The Newtown bee., 1888-11-09
BRIDGEPORT.

The News says that "Samuel Beach of Monroe lost pocket book containing $l0 and other valuables, Wednesday," -EX-Mayor Tones was appointed grand marshal of the Republican jollification parade, Thursday night, in which every body was invited to participate.
 Civil Engineer B. H. Hull was in Mid dletown, this week.-'rhe Swedish Lnth- eran church on Park avenue rrpidly ap- breaches completion and will be fine structure.-A number of Main street and other merchants are soon to display clocks run and regulated by electricity. The Bryant system, inlroduced bya New Haven man, will be used. He will To- cate his batteries and apparatus i'll the cellar of the Connecticut Bank building,
 directly under Dunlap's jewelry store.- The curbing is being re-laid on State
 street, between Main and Water.-H. c. 1 Spalding is at last able to be out and att
 tend to business.-An organ recital, par
 ticipated in by some of the best music
 ians in and out of the city, will be given
 in the Universalist church. Thursday
 evening, 15th.-A large new sign on the
 north side of the building at the south
 west corner of Main street and Fairfield
 avenue, calls attention to the fact that A.
 H. Davis sells good clothing cheap
 The Aluminium Co. are driving work as
 fast as possible on the buildings to be
 erected on Housatonic avenue. Several
 houses immediately adjoining are mount
 ed on rollers, ready to be moved out of the way.-The town of Fairfield recently requested the use of Bridgeport's man.
 moth road roller, but it could not be talk
 en there because intervening bridges !, were not strong enough. One bridge
 sank over foot and the roller had to be
 raised and placed upon the road by jacks.
 There was no attempt to carry on bus
 mess in a systematic way, Wednesday.
 Nothing could be heard but ssElection''
 and cries of ssOh, he's all right" when Harrison was mentioned. The public in ,, general and reporters in particulars are
 heartily glad that the ordeal is Oyer.- , | About 10000 colored fire torches, weigh { ing at least five tons, were burned in l, Bridgeport during thi campaign, besides any quantit1 of other fireworks and ' Mrs George w. Richardson and Mir anG
 Mrs w. F. Hayes gave whist party {, Wednesday evening.-The Standard is " sued an extra at 30, Wednesday morn :. ing, which sold well.-The Universalis . church is preparing for an entertainment ' to be given in the near future.-S. B ' Brewster and Miss Lizzie Nichols are t, I be married the 14th.-The new lowe d bridge is not yet completed, but it i ' hoped that the contractors may be abl to carry out their expectation of com . pleting it by New Years.
 70 J. B. Barnaby & Go are making a bi ,e drive in coats and overcoats. Just t lps make it interesting, they will pay fu ;r so fare on all purchases of $10 or oye ar They expect to see you.-Parties lookin ;n ;;n for choice investments will do we'll ,I, Ih call on Prep J. Lockwood, No. 3 Unite ,i sd Bank building, Bridgeport. He has thel : m at 5, 6, and 8 per cent. Diamond s5 a5 watches, jewelry, clocks, silverwar ,1 z, bronzes, fancy goods, etc. Warner 's Parker, 366 Main street, Bridgeport
 C.. w. Fairchild, 367 Main street, Bridg SC port, sells all manner of wedding, birt T! m day and holiday presents, watches, jeN u, on. elry and diamonds. He also repairs je' Be elry and time pieces.
 Judge of Probate Morris E. Beard ,cK ley's plurality was 1003 Representatiy
 Near and Kutscher d's were elected.