The Newtown bee., 1888-05-25
BRIDGEPORT.

 II at St. Pauls, East Bridgeport, Satur- day evening, 19 at St. Johns Sunday morning II at Trinity in the afternoon and F at Christ church in the evening. Editor Mallory of the Churchman assist ed Rev Dr Lindsay in the service at St- Johns and Rev c. w. Boylston of Long Hill was among the clergy present at Christ church in the evening. WaiterJ- Hall directed the music at St. Johns, the surpliced choir boys won the bishops ap- proyal at Trinity and harp, violin and clarionet accompanied the music at Christ church. The bishop preached at St. PauI's. St. Johns and Christ church and. in spite of his more than three score and ten years, won all all hearers with his impressive simplicity and learned eloquence.
 The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will celebrate the festival of the Ieylet ei Kadr. Pyramid temple, oasis of Bridge port, will entertain Aleppo temple, oasis of Boston, at that time.
 ssItems of Interest," is the heading Of c. H. Bennett's new advertisement m another column and we should think the words are appropriate for the occasion as the prices he gives on reiiapie Ioot- wear. we should think. would place boots. shoes and slippers within the reaeh of all, be they rich or poor. It Is MT Bennett's aim to give more Tor the mon ey than can be obtained outside ms store | for the same quality of goods and he is very successful in gaining the point sought, as he is known to the people of Bridgeport and vicinity as being at the helm of the greatest bargain shoe house | in Connecticut Look over his advertise ment and never fail to inspect the goods shown at this house before making single purchase of footwear.
 Henry E. Seeley has taken the con tract to repair roads in the northeastern part of the town.
 F Newsdealer Bradshaw says that news boys are not what they were when ne used to sell papers on the streets. lie began with Mays Budget,the pa preeuafshS,s h,s of Mays Sun and gradually eNtended ms s field until he handled the Semi-weekly Leader. the Journal (published by Gould & Stiles every Wednesday and Satur- dayl, the Sun and various other Bridge
 port papers, He used to carry route n | of l93 Leaders in East Bridgeport. oe- ! sides selling copies all along the inc. n When he got older, he began to work at
 Warren S Wards shop on Water street, ' hut still kent m his paper business. He
 oftan worked 10 hours ill the shop and :. linen sold papers until g o'clock at night. - He says with pride that he took the nrst n niece of freight from the steamer Rose dale when it first came to Bridgeport and
 often worked for the steamboat company e nearly all night. besides his days work t in the shop. Afterward, he began uo d run on the Housatonic road as newsDoy r. and it was here that he acquired the n niclname of ssDick." He also made f. hosts of friends. When he installed him !. self in the Herald news stand on fair- Y field avenue. all his friends dropped ln 70 + huv a naper and continued to do so. Ev- d erybody knows him and everybody likes !, him.
 e Prof sam Sterling says that he has a
 new 56-inch bicycle and that he will con
 tribute literally to the proposed cinaef d bicycle track between New Haven ana
 New York.
 l- The Studio building on Fairfield ave
 uue. built by Orrin Judson or New iorh n, at a cost of SIS, 900. is completed It Is h one of the finest buildings in the city-
 Secretary w. $. Stevenson of the Park VI City Cyclists is out with new 52lnch
 Fxpert Columbia. An expert rider on le an Expert wheel
 :. Warner Brothers have purchased and y are re-modeling into sleeping apartments ic the double house south of the Seaside in- in stitute.
 Frank, infant son of Jesse heW oi ly Black Rock avenue, died, Tuesday.
 Staff Capt Edwin Gay of the Salvation
 Army was in the city. Tuesday. .. Cb;ldren-s day will be observed in ths Sa Stratfield Baptist church, June lo.
 The Bridgeport newsboys think o aa naradinp with the rest of the town, th' he Fourth.
 so The Park City Cyclists had beautiful l.o avenino for their first club run, Tuesday 5 The Ivy Social clubs select socials a I'm Jefferson hall, Recreation building, Mon
 day evening, was largely attended am lie successfully carried out nd The Uniyersalist Sunday school IS pre- lie pairing for a strawberry 1estiNai HI ,aI- week or two.
 yh. Dubois Bros. have the contract |
 dredge away the point of the Iongu
 near the beacons. This VIII ren,o.
 another obstruction from Bridgeport nal
 bor.
 oI w. q. Kimberly has entertained hi ,aS brother. Frederick A. Kimberly Of Ne md Hartford. He says that snow banks sti
 finger on New Hartford hills. :, Bond S Currier, oyster dealers, has iu' :n' dissolved partnership and are succeede
 by Ashbel A. Bond.
 A grand triumphal arch at SeasiC eh, mark With arches and decorations alon
 the city streets, are among the attIac v;I ;onc talked 0f for the Fourth. ier' James Burns fell at 8 Ann stree
 Tuesday night and broke his neck, wni
 trying to kick dog down the ceii
 stairs.
 Pastor Brunner confirmed class
 34 at the German Reformed church. Su day forenoon. The church was luxu iant with floral decorations to The Housatonic road has received tv
 SIS.OOO freight engines, one of the fer weighing 92 tons. They are number ;un- l3 and 29 and are the heaviest engines
 New England.
 hols There was another recnercne w Msoo., !. lay. at .! Jonn luesaay s. sa o.,;s we're Powe. Walter J. Hall presided at [ and organ, Rev Dr Lindsay performed {
 Iceremony and the bride wore silk q
 crepe, mastic gold and cerulian bl' eek, Presents were numerous and elegant. dge-
 The Circus Royal. 10c show. has { ,,tb hibited, this week, at the FBarnum b ' grounds.
 Iar.- p.r, hoe .o,a n,s no.se
 State street to Dr B. F. Bronson. oru .n.. W. H. Marigold is on the standing 0 Follow committee on finance Tor
 grand lodge, Frederick Beardsley on committee on appeals