The Newtown bee., 1888-06-29
BRIDGEPORT.

The meeting of the committee on print ing and advertising, Monday night, was well attended. c. B. Read of the D. NJ. Read Co. sent in q quantity of palm leaf fans and was immediately added to the committee. The various subcommittee reported progress. Bradshaw and Rich's souvenir medal is to be incorporated into the official badge. A banner, 15x30 feet, with the inscription, "Press Headquar- ters," Is to be hung across Main street. A special invitation has been sent to the Press club of New York. The soliciting committee on refreshments had made cheering progress. Chairman Zones said that this committee was doing more than any other. Adjourned to Monday even- ing, July 2.-Public schools close this week.-Rev Charles l.. Pardee, who has had charge of the Church of the Nativ- ity, North Bridgeport and of Colt Me morial chapel, West Stratford, will be ordained by Bishop Williams, Saturday, at St. PauPs church, East Bridgeport. .-| George l.. Reed, selling agent of the Bridgeport Paper Co.,, died, Sunday, 3S. Attorney Charles s. Garfield, counsel for the town in the Easton road case, has been in Boston.
 Maple street is receiving trap rock dressing, east of Park street.-Mrs Wales Ol | AIh SLICtL IldS IEOlll dn tA- tended visit in Brooklyn, N. Y.-The closing exercises in the various grades of our public schools have been enter taining as usual. The programs in the Barnum school, so far as given at the time of writing, are Room No. l. May l.. Peck teacher:
 Chorus, "Now we little children" school; 'Welcome," Grace Noble, Edith Sheib; "The "The Mill Wheels" "The Birds" Florence Hughes; "Small dressmaking," Maude Der tine; "Three little toad. .stools," Jennie Flaw ley, Lulu Gilbert, Maggie McGlinchey; "The telephone" Hally Preston; chorus, "The movers" Nobody wanted the baby" Ruth "Thc Kittens" wiiiie Hunt; "Thnmbiins," school; "He didn't think" George Ecke; "A bear story" Tillie Hutchinson; "A number song" kittie smith, Edith Petit, Alice Sweet !; "What Robin told" Robbie Credgington; cho- rus, We of the Farmer" ty, nThe birds" Sadie duet, Come, come my pretty Fedo," Edith Sheib, Florence Hughes; cricket song, Lulu Wakeman; "The last man." Willie Howes; !; chorus Roll your hands exercise" Walter Hubbell Eddie Conger, Charlie Dorsch, Ray mond Conger; "Mother love-" Grace Noble i; "Five little rabbits" school; chorus, "This is east and this is vest" "The butterfly" Sadie Holroyd; Above the sky,"Ruth and Vera Sheib; chorus, "The coopcr;" 'The foolish maiden lially Preston; chorus, "See the neat little clock ;" Vacation" Oracle Black "Goodbye," Joe Yates; chorus, "We birds"
 
 for teaching these little ones and shows no end of painstaking on her part in the manner the little ones conduct them selves. She has the past term had SG under her charge in a room not large enough to accommodate more than half Room No. ?. Emma NJ. Hallock tea cher:
 Song. Blue bells, six little girls A little speech" Rosa Reick; "Rou your hands, ' school. solo, "A boy cAnUlt." Eddie Keenon; Birds nests" Frank Fosdick Young birds" Daisy aarter; chorus, "l Wheeler; solo and chorus, "Gay little blue bird, !" Eva Tieman and school; "The little red soi6 Bertie Tayor nFeG S hG prGs 4 eight little boys; chorus, "Blackbird;" 'rhe
 be dco s@han Whcb m0y,oh Ioye9 hesfg soag Eva Mellor; chorus, "I am coming, little maid en;" "The proud poppies," Mabel Kelsey; so. To, "The engine" Amy Macf,lrlane; Cricket songs," Viola Weller; chorus, "The fairy "Abont the lamb," Ethel Hurd; chorus, "The "Teli me, little housewife" Ph They 'Gf didn'i think two little boys, two little girls; solo Where are you going, pretty bird," Grace chorus, "Home, sweet home;" "Nacation,' ' school; chorus, "Evening hymn"
 s,,i5 wse5 is the time for the 9artelrdly elrdly Sons of Temperance. Living Spring and Bridgeport divisions held elections, Mon- day and Tuesday evenings and will in- stall, next week.-C. F. Stoddard, who Is working up the order of the Golden Cross, has commenced to make out ap- plications and expects to institute q com mandery here, soon after the Fourth.- The temperance organizations of the city held another meeting, Thursday evening, to complete arrangements for furnishing ice water to the people on the Fourth. About 90 tanks are to be placed along the line of march and supplied with ice wa ter through the day.-Since the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, last September, four lodges have volun- tarily given up their charters and nine new ones have been instituted. The last was Peace lodge, No. l2, Danbury, so that there are now in the State 101 sub- ordinate lodges, with a total membership of a little less than 5000.
 Robert Wilson has, after many months of anxious looking, found a horse to suit. having bought of Benedict tS Fitch Charles Tator has also purchased a pair of them.
 Sidney Capers has resigned his posit. ion at W. Healy & Co.'S.
 man employed by Capt w. M. Terry was thrown from the machine while moving, few days ago. He was not hurt, but the mower was broken.
 The only arch for the Fourth will be a double arch at the foot of Fairfield ave nue and across Water street. The marine display will begin at 8 p m on the 3d and fireworks will be let off at it's close from two barges anchored off Seaside. The parade of Illuminated vessels will be q grand sight. The procession of the Fourth is to start at II 30, which will mean any time before ? o'clock. Bridgeport and Peoples savings banks have taken the $l50,000 of town bond: issued to build the new court house al l09 a5