The Newtown bee., 1891-08-28
NEwTowN, AUGUST 80, 1891.
FAIRFIELD.

BetGS.
A party of young ladies and gentle
men, members of the Burr and Wakeman
families, picniced at the beach, Monday.
Father Coleman said, Sunday, that the
offering for the new parochial school
building would be the largest ever taken
in the parish.
There was large attendance at the
funeral of the late Joseph Madison More
house, which occurred at , 30, Friday, at
his late home. Rev f. S. Child of the
Fairfield Congregational church of1iciat-
ed. The pail bearers were Andrew z.
Wakeman, Samuel Morehouse, Oliver b.
Jennings, Albert Turney; all save one
deacons of the church where Dea More
house had served so long and faithfully.
The interment was at the west cemetery.
Dea Morehouse was lineal descendant
of the Morehouse who came first to Fair
field, to whom was given one of the ear
lest appointments of land and for
whom one of the first north and south
roads was named, still known as More
house highway. He was of singularly
steadfast temperament; n firm believer
in the tenets of the church, he religiously
practiced what he preached and showed
forth his religion in his daily life and
work.
A party of Fairfield people, including
Mr. and Mrs Andrew z. Wakeman, Miss
Emma and Julia F. Burr of Bridgeport,
Mrs Sarah Buckley of Mill hill, Mrs jill.
Jennings of Greens Farms, left, Monday,
for two-weeks' trip to Saratoga and
Great Darlington.
Mrs Englehardt of Bridgeport sang in
st Pauls Sunday, in place of Miss Belle
Long, who was to sing during the alb
sence of Mrs Watson. Mrs Englehardt
will sing, next Sunday also.
Mr. Knowles, who was at the st Marc,
has returned to New York, suffering
with inflammatory rheumatism.
Usual weekly hops were given at the
George, Friday and Saturday evenings.
The American band concert on the green
was enjoyed by many.
Mrs j. III. BOnney returned, Monday,
from the Catskill mountains. Her BROTH
er, Joseph Cassell, died at the Brooklyn
hospital, of typhus fever, last week.
Father Coleman was among those
having seats on the stage at the laying
of the corner stone of the new Slavonian
Catholic church est John's) in East
Bridgeport, Sunday.
Fairfield's new station has been finish
ed on the outside and the interior fittings
are now heing put in.
A delivery wagon of Turney Brothers
of Bridgeport, sons of Theodore Turney,
was broken by collision with a heavy
truck, last week.
The black PAGER, McGarrey, sold by
Blacksmith John McGarry to A. III.
Keller of Norwalk, last Winter, has
been put on the track and won race in
Norwalk, last week, making a mile in
AZ l-2 and taking a special 800 purse.
The PAGER is six years old and full of
promise.
John McGarry is raising blooded
stock.
On complaint of William Falls, Will
lam Bonner and wife were arrested, last
week, by Sheriff Pike, for assault and
breach of the peace. They were tried
before Justice E. l.. Wells and Bonner
was fined 81 and costs, his wife So and
costs, the total being $24 80. Bonner
paid and soon had Falls and his wife az
rested, also by Sheriff Pike, for assault,
breach of the peace and abusive Ian
guage. They were tried by Justice
Wells, Friday; Falls was acquitted and
his wife escaped on payment of costs,
$ll AZ. Falls says that he wants no
more law.
Judge William b. Glover, who has
been enjoying himself at the home of his
aunt, Miss K. N. Brown of King Valley,
Essex county, N. Y, is expected home,
this week and will be at his office, Fri
day. lie has had a longer vacation, this
Summer, than for years and is greatly
refreshed.
Judge Morris B. Beardsley has been
acting judge of probate during the abb
sence of Judge Glover, but no business
required his presence here.
The appeal from probate in the Burr
Osborne will case is again under discus
sion and papers notifying Judge Glover,
who Ia counsel for the aotata of tho on
peal, have been served within few
days. The papers are returnable to the ]
Superior court at Bridgeport on the first
Tuesday in September, but the case may ,
not be reached for some time, possibly
not for years.
Anyone wishing fine salt mackerel
can obtain the choicest at E. w. S.
Pickett's.
Miss Emma Wakeman returned, Fri
day, from visit of six weeks in Canada.
DR. Donaldson has entertained his
brother from Springfield.
A couple of well dressed strangers at
tempted the ''fiim-fam" game in Fair
field, last week, for the second time in
six months, but met with poor success. !,
At Benjamin Betts's, they asked for 1Oc.
worth Of candy, rendered $40 bill and
received change from Alfred Wyrtzen. Q
They claimed that a OIL bill had been |
given and endeavored 10 confuse him by |
back the money, for which
thew evidently intended tn restore hut