The Newtown bee., 1892-08-26
SOUTHPORT.

Attorney George E. Beers and wife ar rived in Southport, Monday night. They are with Mrs Zalmon Wakeman.
 The public school grounds have been put in fine order, preparatory to the op- ening of school.
 Dr Jacob May is travelling thorugh the West.
 Oscar Moore, the blind boy with won- derfcl memory, gave an interesting ex- hibition at Beachside, Tuesday night. A large party from here were present.
 Miss Wells has returned, after an ab- sence of several weeks.
 The Ellwood crossing is finished. The railroad has done a good piece of work. The roadbed was lowered about one foot and then filled with crushed stone, having first been properly drained. Several in- ches of fine crushed stone was put on the surface. The walk on the east side has been raised two feet. As soon as the stone becomes packed, it will be one of the best crossings in the town. A light should be placed under the bridge and also one on the depot side, about half way up the stairs.
 James G. Wentz, who has had several interviews with Superintendent Platt of the Consolidated in relation to stopping an express from New York at Southport in the afternoon, has received word that arrangements will be made to give us better accommodations, when the next time table is published, in September.
 Rev Charles Belden preached two ex- cellent sermons in Trinity, Sunday.
 Simon Banks, R. L. Shepherd and George Mckay have returned from their trip on the Sound.
 Rev Dr Guilbert is in the Catskills. He is to return, next week.
 Mrs Meehan and family have gone to Covington, Ky.
 J.L.R.Thorpe, formerly of Southport, was convicted, last week, in New York for petit larcency for stealing $l0 from
 
 was employed. He was sentenced to inn prisonment for one year on Blackwell's island and a fine of $500. Should the fine not be paid, he will have. to remain in jail several years.
 Miss Lacey is to open a select school, this Fall. It will be in building to be erected by Northrop Bros. near the Chronicle office.
 MT and Mrs Charles W. Wells are the parents of daughter, born Sunday.
 Mrs M. c. Henshaw has returned from her vacation trip among the Catskills.
 Dr and Mrs Nutting of Mt. Vernon, N. r., spent Sunday with c. O. Jelliff. Mrs Nutting is only sister of MT Jelliff. Their presence was appreciated at the morning service at the M. E. church.
 F. E. Northrop was i'll, Sunday, Cliff ford Jennings was at New Haven and both were missed from the choir.
 Rev H. c. Whitney and wife were at the M. k. parsonage, last Friday ,on their return from vacation on the island.
 Northrop Bros. are building school house on Postmaster Jennings's lot near Capt Heany's for Miss Lacey's select school. The building is 22x15 and will comfortably accommodate 9 or 30 pu- pills.
 There was scarcely hitching room for horses about the M. K. church, Sunday. The six new posts already on the ground will not be sufficient addition, unless some one sets them into the ground. These new recruits look sleepy lying flat on the ground and we hope this will prove to be the only sleepy thing about the matter.
 R. l.. Shepherd and wife are with Si- mon Banks and others camping out near Stony Brook, l.. l., for 10 days or two weeks.