The Newtown bee., 1891-02-13
NEwrowN, FEBRUARY IS, 1891.
GREENFIELD HILL.

GREENFIELD HILL.
 Miss Alice Lawless has visited her home at Providence, R. I.
 Miss Mamie J. Merwin celebrated her l6th birthday with a pleasant birthday party, Monday evening, Sth. The same evening, Mrs J. B. Clemens of Mill Plain celebrated her sSth birthday with sur prise by members of the Southport Meth odist church.
 Dea Donaldson, who has lain quietly, suffering little, declares that this is his last sickness and appears to be failing gradually.
 The regular monthly meeting of the To- cal Y. P. s. c. E. for February will be held at Mrs Uriah Perry's, February p and it is possible that a fitting celebrat- ion of Washington's birthday may be made.
 James R. Jennings of Deerfield, who delivers milk at wholesale, met with a serious accident, last week, while return ing home with empty milk cans. His horse became frightened and ran, throw ing him out and injuring him severely. It was at first feared that, in addition to bruises, his hip was severely hurt and his shoulder dislocated. The accident hap pened within short distance of Mir Jen- nings's home, near Benjamin Burr's and MT Burr helped to get Mir Jennings home. Dr Dunham was hastily summoned and made the sufferer as comfortable as pos sible.
 Simeon Pease is painting his house a colonial yellow with red trimmings. William VanNess and MT Pease wield the brushes.
 Simeon Pease has received a valuable eve from New York State and expects, in due time, one of the finest flocks of sheep in town.
 Bradley Merwin, while moving about his barn in the dark, last week, ran into pair of shafts, one point of which struck him in the corner or the right eve.
 Mrs Walter o. Merwio, who has been seriously sick, is improving
 H. W. Banks, ,who was sick for so long, last Summer, is enjoying good health, this Winter, for one so nearly an octoge- marian, but says that he is not as well as before his sickness.
 Glad that Dr Dunham is able to be out again.
 While John Banks was driving Agent Phelps of the Homestead about the coun- try, the forward axle of their wagon broke. Fortunately, they had not far to walk.
 "Copies of the quarterly accounts of Walter Bradley (late) collector of the customs of Fairfield, Connecticut, from the January, 1924, to the 30 June lS32'' now owned by G. II. Bradley, show an astonishing difference between the Fair field or Greenfield Hill of to-day and that of three score years ago. Then the cus- toms office on Greenfield Hill, near the church and green (B. B. Banks's store and post office correspond to the site of the custom house of Walter Bradlev) was the center of trade for radius of many miles. Bridgeport, which soon after ward became city, was then an ambit- ious young borough, but capable of look ing out for No. pretty effectually. This IS habit it has since maintained and has drawn from this town hundreds of bright young men and many thousands of dol lars Rut tho tiroa nf NNol .li this part of the town was thickly settled and prosperous and there was hardly a limit to the number of stores, all of which did a thriving business. The goods were almost entirely bought in New York and brought by sloop to Southport. From there, they were carted by OK teams to the stores here. Among those doing an active business were Lewis and Timothy Burr at Burr's highway and stores at the corner now occupied by the Ruthven house, at the site of the post office, one each at the present residences of Col A. k. T. Nichols, Major Bradley, Mrs Mill bank, Miss Murray, Henry Bulkley, Eliz- abeth Bulkley, near Bakers and others toward Greens Farms. Now, the stores of 5. B. Banks and G. II. Bradley are sufficient for all demands. A striking instance of the decline of Connecticut hill towns, universal and so greatly to be deplored.
 Mrs John Nichols is improving, though it will be many weeks before she can walk.
 c. B. Lewis of Fairfield Woods is South and his place is occupied by MT Price.
 A pleasant meeting of ladies was held at Mrs Milbank's, last week Wednesday afternoon.
 w. B. Osborne of Aspetuck met with an accident, Saturday morning, while leading horse to Fairfield that he had been boarding. When near sHezekiah w. Banks's, the led horse became frightened by heavy wagon passing and ran for ward, throwing it's foot through the spokes of a wheel of MT Osborne's buggy, completely wrecking it. Mir Osborne jumped out and secured the horses, bor- rowed wheel and proceeded to Fair field.
 About d score of active members were present at Fridays meeting of the Y. P. $. c. E., at the church, at which Miss A. M. Wakeman was leader. Que new active member, Mrs John H. Hull, was received. Services of commemoration for the 10th anniversary of the Y. P. s. c. E. were held, with this program: Song, "Calling for Thee;'' responsive read ing; recitation, "The advancing host," Miss