The Newtown bee., 1889-08-09

now engaged by T manufacturing firm at South Norwalk.
 Mrs Felix Vincelette, who resides in the northern part of the town, was call- ed to Springfield, Mass, ,last week Thurs day, to attend the funeral of T sister.
 Jeremiah Kelly, 1T. has bought new roadster.
 Cole < Hinckly have laid concrete | walk ill front of the Parrot property on North avenue. They have also opened | a sand and gravel bank on their property on Lindley street.
 Orrin Kelley has bought new horse.
 Miles G. Stevens, d promising young banjoist, has completed new instru- ment of his own manufacture.
 Mrs $. B. Wheeler and daughter of Plainviile, N. J., have spent fortnight with her mother, Mrs French. Mrs Eugene Northrop of Hattertown return ed with them and will spend few weeks in Jersey.
 Samuel B. Wheeler has visited his old home in North Main street.
 Harry Bush, q former Bridgeporter who has been in Dakota for some time, is again in town and is making his home for the present at Walter CorneIl's.
 night blooming cereus belonging to Mrs ". c. Kimberley of East Washing ton avenue opened it's beautiful blossoms in the presence of small company of friends, a few nights ago. \ number of buds, ail of which promise to reach maturity are also on the plant. Miss Carrie Jennings of Norwalk is visiting Misses Philips of Bridgeport l South Norwalk Sentinel.
 Supt J. II. Savili has resigned as man ager of the American Graphophone Co.,, l whose factory is in the old Howe shop.
 4 new rule has been adopted by all Bridgeport papers, requiring all notices of meetings to be paid for as local | head. This is good rule.
 It is doubtful if the Washington bridge /! is turned over to the counties and thrown open before September.
 James A. Morris has resigned his posi- tion as commissary sergeant of the Fourth regiment and is succeeded by i A 4l~. T ard. He will be q good one, for he can tell good dinner as far as he can see.
 Hawley, Wilinot < Reynolds have come out with an undertaker's covered wagon which is fine piece of work. It was built for the firm by Hincks & John son at d cost of.about 5000. It is of the best of material and workmanship and is provided with a folding rack. lin every respect, it is a model vehicle of it's kind. -[Post.
 ! One city meeting has already been held to transfer the city's interest in Washington bridge to the counties of Fairfield and New Haven, but, on account of rain, it was adjourned sine die and no action taken. Another has been warned for to-day (Friday) and it is probable that the transfer will be authorized.
 X little breeze was caused by the re- I moyaI of the city clerks office from Wheeler's block to the old court house. In removing the safe, it was necessary to place ropes and tackling in the office of the insurance company, next door. They objected and called on the city to pay for time lost and damage sus- taiDed.
 ;. 4 six-years-old boy, Arthur Row land, was rescued from drowning in the harbor by Charles Usinger.
 On the upper part of Iranistan avenue is a building which presents Il curious appearance and strangers have often wondered whether it was in process oi erection or destruction. It is in unequal parts and has an unfinished look, though d portion is ill very good condition. Lumber taken from a dismantled build ing appears to have entered largely into it's composition and this part has not been painted. Building Inspector Isaac w. Day has been out to look at the structure and reported on it's unsafe con dition at meeting of the building com mission.
 M. N. Downer of Downer & Edwards started for the Adirondacks. last week, with his family.
 Frederick $. Fairchild is recovering from an attack of malarial fever. I Levi H. Hubbell. for 40 years an un- dertaker here, first with Hubbell & Cur tis and then with w. F. Bishop, was buried on Tuesday.
 They do say that pennies have been q drug at the popular Bank street book store O late, all on account of rain the 5, New Milford rifle club brought with them, last week. They couldn't shoot, but all hands could pitch pennies, and it really looked at one time as if the New Milford boys would have to walk home in the rain or steal ride on freight train. Rain couldn't spoil the feast, though, at which Pixley did best on soft shelled crabs; McMahon went first money on fried eels; Schoverling took the cake on boiled clans and Hill climbed a mountain of blue fish. New Milford is coming down again as soon as they have saved up some more pennies. The Jones school of Bridgeport has , been camping in Trumbull near the old