The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
BRIDGEPORT.

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 l. e. Peck, carpenter and joiner, ,has new sign on his shcp in the rear of his handsome residenceson Arctic street.
 The remaining portion of Houses shop that was injured by fire is to be taken away, the ground to be used for storage. The building known as Spruce hall has been removed 10 feet west and will be used as the factory of the bundled wood.
 Pardon Dexter has purchased steed.
 MT Follett has moved his crockery store to the rooms formerly occupied by | q furniture dealer.
 Noble avenue is indeed noble street l and, when once the horse cars are carried to Beardsley's park, there is little doubt but that it will be lined with comforta- ble and substantial residences. Pr6ba- ply the most handsome, at present, is the M. E. parsonage, directly north of the church. Rev G. l.. Thompson may we'll feel proud to be first to occupy such a residence.
 The few Bridgeporters who didn't at tend the celebration in New York con tented themselves by decorating Wash ington's picture with the national colors and listening to the glowing descriptions given by the returned multitude. l The funeral of the late Mrs Nancy were said at her late residence on Pros lpect street at 9 a m.At 10 05, the remains were taken to Newtown for interment. Among the floral tributes were the fol- flowing: Pillow from the daughter, Miss Julia Henderson; bunch of ascension lil- lies, from friends at Storey & Roy's store i; sickle, from Storey & Roy; cut flowers from Mrs l.. c. Prindle; bunch of ealla Ililies, from Miss Susie Wason; bouquet, from Mrs NJ. Nichols bouquet of pansies, from Mrs V. B. Stevens; cut flowers, from Mrs Mallet Seeley; bunch of calla lilies, from Mrs A. J. Hewitt and sister, Miss Jerring- Bridgeport Morning News. No settlement has yet been reached in regard to New York Sunday newspapers. Some dealers sold at the old price, Sun- day, while others advanced cent. The Herald, which has always refused to en- ter trusts and has never raised its price, is general favorite and newsdealers say that it's sales are increasing.
 The steamer Waterbury, shining in new paint, arrived just in time to partic-
 ipate, with the other Bridgeport steam CTS, in New York's naval parade. Beardsley Bros. pile driver sank of | Stratford, last week. A number of tools
 were lost before it could be raised. , To accommodate increased advertising, the Post issued six-page paper. Satur- , day. Just what the BEE has been doing for months. , in his remarks on 1.-The Press" at the |, Board of Trade banquet, Rev B. E. War : ner said that he was proud of Bridge l ports four daily papers. There are tht , Farmer, Standard, News, Post, Leader !. which did he forget?
 Rev L. R. Streeter of the Fairfield ave d nue Methodist church is one of the mos1
 popular preachers in the city and the
 Methodist conference, which met at this l church in April, was heartily requested
 to appoint him for another year. It die
 so and the congregation celebrated the
 fourth anniversary of his ministry, last
 week, by a reception at the church par : lors Besides hundreds of his parishion
 CTS, several clergymen from othel
 churches attended. The guests were re. ceived by Dr Robert Lauder and Mrs
 Chester Russell.
 Charles Matthews and Miss Emma
 Merriek were married at the Park Street Congregational church, last week.
 Easter Sundays music was repeated al
 Trinity, Sunday, but the Wheeler < Will t son band was not present.
 The State Senate authorizes Fairfield
 county to issue bonds to the amount o1 6 ESQ., ,000, to increase jail accommodations
 here, to place an elevator in the new
 court house and to erect a county home . for children, which Bridgeport wants e though other cities and boroughs are try l ing to get it.
 N. Warrington has sold his Ham
 bletonian mare to Constable Charlie
 Stagg of Stratford.
 t Since West Stratford overwhelmingly g voted, 339 to B, to become a part o1 e Bridgeport, it has been known as "Eas'
 End.'' The annexation act went into eff feet, Wednesday, 1st and adds three e square miles and nearly 4000 people te
 Bridgeport.
 ,. F. N. Warrington is building two
 houses on the Worden tract, West Enc . and has four more to erect in the same
 locality.
 New concrete sidewalks have been laiG on Fairfield avenue, West End.
 Dr c. c. Eighme of 422 Main street is making his rooms more attractive thaI
 lever by new and tasty paper and paiS sl FIN. Warrington is building a q story bottling factory at West Esh TOT
 Gray & Light.
 , Since buying out French, 'aple on !, East Main street, L. B. SteIs oi nlon-
 roe has had a truce from afiare ana ne Z began to erect large ul'lon to hls g stable. A neighbor sSn oD,ected' now ever and complaine o .'ie ciey aesof-
 ney of the forthcorne huls''nce A le"
 minutes, conyerS sien convinced the
 ,ror tbat b,J Jsas in error and the lawyers were smissed. The addition