The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-16
SOUTHPORT.

B. F. Buckley has fully 1000 tons Of
ice stored away.
Lumber for Northrop Brothers is now
unloaded from cars which stand on the
side track running past the station, it be-
ing impossible to run cars into their yard.
As the brick station has reached its
final resting place, stout wooden steps
have been placed on the south side, to
allow the public to climb gracefully up
to the level of the depot floor. This is
far better than the steeply inclined plank
with few cleats nailed upon it, which
served while the building was in transit.
On the side toward the track, long
plank walk is laid. Both doors in the
eastern part of the building are closed
and will remain so until the foundations
are laid and the surroundings graded.
These, it is understood, will be put in
place after work in that line is finished
at Saugatuck. The Southport station is
now resting on about Is jack screws.
Northrop Brothers are busy getting
out lumber for half a dozen cottages to
be built at Mamaroneck as soon as wealth
er will permit. Other cottages are pro-
jected for Southport when Spring opens
and material for these is being made
ready.
Grading has been going on near the
Greenfield crossing, for some time and a
lad oaa f be Of ho Jra
has been removed to allow the additional
tracks to be laid. The rocks and earth
removed have been spread on the side of
the roadbed, toward the Lacey crossing.
Never slow in anything pertaining to
the interests of the village or the welfare
or comfort of the inhabitants, the Sas-
quanaug association has completed ar
rangements with William Mitchell where
by the sidewalks will be cleared of snow
after every snow storm.
Station Agent Purdy and Baggage
Master Smith attended the funeral in
New Haven, Sunday, of Allan ostrander,
the veteran yardnnaster Of the Consoli-
dated road, who has been in the employ
of the road for AZ years and had previ-
ously been employed by the Old Colony
line. The Baptist church, where the
funeral services were held, was crowded.
Special trains were run on all divisions.
stopping on signal at all stations. The
train on the New York division was de-
laycd about 20 minutes, caused by a
huge blast just beyond Green's Farms,
which covered the rails and blocked the
track for some time.
The first of series of sociables to be
given fortnightly by the Epworth league
of the Methodist church was announced
for this week Thursday at G. O. Jelliffs.
Speaking of the wish Of the Consoli-
dated road to close the Elwood crossing
entirely, one gentleman says, IF they
should do SO, understand that the in
tention is not only to put up an elegant
stone station, snch as would be an or
nament to any place, but to throw into a
beautiful park the Monroe and Elwood
land and build a semi-circular road from
crossing to crossing. IL the town will
not allow them to do this. the alterna-
tive is to put the station for west-bound
trains near the present rectory crossing.
That might not be SO convenient and it is
certain that SO good a station
building would not be obtained. / know
that many object to the stations being SO
far apart, but ! am assured by the rail-
road chat there would be 20 particular