The Newtown bee., 1892-08-19
FAIRFIELD.

| cal Co.,, had narrow escape, last week. While the engine was sending in cars at the Chemical works by flying switch, MT Smith stood upon one of the cars. The engine came to sudden stop and, as Mir Smiths attention was directed elsewhere it threw him over back on the track with in two feet of the wheels. Mir Smith says that his first impulse was to roll off the track just in time to save himself He was removed to the office and then to his home in Bridgeport. It was found that he was not seriously hurt, but bad | ly bruised about the hip. MT Smiths presence of mind saved him from ter rible accident.
 | Republican caucus at the Town hall, Wednesday evening, 24th.
 Mrs l.. c. Sheafe and two children from St. Paul, Minn., have visited her sister, Mrs Page Bryant. -.1 Mrs H. s. Glover and Miss Riddle were nearly drowned while out bathing, Mon day. They were out in boat and got into deeper water than expected. Page Bryant has two fine porkers which will tip the scales at 250 each and have not been fed mouthful of grain. E. B. Morehouse is gathering his crop of white onions, which will yield about 600 bushels.
 Edwin Smith, Jr, will take his family to Pine creek for weeks outing, camp | ing under a wall tent nine feet high, 10 | feet wide and 12 feet long.
 Charles Murphy's l6th wedding anni- versary was made the occasion for a merry lawn party, Tuesday evening.
 Rev MT Birch of Philadelphia, brother in-law of Rev MT Jones, is expected to officiate at St Paul's until MT Jones re- turns. Mir Jones is expected home, the last Sunday in August.
 Mrs Jane A. Kippen is taking her usu- al Summer rest at Northford, Mass, at the Moody school.
 T. Forsyth's little boy is quite ill with diphtheria. We hear that the family are quarantined. Mrs Forsyth also has it. The barber's little boy is also sick with it.
 The storm, last week Thursday, was very severe in this locality. The rubber factory was struck; the flash followed the telephone wire. The night watch man, with pail of water, extinguished the fire. Judge Glover's home was also struck; the bolt followed the lightning rod. No damage was done. The person in charge of the house opened the lower windows, as she said, to let out the hor. rid smell. At Miss Hannah Hobart's the smell of sulphur was very strong.
 Mrs T. B. Bartram of Black Rock had a runaway on Fairfield avenue, Wednes- day, in which she was thrown out un- harmed, but her coachman, Edward Grace, broke his knee pan.
 W. R. Jones has been laid up for two weeks with bilious attack, having had relapse. His brother, Frederick k. Jones, called on him, Sunday, greatly cheering him. Frederick R. Jones is ot the firm of Jones & Co.,, the great flour merchants who have combined, with all the flour mills in the city, into one great flour trust. We gladly report MT Jones improving, as it is always pleasure to call on one with such jovial and pleas ing disposition.
 Mrs w. H. Donaldson and babies are spending few weeks at Rutledge, Vt. The doctor hopes to join them, the last of this week, for little rest, which he greatly needs.
 Another of our old neighbors has pass ed away. Mrs Mary Bennett died, Mon day night. She has been feeble for many months. She was daughter of the late Hezekiah Bennett of Norwalk and had one brother and sister. The sister is now living in Brooklyn. Mrs Bennett came to Fairfield when nine years of age and resided in Dea Bennett's family. He was her uncle by marriage. Dea Bennett's wife died in 1862 and, few years after her death, Mary was married to Dea Bennett by Rev Mir McLane;; She united with the Congregational church in 1928, when Rev John Hunter was pastor. At the time of her death, she was the eldest living member of the church. She was a consistent follower of her Master, walking humbly and quietly all her life, always giving liber- ally of her worldly goods to the church and to those less blessed than herself. She was seldom absent from the house of worship till failing health made ii necessary. She has been most tenderly cared for by all the members of the fam fly and neighbors, who felt that they could not do enough for one who had been so kind to them. She lived to a good old age, being 96 years old.
 Rev MT Child returned from Cape Cod with no large fish stories to tell. He had an abundance of good fish to eat. Sum- day morning, four young ladies and two | gentlemen of the Congregational church stood near the organ and sang. After service, they were heartily thanked by the congregation. For many months, the leader of the music has stood alone. It was put to vote and Parlor Rock was decided upon for the usual picnic. It is hoped that plenty of provisions will be provided.
 Toomey, Burr, Nichols and Mills re- turned home, Saturday after two-weeks' absence. They went as far as Newport. Their complexions show that they have been exposed to wind and storm. They say that they had boss time.
 The little girls at the Fresh Air home l are from the Camp Memorial church, New York. There are three quite small ones, the youngest about three years of age. Misses Geer of Hartford and Miss Par sons of Newark, who have visited Miss Bessie Betts, have returned home.
 Mrs Hewitt and babe are up the Hud- son for a short time.
 Miss Eleanor Lyon is at the mountains. The young ladies of Miss Annie B. Jennings's class enjoyed a fine days l pleasure. She took them on her yacht l Unquawa as far as New Haven, a sail l about the harbOr and back.