The Newtown bee., 1892-05-20
SOUTHPORT.

ShPb c' ASuCl lOSO i hoAoC pJ at Patchogue valued at $900, no insur- ance. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
 Miss Gertrude Corbusier will improve the looks of her pleasant home by a fresh coat of paint.
 The Mary Elizabeth has left on her last market trip for the season.
 Miss Harriet Dimon has returned from Philadelphia.
 George Frolich, who was clerk for K. J. Damtoft and sailed for Norway in February, is on his return trip, sailing, May 13. He will attend college in New York.
 The Mills Bros. will move into the house with William Mitchell
 Miss Julia Nichols was guest of her brother, Edward F. Hall, this week.
 Howard N. Wakeman will move into his handsome new residence before the middle of June.
 Mrs Samuel Nichols was in town, this week.
 Edward Kent, the new tenor in the Congregational church, will bring his family to our village.
 Miss c. M. Bulkley, who has been in Richmond, Va, for several weeks, re- turned, Wednesday.
 Mir Jennings is to remove the fence ill front of his house.
 The road in front of the Chronicle of flee has been repaired.
 The road between here and Bridgeport is a favorite for bicyclists and numbers of cycles from that city can be seen in the village on pleasant evenings.
 Rev Dr Guilbert has new Columbia cushion and has about fully mastered the machine.
 Again the hand of death visits our quiet village. Miss Jerusha F. Corn wall, an old resident, after being in poor health for two years, died, Sunday noon, after sickness of one week with pneu- monia and heart failure, at the age of IS years and seven months. Two sis ters survive, Miss Mary Cornwall, living in the old homestead and Mrs Elsie McElrath, Oakland, Cal; also three nephews and two nieces: Rev Ellsworth Cornwall, rector at Stratford; Charles Cornwall, kelseyville, Cal; Henry Cornwall at Princeton college; Misses Annie and Sarah Cornwall. New York. The funeral was held from Trinity church, Wednesday, ? 30 p m, Rev Dr Guilbert officiating. The remains were laid at rest in Oaklawn cemetery. Bear CTS: N. Jennings, Franklin Bulkley, Capt Edward Bulkley, Howard Wake man.
 Charles H. Mills had his overcoat stolen from the barn, Monday afternoon.
 The railroad commissioners inspected the bridges, Tuesday.
 The Southport Water Go. was organ iZed, January 20, 1891, with Ratcliff s. Hicks of New York president, Lawyer Frank L. Rodgers secretary, Thomas s. Krutz of Boston treasurer, R. s. Hicks, F. l.. Rodgers, T. $. Krutz, $. B. Wake man, H. $. Abbott directors. MT Hicks represents George A. Fernald & Co.,, Boston bankers and brokers and offers to put in first class water plant in 90 days if 9 hydrants are guaranteed in Southport, Fairfield and Mill Plain at an annual cost of $50 each per year. o. B. Jennings has also offered the town fire engine if water and engine house are provided, the fire limits to extend from Sasco to Ash Creek.
 The anniversary of the Epworth League was duly observed, last Sunday. The pastor preached from Acts ". IA, text which MT Sturgeon call the ''gold- en muzzle." He applied it to the dis ciples, to Christianity, to Methodism, to the Epworth League. The president, N. c. Jennings, presided with ease and dig Eity in the evening. The choir sang se- leetions, the heads of various depart ments gave succinct reports of the work done under their supervision during the year. The ladies of the church furnish ed flowers and the altar and pulpit were never more tastefully adorned. Names of the ladies furnishing flowers: Mrs Louis Jennings, Mrs A. W. Jennings and Mrs W. F. Northrop, Mrs Jo- siah Hawkins and others. A collection of nearly $9 was taken in the evening, which goes to the library fund of the Sunday school. The congregations were very good, the church nearly full in the evening, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The celebration was the best of all the anniyer- saries held in this church.
 The M. E. ladies' aid society held their meeting at the parsonage, last week. It was we'll attended and very social time Is reported.
 We are glad to hear the voice of Fred E.. Northrop again in the choir. During his throat affection, he has been greatly missed. In his return, he brings more than his former strength and sweetness of tone.
 w. W. Gilman of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has just had his salary raised and been promoted to more desirable posit- ion as shipping clerk in large whole sale establishment in New York, togeth- or with his wife, paid flying visit to his