The Newtown bee., 1892-01-15
FAIRFIELD.


 Thomas church, held, last Sunday, the following trustees were elected for the ensuing year; Thomas Kelly, Patrick Carol and Patrick McGarry.
 At the meeting of the selectmen, last week Thursday, it was decided to hold twosmeetings month, on the first and third Mondays. On the first Monday of each month, bills will be paid and the town treasurer will be present; on the third Monday, no bills will be paid, but whatever other business there is will be transacted.
 Tuesday, an attempt was made to wreck the train which arrives here at 10 02 p m. As the train approached the quarry in Fairfield, the engineer noticed an obstruction, but was unable to stop the train in time to prevent an accident and it struck the obstruction, large stone, with sufficient force to break the snow blow, pilot and connecting rods of both driver brakes. It was simply good fortune that the train was not derailed. Had the obstruction been placed 200 feet farther north, where it could not have been so easily seen by the engineer, the train would have undoubtedly been thrown from the track and lives lost, as the train runs very fast at this point AS it was, the damage to the engine caused a delay of about an hour. Just after the train struck the stone, the track walker arrived and reported that he had just found two ties securely fas tened on the east bound track and haC thrown them off. As the 59 was ther almost due, the intention was evidently to throw it off the track. People are becoming nervous about riding on the cars and the railroad, in self protection, must put stop to these dastardly att tempts to wreck trains and destroy lives Had the wretch been caught by the angry passengers, it would have gone hard with him. It is reported that the railroad have detectives at work. If this is so, they do not seem to be on the right track.
 There are many sick with grip and sore throat. Thomas O'Connell's fam fly have been sadly afflicted; every member of the household have been stricken.
 The employees of the Fairfield chemi- cal works were surprised to learn that wages were to be cut down 10 per cent. until April l, when they went to work, Monday morning.
 Robert Dickey is closing up his con- tract for the Consolidated road.
 John Hogan is very sick with grip.
 Stone crushing still goes on at Red fields quarry and a great many men are employed.
 Committeeman Luther Nichols of Holland Hill school district has been quite i'll with grip, but is about once more, ready for duty.
 Miss DeWolf, teacher of Holland Hill school, has a good attendance, in spite of so many being detained by sickness.
 The new iron stairways, with platform in center, leading up to the foot bridge on the west side of the new bridge are nearly completed, as we'll as the foot bridge.
 The new automatic lights have been put in at Fairfield.
 The sewing society will meet, this week Friday, in the guild room,as usual.
 Owing to the sickness of Rev Mir Jones Judge William B. Glover read service at St. Paul's and sermon by Rev Robert Robinson, last Sunday. Credit is due him for his clear and distinct elocution.
 About 10 o'clock, Saturday night, Miss Sarah J. Sturges saw man going out of the chicken yard and, the next morning, found three chickens missing. No clue to the petty thief, as he only left his tracks over the hill in the snow.
 Monday afternoon, Sheriff Pike sum- moned witnesses for the Burr Osborne will case, to appear at 10 m, Tuesday. As Judge Andrews is still confined to the house, he telephoned the clerk of court to have the jury discharged and court ad- journed, which means that, if the trial continues, new application will have to be filed and proceedings brought before another judge.
 Frederick Sturges is sick in New York with grip and the work at the church has to be looked after by MT Wakeman and other members of the committee.
 John McGarry was glad to learn that he was not obliged to go to Bridgeport on the Burr Osborne will case~ e is very busy, with the help o ~an, shoeing from 25 to 35 horses a.
 Owing to the cold snap, the son work on E. W. s. Pickett's new store l.. been stopped. He will not build before Spring.
 Alfred Wyrtzen has taken a day off nursing a sore throat.
 A meeting of the Fairfield council will be held, this (Friday) evening, for the installation of the officers elected at the annual meeting.
 Dr Donaldson was called to Michael Casey, Monday night, and found him failing fast. He is so years old.
 Oliver Jennidgs Is in poor health. J. D. Toomey Is laid up with severe attack of grip.
 The chances are that the Osborn will case will not be heard until next May or June, on account of the large amount of accumulated business.