party at the residence Of
Isaac Bennett, last week Thursday, al
which about dozen gathered.
Judge and Mrs John III. Perry return
ed, Monday, from ten days sojourn il
Hartford.
Druggist Damtoft has telephone line
from his house to the Southport phar
macy.
Mrs Edgar S. Sherwood has been sick
Oliver Buckley, who is now in New
York, has made short visit here.
F. r. Smith has bought the ice box
bar and fixtures in the saloon of David
Steele and has moved them to his new
building in Fairfield.
A number Of men were at work, Sun
day, putting into position part Of the
iron work of the bridge at the new rec
tory crossing. Next Sunday, about rs
men will be here, probably, putting the