The Newtown bee., 1889-05-24
BRIDGEPORT.

bElUGEfOhI.
 It has been decided to change the name of the Bridgeport and West Stratford Horse Railroad Co. to East End Railway Co. and the tracks will probably be ex- tended to Stratford. D. F. Hollister is president, Henry B. Drew secretary and treasurer.
 Ex-Mayor Zones, Judge D. B. Lock wood and Town Clerk Watson are to judge the essays for the Barnum prize medals. They will be read at High School hall, Wednesday, June ,.
 Edward Hatfield, who is employed on the New York Sun, is at his old home here.
 The new Sunday school room of the Presbyterian church will be occupied, next Sunday. The dedication will take place in June.
 Since the consolidation act, it has been found necessary to establish harbor lines on Burr creek, West End. A report will be made to the common council and steps IdhCh Jo SCCulC OhC government to dredge a channel.
 M. G. Keane is now dealing extensive ly in building stone, as well as monu- mental work. He has recently furnish ed stone for the West End school house ]; the new building of Wheeler & Co.,, the grain merchants; the new house of George ". Winton; the house of George A. Lyon in East Bridgeport; McMahon & Wren's building and the chapel of the Presbyterian church.
 Jolly P. Wade and wife spent Sunday in Danbury.
 The Farmer announces that the Con- solidated road has decided to elevate it's four tracks high in air, beginning at Park avenue on the west and continuing on to the Holmes & Edwards silver works in East Bridgeport. This would also mean new depot on stilts for Bridgeport. Rev George F. Prentiss of the West End Congregational church has been called to the First church of New Mill ford at q salary of s25OO. East End wants police protection and two patrolmen have been detailed for Sunday duty there. The police force may have to be increased before long.
 High School hall was filled to the doors with pretty schoolma 'ams, Friday and Saturday, who assembled at the 18th an nual session of the Fairfield County president of the Board of Education, welcomed the teachers; committees were appointed and addresses made, notably by Misses Ada J. Todd of Bridgeport and Mary l.. Tallmadge of Stamford. Dis cussion of other subjects followed. F. II. Baldwin of Fairfield, who was after ward chosen vice president of the associ- ation, gave an exhibition of his scholars. 7 Warren H. Lamson gave an address on penmanship and eight scholars from i Staples High School, Westport, gave ath- letic and calisthenic exercises. Rev R. c. s. McNeille lectured on ssAncient Ab- beys and Ruined Castles of England. :" Saturdays session was principally devot- ed to reports and elections. H.. Orters gave, on both days, a number of humor- ous recitations.
 Bernard Sweeney's body Ihas been found in the Narrows, New York harbor. Sweeney fell from the Elm City during $ the New York celebration and was drowned.
 4 Sunday morning fire burned out Brennan's bakery, Bumps hat and Jar vis's shoe store, Cohen's millinery and Bafn's tea store on Main street. Loss about SIG, ,O00.
 Frederick N. Warrington caught q scamp in the act of setting fire to \ house sthat he is building at the West End, but the villain escaped.