The Newtown bee., 1891-06-05
SOUTHPORT.

large ana increasing DuS1neSS at Jne1T bottling works. They put up all man. ner of temperance drinks.
 MT Halliker and family spent Sunday with Burr Osborne.
 On account of the failure of the Vest port club to put in an appearance, ball game was played between Southport hines, Sunday. Sunday ball playing
 should never be allowed.
 Charles Oehmichen went to New Y York,
 Monday, for a baker and confectioner.
 Northrop Brothers have been at work
 on the house of w. B. Meeker.
 Northrop Brothers are to build pick ct fence around the lot owned by c. c. Chambers of Waterbury.
 Northrop Brothers keep two teams carting brick, lime and cement from their yards to the new house of Charles Sooysmith at the Farms.
 MT Hotchkiss, superintendent of the Fairfield rubber factory, led the singing at the Congregational church, Sunday and has been engaged to take charge of the choir until Fall. He has fine bari tone voice and will be decided addition to the choir. His son was present, Sun- day morning and father and son sang an offertory duet, "Savior, source of every blessing," in which the baritone of MT Hotchkiss and the clear soprano of his son blended we'll with the organ.
 Efforts are making to render the cele- bration of Children's day at the Metho- dist church, June 14, one of unusual in- terest.
 Carpenter Charles W. Wells has begun the boat building season and has already finished 12-foot sharpie for Burr Os- borne.
 c. W. Wells is to build small boat for insurance Agent Thompson of New Haven.
 Martin R. Barnum has moved from JellifHs block to one of James Curran's buildings.
 Mrs William Henshaw will spend the Summer in New Canaan.
 The scales at c. Jennings tS Sons have been repaired.
 Charles Oehmichen, the baker, is to run wagon through Southport and ad- joining villages. His wagon has been painted by F. E. Lane.
 Henry Horn, who has been shipping clerk and bookkeeper at Simon Banks's for four or five years, finished his labors, Saturday night. He will take a vacation of fortnight or so and will then go to either Bridgeport or Brooklyn, in both of which cities he has had offers. Mr Horn has been an obliging and accommo- dating clerk and will be missed.
 Allie, son of Charles Perry, is in charge of the wagon for the collection and delivery of Adams express packages in Southport. He is efficient and capable.
 Were the business of co. Jelliff & Co. consolidated under one roof, it would sur prise many by it's magnitude. The busi- ness is now distributed among 10 differ ent buildings, two of which are on the Danbury and Norwalk road, near George town. In Southport, Jelliff7s and Halls blocks and most of the old Church Rec ord office are used, besides many smaller buildings. Most of the work on the ag- ricultura1 tools, wire screens and wire cloth articles manufactured by Jelliff & Co. is done by machinery, but one inn portant feature, where skill and care are required, is galvanizing. This is now done in New York, though tools and equipments are in the factory. With capable workman to take charge of this department, the work could be done as Just at present, the firm is rushed with orders for wire guards.
 Miss Grace Nichols, daughter of Mrs Andrew Walker, died at the home of her mother about 10 30, Monday morning. She had been sick with consumption for months and during a great part of the ime her sufferings had been severe. She ecame greatly emaciated and was so Teak as to be able scarcely to lift her and to her head. Through all her sick ess, her brave, patient spirit shone orth, hallowed by suffering. Her loss ill be sorely felt, in her own family, in CT circle of intimate friends and by ma y who knew her. She was daughter, y her mothers first marriage, of Royal 'ichols, who died about 15 years ago. Work began, Monday, on the sidewalk Carpenter avenue crossing. Mrs Sarah, wife of Francis Hawley of f died, last week, at the home r her sister, Mrs Aaron Miller of New : anaan. She was about 63 years old r Id had been suffering from softening of f e brain but her death was caused by leumonia, from which she had suffered 1t about week. Her funeral was at nded on Saturday. Sunday, the funer- of her sister, Mrs Aaron Miller, took U ace, her death from pneumonia having cured but few hours after that of U 's Hawley. She was 83. Mrs Hawley, q 10 formerly lived in Southport, was p nt of Joseph Wells and Mrs W. F. u' 'rthrop and Mir and Mrs Northrop at ol lded the funeral. MT Wells, who went New Canaan to care for the family of I4 Miller, found him so sick with grip ed to be unable to attend either funeral in ] has himself been prostrated by the ne disease. Mrs Wells was called to at " Canaan to care for them. MrHaw- c. ;, who still lives in Saugatuck, is vet n of some 70 years of age and will H 'bably go to the Soldiers home. nc Ta,, x,e Nr~.rtt.,.s.. T, ,4x nc