The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-06
SOUTHPORT.

Rev DR. Edmund Guilbert has accepted
the call to Trinity church and entered
upon his duties as rector, last Sunday.
DR. Guilbert's acceptance gives universal
satisfaction. He will not move his fam
lily here for two or three. months and, un-
til that time, will reside in New York
and be in Southport several days Il week.
Mr. and Mrs William Trubee of Bridge
port were guests of Miss Julia A. Alvord,
Sunday.
The meeting of the School Board was
adjourned from Monday till Tuesday af
ternoon, as most of the members desired
to attend the funeral of Col Samuel B.
Sumner at Bridgeport.
Southport now has three justices of the
peace.
Mr. and Mrs James G.. Wentz are ex-
pected home, next week. They are now
taking a trip through the Southern
States.
Mrs Lot Buckley and Miss Buckley are
visiting in New Haven.
Franklin Buckley has returned from
Boston, where he has been for several
weeks.
DR. Guilbert will hold service in Trini-
ty, this evening at 30. Services will
be held during Lent on Wednesdays at 10
a m and Fridays at Z 30 p M.
Mrs Alvord and the Misses Alvord are
to move to Pittsfield, Mass, having
bought residence in that city.
The Board of School Visitors held a
meeting at the Town hall, Tuesday af-
ternoon. b. b. Brothwell was chosen
chairman. Hereafter districts purchas-
ing outline maps must purchase those
published by Ivison, Brakeman & Co. of
New York. The Board took decided
action about school exhibitions by vot-
ing that no exhibition shall be held in
any district, until the consent of the act
ing school visitor has been obtained.
Members of the Board had been notified
that parties would appear before the
Board to ask to be allowed to send their
children to the Bridgeport schools, but
none put in an appearance. On motion,
the meeting adjourned to April 4 at 80
pm.
The monthly cake sale of the Sasqua-
naug society will be held in Washington
hall, Saturday, eth. at 3 p m.
Mrs Benjamin Pomeroy is visiting her
daughter, Mrs B. Fl. Wells of New York
The funeral of Glover E. Sanford was
held in Bridgeport Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Sanford was we'll known here and
many of his friends attended the service.
Mrs Brooks Ii. Wells was in town, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs o. T. Sherwood have re-
turned from their trip.
James Brotherton has been quite sick ;
attended by DR. Durham.
Mrs Louis, now residing in Mamaro-
neck, has been very sick with throat
trouble.
Mrs Henry Banks received telegram.
Tuesday morn.na thar her sister Was
dead; >he rn,n"' a. ~'rI 'OtH ~, q.
ity l,ari,h va NJ ia ,ut ait Il'',t' II
acting on DIR OulIbrrt'- l+,tcr uI accept
ance. Warden Jeiliff was chosen chair
man. DR. Guilbert's letter to the com
mittee was read and accepted. The
meeting then adjourned sine die.
Mrs Inman died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Frederick Mills, Sunday
night. She was very aged, having pass
ed her Goth birthday. The funeral SER
vices were held, Wednesday and con-
Quoted by DR. Guilbert. On Thursday,
the remains were taken to Huntington
for interment.
The snow storm of Tuesday and We'd
nesday stopped work on the railroad.
A gas plant between Rye and Mamar-
oneck works satisfactory. Might it not
be good idea for Southport and Fair
field TO awaken to some such project.
K. G. Sherwood started for Florida,
Wednesday, to join his wife, and hopes
to return with fine large tarpons. His
son, o. Il. Sherwood, has returned from
the wilds of North Carolina.
If people living on the main road by
the bank would save their coal ashes and
place them on roads where they are need
ed, instead of pouring them in piles on
complete macadamized road, they would
be considered public benefactors.