The Newtown bee., 1891-03-13
SOUTHPORT.

Finding that the officers of the ConsOl-
idated road were responsible for the six
fold death at the collision in the New
York tunnel, the cOroner's jury which in
vestigated the accident has ordered the
arrest of all general officers of the road
and many of the officers of the New York
Central road. The charge is manslaugh-
ter, on the ground that they have DISC
beyed the New York State law prohibit
ing the use Of stoves or the admirable
Baker heater in cars. Among those for
whom warrants were issued was the late
Charles Rockwell, long general freight
agent. His place has for months been
filled by n. Il. Wilcox.
Successful efforts to provide new and
entertaining features for the fOrtnightly
entertainments of the EpwOrth league
are maze by the committees in charge
and the entertainments are increasing in
popularity and attendance. The enter
tainment, last week Thursday night, was
one of the best yet given. The program
was begun in the body of the church,
where religious devOtiOnS were first con-
Quoted. This was followed by number
of ''items of news" the topics tonched
upon embracing science, art, literature,
politics, morals, etc. Many of those
present spoke for perhaps five minutes
each on some one of these topics, giving
new or interesting facts. After spending
pleasant evening, the audience repaired
to the basement of the church, where a
bountiful collation. was served.
1t is doubtful if gas for Southport and
Fairfield, as suggested, last week, could
be made a financial success, for the num-
Der of consumers is necessarily limited
and the charges for gas would have to be
heavy in order to pay expenses and inter-
ponitnl invested ST GhOnl1 ha
glad to see such light introduced" said
one of Southport's solid citizens, "but it
seems to me that an electric light station
would be preferable. | do not suppose
that the cost would be great deal more
than gas and the light would be far more
satisfactory. But I'm afraid that moth
ing of the kind could succeed here, I'M
less wires were to be run from the cleo
trio light station at Bridgeport to supply
both Fairfield and Southport and L see
no good reason why this could not be
DONE"
Postmaster Jennings has been almost
crippled with rheumatism in the back,
though he has succeeded in getting down
to the office every day, for few minutes
at least.
Superintendent G.. o. Jelliff of the
Methodist Sunday school attended the
second convention of the Fairfield coun-
ty union of Sunday school superintend-
ents at the Baptist church, South Nor
walk, Friday. The conventions are held
quarterly, to discuss the best methods of
Sunday school work. The next meetidg
will be held, the second week in June, at
South Norwalk.
Mrs Edwin Sherwood has rallied from
her severe sickness, last week.
The yearling colt, bay with black
points, which was bought at the sale of
California stock in New York, will make
an important addition to the blooded
stock of G. M. Gilman. 1t is called the
most promising colt ever brought into
town.
A handsome steel engraving of Mount
Etna in eruption is on exhibition at the
post office. 1t is from the original paint
ing by Thomas Cole in the Wadsworth
gallery in Hartford and was engraved
for the Etna insurance company, for
which III. I'll. Perry is agent.
Mrs Henry Banks has visited in Bridge
ri