The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
Tales Of Three Counties.
SOuTHPORT.
THE nuBBELL-REIp wEpptN

The Southport Methodist church, on Wednesday morning at II o'clock, was the scene of very quiet and pretty wed- ding when Miss Mary A. Hubbell of thls place and Chester Reid of Syracuse, N. 9., gwere united in holy matrimony. Quite an audience gathered, and prompt sly at II o'clock, to the music of the we'd ding march played by Mrs A. F. Jen- nings, the couple presented themselves at the altar where Rev B. A. Gilman spoke the words that made them man and wife, using the Methodist ritual. The bride was attired in handsome tray- cling dress of Mode cloth, trimmed with velvet and gimp. Messrs Harry Shef- wood of the Hill and Arthur J. Smith, of TIE VIEWPOINT BEE, acted as ushers. Immediately after the ceremony MT and Mrs Reid took the II a. m. train for Al bany and Syracuse. They will reside in Syracuse where Mir Reid is in business. They were generously remembered with many pretty presents by their friends.
 GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
 The increase in the number of scholars at the public school has been so great that Principal Oakley could not seat all and now occupies the intermediate de- partment, which is larger than the pr1n- cipal's room, which Miss Kealie now oc-
 
 cupies.
 FOR A STREET RAILWAY.
 A petition addressed to the General Assembly asking for the incorporation of the Southport and Bridgeport tramway company has been signed by Lewis B. Curtis, Frgncis Jelliff, E. c. Sherwood, 5. c. Sherwood and Lewis A. Curtis. Ii a charter is obtained, it is proposed to build a street railway from the corner ot West Main street and Pequot avenue to Fairfield and thence directly to Bridge port depot. There will be branches in Southport, Fairfield and Black Rock.
 The ladies' aid society of the Methodist church met with Mrs A. P. Jennings or Thursday afternoon.
 Miss Ada Hempson entertains the Kings Daughters to-day.
 Preparations for Christmas and the decorating of the church are the absorb ing topics in the Methodist church.
 The latest change in the railroad schedule of trains, puts the 3.5S ?. m trains at 4.06 and the 4.44 at 4.4S.
 Mir and Mrs Axel Anderson are the hap py parents of a son, born last weel Thursday.
 Greens for Christmas are being pre- pared in the Methodist and Congregation al churches.
 Dr Dunham has rented the Charles Bulkley house for the winter. He has moved in.
 A board walk has been put down iron West Main street to the rear of the .yarc of Trinity church. This will be a greai convenience to people living in the west ern part of the village.
 l.. B. Curtis has a handsome setter dog, which he purchased during his re cent trip to Virginia.
 Hughes Dayton, who has been i'll witL fever, is rapidly improving.
 Sherman II. Hubbard, eldest son of Dl Robert Hubbard of Bridgeport died al his home in that city Friday morning The deceased was well known here, where he had many friends. The funer al was held from his late residence al Seaside park on Monday afternoon. Re, Mir Lewis of St Johns church officiated
 The case of Margaret Keney vs Thom as Quigley was continued till Saturday December 24, 6 D. m., on account of the severe illness of Judge Glover, the coun sel for the prosecution.
 Rev Mir Appleton of New York preach ed at Trinity, Sunday.
 Rev Dr Guilbert has returned iron New Berlin, N. Y. Mrs Guilbert came with him.
 Attorney George E. Beers of New Ha ven was in town, Sunday.
 Monday night the freight house wa entered The burglars broke severa panes of glass in Agent Archer's office NOthinU of value WIS found, It is sun posed that the burglars expected to finc money belonging to Henry Zabrislzie, th' onion commission merchant of New York
 Capt Ryder has new horse.
 Evening services have been resumed a the Congregational church, the gas ma chine having arrived from Springfield.