The Newtown bee., 1889-06-07
BRIDGEPORT.

The wedding of George Hadlock of New Haven and Miss Helena M. Bos- worth of this city, last week Wednesday evening, was one of the pleasantest of the season.
 It is understood that the east half of the brick block on State street, extend ing through to John street and owned by the estate of pr Nash, has been sold to Capt W. M. Terry of North Main street. The price is stated at $1S,500.
 A Y. P. $. c. E. has been formed at the North Main street M. E. church.
 Cook & Lewis of John street have q stable full of horses which are being boarded or trained or are for sale. MT Lewis is q professional and successful trainer and is handling many horses for speed. They do no livery business.
 General Manager Stevenson of the Housatonic road has given large quan- tity of stone to the new Catholic church to be erected on Lindley street, of which Father Nihil is priest.
 Hull & Palmer are to survey Long Beach for Photographic map.
 Miss Carrie l. Kimberly of East Wash ington avenue and Edward Reynolds, an employe of the Eaton, Cole X Burn ham Co.,, were quietly married at the parsonage of the North Main street M. E. church, May 10, by Rev William Brown. They reside on Gregory street.
 Bad day for us,'' said horse car driver, during apouring rain. ''We have to stand out here on the platform all day and part of the night, with the rain driv- ing in our faces most of the time, be- sides all the general discomforts of a wet day. Then we have to make change and our hands and packages of money and tickets get wet, making it easy to pass two for one. But if we do, ,the loss comes from our pockets. Yes, of course I've heard the talk about double cars with conductors, but don't believe the com pany will adopt them. You know five- minute time table was talked of, but nothing seems to be done toward it. It would then be necessary to double the present line of 20 cars, with men anG horses"
 Rev George F. Prentiss announced, Sunday, that he has decided to accept the call offered by the Congregational church at New Milford. The West End church will be sorry to have him go.
 Mrs Marietta Knapp, sister of the wid- ow of Capt John Brooks, who died last week at her home on South avenue, came of Bridgeport stock that has grown weli- to-do by the Park City's growth. She was daughter of Zalmon Hawley, who once owned part of Seaside park and ad- joining land and her life of s7 years had covered the growth of Bridgeport from an insignificant place to borough and then city.
 The burning of the Summerfield school at East End opens the eyes of Bridgeport to the ahominable fire bug that it har- bors. To be sure, the wooden building, 1 put up by West Stratford in 1872 at a COSI Ol ptUuV, VIII HUI Uc ScllUuSiy g16ib by Bridgeport, though it is altogether probable that a larger and more substan- tial school house will now take it's place. The building had piano and many oth- CT school appliances.
 One of the largest funerals seen in the Park City was that of Sunday, when Dr John E. Kelley was buried from St. Mary's church at p m. The young doctor, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and welded to Miss Kiltie Walsh but Il months, caught cold while playing ball, q week ago Friday. The Knights of Columbus and many other orders to whom he belonged attended the funeral. with large circle of sorrowing friends. Dr Kelly was buts29.
 Dentist Eighme has been at Niagara Falls.