The Newtown bee., 1888-06-01
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rights of the city and of persons having booths or stands on the streets and side walks, is about to be tried in the courts. Two or three years ago, an Italian estabr lished fruit and peanut stand on the State street sidewalk, near the Sturde- want block. In due time. he was ordered to remove the stand, as it obstructed the walk and was regarded as a nuisance. He refused to comply and the city at last removed it by force, doing the work early one morning. This arbitrary act ion resulted in lawsuit and Hull & Palmer, civil engineers, made survey of the property and the old street lines, in the Spring of 1886. to see if the stand had encroached on the public domain. They prepared their report and entered the courtroom, supposing that the case would receive immediate attention; but it was postponed and has remained quiet until few days ago, when Hull & Palm CT were notified that it would soon be brought up. A second survey was made, Monday, which confirmsd the previous work. The stand projected but a few inches over the line.
 Charles H. HOrner of this place, sen fenced to State prison for horse stealing. escaped, last week.
 George Hadley, Nelson Hatch, Frank Seeley, George Rockefeller, Ally Sage and Harry Gould of the G. 4. P. wheel club rode over to Southport, Saturday. Zalmon Goodsell and Mark R. Leaven- | worth are delegates to the national con- ventiOn of plumbers and timers to he held at Boston, June IL.
 An excellent quality of sand and gravel for concrete walks is got out on the upper | end of Knowlton street. Spalding tS Son Of34S Main street have | altered and improved their office equip ments.
 Prof Newell's adult class, about 10 couples enjoyed private hop at Germa- mia hall, Wednesday, May 30. James Kelly was drowned, Sunday, while rowing off Seaside park and Keep l CT McNeil of Bridgeport light saved the life of Nathaniel w. Bishop after the waves had crushed his boat.
 Owing to the numerous accidents on the Consolidated road since the tower and block system was introduced. Su- l perintendent Turner has issued an order providing that ''until further orders the l switches and signals will be worked by hand !'- Palladium. This seems to in dicate that the block signals are not sue 1 cessful.
 | A large picture of Mrs Langtry, in the window of the Herald news stand, at tracts attention. It was presented to Mir 1 Bradshaw by Duke tS Son for returning a certain number of empty cigarette boxes.
 Stephen J. Griffin has. been promoted | to the position of OVerseer for the Savage & Smith Building Co.
 Work on the lower bridge advances perceptibly, both in pile driving and | mason work.
 Harbormaster McNeil has invited own CTS of yachts along the Sound to join in | q water parade and illumination off Sea side Park, July 3. He also wants yacht race off the harbor on the afternoon of the Third. A purse of Sl60, divided into prizes of S75, $50, $25, S10 to be compet- ed for by local and outside yachts, is al so talked of
 The Higgins homestead on North Main 1 street, under the supervision of F. N. Higgins, is being completely renovated. It will be extensively enlarged and will l be newly covered and fitted up with all modern conveniences. Patrick Garry has charge of the masonry and Vanstone & Vanstone the wood work. 1t will add greatly to it's appearance. May the in mates live long and enjoy 1t.
 The public library will probably be moved, Saturday, to it's new quarters in the Burroughs building, which has been 1 fitted up at cost of some S30,000 The library room is on the second floor and the reading room on the floor above, the two being connected by dumb waiter and speaking tube. Mrs Agnes Hills. the librarian, has been laid by with | laryngitis.