The Newtown bee., 1888-08-31
BRIDGEPORT.

John Moore, brakeman on the Mis- < souri Pacific railroad, Gould system, is : with s. Potter of Main street.
 Peter Wing has cleared up the grounds { around North school, Mo- 10.
 The bridge near the horse box on North Main street is to be repaired. Those at the junction of Lindley street extension and Hawley street also need attention.
 c. w. Tator and family are in Stepney, where MT Tator is carting wood for W. F. Benedict. Dan Marks occupies the Mrs Hill place during their absence.
 The court thought it worth $15 for ex- Alderman Roman to pound Billy May of the Sun; he appealed the case. Mrs E. J. Segrell of Patchogue, l.. l., spends few weeks with Mrs M. Row land.
 Col Stevenson tells a News reporter that under no circumstances could he ac-1 cept the Democratic nomination for State senator or lieutenant governor if l rendered him, as his railroad duties de- mand his entire and undivided attention.
 Pyramid Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S., 1 (Nobles of the Mystic Shrine), returned, last Friday, from their pilgrimage to. l New London and vicinity. | Ina E,,J k built from Architect Briggs's plans, will accommodate 700 pupils and will cost $54, ,0OO.
 The family of Superintendent Orford of the Electric Light Go. are home again.
 Mrs Stone of the Golden Hill seminary will return from her vacation, September l and reopen the seminary the 3d. Capt Frank I. Hitchcock's s new yacht, Rival, has been successful in all races she has entered.
 Thirty-two car loads of people from the Naugatuck and Housatonic roads went to Coney Island, Saturday, on the steamer Sirius. Col H. ". Wright man aged the excursion.
 l X barn on John street, occupied as a stable by Howard G. Hubbell, was burn ed, last week; loss about $200. MT Hub- bell, who is quartermaster of the Fourth regiment, was in camp at Mantle at the time.
 The family of Orland Smith of Broad street have returned from their Summer outing. MT Smiths son, who was thrown from his pony in Danbury, has recovered from his injuries.
 The post office lobby is newly painted and the addition on the west is nearly ready for use.
 Mrs Lydia Treadwell was taken to the insane retreat at Middletown, last week. She had been an inmate of the Widows home.
 William s. Dewhirst has received s pension.
 c. B. Willard of New York is superin tendent of the city depot of Rogers Earn dairy, which has been removed to 1S4 I State street. Besides milk and cream butter, cheese and eggs will be kept.
 Last Winter, when New Haven's to f boggans were in trim, A. B. Underwood of the Farmer used to run over ther, l quite frequently, but now he makes al l most weekly trips to Newtown's salubri l ous hills and crowded hotels.
 The Marigold Printing Go. has altered
 enlarged and greatly improved it's offic
 at 90 Middle street. The change, whicl
 was necessitated by increasing business
 renders the office pleasanter and nor . convenient for both compositors ant pressmen. 1t also obviates the necessit, :. of night work, as more men may be ad :. vantageously employed. Mir Marigol 7 finds work for 14 men and, among othe
 contracts, has in press the 52-page pro . gram of the New Milford fair.
 F.V. Bowman and A. W. French ar h still here in the interest of the Advertis !, CT, though affairs are mostly settled an
 their contracts expire September l. M
 French says that he has a great schem y on hand, but won't divulge it. i, H. c. Spalding of West End has SUI :, fered for several weeks with q bilious a
 tack.
 One of A. l.. Winton's heavy truck broke down on Housatonic avenue, las week. fId
 e Great piles of brick line the Housatol Y City Gas Co. is erecting a new building e George Turney, famous as the buildt
 who couldn't get his money for the Hig School building, does the wood work.
 Officer Arnold, o. A. Hall and three
 four reporters made an imposing array
 the old Advertiser headquarters, one da
 last week. Howard Hubbell was X X Camp Terry, Mantle and John D. l. ,e han was lost in the wilds of Chicago, b IT Frenchy and Arnold told the storie
 Lahan is expected back some time in September and will doubtless be load,
 with anecdotes.
 s- The News has interviewed number
 prominent citizens regarding the ort e. nance that all signs and street obstrut in ions must be removed from the busine ne portion of Main street before Septemb
 l. Hardly anyone favors it. st Michael Condon, for more than \ years an employe of the Consolidat
 road, was run over and killed by swift
 engine near Seaside Park last week.