The Newtown bee., 1889-09-27
NUMBER 39.
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
 Mrs c. T. Russell of Harwinton has visited her parents here.
 Henry B. Stiles, one of the Farmers lost the end of a finger in press, last Friday, but kept right on at work.
 The Farmer announces the engagement of gentlemanly c. B. Read of the D. n. Read Co. and Miss Eleanor L., daughter of J. s. Atkinson.
 The Farmer places ex-Alderman Roman in no enviable light by the statement that he settled the leading astray of q l5-years-old niece, Lucy Beardsley, for $25 in cash.
 Miss Jennie Cole attends St Margaret's school at Waterbury.
 F. c. Bommos is president of the re- tail butchers protective association, or ganized Monday night and s. V. Nichols is one of the trustees.
 It is rumored that the Bridgeport Pa- per Co. will soon start up again and man ufacture calendered book paper.
 M. A. McGrath, manager of the Park City clothing house. has been transferred to the New Haven branch and T. H. Stone, the first salesman, is now manag- CT. F. A. Kimball, the bookkeeper, has enjoyed vacation at the White mount aims.
 A member of the Presbyterian church tells BEE reporter that, even if the heirs of Capt John Brooks succeed in ob- taining his property, notwithstanding the fact that he did all in his power to se- cure it to the church, that institution will not be utterly crushed. ''Capt Brooks's property amounted to some $75, 900 to sl00, 900, ,' he said, "but the estate of his wife, Maria Brooks, which was given to the church, was inventoried at some thing like S275, 600. That stands. It was her money which built the elegant new Sunday school room; it is her mon ey with which the new SIP .0O0 parsonage is being built. You know the wet wealth CT compelled the stone masons to stop work on it few days. People said that it was on account of this will business, but they were mistaken. The only part of Capt Brooks's own estate touched by the trustees was the old homestead. which was sold to Dr Warner and given by him to the Y. M. c. A. It isn't likely that Dr Warner will give up this property without murmur. The case will un- be carried to the Supreme court of the United States, for the will which has just been declared invalid was examined by exJudge Sey- mour, one of the most learned jHists in the State, at that time retired from the bench because of limitation of age. He said that the will itself was as strong as could be made, but, to provide against every possible contingency. he drew up the codicil which has just been set aside. But I can't see just what all this leads to. There is evidently reason for springing this decision on the public, but it is not clear to the uninitiated. And it was given out in rather blind way, too. No one seems able to fully understand it's exact meaning, although I'm told that the decision really gives the right of ap- peal and does not entirely invalidate the will. But the society owned it's church and parsonage, without dollar of debt, before this legacy was received and it isn't going to give up in despair, just yet"
 Some time ago. the BEE announced that new dam would very likely be built on Canoe brook, Tashua, by the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.,, for the pur- pose of constructing large storage res ervoir. Canoe brook empties into the reservoir on Mill river, Easton, just above the dam. Half mile or so from the mouth is natural location for a dam, two high, rocky banks approaching quite near. Judging from stakes driven by party of surveyors, the dam was to be built here and the water would flood back to L. N. MalIett's saw mill, making a large pond and covering the Chestnut Hill road. Officials of the company, however, when questioned about it, po- litely expressed their surprise at such an inquiry and had nothing further to say. Scofield < Starr's surveyors were also dnmb on this subject. Last week, how ever. the reporter was told. by one who professed to have positive information, that a dam would be built on Canoe brook inside of two years. ssI don't think that it will be at the rocks, either he continued, ''for that would overflow the road. It will, I think, be built just above the road and will flood large area, extending back as far as Lorenzo Mallett's sawmill. President Sherwood, l understand, has already given ordeEs to look up the owners of such land as will be needed. g
 Including those who are not now in active practice, there are probably 70 lawyers in Bridgeport and g of them as sembled at the George hotel, Black Rock, Saturday afternoon, to eat. drink and be merry. It was the tenth annual banquet of the Bridgeport bar association and right royalty was it enjoyed. When the tables were cleared, President Curtis Thompson, who presided at the feast and officiated as toastmaster, arose to ssOur Profession with this sentiment from Milton ssPeace hath her yartosIcss no less renowned than those of war Col Sumner's poem and Coroner TaIl- madge's glorious tribute to the ladies were the features of the occasion. The association elected these officers: Presi- dent, L. N. Midelebrook; vice president. Krnrrxu n Fzamrr3cIav. onrrnkarw " U