The Newtown bee., 1888-05-18


 scars will remain.
 The Bridgeport base ball team has been transferred to Stamford, because of unprofitable patronage. Bridgeport can get up celebrations and carnivals that beat the State, but she can't keep ball team. Mayor Coughlin called q special city meeting at St. Johns hall, Thursday, l7th, at p m, to take action. regarding ''the proper celebration of the anniver- sary of our national independence" The firemen tested their extension lad der, Saturday night, easily running it to the top of Hubbell's block on Golden Hill street.
 Vice President Stevenson of the Hous- atomic, questioned about Improvements, smiled and said that, although he didn't know about that, he wouldn't be bit surprised, for the road was constantly doing just such things to accommodate people.
 Bishop Williams will be at St. Paul's, Saturday.
 William II. Lockwood, 49, died, Sun- day, at the home of his sister, Mrs Cur don c. Wells.
 William J. Hawkney, night clerk in the post office, has been appointed town pharmacist.
 Fridays rain did not dampen the ardor of the Board of Trade, who met in the evening to hear the report of Jesse Sands, F. $. Stevens, c. R. Brothwell, W. R. Bostwick, H. k. Parrott, w. Grant, John Eckel, ZalmOn Goodsell, P. Selbie, W. R. Palmer, Y. Coulter and A. c. Parker, the committee appointed to feel the pop ular pulse in regard to the proposed eel ebration, July 4. It was found that the railroads and steamboat lines will give special rates and assist in every way. Societies and organizations are full of en- thusiasm and express wish that the in- dustrial display should be carried out in- dependently on the afternoon of July 3, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Bridgeport, with car nival or water display i'll the evening; on the Fourth of July, a military, and civic parade, with display of fireworks on that evening, would be suitable. A cit- zens' meeting was then held and D. NJ. Read, c. k. Brothwell and Jesse Sands were appointed to wait upon Mayor Coughlin. Everyone is heartily in favor of the celebration and wideawake busi- ness firms are already preparing for the occasion. Harbormaster McNeil intends to have the harbOr craft assemble off Sea side park and shoot off fireworks.
 The new city directory is in the hands of Price, Lee & Co.'S canvassers.
 Ira Gregory & Co.'S coal office was en- tered by burglars, Friday night, but nothing was obtained.
 The Grand Republic will bring New Workers here on the 27th and 30th, as we'll as the first three Sundays in June. Mrs w. H. Fisher and little son Ernest visited in Bethel, last week.
 The expert marksmen of the Bridge port Rifle club are Archie and Willie Wheeler, Dr Rice and c. II. Barber. l.. C. Lyon, who has just joined the club, had his initial shoot, last week Wednes- day. He bids fair to become as success ful rifleman as he is hardware dealer. The Rambling Wheelmen talk of ar ranging number of races at the Driving Park, Decoration day. They will prob ably consist of five mile, one mile and slow race for bicyclists, also 100-yards dash and mile race on foot. Several prizes will probably be offered.
 J. w. Johnson entertained 22 members of the Whittier club, last Friday.
 The Summer excursions over the Housatonic road began, Saturday, with one from Ashley Falls and Great Bar rington.
 The BEE wishes to suggest that the newspapers and printing offices be rep resented in the grand parade by float A representation of newspaper office, all busily working, might be appropri- duced ill this way, would be eagerly sought and carefully preserved.
 Ebenezer Wheeler of Gilbert street re- mains about the same, but hopes to gain strength as the Summer advances.
 Myra, daughter of Attorney A. NJ. Wooster, is recovering from scarlet fever.
 Mrs D. s. Beardslcy is in poor health.
 Old Sport is home from the six days race in New York. He is 62 years old and has been in more races than any other man, but secured first place in but one, two-days' contest. He made 3S2 miles in New York.
 The Bridgeport horse railroad compa- ny will lay mile and three-quarters ot new rails, this Spring, including portions of Main street, State street, Park avenue and Fairfield avenue. The patent girde1 rail, the best made, is used and Bridge port was the first city to send in an order The comnany keenS 100 horses and takes