The Newtown bee., 1888-07-20
BRIDGEPORT.

three and . half years, has moved his family to Hartford, where he has secured position with grocer on Asylum street. Work has commenced on the Univer- salist church.
 An employe of the cutting room at Warner Bros. says that the firm is turn ing out 400 dozen corsets day. That is 1,4i0,000 corsets in year of 300 working days and there are four other corset shops in the city, all doing good busi- ness. w. D. Smith attended the sessions of the American Institute of Instruction at Newport.
 While moving for Mrs Machalowski, one of c. w. Tator's men smashed his moving machine beyond repair.
 William II. Gunderman of Middle of an unique pattern for Miller X Strick- land, coal dealers.
 The wooden block opposite the Pacific iron works on Housatonic avenue has been repaired and newly painted. Nichols block on Main street has been newly roofed and other improvements made.
 Machinery for various kinds of saving has been put in place in the shop lately built by Albert Wakeman on the corner of North and Housatonic avenues. Perry Kelly mows the grass, this seas on, for the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. John Maroney has moved from the old toll house on North Main street.
 Bridgeport is becoming famous for steam and naptha launches and much in race, Saturday, 2lst, in which the Say When,' New York yacht capable of making p miles an hour, will partici- pate. The vessels may be easily seen from Seaside park.
 Mrs J. E. Billings entertains her cous- in, Miss Leigh Kirby of West Troy, NY James Gaffney has resigned his posit- ion as pressman of the News.
 The Park City clothing house has tc get along without Manager Andrew F West, for he is camping out at Caml Sherwood.
 Bridgeport's 1888 directory shows g net increase of 2066 names and total o1 1s,944. It is claimed that the population is 5S,000.
 street Commissioner Pierce and Super intendent George Richardson of the Fly draulic Co. had a warm argument befor' the board of public works, last week Pierce wanted the water company t leave the streets in good condition, afte laying or repairing pipes and Richardson thought that he knew his business.
 The windmill put up some years ag by Frank Armstrong at the Armstron' Manufacturing Co.'S shop has been dis motive power it was not brilliant sue cess.
 Fred Palmatier, brakeman on tn Naugatuck division of the Consolidate road, was struck over the head with beer faucet by Samuel Laughlin, an died at the hospital. The affray occur ed iii a Water street bagnio, a foul div known as the Grand Republic. Laugl lin was acting as barkeeper and got int row with Palmatier because he wishe lin was arrested at South Norwalk, whit CT he fled.
 Died, 12th, Charles NJ, infant son Charles Cornwall of 2S Chapel street. II. II. Hills, brother of Gus Hills, u worlds champion club swinger and we known sporting man, has been guest James Bradshaw, Jr.-[News.
 Although not intended for that pu pose, picnic parties are numerous at Sc side park. The c. T. U. mission of Bl mlngham opened the season there, Ia week; several more are coming, tn month.
 Misses Hattie G. Parrott, Clara Maso Mary J. Miner and Frances A. Marb started on the steamer Servia, Saturda They will spend about two months Europe.
 w. F. Hopkins is quite sprint rll ner.-[ Standard.
 The contracts for the erection of large addition to the Presbyterian churc at the corner of Myrtle avenne and Sta street, have been awarded to Longst & Hurd. The addition will be for Su day school and lecture rooms and will of the same material as the church, lot granite, two stories high, semi-circul in form, GGxo0 feet.-[R Real Estate R ord.
 w.. II. Beardsley made p consecut bulls eyes at the sharpshooter's festi' at Newark, N. J., last week.
 Camp Magou club, which holds it's nual encampment at Twin Lakes, beg ming July 20, is composed of a numl of Bridgeports most enterprising bu ness men.
 All persons connected with the elect light companies here and elsewhere Ina been ordered to appear in Boston on before October l, for examination. The who pass will he required to take out license for the year.
 Joe Bishop and George Butler, e cerned in the row at Charles Tatol gave themselves up, last week and W be tried on the 3lst.
 A thousand of the handsomest blankets and robes ever shown in Brid; norf are shown by Wells & French, .