The Newtown bee., 1892-07-08
SOUTHPORT.

Attorney GeOrge Is. Beers now cOm- mutes between Southport and New Hav- en.
 Mir and Mrs l.. B. Curtis, Mir and Mrs O. T. Sherwood and R. F. Curtis left, Saturday, in the naptha launch Titania for short cruise. They returned Tues day, having visited the Thimble Islands and other places.
 The Fourth was celebrated in real old fashioned style. Early Sunday night, firecrackers and the booming of cannon made sleep impossible. When the good people of the town arose, Monday, they found themselves minus their gates, those who had not the forethought to re- move them, and were kept busy picking them out from a pile of gates, barrels, old carts, etc., which was located be- heath the historic elm near the town pump. The tide was quite high, as a boat was found between the post office and c. O. Jelliff7s. No damage of a ser ious nature was done. The platform of the old store opposite Oliver Bulkley's was removed. The fireworks in the even- ing were fine. Among the displays mo- ticeable were those of Charles Taintor, D. D. Whitney, Jr, E. B. Monroe's; a large number were shot off at Phipps ho- tel.
 Mrs J. s. Beers and Eleanor have re- turned from Newtown.
 According to R. L. Shepard, he was badly treated few days ago. He and George Mckay had been sailing on the Sound and were off Westport, when a boat containing two boarded the boat. While one covered Shepard with revol- yer, the other searched the boat for lob sters, which they claimed had been stol- en. Not finding any, they allowed the boat to proceed. MT Shepard has plac- ed the matter in a lawyers hands for set clement.
 At the annual meeting of the Sasqua- naug association, Mrs N. Wakeman. Mrs E. Baker, Misses Mary Wells, Stella and Amelia Jennings were elected members of the executive committee.
 Col A. R. T. Nichols's new pair of horses are one of the prettiest teams in town.
 Miss Minnie Mead is guest of Mrs Spicer.
 Miss Garrett is visiting friends in Brooklyn.
 The vestry of Trinity held a meeting Wednesday evening.
 Misses Perry of Ridgefeld are guests of A. o. Jennings.
 The community was shocked, Wednes- day morning, when it was announced that John W. Bunnell was dead. He re- tired, Tuesday night, in apparently good health. He did not complain oi not feeling well. AS he did not arise at his usual hour, one of his daughters knocked on his door and, receiving nc answer, entered the room. MT Bunnell was lying as if asleep and had evidently died painless death. Dr c. H. Osborn was hastily summoned and pronounced it case of heart disease and that MI Bunnell had been dead several hours. MT Bunnell was one of the best known residents of the town, having lived here since his youth. He was born in 1882. He was a prosperous farmer and had, by his genial disposition, made hosts of friends. A wife and two daughters are left to mourn his loss. Two brothers, George B. and William H. Bunnell, sur vive. MT Bunnell was high in Masonic honors, being Knight Templar. The funeral services will be held from his late residence, this (Friday) afternoon at o'clock, Rev Dr Guilbert, rector of Trinity, officiating.
 Our genial fellow townsman, Frank M. Meeker, has recently accepted situ- ation with Bridgeport business firm in the capacity of bookkeeper and conf1den- tial clerk. As is we'll known to MT Meeker's many friends, he has become completely unfitted for anything but the very lightcst work through serious injuries received in his youth.
 Charlie Oehmichen cut his foot badly, Monday, by stepping on glass.
 William Van Ness has painted the in- terior of the rectory, most of which is finished in Norway pine. The staircase is ash.