The Newtown bee., 1888-11-23
BRIDGEPORT
4 Car Drivers s Remark.

Oer uflvers &emarkS.
 You may not think so, but we are as glad as anybody that the sun shines again, said driver as reporter step ped upon the car and deposited his fare, on one of the days, so rare of late, when the sky was clear and blue. ssAs for myself, I'd rather be on the pavement than here on rainy day. The water just runs off the roof in front and the rain drives in on each side and it's ex- tremely disagreeable. My car starts out at 50 and makes 10 trips a day, seven miles each, bringing up at the sta ble at 8 20 p m. Others, of course, come in later, until nearly midnight. We get $2 day for driving 70 miles and guess that we earn our money. What if we are late? We'll, if the harness breaks or we have a similar good excuse for unavoidable delay, it is all right, but it's advisable to be on time at the stable. The horses make two trips one day and one the next, so that they are always fresh enough to make time, if nothing flinders. Substitutes Included, there are 8 drivers for the company. Not all are on the road, of course, but few of the regular men are always off and there is always work around the stables for a number and, with driving extras, they manage to put in weeks work right along.''
 ssWOuldn't it be better for all concern ed if the company would put on double cars with conductors?''
 Well, it would be great deal better and easier for us and most people think I that the company would be benefited l by the change; certainly the public would. Oh, our job is not so bad in Summer, but in Winter it's different thing. How do we keep warm? By putting on plenty of good clothes. If can keep my ears from freezing, I'm all 1 right, my feet are never cold. And I'll your mother or sister to make pair of silk stockings from an old silk dress, cut ting them large enough 80 that there l will be no seams to stand on and wear them next to the skin, over these put a pair of thin cotton socks-don't wear woodland shoes; your feet will never be cold. Of conrse you can buy silk stockings, but these will do just as vel or better. Now just try that and see if it isn't the best thing you ever heard of Your feet will never sweat in the silk and that of itself will keep them warm I Because of the hurry of furnishing the new club rooms ill the JudsOn building and the work necessary in forming con City Cyclists, it has been deemed advis able to defer the publication of the initia number of the Cycler until later in tn
 season. It will probably be issued abou
 February l.
 , All the neighbors turned out and ha,
 an old fashioned ssraising" when tn
 frame of c. w. Beach's new barn ol North Main street was erected, Saturday The barn is 30x40 feet, with 16-foot post
 and will be covered and completed a : soonas possible. Benjamin Middlebroo does the work, assisted by Charles Wake man. William Dewhurst, who drew tn : stone for the foundation and has assiste
 in other work, says that he broke tw yokes while hauling stone, the first in ?
 years.
 A new phase is given to the Paralle road project by the statement that Georg F. Connor has been enjoined from repair ing his house, which is on the surveye
 line, nnder 30 days. In the meantime the company is to put on temporar
 roof to replace that destroyed in the rt , cent fire.
 The past week has been a great tim : for rubber goods and, during this time , great crowds of eager buyers have take
 advantage of the great assortment of th
 best makes of rubber boots, shoes an ! arctics to be found at the great bargai ; shoe house of c. H. Betnett, 339 Mai
 street. His stock of boots, shoes an s slippers consists of everything to | found in first class house and he qua
 antees you a saving of from 10 to 20 pc
 cent. on the price. See his new adve
 tisement, which will appear in our ne, issue, as it will contain good news
 economical purchasers of footwear. Not little interest exists regardin
 the next judge of the city court. Judg A. B. Beers, the present incumbent,
 said to be candidate for reelection, q
 though it was whispered, short tin e ago, that he was looking for somethin
 higher and did not care for a re-appoin
 ment. It is also intimated that w.
 Kelsey, Judge Beers's deputy, would nt
 refuse the first position, if rendered hin
 Thirteen Republican lawyers recent q met and agreed upon Curtis Thompso E for judge, with w. H. Kelsey for deput.
 Joseph J. Rose is unofficially mentione
 for clerk and V. R. c. Giddings, Josep
 Carroll (who ran for probate jude against NJ. B. Beardsley) and Stiles Ju' : son, Jr, are some of those who wOul
 like to succeed John c. Chamberlain {
 prosecuting attorney. But the Legisl ,. turc will decide.
 Cook & Lewis say that they are still C ', deck and always have fine assortmel Z of horses for sale or hire at their Joh ! street stables.
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 : Ladies will find choice selection { approved styles in trimmed millinery