The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-10-09
SOUTHPORT.

SOUTHPORT.
Freight Clerk Henry d. Archer return
ed, this week, from a fortnight's vaca-
ton in the Adirondacks. His place has
been taken by Alfred Churchouse.
Horace Seckmound, an employee c. o.
Jelliff g. Co., has dug over 1900 bushels
of potatoes, this year, while setting up
Pruyn potato diggers and teaching the
practical points of the machines to pur-
ehasers.
Joseph A. Wakeman occupied his old
place in the choir of the Congregational
church, Sunday.
Il. Otis Leroy of New York has visited
here.
Miss Nellie Bradley returned, Friday,
from Rock Island, ILL.,, where she has
spent the Summer with her sister.
Miss Gertrude A. Pinney of New Ca
naan is with Miss Grace Banks.
Mr. and Mrs l.. F. Sherwood, who
spent Sunday in Brooklyn, listened to an
admirable sermon by DR. Talmadge. The
text was, ssTo this end am born"
MI and Mrs l.. T. Sherwood celebrated
their silver wedding, last week, by a
pleasant Trip to Washington, Mount Yer
non and other places of interest. May
their golden wedding find them as hale
and hearty!
What might easily have proved a seri-
GUS stabbing ARRAY took place near the
Methodist church, about o'clock Sunday
morning. A couple of Danes, Gravs Cor
George Gravsen, who is employed at
Mrs William Wakeman's, and Ole, a
stranger recently hired by Mrs Gookin,
had been in Bridgeport and, missing the
late train, hired a team to bring them
home. They were set down near Hen
shaw's livery stable and were at once at
tackled by crowd of half dozen young
fellows, whom they could not recognize.
Words were exchanged, the Danes claim
ing them the aggressors. Two were no
match for seven and the Danes fled up
the hill toward Mrs Wakeman's, with the
others in hot pursuit. Near the Metho-
dist church, they were overtaken and as
saulted, Gravs having deep cut in the
back Of the neck, sevidently made by a
pen knife, while Ole had an eye blacken-
ed and a slight cut on his face. Gravs
bound up his wound as well as he could
and had it dressed by Druggist Damtoft,
few hours later. Complaint was made
to Sheriff Pike, but the Danes did not
know their assailants and no warrant
was issued.
Miss Carpenter sang in Trinity, Sun
day.
During last week, the Congregational
church was frightened by the addition
of new carpets, the frightening of the
woodwork, etc. The carpets were pro-
vided by w. & ). Sloane of New York;
the work was done under the supervision
of the ladies of the church.
A meeting of the brotherhood of st.
Andrew of Trinity church will be held in
the chapel, Wednesday at s p m. All the
men in the parish are invited to be pres
ent.
Hughes Dayton was in town, over Sun
day.
A meeting of the school board will be
held in the Town hall, Fairfield, to-mor-
row at 30 p M for the purpose of organ
ization, etc. The board is the same as
last year, with the exception of Simeon
Pease, who takes DIR Dunham's place.
Mrs Pell of New York has been guest
of Miss Dimon.
A special meeting of Trinity church
was held in the chapel, Monday evening.
The rector, Rev DIR Guilbert, presided.
In the absence of Edward Hawkins. clerk,
Ell. N. Wakeman was chosen clerk pro
tenn. The committee, consisting of Oli-
yer Buckley, A. O. Jennings and E. Liv-
ngston Wells, appointed to procure
site for rectory, reported several prop
ositions One was to purchase a lot from
Mrs Bradley, but the price was too high.
The most favorable one was to purchase,
through George Buckley, the lot adjoin-
ng Mrs Charles Rockwell's, which has "a
frontage of 20 feet, is I66 feet deep and
10 feet in the rear. The committee were
instructed to purchase this lot for $500.