The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
BRIDGEPORT.
Dr Warner and the Y. M. c. A.

NSNcI WaS a uiore SucceSSIul M. V. A. State convention than that which closed it's session here, Sunday. Last weeks meetings were held in the First Presbyterian church and good audiences were present, especially in the evening, when the church could hardly contain all who sought admission. Saturdays meetings filled the Old South Congrega- tional church to overflowing. But the crowning act appeared Sunday, when the 250 delegates were divided among II churches. Ira D. Sankey was among those assigned to the South Congrega- tional church and, so great was the at tendance, that an overflow meeting was held in the First Baptist church. Speech es were made, urging the need of an as- sociation building for Bridgeport and Rev c. Ray Palmer intimated that when $49,000 was raised for the purpose, he would complete the $50,000. Then Dr 1. DeVer Warner, in few telling remarks, pledged himself to present to the associ- ation deed of the lot on the northwest corner of Main and Gilbert streets for an afsociation building, providing citizens raised S50,000 within six months. This last is worth at least $20,000 and a more suitable site for Y. M. c. A. building could not be found; it is just outside the business part of the city and diagonally opposite the site of the splendid building which F. T. Barnum is to erect for the Scientific society. Surely Bridgeport has fn har nr Na x,it gratitude, for the good that will be done through the efforts of the association when, strengthened and refreshed, it shall occupy it's new home, will be incal- culable. Never can those who further this great work in other ways be forgot ten. Among the prominent speakers at the convention were s. B. Monroe of New York, Charles A. Jewell of Hart ford, Dr Lucien c. Warner of Harlem, N. r., Dr I. DeVer Warner, F.. W. Wat kins of New York, II. l.. Hastings of Boston, A. A. Stagg, Yale's famous pitcher and Ira D. Sankey. Between 1900 and 1900 were present daily and great enthusiasm and liberality were manifested.
 Scandinavans are rapidly coming to the front in Bridgeport. Swedish church. es and Sunday schools are being organ ized and Swedish political clubs formed and now a Swedish paper, Frisllytten, is being published. It is issued semi-month- ly by c. Tn. Forsberg, whose office is at 9l Middle street. Friskytten is five column, four-page paper, well printed and contains much news interesting to natives of the Northland. The ''prenu- merationspriset till 1: ste Januari, 1889, is 25c. Single copies are DC. The last number is dated Bridgeport, Fredagen den F OStober, 1SSS," and is No. 3. Its motto is ''Independent Politisk, Nyhets och Annons-Tidning." As it is the only Swedish paper in Connecticut, it ought to prosper and we hope that it will.
 Foster, Besse & Go. have on exhibit ion in front of their store two overcoats which look very much alike, except that one bears tag with the price $25 mark ed on it and the other is marked $S 50. The average customer would find it hard to see where the difference comes in.- Post.
 Supervisor Cogill of the Housatonic visits Philadelphia and old Virginia bat tie fields.
 w. Healy S Go. have painted about a dozen political banners, thus far, for the campaign. A number adorn the streets of Bridgeport and others were sent as far as Danbury, Seymour and Washing ton, Conn. The large banner across Fairfield avenue, near their office, was taken down, last week, to add the name of Frederick Miles, senatorial candidate
 c. W. Beach has begun work on his new barn.
 Horace Glines has a four-tenement house nearly completed in West Strat ford.
 Conductor Samuel Arnold of the Hous. atomic has been off duty for nearly two months, suffering from an acute attacl of rheumatism, to which he is subject This is more severe than preceding at tacks, but the chief difficulty is with hi eyes. For long time he could see noth ing and suffered great pain. Happy to say that he is improving.
 Miss Inez E. Phillips spends few day. in West Cornwall.
 For a long distance west of Main street State street Is torn up to allow the hors, railroad company to relay it's tracks Only narrow passage Is left on eithe side; the piled up earth and stones eff fcctually prevent crossing, save at cer tain points. Cars run slowly and witt caution and teamsters have frequent al tercations, but no accidents have result ed. Repairs are also made on Stat street, east of Main.
 The live and wide awake hardwar house of the Plumb Hardware Go. ar out with a new advertisement calling at tention to windmills and Ross hay cut ters. You can always find good good at low prices with this house. The, give special attention to filling orders fo parts to special farm machinery. Cal and see them.
 D. w. Lewis, Danbury printer wh at one time worked for Marigold am boarded at Dicks hotel, Newtown, claim that his only friend in the world Is hi dog and was bitterly disappointed be cause he was not allowed to take it t