The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
ago and contracts for the mason work
are to be signed in a few days.


ago and contracts for the mason work
are to be signed in few days.
There has been Indignation because
Garbageman Charles Mott of West End,
Bridgeport, has been scarting night soil
into Fairfield, i'll defiance of law and the
wishes of the people. Last week, his
teams brought a quantity to Fairfield and
deposited it on land of Albert Turney, on
the main road. To passers who remon-
strated and pointed out that Mott could
not legally bring into the town anything
of that nature, the colored driver of
Motifs wagon replied that that was all
right, for Mott had permit granted by
the board of health and signed by B. b.
Brothwell, health officer and president
of the board of health. Donovan's pig
gerry was bad enough, but this would APP
pear to be deal worse.
No mosquitoes have been observed in
town until within few days, when the
dampness of dog days caused them to
breed. The pests have been far less an
noying than usual, however, this season
John Corcoran, who has been for some
time in the hospital at Bridgeport, has
returned home.
Floor timbers for the new frame sta
ton for west-bound trains were laid, last
week. 1t has been almost impossible to
obtain a supply of drinking water for the
station, the we'll there haying given out
as well as those of many of the neigh
bors.
A new section of the quarry owned by
Redfield e Sons opposite the station has
been opened and the stone is used for fill
ing the north approach of the viaduct.
When the Consolidated road establish
ed it's quarry in Fairfield to crush stone
for stone ballasting the road, it took a
lease for five years of a strip of land be-
longing to Dea j. Madison Morehouse,
The land is in daily use by employees OF
the road and work could not be carried
on at the quarry without the control OF
this property. The lease expired May
IS, but no steps were taken to renew il
and the matter was placed in the hands
of Lawyer John l.. Morehouse, who has
already had several dealings with the rail
road. A visit to New Haven showed thai
no record of the transaction had beer
made ON the lease book of the road
though the document was easily tounC
c;o Gol e
willingness to renew the lease, but salts
factory terms have not been made, MI
Morehouse declining to renew on the price
previously paid. Should no lease be made
within reasonable time, notice will prob
ably be served upon the road that i
must stop using Mr. Warehouses; land.
Friends of Dea j. Madison Morehous'
are panied to learn of his serious illness
His advanced age gives more cause fo
alarm.
A narrow escape from a serious acci
dent was had by Charles S. French ant
family, last week. While returning from
Bridgeport, in top surrey, Mr. and Mr.
French, Mrs Charles M. French, MAJ
French and an aunt of Mrs G. M. Frencl
were driving along the road leading pas
the acid works, when Mrs French turned
out to pass large, loaded wagon. Th
road is narrow there, with steep bank
and the outer wheels of the surrey slit
off the bank, turning the vehicle complete
, ly over and throwing the horse upon it
, back. Before it could rise, Lawyer Johl
J.. Morehouse, who was passing on hi
. bicycle, had secured the horse. The DC
, cupants of the carriage were liberated
with nothing but bruises. The hors
, was not injured, but the surrey which wa
, new, had one wheel splintered and the tol
smashed. Mr. French and family wer
forced to walk home, leading the morse
Lawyers consider that Mr. French has
good case against the city, should he car
. to push it. The city authorities hav
{ been notified of the state of the road, bu
| no attention has yet been paid to tn
matter.
The cow of Arthur Brown, poisone'
nearly two weeks ago by eating paint, ha
, since died.
When under the system of town con
solidation, the expense of the schools
the town was less by several hundre
dollars than in previous years and tn
figures as prepared by Rev Mr. Adams
secretary of the board of education, prov
ed that equally good schools were prov
| ded for less money than ever before. Th
: sum expended on schools for the yea
, 19SS-S9 was $97S7 81, reduction in ez
penses of 1892 90. The sum appropriat
ed that year was $10,125. For the CON
ing year, 1912, $10,325 was appropriate
ed, the same as last year. The estimate
expenses for the school year are $44
more than the estimated expenses flo
: last year, yet no more money will be re
4 quired from the town treasury, becaus
all the previous appropriation was nc
spent.
: Arthur A, four months infant c
: Stephen A. Rice, died, Saturdays of cho
= era infantum. Rev Mr. White officiated a
, the funeral, Sunday.
Born. Fbceubiya sun W . oiAss Daio ~
, A collection will be taken at eac
4 mass, next Sunday morning, for tn
| new building for the parochial school.
The family of DR. Dame, who hav
been occupying the Samuel Glover house
are to move to Bridgeport for the rest
the season.
, Francis B. Wakeley is administrato
on the estate of his wife, Ann E. Wake
, ley.
: Henry Randolph has been added t
the force at B. Betts's.
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