The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04
FAIRFIELD.


sound of wheeled vehicles. The people
came by families, the master bearing his
gun, the women their foot stoves. AT
the church door, the sexes separated, the
women taking one side of the church, the
men the other, the children being given
into the care of the tithing master. Par
son Webb walked stately through the
people, bearing his psalm book and prec-
ious roll Of manuscript in his hand, and
entered the high, box-like pulpit at one
end of the church. The deacons sat on
platform in front of him, facing the peo-
Pile, the leader of psalmody on bench in
front of them. A long prayer began the
service, after which one of the deacons
sslined OUT the psalm for the people to
sing. Then followed the sermon, an
hour long by the hour CLASSIC. Is.
Todd in the New York Evening Post
A party of colored people from Red
ding enjoyed picnic at the beach, Sat-
urday.
Joseph l.. r. Thorp. who has been for
six months or more with the New Hav-
en- store of Mcintyre. Mcguire & Co.,
has spent few days here before enter
ing upon the duties of his new position
with the great silk house of Cheney
Brothers, Broadway, N. Y. He is to
travel for the firm and will go South.
Finishing loads are being put on the
approaches to the viaduct at the station
and it is expected that the grade cross
ing will be closed to travel soon, as it
is understood that the iron work will
arrive in short time.
Miss Eliza Smith has entertained Miss
Mabel Beers of Norwalk.
Misses Julia Toomey and Susie G.
Levi are home from Asbury Park.
Miss Julia Hurd has been in Birming
ham; Eugene Hurd at Glen island.
Elmhurst convent school, Providence,
r. l., is where Miss Katie Hewitt is to
attend school, next Winter.
Mosquitoes, from which Fairfield has
been remarkably free, this Summer, ar
rived in numbers, last week.
Benjamin Belts has sold the hay on his
salt meadows to John l.. Thomas Of
Green's Farms.
Only few more concerts will be given
at the green by the American band of
Bridgeport. The concert, Friday night,
was we'll attended. The orchestra after
ward gave music for the hop at the St.
Mare.
The hop at the George, Saturday night,
was attended by many from out of town.
Leader David Rlythe of the American
band has been presented with a cornet by
members of the band.
Ambrose Ell. Wilson, whose marriage
to Miss Belle Cole occurred in Hartford,
Tuesday afternoon, is to occupy the
house formerly owned by Mrs Granville.
A reception was held at Mr. Wilson's for
mer home, Tuesday evening, at which
many presents were displayed.
William Turney Buckley of Greenfield
and Conrad Buckingham of Southport
were summoned as Fairfield jurors for
the criminal term of the court of common
pleas, this week, at Bridgeport.
Fairfield was victorious in game of
ball between Fairfield and Southport
mines, near the Rubber shop, by a score
of 20 to -. The game was well played
and witnessed by many. The Fairfield
battery was Fitzgerald and Kelly, the
Southport Dunn and Callahan; umpire,
2. J. Mccarthy of New York. Another
game for S. side is being arranged.
A valuable black colt belonging to
Theodore Turney has been very sick, but
was successfully treated by Veterinarian
Thorpe.
Miss Josie Braun, daughter of Hiram
Braun, the champion swimmer of the
New York Athletic club, is visiting Miss
Carrie Flint.
The party of Fairfield youths who have
been enjoying a vacation on the Gitana
spent Sunday at Newport, returning home
this week.
A number of Fairfield people accom-
panied an excursion to Glen Island, Fri
day, and report an enjoyable time.
Nearly score of young people enjoy
ed strawride to Bridgeport, last week
Thursday evening, in Samuel Wakeman's
large wagon.
A. Griffin, the barber at the st. Marc
will probably open for himself, renting
of Horace Jennings the small building
near McGarry's blacksmith shop.
The new house of C. w. Fox has been
enclosed and rooted.
The horse which William Falls has
been driving for week has been taken
back by the owner, Greenfield man.
Dawson. the big bay trotter of L. w.
Pearsall of Black Rock, was distanced in
the 10 class at Hartford, last week.
The horse was not in condition, the train
er, Goldsmith, who gave it record of
2 10 ga, last year, being sick.
Lveryman Buckley was among those
who attended the Hartford races, last
week.
School is to begin in Mill Plain dis
trict, Tuesday, 1st, with Mr. Everett as
principal and Miss Annie r. Jennings as
primary teacher.
Miss Alice Vanderbilt of Brooklyn is
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