The Newtown bee., 1888-07-13

day, of Rev c. l.. P:rdce, who has charge : of the Church of the Nativity in North E Bridgeport and Colt memorial chapel in West Stratford.
 The Stratford Land Improvement Co. want to build 10-foot dike from Bridge port harbor to the mouth of the Housa- tonic river to keep out the Sound and re- claim the salt meadows which breed the famous Stratford mosquitoes.
 Mrs Orland Smith of Broad street is out of the city for several weeks.
 City water is so bad that well water is eagerly sought. The Housatonic offices are supplied from pure and sparkling springs few miles from the city and a number of people have fresh water brought in from the country each day.
 George Bradshaw and John Youngs of North Main street collided, laat week, while bicycling. NIr Bradshaw was thrown from his wheel, which was brol- en, but he was not hurt.
 The Fairfield archdeaconry held it's annual meeting at St. Johns church, Bridgeport, on Tuesday, 10th. Its prin- cipal work was to regulate and care for the missionary work of the Church in Fairfield county, making grants of mon- ey to the missions and weaker parishes and adjusting the money to be raised in the various parishes and missions accord- ing to their ability. It's most important work was the establishment of mission in West Bridgeport in charge of Rev MT Pardee.
 Conductor Gurdon s. Colt of the Hous- atomic spends his vacation in the White Mountains.
 Principal Russell and wife of Newfield, West Stratford, are in Maine, while Prin- in New Hampshire.
 The American Graphophone Go. of Washington will occupy the south fac tory of the New Howe Mfg. Co.,, taking the four floors 370 feet long. ANodll IhOSC1S dulbS slCf IOlI biiC tI- fleets of last weeks fall. The doctor says that no bones are broken, but that the muscles of his side are strained and separated.
 Miss Carrie Jennings of Norwalk has visited here; Misses Leila and Edith Phillips spent Sunday with her. l Secretary James B. Billings of the committee on printing and advertising has been laid up for a few days and Bus mess Manager Hine took his place in the News office. Mir Billings did the work of four men during the celebration and it is no wonder that his nervous system demands rest.
 Died, Tuesday, Dr H. l.. ". Burritt, 1 69.
 D. NJ. Read wants q State exposition
 in Bridgeport next.
 That $150,000 appropriation for gov
 ernment building here was so badly
 worded that Congress must do the work over again to make it valid.
 Lyon < Hindley say that they have
 done much larger business, the past
 year, than ever before. Their general
 hardware business is so rapidly increas-
 ing that present facilities are becoming
 inadequate. The Giant Deering nov
 CTS, advertised only in the BEE, have met
 with exceptional success for the frs year. Give them call.
 W. A. Pond 6S Go. of New York are tt issue s'Heart to Heart," new song fo, which A. w. French wrote the word and ProfJ. II. Waud, formerly of Bridge port, the music.
 The club color of the Ramblers is gar
 net, that of the Park Citys old gold
 while the Pequonnocks use light blue. r The Pequonnoeks, Park Citys an, s guests turned out 90 wheels and tn } Rambling Wheelmen and guests 5 9 more, not counting nondescripts an 3 Sam Sterling.
 The Bridgeport wheelmen had the few :, est falls in the parade. The Pequonnock :. are said to have had but. one, the Par
 Citys but one and the Ramblers one a all. This shows the relative proficienc
 of Bridgeport wheelmen. ? Ambrose M. Machalowski is employe e at the Bridgeport cartridge shop. William Gorham is recovering from hi \ illness.
 .- Henry Seeley is building barn. z A distressing accident happened, Sai J urday, by which Charles w., infant so ' of Charles Sherwood Sterling of the firi Y of Sterling Bros., lost his life. He wa Y left in the bath tub moment and it thought that he turned the hot wate z faucet. for he was found so severel :. scalded that the flesh from the wais
 down was raw. A physician was sun " moned, but could do little and the chil z died at p m, Sunday. He was 4 year E tended, Tuesday at p III from the res ie dence of the parents, 261 Myrtle avenu m As antlclpated, the 4equOnnOcks al n Park City Cyclists entertained invite s) wheelmen at the George Hotel, Blae le Rock while the Rambling Wheelmen e d tertained their guests at Seaside Inst m tute.
 P A man who said that he had worke to for c. B. Sherwood of Trumbull W; fe here, last week, seeking work. I IL claimed that he left MT Sherwood, g ld drunk and was ashamed to go back. I e. gave no name.