The Newtown bee., 1889-10-04

which was erected by this company. The cut at the head of this article represents a $G000 monument now being built for the city of Newark, N. J. It Is to be erected in honor of the original settlers | of that-town, who migrated there from | Milford, Branford, Guilford and New Haven in 1866. The monument will con tain elaborate relief work and tile crown ! ing statue win represent Il typical Puri- tan of heroic size. The mayor and com mittee on public grounds, who had the ! matter in charge, went right to the quar- ries to get the lowest prices and best de- signs in granite, also visited the works of ! gate their claims for white bronze and, l that their decision was unanimously in favor of the latter material, speaks well ! for the favor-with which the work is re- garded by those who are in position to judge of it's character.
 The company show large variety of photographs of both public and private monuments erected by them and solicit correspondence or personal visit from any one in want of anything in the line of cemetery work. As their prices are much lower than for stone work, it will pay anyone to consider the merits of white bronze before purchasing. The claim of the company is that they can save money for the purchaser and, at the same time, give him better monument in every way than he can get in either marble or granite.
 State Engineer Hull inspected the dam of Beach Bros. at Stratford, last week, finding it in good condition. Mir Hull is still actively engaged on the new water works at North Stamford, which will be quite extensive and will provide an abun- dance of pure water for the borough.
 Members of the young peoples society of the Presbyterian church gave pleas ant social to members of the church, last week, at the church parlors. Music was furnished by the Wheeler < Wilson or chestra and abundant refreshments were
 served.
 The new hydraulic elevator at the
 court house is ready for use.
 Mir and Mrs Walter J. Hall have re-
 moved to New York.
 Notwithstanding the positive orders of the building commissioners, Henry c.
 Gordon has kept on with the completion
 of his patchwork building on Iranistan
 avenue, disregarding orders to strength
 en 1t. At last weeks meeting of the
 commissioners, they showed that they
 were tired of dallying with the subject
 and directed the building inspector to 1 pray out an injunction at once.
 It is said that new brick block will
 be erected in place of the Hough block,
 which occupies the plot between State
 and Bank streets, from the post office
 nearly to Water street. This building
 was the first declared unsafe by the pres
 ent board of building commissioners and
 the removal of the building would prob
 ably have been ordered had not the
 Hough estate taken some action. The
 commission, though antagonized by
 some, appears to be doing good work T Bridgeport's beautiful Seaside park which has rival in all the State, is tC be further beautified and enlarged by the gift of two and half acres of land lying between ''Marina" and the present boun daries of the park. It is needless to say
 that it is the gift of Hon F. T. Barnum
 who says that the city shall be put to nc
 expense for it's maintenance for the next
 ten years. The deed gives the exclusiv,
 use of the grounds to neighboring resi-
 dents, so long as they keep it in suitable condition; then it passes to the city fo j the free use of the public forever.
 So great is the rush of work at the Eat
 on, Cole S Burnham Co.'s that nearly al
 departments are working 13 hours day c. l.. Husted's crockery store was bur glarized, last week; only SIP taken. Work on the old St Johns hall site : which was temporarily abandoned, : now going forward under the active dl : rection of Curtis & Co. of Springfield who have the contract for erecting tn new government building. The founda ton has been staked out and excavation rapidly completed. It is said that M Curtis will personally supervise the wor of construction, which, according to cor 2 tract, must be completed in Is months s The foundation walls will be laid at ono e | a,,I s,f I ' local builders.
 I w. c. Mead has been granted a perml l A son was born to MT and Mrs Wi 8 liam Healy, Saturday. Mir Healy is - member of the firm of Healy & Co. Mrs Granville Sherry receives the flu sum, S30O0, for which her husband wa
 insured in the New England Order C ' Protection. There had been some di: pute about the disposition of the money s Mrs Della Corners made an unsuccesi
 full attempt to drown herself at Berl
 shire pond, last week.
 r. The following is an extract from a le : ter written by former resident of Ney k town, but now residing in Rockford, III e which you may publish: The BEES con l buzzing around telling me am not fo f gotten and the news they bring, of ol f places and friends, Is far better ar l. sweeter than honey. The one you ser t me first comes to Bridgeport, then go' l. to Orange, Conn, then to this friend | Rockford, III. and from there to Ke e stone, Kansas.