The Newtown bee., 1889-04-05

cuClOn III IIllS cIGy.
 Judge Robert E .DeF Forest, under whose administration in 1879 Bridgeport's debt was whittled off $3l ,664, defeated Re publican Henry Lee for mayor, Monday, by 1272 majority and the Democrats swept the field. Frank A. Wood of the Standard is alderman at large. In the common council of 30members, 12 alder men and IS councilmen, the Democrats will have six majority on joint ballot. Thomas Roman, who assaulted Editor May of the Sun some time ago and who stumped the Fourth ward as Republican candidate for alderman, was defeated by 295 majority. The Germans were dis satisfied at the nomination of F. Kennel lly, Democratic candidate for collector of taxes and he ran 251 votes behind De- Forest, but was elected by SOP majority. D. M. Ford, Democrat, is first select man. The Republican voters refused to turn out and it may be that the rapid in- crease of Bridgeport's debt led them to hope that some man like Judge DeForest would be able to begin reducing it. Glad to see that industrious w. H. Marigold got there as councilman.
 C.. A. Gerdenier, chief of the fire de- partment, has been superintendent of the Gas works for p years. He was present. ed with handsome oak desk and fixt- ures by employees, last week. The draw of the new Fairfield avenue bridge, which sank about two inches, has been raised.
 The common council says that no liv-
 cry stable can be erected within D feet
 of dwelling or church, unless permis-
 sion is granted by two-third vote of the lcouneil.
 Instead of giving parties devoted ex- lclusively to whist or euchre or angling, it is now proper to give a sscomposite par lty.' The guests first play drive whist,
 then move onward to progressive euchre tables, then to progressive angling, then the good old game of jackstraws. Prizes
 are awarded to those making the highest
 and lowest totals, but, as different part ners are found at each table, one must
 stand or fall by his own exertions.
 So large is the attendance at the Pres
 byterian church that all the pews are oc = cupied and it has become necessary t, rent sittings in every pew which can ac commodate more. Each pew is held a q certain valuation, which is not, how , lever, always realized; richer member . often willingly pay more than the ap . praisal. At the beginning of the churcl year, each pew holder pledges himself to give certain sum, each Sunday, in en yelopes provided by the church. Rev NJ Davenport, who came here but decad l ago, says that scarcely any of the lead t ing members of that time remain unti !. this day.
 Despite the frequent crimes which al
 most cause a loss of faith in human ma
 ture, there can be no doubt that Bridge
 ports churches are prospering. St l. Pauls, East Bridgeport, is so largely al !. tended that scarcely half dozen pew s remain unsold; the Presbyterian churc l. sells sittings in pews; others are nearl = as we'll filled. Scarcely church in tow 7 but has, during the past year, increase d it's borders or beautified it's edifice; not | ably, the renovated Church of the Rt
 deemer, the Presbyterian church and tn . North Main Street M. E. church; other
 in less degree. On Park avenue, a ne'
 Swedish church has been erected. A s this points, not to decrease in religion 0 feeling, but to an increase in good workl ;, Alonzo Beardsley & Son have compile U ed their ship yard at the foot of Seavie' v avenue, West Stratford. They are abl . to repair vessels weighing 100 to 10C '' tons and hope to obtain share of shi II repairing, which is now confined to Lon ' Island.
 Mrs II. B. Drew, Mrs c. A. Baker, M -- Barri and MT Garfield will sing at s e Johns and a large and excellent chorr q is being formed.
 r. Charles W. Beach of North Main stree T has painted his barn.
 Bridgeport won the polo pennant, ha' o ing per cent. of .590,while New Have !. had .532. A benefit game between Bo C ton and Bridgeport, Tuesday night, clo ' ed the games.
 e Sarah E. Loyejoy has obtained ;. voree from Frederick Lovejoy; ground ;. intolerable cruelty.
 e Prof c. H. Stanley, whose school hou. Il lectures are we'll known, gave stereopt l, con views before the Bridgeport Boy e club, Tuesday.
 Fairfield County Medical Society wi : meet at the Atlantic hotel, 9th. ,, Bridgeport poloists defeated the Bo
 tons, Tuesday night.
 Arthur ". French, once night editor
 the News, is now on the New York Soc ' ety Journal.
 Fl Rev c. s. Nash of East Hartford Il IS livered an eloquent lecture at the secon rt annual meeting of the Christian Endea 2 or Union, in South church chapel, Mo n day, after officers had been elected an
 reports read. The Union, which is doir !, good in it's unobtrusiye way, consists X the South Congregational, Presbyterian 8s Oliyet, West End, Park Street, Fla 7. Washington avenue Baptist, Stratfoi Il Congregational, Stratford Methods t. Fairfield Congregational, Summerfie Methodist and Monroe Congregation z churches.
 Joe Kinney, who was pardoned aft
 serving part of his sentence for crimin assault, and was sent back to State pri on in 1885 for the same offense, escape
 Monday night. He had been regardt