The Newtown bee., 1892-05-13
SOUTHPORT.

SOUTHPORT. ,,.~- Mrs and Miss Pingree of Auburn, N. Y, have visited Mrs Lewis A. Curtis. Trinity now has quartet choir com posed of Mrs Huntington, Miss Taylor, Mir Crow and 0. A. Wheeler. The music is very fine. The choir have been en- gagged for six months and will be for a year.
 The yachts Neried and Fauna will be in commission within short time.
 George Perry is home from Lawrence vile, N. J., on account of sickness in the school.
 Saturday, bicyclist, with pneumat- ic wheel, struck horseshoe with nail in 1t and the tire collapsed. Sunday af- ternoon, Bridgeport cyclist in gray uniform broke his pneumatic safety and, when last seen, was walking toward Bridgeport pushing the rear wheel, with the front one over his shoulder.
 Miss Dimon has returned from Phila- delphia.
 Mrs Matthews of Philadelphia has been in town for few days.
 H. N. Wakeman is having his house painted with two shades of gray. It will be ready to occupy about June l.
 Druggist K. J. Damtoft is to leave the house now occupied by him before June l, it having been purchased by Charles Meeker of Sasco hill. Mir Damtoft will build in Southport. His family are to take trip to Europe during the coming Summer.
 The engineers of the Consolidated road, with several assistants, have been over all the work done in the town and it is now hoped that something will be done, especially at the Elwood crossing It would be a wise precaution on the part of the Consolidated road to extend the fences at the stations far enough to make them meet, between the two de- pots. There have been a number of mar row escapes. People try to cross the tracks and it should be so that it would be impossible.
 The engagement is announced of Charles s. Wells of New Milford, for merly of Southport, and Miss Jennie D., daughter of the Hon Henry 5. Sanford of Bridgeport.
 Misses Bessie Taylor and Hattie Mar quand are visiting E. B. Monroe.
 Simon c. Sherwood has pair of new horses. They are beauties.
 The rectory is being painted.
 One of the heirs to the homestead of the late Henrietta Perry place made ap- plication to the courts for a sale of said property. A hearing was appointed fol last Tuesday, but, as the defense wished more time in addition to the 30 days al ready granted, it was postponed till next Tuesday.
 J. F. Wannamaker, superintendent oi the Mt. Wilson Gold and Silver Mining company, purchased the former resi- dence of Mrs M. J. Hanley, last Fall anC his family has resided in Montrose since that time. He thinks the Mt. Wilson Gold and Silver Mining company vii make many improvements in their ma chinery, this season, and will push to the front as an important factor in the min ing interests of this section. This com pany surely have a very excellent anc thoroughly practical man at the head o1 their affairs, and we expect at no distant day to see splendid results from his pains taking efforts.-[ Industrial Union.
 c. W. Wells intended to move into the Jarvis Taylor place, this week Thursday
 William Burr and Seth Wakeman are appraisers on the David H. Sherwood estate.
 Mrs c. W. Wells has sold her half in terest in the Mrs Abbey Gritfen place tt F. A. Mills of Greens Farms.
 M. V. Woodward is gaining slowly.