The Newtown bee., 1889-04-12
BRIDGEPORT.

Harry W. Hawley of West Stratford las bought Safety Rambler of Lyon X Hindley. This is a new cycle which can pc arranged for either lady or gentleman. Two attachments were placed upon the s350 piano drawn by Reuben Unwin at Fl. N. Ayres', last week. Unwin claims that the ticket was in his wife's name and this should have been placed on the pi- ano. He has satisfied the claims.
 Seats in the Presbyterian church were rented, Monday evening. during singing by the choir and others.
 Park cemetery will be partially re-sur- veyed and new sections opened up, this season.
 Eagle Stereopticon Co. give '.Pictur- esque America" at Pythian Hall, Friday night and at East Washington Avenue Baptist church, Monday evening.
 Ex-Mayor Patrick Coughlin's last offic- ial act was performed, Monday noon, when he administered the oath of office to Judge Robert F.. DeForest, his sue cessor. MT Coughlin has been a good mayor; Judge DeForest will be another
 Lyon & Hindley have completed the improvements at their store, 3S3 Main street. by placing bright new sign over the entrance. It was made by Stirn & Walker and is unlike any in this part of the State. The words stand out in bold relief and are formed of raised and ebon- ized letters. The background is of gold, y-shaped, with blaek-and-red beveled edges. It attracts much attention. Schools in Bridgeport and West Strat- ford began again, this week. 1 The Supreme court has decided that Jacob Scheele of New Canaan, who kill ed Constable Drucker, must hang, May B.
 Master Benjamin W. Terry, residing with his uncle, Capt W. M. Terry, on North Main street, is proud of his team of goat and lamb.
 Mrs George w. Platt of Bethel is visit ing Misses N. E.,Judd and NJ. F.. Hall at 325 Kossuth street.
 Griffin & McElroy have placed new s5 horse power boiler in their establish ment on Water street. Bridgeport Boiler works makers.
 The roadbed on North avenue from Main street to Housatonic avenue is be ing lowered; decided improvement.
 William Peet, who has been in New Jersey for three years, has returned td his home near Toilsome Hill. Karl Ochsner of North Main street em| ploys couple of Castle Garden men, H. H. Brantigan and Samuel Webste| have formed the Bridgeport Die Co.,. Il manufacture dies and drop forgings. rection of Andrew Wadhaus as chairmaI| is doing good work in leaving at the nd tels, Saturday evenings, invitations q the various church services on the fol lowing Sunday, with a card of introduc
 ion to the usher The committee hay left 136 personally directed envelopes
 two of the hotels since they began the
 work in November. It is not possible { l know how far these cards are used; tl \ committee have the assurance, howevd
 that their work is appreciated, from u
 fact that the ushers have at times recei . [
 ed these cards from strangers who speI
 Sunday here.-[Y. M- c. A. Observer
 Died, last Friday, Mrs Daniel Thatch5 once Miss Euniee Lyon of Fairfield; s;
 urday, Elizabeth, wife of Police Ofiid
 John H. Porter, 5s; Albert E. MurpI '- an upholsterer of 265 East Main stre lately employed at Hawes Opera Hou leo.
 o Hon D. N. Morgan returned from
 Bahamas, Saturday. h President Monson Hawleys of
 Bridgeport national bank. S5 on Wedn s day, ranks next to Horace Staples
 Westport as the oldest active bank ol
 ial in the county.
 G. o. Keeler is in feeble health.
 County Commissioner J. w. John
 has purchased lot on Colorado aver 'e West End and will put upa fine reside
 soon. Miss Augusta Johnson has D returned from pleasant visit with 1t ginia friends.
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