The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
LONG HILL. s. B. Beardsley's Business.

s. B. Beardsley's Business.
 A thriving settlement is growing up | around the old 'sBeers' Mill'' part of | Long Hill and on the opposite. side of the river. Within short time, numerous houses have been erected and the differ | ent shops are full of work. Coan's car riages and wagons are as good as the best, Radcliffe's wooden goods are so pop lar that the shop is to be recovered and painted and Seymour B. Beardsley's ci- gar boxes are in great demand. MT Beardsley, who but short time ago pur- chased a home here and erected shop, removed his machinery from Huntington and is now turning out hundreds of boxes daily. His shop is commodious and we'll arranged and there is plenty of room for the increase of business, which is sure to come. The process of converting the raw lumber into the finished boxes is simple in detail, but requires delft and skillful fingers. The lumber, mostly im- ported Spanish cedar, is first ripped up into strips of the proper width, then saw ed to the required length. After being planed and branded, the mailing machine puts them together at the rate of 1000 day, if necessary. Linen hinges secure the lid and then the boxes go to the past ing room, where quick-fingered girls put on the borders, inside papers and litho- graphed labels at the rate of 100 to l50 a hi lnfa hn int, are packed in crates and sent by express to customers. Orders for 5000 boxes are now on MT Beardsley's books and he will increase his force by the addition of another paster. Power for his machin- cry is furnished by a 1-2 horse power Bigelow engine and boiler and steam from the latter will heat the shop during the Winter. All printing for the boxes, save the Autographed labels, is done in the shop. A new and larger press will be purchased soon and the job printing branch of the business receive more at tention. Besides his pastors, he finds plenty of employment for Ed. Bassett, who has been with him for several years and understands the business. MT Boards ley also keeps all tools used by cigar makers, as well as retail tobacco coun- ter. Success to him!
 Miss Jennie Dayton has entertained her sisters, Misses Susie and Belle Day ton of Bridgeport.
 | ahar Inf la iS n 1 of his residence. A colOred man named Joe Hawley is laying the foundation W. J. Beardsley and F. l.. Burton will do the carpenter work.
 | The ladies of Grace church will meet at the rectory, next week Thursday, 25th The societies, or social gatherings, such prominent and pleasant features of the parish, few years ago, are to be resum. ed, if possible and it is hoped a goodly number will be present.
 Mrs M. A. Porter has spent a few day: in Stepney.
 The rear axle of a wagon occupied bJ | VI the way to Bridgeport, Saturday. H' borrowed a vehicle to reach the city while Blacksmith Gildersleeve repaired the break.
 No quorum was present at the yestr. meeting at Grace church rectory, las week. It was adjourned and anothe meeting called for Thursday evening 18th, at the same place. The meeting i to take definite action regarding tn church and the ground on which stands, part of which belongs to othe parties.
 Mrs D. Mahoney and child spend
 few days with Mrs Mahoney's mother Great Harrington, Mass.
 A new bridge carries the water unde the road near the hall, which has bee
 so bad for travellers. The road has als
 been raised and better grade establisl
 ed by dumping quantity of gravel.
 Grace church choir is arranging f.
 new chants.
 Mr and Mrs Richard H. Boylston
 Bridgeport have visited their son at u
 rectory.
 Miss Jennie Shelton has returned hom
 Miss Belle Dayton spent Sunday wi
 Miss Jessie Barton.
 Mrs Mary F., wife of David T. Boot
 died, last week Thursday noon, 37 yea
 old. She had been ailing since the fiji
 of last year, but the end came sudden
 at last with shock of sad surprise. M
 Booth was daughter of the late Sam'
 E. Thorp of Easton and the remains WI
 taken there for burial, Sunday. The fl
 eral services were held in the Easton B, y tist church at ? p m and interment f ne lowed in the adjoining cemetery. p WESTON. re- 0. w. Bradley has returned from a t r.. weeks visit to York State. Y, Jared Derby of Seymour is rum er. Johnson's mill near the post office.