The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
BRIDGEPORT.


 is pretty expensive test for the D. M. Read Co. in order to find out which pa- per is the best advertising medium, but valuable Knowledge comes high. Jack cts, Jerseys, suits and shawls are all in cluded in this offer. They are good al- so in mail orders for the above goods. When the cinder track to New York will be completed is question now troubling the wheelmen along the route. The idea of cinder path is a good one, but will not every farmer through whose land it passes think it his particular duty to dig it up at the first opportunity? There should be some provision for prop CT protection to an enterprise which costs as much as this.
 | Considerable good natured rivalry eX- ists between MT Wilkinson, agent for the celebrated Columbia cycles and MT Gull yer, who holds the agency for the Victor wheels and some of their arguments are highly novel, if not convincing. Each does rousing trade.
 | Just who the Rambling Wheelmen are | to invite to participate ill the July par ade is a question now actively put by the Pequonnocks and Park Citys.
 Frank F. Hinds of the Blue Front CIOlHlllS SJOIts " liebS bCCL Sli- gagged by Manager We st of the Park City.
 If the Park City Cyclists would but adopt white cap with red, white and blue band, they might be given an oppor- tunity to head the grand parade on the ! Fourth, as dozen curios, whose chief and most adorable feature is their piebald costumes.
 Nelson Curtis of the Bridgeport Paper Co. is to wed Miss Genevieve F. Young.
 On competent authority, it is said that there are over twice the number of wheels in this city that there was in May, 1887. What other city can show like increase?
 Mrs Young of the theatrical company at Wagner's garden died suddenly at the City hotel, Monday night.
 The Bridgeport amateur tennis associ- ation boasts as sllillful young lady play CTS (not to say the most attractiye) as any club in the county.
 Married, at Brooklyn, June :, Stephen Jordan of Bridgeport and Miss Mariana | Smith of Sayville, l.. I.
 E. $. Raymond now gaily canters dbOuJ Oll l llCN ClOCC SdltGN SOlulhbid. He hardly dared risk his elephantine pro | portions on an orthodox machine. The Bridgeport amateur tennis associ- atiOn, whose courts are on Washington avenue, is soon to arrange a tournament with the Stratford, West End and East Bridgeport associations.
 The class in German under Prof Dodge, which completed the five weeks course some time ago, has beenre-organized and will, until the very hottest weather, con tinue to meet every Monday night.
 A man not named as grand mar shal of the July parade might discount any other in the State in the performance of his duties. That man is Gen Noble of the East Side. No other man in the State has at once the dignitied bearing of the general i'll the saddle, his martial air and graceful carriage and his patriotism is undaunted. Appoint him by all means and Bridgeport will have marshal wOr- thy of any parade. Gen Noble let it be
 Charles W. Tator, who occupies Mrs Hills place on the NewtOwn turnpike, just above the old toll house, was run in- to at the corner of East Washington ave nue and Main street, last week. While waiting for horse car to pass, a truck man named Harrington attempted to pass, but struck Mir Tator's wagon and wrecked a wheel.
 Charter Oak council, o. U. F., will give strawberry and ice cream festival at Mills's pavilion, Seaside park, Tues orchestra.
 Col George l.. Perkins of Norwich, well known in railroad circles, will cele- brate the centenary of his birth in Au- gust. He is still treasurer of the Nor wich and Worcester division of the Con- solidated road. He retains his business ability and does good days work.
 Albert B. Jones, who removed to New York, few years ago, has returned and is employed at J. B. Secor's machine shop.
 The West Stratford schools have de cided to forego their usual picnic, this year.
 C. H, Bennett, the enterprising shoe merchant of Bridgeport, is showing, this season, one of the handsomest and most varied stocks of low shoes and slippers for Summer wear ever shown in Bridge port and vicinity. He always keeps the best goods the market affords, thus giv ing the public the advantage of getting the best goods at prices unapproachable MT Bennett gives an invitation to our peo pie to call and inspect his stock when il Bridgeport, whether wishing to purchast or not. See his advertisement in anothe column for prices.
 A noticeable team of truck horses ii | tho no of pnrnhacOpS lyiEyo hx- Bros. of the Fourth ward. They cam from Ohio and were bought in Long Hill Mrs GO. .Keeler has been in poor health The wedding of Miss Julia H. Billing to Wilbur B. Smith of Auburn, N. Y. Tuesday night, was a brilliant affair. ! c. II. Libby is now on the Daily Ad : vertirer.
 9 s'Dick' Bradshaw is as good fakir a
 he is a newsdealer and made money b,
 his cane stand at the circus, last week
 William c. Russell will build S7OO 2 house and barn, corner of North ant f Clinton avenues.
 Ex-Mayor Zones will be grand marsha , on the Fourth. The rooms under the Riverside Hotel , E. D., lately occupied as shoe store an,
 Chinese laundry, are to be turned int,
 ice cream parlors.
 } Mrs Wesley F. Hayes is quite ill. Mir and Mrs George Peck and childrel l, went to Birmingham to attend the funer al of Mrs Peck's brother, Miles Curtiss
 Barnum school will be represented il the Fourth's procession by float drawl
 by six horses. The Goddess of Liberty
 surrounded by maids representing eacl