The Newtown bee., 1892-04-29
SOUTHPORT.

Miss Jessie Jones of Stamford is guest of Miss Clara Osborne.
 c. W. Wells has gone to his old home, Cornwall Bridge, where he will enjoy few days fronting.
 Mrs Harry Mallett aud daughter are guests of T. Littell.
 Sherwood Banks has horse sick with spinal meningitis.
 c. o. Jelliff & Co. are doing a rushing business, this season, having sold over 50 wheel harrows; ; five Aspinwall potato planters to L. B. Jennings, Charles Sher- wood, J. H. Cole, M. Casey and Josiah all of whom speak in the high est terms of their merits. Owing to the efficiency of MT Taylor as salesman on the road, business rapidly increases.
 Miss Clara Osborn will lead the Chris tian Endeavor meeting, Sunday evening. Subject, "True Repentance, How ?''-The M. E. Sunday school have added 175 valuable books to their library.
 Daniel Odcll has bought the Mrs s. Lewis place in Mill Plain.
 John Gallot, who was paralyzed by be- ing thrown from his wagon at the Fair field avenue crossing at West End, died at the Bridgeport hospital, last week Thursday. Rev B.A.Gilman conducted the funeral services, Saturday. Mrs Gal lot will go to New York to her son.
 Conservation meeting will be held at the parsonage, next Wednesday evening at m. The business meeting will fol- low immediately after.
 Lawyer Albert D. Penny moved his family from New Haven, Monday, to the place left his wife by the late Rev z. B. Burr.
 The windows to the new rectory are in and fathers commenced work, Wednesday c. A. Wheeler has the plumbing we'll ad- vanced.
 Mrs George Gregory spent Sunday in New Canaan with her sister.
 John H. Mitchell has returned to New York atrer visit with his brother William.
 The White Rock went out, Tuesday night and the Mary Elizabeth, We'd nesday night.
 The Sarah A. Faulkner will make her last trip of the season, this week.
 Simon Banks had colt bloated up by eating too many oats; pr Callahan brought it out safely.
 Misses Frances and Mary F. Wakeman have returned from South Carolina.
 Miss Harriet Dimon has visited rela- tives in Philadelphia during April.
 Mrs John Spicer is improving from a hard cough.
 The interior of the post office is being beautified with an antique oak finish and frightened by coat of varnish. The doors throughout Postmaster Jenniugs's block assume an attractive appearance, showing that the yielding of the brush by John Robertson, W. W. Walkers first class painter, cannot be improved on.
 Mrs John H. Sherwood is sick threat ened with pneumonia.
 Mrs Josiah Hawkins has a beautiful bed of hyacinths in full bloom.
 Mrs Josiah Hawkins is suffering from rheumatism, necessitating the use of a cane.
 Miss Kitty Ward has gone to Boston to take up the study of stenography.
 J. W. Darling expects to move to the Mrs Frank Bulkley place owned by the railroad.
 Alexander Washington has had both of his teams at work for Charles Jen- nings, one team being used for hoisting coal and the other for farm work.
 The vestry of Trinity held meeting in the chapel, Friday night. The vari- ous committees were appointed for the ensuing year. It was voted to engage Mrs Huntington, Miss Taylor and Mir Crow for six months.
 Democratic caucus, tonight, in the Town hall at 30.
 R. P. Sherwood is painting s. c. Sher- woods residence.
 John H. Cole and family came from New York, last week, for the Summer.
 Henry, son of Arthur Sherman, who has been ill with pneumonia, had re- lapse, Saturday. He is improving slow ly.
 Charles Taintor, Jr, was in town, Sum- day.
 The cake sale by the Altar society of Trinity, Saturday, was decided success.
 Tom Rodman of New Haven is visiting Mrs H. T. Bulkley.
 c. o. Jelliff has painted his house.
 Mrs John H. Sherwood is quite sick with pneumonia.
 Misses Georgie and Eliza Bulkley sail ed for Europe, Monday.
 Rev and Mrs B. A. Gilman visited at Nichols, Tuesday, ,and found their daugh- ter and her husband happily situated in their new home and rapidly making their way to the affections of their people.
 The Epworth League seems in very condition under the presiden- cy of ". c. Jennings, who now has 10 new applications for membership in his hands.