The Newtown bee., 1888-09-07
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
 Mayor Coughlin, John Beck and the Plumb Hardware Go. were the first to obey the city ordinance requiring street signs to be removed.
 Milkman Bradley Nichols of West Stratford is improving.
 Mrs Martin Sturdevant of State street l extension is home again.
 The bridges at the junction of Lindley street extension have been newly plank ed and other repairs made; the work was done by F. N Higgins and is done in substantial manner.
 John Chamberlain, father of Prosecut- ing Attorney J. c. Chamberlain, has re- paired and painted his homestead and tenant house.
 Jesse Hoadley and wife of Marlboro and George Chapel of South Manchester have visited MT and Mrs Alonzo Hoadley of Lindley street.
 Mir Harrington, formerly of Danbury, but now of West Stratford, is erecting a large double house on Evergreen street. The manufacture of Munn's bundle hard wood is to be carried on in Houses shop, Noble avenue, corner Maple street. A new locomotive, the Strong, named after the inventor, is on trial on some of | tba To Ic hide fas sr fo tha requirements. If successful, factory may be established in New England. New Haven wants it, but Bridgeport can,
 we think, offer as good inducements as
 the Elm City.
 During the interim 'between seasons"
 it is customary to repair and re-decorate
 Hawes' Opera House, each year. This year, however, Manager Russell Tomlin-
 son has been allowed to put into practi-
 cal use his ideal of what an opera house
 should be and the result, as evinced at
 the opening, Saturday night, surprised
 even the privileged few who had been
 allowed peep at the altered interior.
 Three large electric lights enable one to
 find the entrance with the greatest ease, ' while chandeliers and single lamps, all
 aglow with the electric current, render , the main lobby and opera house
 proper as light as can be desired. In- and decorated and the seats re-gilded
 and numbered anew. Nearly everything pertaining to the stage is new, from the s footlights to the extreme rear. The f scenery is new and handsome and tht
 new drop curtain is by far the finest evel
 placed in the house, is equal to those il
 many more pretentious cities. Messr
 King and Smith of the Lyceum theater
 New York, wielded the brushes on th'
 scenic decorations. Manager Tomlinsol . and Treasurer Rich are fully prepared t, . welcome crowded houses throughout tht season. Three performances will be giv en each week and long list of standard 5 and new attractions has already been en
 gagged.
 : Reporter James B. Wood of the Nor l. walk Evening Sentinel was in town, las 6 week.
 r Ex-Alderman Roman prefers to pa. e the fine of $15 and costs, amounting t. ,, about $50, for assaulting Editor May 0 '- the Sun, rather than appeal to the un d certainties of higher court. May T brain was temporarily affected by tn l. blows and for q number of days sleel : was out of the question. Roman was a t once discharged from his position in tn e Gun Implement factory. Bridgeport finally gets $75,000 for q public building. It is for the spurchas of site and commencement of a build ;, ing" Probably more money, perhap
 another $75, ,OOO, will be forthcoming Ia o ter.
 d Wheeler & Wilson's large factory shu Y down, Monday, for two weeks. Hon Na g. thaniel Wheeler, president of the con y pany, says that business is good, but co ir lections are slow. Nearly $3,0O0,0O g. worth of machines are in the hands ( l. agents and the present stop is to re-ol Id ganize the selling department and mak li- changes in the machinery. The Req lr Carpet Co. has also shut down for si ie weeks.
 {. w. H. Marigold of the Marigold Prin | ing Go. managed to snatch a few days fe .. rest and spent his vacation in Portlan,
 Maine.
 ce W. H. Comley is executor on the esta " of Ebenezer Wheeler. iu Fairchild & Shelton lost about $50 Il stamps and prize spoons by burglar ;h last week.
 d Miss Katie Mixed of Danbnry is on f. two weeks visit to Miss Lillie Judge le George street.-[ News. or Bommos & Biltz, who thoroughly Il IL derstand such matters, were among tho ed to assist in the preparation of 9 oxs h. and 20 sheep for the barbecue of u if Butchers Protective association. Ov nd 5000 attended, the Bridgeport continge sh being in tally-ho coaches. v Dr Dickinson of 33S Broad street a 4a nounces that this is his fourth year o, Bridgeport. The doctor has had ma X vicious success with all chronic disease ;f as his many friends can testify. If v ho are suffering, give him call. ed W. F. Hutchinson, who for many yea so has been the chemist of the Bridgepo e. Cartridge Co.,, has all the Yankee love ed inquisition and especially delights K delve in chemistry. Some time ago, he decided that there was no reason WI II, photographs should not be taken