The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
FAIRFIELD

People in neighboring towns will do
going about IN the role of poor and
much abused woman. At Stepney De
pot,she made quite sum protesting that
her husband had fallen from load of
hay at Woodbury. and broke his limb.
She wanted to get to Black Rock, where
she lived in one of G. S. French's tene-
ment houses at Black Rock. She claim
ed to be a widow, Mrs Wilson by name
and, with her six children, she was to be
turned out the door by Mr. French, if the
rent was not forthcoming. She collect
ed quite a sum and will probably contin-
ne her fine scheme. Be on the lookout
for the impostor.
Howard Wilson lost fine COW, last
week; too many apples.
Lillian Winters attends school in
Bridgeport.
A good sized audience met the Japan
csc lady at the chapel, Tuesday after
noon. She was exceedingly entertain
ing. Her object is to raise money to es-
tablish school for the high caste Jap
anese ladies in her own country. A col
lection was taken. She was guest at Mrs
J. A. Keepers.
DR. Donaldson is able to be about the
house.
Consolation at the Congregational
church, Tuesday.
The many friends of Rev Mr. Bur-
roughs will be pleased to hear that he
has been chosen president of Wabash
college, Indiana. He left Fairfield to
accept professorship at Amherst.
Mrs w. O. Wright presented the Me-
mortal library with II books; 10 are a
fine English edition of Alexander Pope's
works, both prose and verse.
Clinton Morehouse paid for years
subscription for the boys connected with
his Sunday school class at the Memorial
library.
Some of the young men of the village
wish to form a social club. Willie Burr
has secured the store of Mrs Hobart for
one month. The idea is to have it open
ed every night, where all the boys can
meet by paying few shillings monthly,
have papers, magazines and games. In
connection with this, some are trying to
form an orchestra. Already II have
said that they would join. The first
meeting is expected to be held Tuesday
evening, when rules and regulations will
be adopted.
Mrs Gilbert and Miss Allie Gilbert
spent Sunday with Edward Osborne's
family.
Professor Curtiss of Yale preached at
the Congregational church, Sunday.
Mrs Halleck Green and daughter Lucia
are visiting at Lansingburg, Penn, at
Walter Bulkley's, Mrs Green's eldest
| brother.
Mrs Kate Risley, sister of Mrs Angus
tus Slayback, died at her house, Sunday
She had an attack of grip in the Winter
and never recovered. She was daughter
of Mr. Lafferty of Southport. The frs
death in a family of eight children. In
terment in the family plot at Oak LawI
cemetery.
Prof Brewer has nine boarding schol
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Miss Hattie Burr expects to start fol
North BeWick, Me-, soon, to visit hel
cousin, Mrs Amos Prescott.
y severe thunder storm, Saturday
night. No damage in the village. One
man said that he saw five fires raging a
one time. The barn of William Mooney
at Osborne hill was struck, the siding
torn off and one Of his valuable cows kill
ed.
The school at the parsonage opened
with nine scholars.
Miss Hannah Hobart's boarders expect
to leave, this week, for their home in the
city.
A car of coal direct from the mines ar.
rived for Mrs Fl. l.. Mills.
Miss Addie Hotchkiss attends the
CORTLAND school, Bridgeport.
! Rev Mr. Child is off for his two-weeks
vacation, one week in Boston and the
other with his mother in New York
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