The Newtown bee., 1888-11-09


 tt work inyenting and patenting articles or regulating the flow of water, promoting ease in tapping pipes, making connections, etc. He has pat | ented an apparatus for tapping water pipes and has secured number of pat ents on improvements in various imple- ments for hydraulic purposes. The gate box which he invented and calls the George Richardson gate box is i'll use the city. It is called the most durable, substantial and practical gate box ever introduced to water and gas companies and all who use gates or stop cocks in public streets. It is made in two distinct parts and there IS no con- nection whatever between the street and the gate or main. pipe. The top is al ways ready and easy to adjust; frost or wet do not affect it nor interfere with taking it out readily. If,for any unfore- seen reason, it should, there would be no danger from accident, as it would be i'm possible for any animal to get caught in it. This, however, is not the patent in which he takes the most pride. He has applied for patent on an improvement in gas and water pipes, which greatly facilitates tapping pipes of any size to admit lateral supply pipes. A l2 foot length of pipe may have four projections on each side, not directly opposite, so that they can be tapped at any time, without the trouble of shutting off the water. It has also a great advantage over the old method, ill having thickness enough to allow for tapping without any inside of the pipe and stopping it up. When several taps are placed in a pipe, each projecting from q sixteenth to quarter of an inch, it is easy to see that nothing can flow freely through it. The projections are solid and yet the cost of the pipe is not increased, for the pipe may be made relatively lighter. Through these projections, it is possible to tap the pipes without the aid of a tapping ma chine. Mir Richardson is enthusiastic over his latest invention and feels confi- dent that it will become universal suc- cess.
 MT and Mrs James Wilson of Seaview avenue, West Stratford, celebrated their golden wedding, Monday night. A large company was present from this city and elsewhere and many elegant gifts were displayed.-John Staples and wife of Chicago have visited Mrs Cornelia Port CT; also friends in Ansonia.
 Editor Gould of the Farmer has rooted ms nome on Fa1r1eld avenue.
 Mrs James $. Cole of Park avenue has been sick with fever.-The teachers of Newfield school, West Stratford, visited the Normal school at New Britain, Mon- day.-A. J. Sprague of the Housatonic Ice Go. is once more on deck.-Mrs H. H. Nettleton of Fairfield avenue has re- covered from her sickness.-W. s. Cole of the Savage & Smith Building Co. ex- poets to occupy his new house at the corner of Iranistan and Laurel avenues in a short time. Excavations have be- gun for house on the opposite corner, which will be occupied by his father, James s. Cole.-The case of Frederick R. Wheeler and wife of Easton against Edward T. Bedford, the Standard Oil man, has been decided against the Wheel CTS by the court of Common Pleas. Wheeler brought an injunction against Bedford, seeking to restrain him from encroaching upon the ancient green at Greens Farms The court decided that Wheeler has sustained no special damage and dissolves the injunction. Attorney Curtiss Thompson, who represents Wheeler, has given notice of an appeal Stoddard appeared for Bedford.-The new parish building of Trinity church has been finished and was blessed, Sun day. On the first floor is the Sunday school room and rooms for the rector and choir. Hall, parlor and kitchen occupy the second floor. The structure is o1 | brown stone and presents fine appear | ance.-It is proposed to adopt the olG court house for city use by erecting wings | on the east and west ends of the build | ings, constructing fire proof vaults anG | adapting the upper floor to the use of tht common council, city clerk, city auditor surveyor and board of education. The selectmen and assessors are on the frs 1 floor and the police remain in their pres ent quarters.-Col R. M. Pulsifer, edito
 of the Boston Herald, who died in Bostol
 a few days ago, was, until about a weel before his death, president of the Bridge port Paper Co. at North Bridgeport. A
 that time, he sold out his interest and re
 signed.-The Park City clothing hous
 has already distributed hundreds o
 watches to the boys whom it has clothe,
 and every one of them is delighted witt the prize. Manager West now gives hi customers the choice of watch or clock I-When the common council passed al ordinance requiring the removal of oh structions and advertising signs whic l protected over or stood upon the sidewal of Main street from State street to Nortl | Washington avenue, it was suppose
 that only advertising signs were meant | They were numerous and Obstructin
 and were removed first. But since ther
 the city's forces have moved OF all Othe
 objects and nothing but telegraph an
 similar poles and, of these, only such a
 are absolutely necessary remain. Mai . street looks quite metropolitan now an . it is probable that other crowded tho oughfares will be treated in the sam | No fr, fran a
 pecially if they are old, from the bus ness portion of the city; but the charm , ing residence streets cannot have to many thrifty young trees to afford coo l ness and shade, as well as a relief for u : weary eye, in the Summer and to act l, : breakwinds during Winters fierce storm
 -General Manager w. H. Stevenson {
 the Housatonic road has been made pre-
 ident of the Parallel road and has Il
 same capitalists back of him who bui l. the Derby extension. Col Stevenson sa, e that the road will now be certainly bull
 Manager w. NJ. Harris and wife a {, back from vacation trip into Middl T bury.-The Keller Piano Co. have plac e one of their fine instruments in the 2 M.C. A. halI.-Miss Carrie Jennings ! Norwalk has visited friends in town. James Fitzgerald. one of the Electl
 Light Co.'S linemen, fell from pole al
 broke his leg.-Col w. H. Stevenson h
 returned from his Summer residence
 airfield.-Ex-Letter Carrier John f. Ludford died at his Sherwood aven S residence, last week.-Benjamin a V William Landesman carried on bog < grocery business in East Bridgeport U # til last week, when notes came due a ~ they claimed that the safe had been TO II bed. Officer Arnold unearthed the s, ,- tenn of fraud under which they had do
 business. -Commissary Sergeant J.
 Morris of the 4th c. N. G., bookkeeper r. the ID. M. Read Co.,, thongh not III prs le tice, made 20 out of possible 70 at