History of Fairfield County, Connecticut

Lyman Smith, Clock and Watch MakI'K, Silver Smith, and Jeweler. TO ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public, that he h.as ■'-^ taken the fhop lately occupied by Nathaniel Wade, where he makes moft articles usual in his line of business ; such as (luld diamond t"p'd ear-rings, Gold Beads, Lockets, Finger Rings of every descrip- tion ; Tea and Table spoons, Soup ladles, &c., Sc. Clocks and Watches repaired. Those who will favor him with their cuflom, may depend on punctuality and dispatch. Bridgeport, March 23, 1802. (12 t. f.} Stop the Thief. A Negro man of a fmall size, called Henry Jackson, brought up in -^*- New York ; may be known by a fear acrofs his left eyebrow ; very meanly dreffed, fhort blue jacket and pantaloons ; no pack. He has lately been in New Haven goal for theft; makes it his practice to hire out, then fieal and run away, as he h is done from me, although I procureii his release from prison, and was bound to me for two years. He left me on Faft day the 16th instant. Whoever will take up the Negro and fecure him in any goal and give fpeedy notice, or deliver him to the fubfcriber in Woodbury, Ihall be handfomely rewarded and all necessary charges paid by SAMUEL WALKER. Woodbury, April 19, 1802. 'Ill e following articles are ivanted, for 7i>hich Ca/h'^vill be paid^ at the i'rinting- Office^ Bridgeport. Potatoes, parfnips, Dried Apples, and Cheefe. Bridgeport, April 6, 1802. Garden Seeds FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. Bridgeport, April 6. NEW GOODS. CHEAP rttR READY PAY. *" I " H E Subscriber offers for fale the following; Blue, black, Corbo.and ■^ cinamon superfine Broad cloths— second quality, do. — blue, brown, and mixed low priced do. — Black, blue, mixt, ftriped and plain Carsey- mears ; — Red, black, green, and white Flannels ; — Frizes .—black and olive Fancy Cords; Swansdowns and Satin Vefl patterns — lirown Hol- land, Buttons, Silk, Twift,&c. The Tailoring business carried on as usual— and every f.ivoiir thank- fully acknowledged. Those who are indebted to the fubfcriber for Goods, whose accounts are due by agreement, are requefted to make immediate pay to prevent cofi, ami oblige their Humble Servt. SAMUEL BURR. Bridgeport, Nov, 30, iS'..3. NKW GOODS. •T^HE fubfcriber has juft received from New-York and for fale, a very -*- handfome afforiment of Summer GOODS, which he will sell very low for Cafh or fhort approved credit. — Likewise, a few Hhds. of Rum and MolafTes. ENOCH FOOT. N. li. All perfons indebted to said Foot whofe accnvnits are due by agreement, are requelied to call and fettle the fltme without delay. JESSE STERLING, HAS juft received a general affortment of GROCERIES, viz. HRANDY.oflhefirftandsecond quality— RUM and GENEVA. MADtiKA, PoKT, Sherky. and Malaga WINES Hyson, Yoimg Hyson, Souchong and BoheaTeas. Loaf. Lump, and Brc)wn SUGARS. Spanish Indigo — Copperas — .A Hum, Poland Starch, M.icknboy and Scotch SNUFF; Paper, hand, and Roll Tobacco. Rice ; Cotton ; Bar & fhaving soap. Likewise Powder & Shot. Together with a new and fafhionable affortment of CLoTHS, suit- able for the seafon, confifting of Superfine black, blue, mi.vt & drab Broadcloths, Combo, do. Black, blue, and white Caffameers. London brown, Mixt and Snuflf coloured Coatings. Flannels, of all colours and descriptions. Chintzes, of a new and elegant fiaure. Cheap Callicoes, Huinhunis, Cotton and Linnen Checks. Durants, Callimancoes ; Bum- bazett ; Camel-hair fhawls.of a superior quality, ChiTitz and Cotton, do. Bandannas, silk and pocket handkerchiefs. Ribbons : Ladies .Silk and Kid Gloves. Gentlemen's Silk and worfted Hose. Camhrick Muslins ; Dimities, &c. &c. ALSO a general affortment of CABINET FURNI'lUR E and CUT- LERY, where Carpenters and Joiners can be supplied with any tools whatever, in the line of their business. The above articles will be ^old at a low price, for cafh, credit, or country produce. Bridgeport, Nov. 23, 1S03. FOR THE PUBLIC. '~y^O BE LET at Public Vendue on the 31ft day of infl. December, at 4 -*■ o'clock, afternoon, at the House ol Benjamin Boftwrck, in Bridge- port, the Toll or Lottery Bridge, so called for the term uf one year, commencing on the ift. day of Janu.iry, 1804. and ending on the laft day of Dec. 1804. Conditions on which said Bridge is to be let will be made known at the aforesaid time and place. JOSIAH LACEY 1 SALMON HUBBELL ' Comm'rs. JOHN THOMPSON j Bridgeport, December 12, 1803. B HUM HUMS, Y the Piece or Yard, — a large tupply now opening ; — alfo a gen- eral atTortnient of feafonable GOODS, for fate by BURRITT & SHERMAN. Bridgeport, Nov. 26, 1803. LOST SOMEWHERE in Bridgeport on Sunday laft, a Ten Dollar Bank Note, of the United State's Bank Whoever may have found faid note, and will leave it with the Printer hereof, fhall be fuitably re- warded lor their honefty. ]iridgeport, Nov. 23, 1803. •y/ ^AKE NOTICE all who juftly owe, Ci/rtiss &^ Glover, late in Co. Clofe your accounts without delay Either by Notes or ready pay : For if by negligence you tarry Beyond the tirft of February, Our books will all be put in suit. And Cofi and trouble be the fruit. BENJAMIN CURTISS, jun. EZRA GLOVER. Newtown, Jan. 12, 1804. CLEMENT IJECHER, GOLD AND SILVER SMIJ'H. T T AS for fale. Elegant eight day Clocks, which he will warrant toper- -*■ -*■ form well — Brafs and Iron Andirons — Second hand Muskets — Candleftics — Tobacco and Snuff Bo.xcs — Watch criftals — Chains and keys — Silver Tea Spoons, &c. &:. Gold and Silver work, watch repairing, &c. done with neatuefs and difpatch. jftfi^ Cafh paid for old Silver. Bridgeport, Jan. 10, 1S04. 90 HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. PUBLIC AUCTION. Bridgeport, Jan. 24th, 1804. For falc at Vendue a certain piece of land lying near Bridgeport at a place called Lcwcs's point containing about twenty acres: about two thirds clear and good for improvement, the rcfl wood land. Said ven- due is to be holdcn at Mr. Bcniamin Bofiwick's tavern, on Saturday the nth of February next at 3 o'clock p.m. AGUR T. LEWIS. MRS. GKARY'S SCHOOL, i Is now open for the reception of young ladies, who will be taught Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography and all kinds of Needlework, making of Laces and Edgings, Tamboring on muflin or filk. Embroidering, Drawing, Painting, &c. &c. Board and Lodging for fix or eight will be furnifhcd at a reafonable rate. Bridgeport^ 9lh of May, 1804. ! ' I FOR SALE. A convenient dwelling houfe and an acre of excellent land, fituatcd in bcrkfhirc, so called, about a mile from Bridgeport. If the above houfe and land is not fold by the tft of April next it will then be let for one year. For further particulars apply to the fubfcribcr. living on the premifes. ABRAHAM PARROT, Bridgeport, Feb. 1804. NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the ftockholders of the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike Company will be held at the Inn of Caleb i Baldwin, Jun., Newtown, on the 27th day of inft. March at 10 a.m. by order of the directors SAMUEL C. BLACKMAN, Clerk. Bridgeport, March 3, 1804. N. B. the firft quarterly dividend is made out and the treafurer is ready to pay the fame to the feveral ftockholders. ONE CENT REWARD. Ran away from the fubfcribcr on the night of the 6th instant a boy by the name of John Jones, an indented apprentice. Said boy is very ftout, pale face, light hair and light eyes, with a pair of large feet: talks very How: whoever will take up faid boy and return him to the fubfcribcr fhall receive the above reward and One cent charges from me. ASA BENJAMIN. Bridgeport, March la, 1804. 1 . ihe Rtpublican /•'ar»ur, Jan. 1, 1817.) A liiKlUNE FOR ONLY SLX DOLLARS! The Wafhington Bridge Lottery commenced drawing Dec. 27th 1816. The public are cautioned not to delay any longer the purchafe of Tick- ets, and thereby forego the opportunity of placing thcmfelvcs out of reach of what they call Hard I'imrs. Times are hard to be fure, but why not fparc a little of your cafh when there is a chance of reaping a thoufand fold? Tickets may now be had at the Poft Office at Uridge- port, and thofe who have been fo unTortunate as to draw low prizes may have an opportunity of exchanging them tor Tickets warranted undrawn. Call foon: the price of Tickeu will rife fhorlly. J. STERLING. Bridgeport, Jan, 1, 1817. The foregoing advortixcnicnts, and many otlicr.-t which wc have not room to copy, plainly show that, though Nt'wfii'Ul or Bridgeport wa-s small in size, its people po.s-sessed a good deal of liusines.s enterprise. Almost every firm owned a eoa-iting sloop or schooner, wliile there were a iiunilier of hrigs and other large ; vessels engaged in the foreign trade. While homeward bound from the West Indies in the year 1799, young ^V^lson Hubbell, son of Amos llubbcll, perhaps the most prominent man in New- field, lost his life in a manner tliat never fails to ex- cite sympathy even at this ilistant day. He was cap- tured by a Freneli privateer, who, taking out several of his seamen, replaced them with a prize crew, with orders to bring the sloop into some French port. While the prize-master was enjoying his noon-day nap Capt. Hubbell turned the tables upon him by locking him into the cabin and overpowering and securing his men. At length, upon jjromise of good behavior and surrender of his weapons, tlie French- man was* alU)wed to come out from the cabin, and the two sat down upon the quarter-rail to smoke a cigar together. The Frenchman dropped his cigar, and, stooping as if to pick it up, caught Capt. Hubbell by the feet and hurled him overboard. The sea wa.s calm, and the young man swam after the vessel, begging to be taken on board, but in vain. His enemy would not listen to his cries, and his gold, which he had secured in a belt about his body, weighed him down, so that lie soon sunk beneath the waves to rise no more. A tablet in the old Stratfield buryiiig-ground commemorates his fate, and refers with not unnatural w'armth to "the uni)rincipled ollicer of a French pri- vateer, who, deaf to the claims of justice and the cries of humanity, ])lunged the sufferer into the ocean and left him to perish in the waves."