The Newtown bee., 1888-11-23
BRIDGEPORT.

A pdlnIul accluenL Happeucu lo JoIlH NJ. Beach, Saturday. He had finished his days work at F. C.. Bennett's and was closing the gate which shuts off the alley on the north side of the store, when the rope holding the balance weight gave way and the heavy gate, descending, pinned him to the floor. He was at once released and taken into the store, when it was found that his right leg was broken between the hip and knee. The ambulance was called and took him to his home with F. N. Higgins on North Main street.
 Charles w. Fox has sold the wood on the land which he bought of the Aaron Summers estate to T. J. Shanley.
 A thrill of pleased surprise ran through the city, Monday, when Thomas D. Fis- treasury, announced that the $75,000 which Congress had granted for public building here was but half the sum and that an additional $75, 1000 would be forth coming in due time. MT Fister received seven proposals for the site. From Glow CT Sanford & Sons, lot on Main and Gold en Hill streets, beside the new court house and on the horse car route, one block from north end of depot. From McMahon d5 Wren, two lots on Main street. From City Market Co.,, St Johns hall property, corner Broad and Cannon streets, one block west of Main, three north of State. From A. w. Wallace, NJ. F.. Morris and James Staples, the Baptist church lot on State, Court and Broad streets, opposite old court house. From W. D. Bishop, lot on Elm and Broad streets and Fairfield avenue, one block west of Main street, near Tnjyer-. salist church and opposite First NJ. E. church. From Marsh, Merwin & Lem mon, corner Lafayette and State streets, two blocks west of Main street. From executors of LeGrand Sterling estate, lot on Main, Chapel and Congress streets, one block west of Congress street and three blocks north of Fairfield avenue. A decision is expected soon.
 Some weeks ago a movement was start ed by some of the milkmen, looking to a shortening of their hours of labor, which are now the same, seven days a week and 52 weeks year. This move ment resulted in a petition to the com mon council, signed by 40 or more of the peddlers, asking that city ordinance be passed forbidding milk teams to run on Sunday. If passed, the men would have been compelled to sdouble up,'' Satur- day morning, carrying twice the usual quantity of milk, or make an extra trip, Saturday night. Some opposition was manifested, few large dealers saying that they could not easily obtain the quantity necessary to double up, Satur- day; others, selling quite as much, were : in favor of the plan. When first present. ] ed to the council, the petition was laid on } the table. At the meeting, Monday even ing, the petitioners were given leave to ! withdraw, which is equivalent to refus- , al. Of course, those who wish can still } do two days business on Saturday and rest Sunday, during the cold weather
 when customers can easily keep the milk
 until Monday; but most of the peddlers
 will continue to run on Sundays.
 ) Curtis Thompson, Nathaniel Wheeler Staples, Thomas Reilly and D. B. Lock F wood have been appointed by Judge
 Slade to confer with the common coun
 cil in regard to an adjustment of the re
 spective rights of the city and town. , Frank A. Lawton has brought Miss
 Dat 1f rsoso f.
 Harriett street as his bride.
 ,l Julius B., son of Rev c. B. Day, wal
 buried from 80 Courtland street, Tues
 day.
 Some of Bridgeport's business mel < 1would like an answer to the following
 question: Is not the little Derby roat hurting Bridgeport's interests by divert
 ing trade, which formerly came down tht ! Housatonic to Bridgeport, to New Ha
 ven? Standard. Inasmuch as ths
 Derby is not yet in running order, it is
 hardly necessary to answer this in tht negative. But the BEE does not think that Bridgeport will suffer much loss, if
 indeed, she does not hold her own. Wher trade can be drawn from Norwalk and Stamford to Bridgeport, despite the many
 attractions of New York city, there
 seems little likelihood of losing q trafilt
 already firmly established. Bridgeport
 merchants have assured the BEE's re
 porters that they neither fear DOT antici ] p&te reduction n their revenues iron
 thIs cause. No one VIII question tht coun1ness q the yiews expressed by