The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-01-25
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
McMahon Sc Wren will build two
story block for Zalmon Goodsell's plumb
| ing business on the east side of Water.
below Fairfield avenue. 1t is also said
that William D. Bishop and sons will
build tiled passage way from Main
the new post office building, an arcade
at the rear of Bishop block to be under
glass, go feet wide, with stores facing it
on either side.
Size, Gibson 6 Co. make skates in
Shelton, but they intend to remove,
April l. Why not bring them here, If
| possible?
''No lounging around this station. is
displayed in bold letters at the union
depot.
Miss Eveline Bradley will wed Homer
g. Godfrey of Westport at st. Johns,
Goth, 6 30pm.
1t is said that j. w. Spooler of Shell
| ton, who is accused of taking orders
without authority for the Bridgeport SO
Pants Co., also cheated ex-Newsdealer
Bradshaw. Spooler sold $12 worth OF
badges, July 4, but failed to make re-
turns.
The banquet given the board Of public
| works at the Atlantic hotel. last week,
| was a grand success, with big Boom
with a capital B, spoken from mouth to
mouth. Bridgeport was placed at the
apex of all municipal growth and enter
| prise, really after the fashion of a mus h.
room city OF the West. The chief eulogy
| was over the new bridge at the depot and
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| ing the last three or four yerrs, on which
clay is fast giving place to trap rock. A
sensible interludg was Judge Lockwood
plea for the library. Its income is about
$1,000 year for books, of which it has
| Is 400, besides 145 papers and magazines.
To treble the working capacity of the IL
brary, which has hardly an interesting
| book for each of its 10000 members,
| would only take $1,000 and the money
could be put to no wiser or more educa-
tional use.
Rev James N. Thresher has visited his
| aged parents at Stafford.
James c. Grace was married, last
week, at st. Mary's, to Miss Loretta
Goodwin.
| Walter Wells, IA, was buried from the
South church, Saturday.
| Col Stevenson remembered Miss Jessie
L. Cogswell, his niece, with $500 check
at her marriage, last week, to Charles n.
Delaney of the Chemical national bank
of New York. The bride, robed in white
corded silk, was attended by her cousins,
Louie and Harry Stevenson and st.
Johns, which was beautifully decorated,
was packed, for Miss Jessie has been one
of the Park City's popular young society
ladies. The reception, with Wheeler and
| Wilson orchestra and New York cater
er, was an elegant affair.
The Farmer is a daisy in it's new Win
ter suit, its new type setting of its newsy
columns to great advantage. We hope,
though, that the Farmer viii set its own
ad in new type, too.
Rev J. G.. Davenport of Waterbury as
sisted Rev III. C. Hovey at the funeral
services of Mrs A. L. Winton, Friday.
Interment in Mountain Grove cemetery.
! Superintendent Thomas Bidmead a gold
watch and chain, also gold headed cane.
A series of ladies' nights were inaugur-
! ated by the Bridgeport Wheel club, last
week Friday. They will be continued
ON alternate Friday evenings and will
| doubtless become popular. About 30
couples enjoyed drive whist, dancing, a
collation., etc. Weidenhamer's orchestra
furnished music, sheltered behind a
screen of potted plants. Miss Lille Jones
took first prize and Miss Louie Hall sec
ond.
DR. G. L. Porter's house caught fire,
Saturday evening, but little damage was
done.
M. T.. Bunten, the newsdealer, has
been unfortunate with glass show cases.
He says that more than $40 worth of
glass has been broken in his store.
Hincks & johnson, carriage makers,
are rushed with Spring orders.
Gilead Kimberly of New Hartford and
Mrs Mary Hegerne of Bridgeport were
married at the Golden Hill parsonage,
January 8, by Rev G. Ray Palmer,
Among guests were Mrs Augustus Lines
and Mrs Charles Bostwick Of New Ha-
ven. They will reside in New Hartford.
Rev B. b. Beardsley has sold his prop
erty on the corner of North Washington
avenue and Grand street to Lee Bros.
A young son of Judge A. B. Beers was
/ hurt while playing polo, last week.
Second stoddard lecture, Thursday,
24th.
John M. Beach of North Main street
is able to be out little.
i ID. F. HOLSTER and wife are on three
weeks trip to Washington and the South
for their health.
The Park Street Congregational church
is q years old.
i The old Housatonic rolling stock com
pany is paying final dividend of $2 s.
a share.
FAIRFIELD WOODS.
Il Mr. Keller of New Haven preached a
Hope chapel, Sunday.
Hanford Platt, wife and son Heroic
visited his mother, Mrs Pratt, Sunday
!, Mrs Skidmore and Mrs Pratt have Wis