The Newtown bee., 1888-05-25
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cloak room upstairs is also so crowded that more space is needed. The manu- featuring superintendent will have charge of the entire department, which employs from 25 to 35 hands.
 James Thornton has four-days job in Lime Rock, tuning a large church or gan and working for William H. Bar mum. H9 also has the care of Christ church organ and was called, last week, to put in order the organs of the North church and German Reformed church.
 Shoedealer c. Cartwright has built an addition to his StratfOrd avenue house.
 Newsdealer Bradshaw says that he has not yet been sued for the remaining S20 of the $100 debt of the Bridgeport Dra- matic association.
 H. c. Plumb's feed store was burglar ized, Friday evening and about 8 taken from the money drawer.
 $. c. Rosenberg of Baltimore, former ly leader of the Wheeler & Wilson band, is in town.
 To illustrate the persuasive eloquence of Manager West of the Park City cloth ing house and the character of his stock of goods, a gentleman informs the BEE that he went in to buy few notions, but was so pleasantly received that he bought a suit and spent all his money. Indeed, he says that, if he had had cash enough, he does not know but that he would have kept on buying all day.
 The city meeting called for last week to work up the Fourth of July celebra- tion resolved itself into citizens meet ing and appointed this committee to work the affair up: c. Zones, c. k. Brothwell, Fred Sailer, G. E. Edmonds, H. A. Bish- Op, P. w. Wren, W. B. Bostwick, E. R. Ives, Col T. l.. Watson, P. SeIbie, W. E. Burnham, Zalmon Goodsell, John Reck, George F. Connor, George E. Som CTS, W. R. Palmer, A. Steward, A. c. Hobbs, Richard Sewell, R. Laubscher. Souvenir tickets have been prepared at from $l to $25 each, of which Jesse Sands took $l25, D. M. Read $75, Mayor Coughlin and E. G. Burnham each $50, B. F. Meeker, Belknap & Bowen, F. J. Narramore, each $25.
 Committees for the Fourth:
 Fireworks-Za1mon Goodsell, W. k. Briggs, c. R. Brothwen
 Harbor illumination-Capt J. E. MeNeil Col lector Walter Goddard.
 Music-George F. Connor, John Recs Sid ney Bishop.
 Railroad and steamboat transportation Henry A. Bishop, W. II. Stevenson, w. K. Ly- on Jesse Sands, F. A. Bartram, A. D. Dutton, Capt J. B. Hubbell.
 Advertising and printing Mayor Zones and regular reporters of Bridgeport papers: R. A. Lyon J. Cullinan, Jr, A. B. Underwo ood, Henry shannon, T. w. Wood, G. W. Hills, F. A.Wood, F. c. Smith, F. H. Nash, F. ". Roland, T. H. Murray, J. A. Judge, J. B. Billings, W 1T. Hine, Franklin Sherwood, ". H. May, A. ". French.
 Comic display-Henry A. House, George N. Morgan.
 Civic society nvitations-P. Selbie, Henry Gardner, Charles E. Wilmot, K. M. Houston, w. E. Burnham, David F. Read, J. J. Phelan, John Eckel, George W. Simmonds, F. s. Hunt, N. J. Phelan T. W. Wood.
 Military display-Col T. L.Watson and staff
 Invitations and reception-Mayor Coughlin ex-Mayor Zones, D. M. Read F. T Barnum, w. D. Bishop, Nathaniel Wheeler, George Mallory, Dr I. DeNer Warner, D. N. Morgan, Charles G. Sanford, A. c. Hobbs, Henry Atwater, D. W. Nissan, s. W. Baldwin, w. H. Perry, T. B. De Forest, James Staples, H. O. Canfield, 5. A. Burns, Gen w. H. Noble, Jacob Klefer, A. c. McNeil II. K. Parrott, E. G. Burnham, k. c. Smith, Sr., George c. Waldo, D. E. Marsh.
 Industrial parade-Aurel1us steward, E. R. Ives, c. R. Brothwell.
 Decorations-John Reck, Jesse Sands, A. F. Naramore.
 Spring has arrived at Foster, Besse S Co.'S, reliable combination clOthierS, matters and gents flrnishers of3l7 Main street, Bridgeport and their elaborate assortment ot mems and youths suits receive full attention in their new ad. One honest, unchangeable, invlnc1- ble low cash price sweeps iii the customers and makes friends for the firm every day. See their new ad.
 BETHEL.