The Newtown bee., 1889-03-29
BRIDGEPORT.

Coroner F. l.. Holt is able to be out for the first time in nearly year.
 Mir Hubbard, formerly typo at Mari gold's, is studying law in Boston. He is an expert stenographer and supports himself, during his studies, by teaching short hand. .--
 James Bradshaw, Jr, the former news dealer, is now in Boston in the interest of the New York Mercury.
 Four thousand dollars have been ap- propriated to put an elevator into Fair field county's new court house.
 Four fires were started, Saturday night and Sunday morning. The first, early in the evening, totally destroyed Coles, Balderson & Coles sash and blind shop on Railroad avenue. At partially com pleted frame house on Ogden street, be- longing to Patrick Tate, the loss will be about $500.
 George E. Winton of the firm of Plumb < Winton is erecting fine mansion on Lafayette street. It is composed entire ly of brick and stone masonry and there is no reason why it should not stand for centuries. It is a two-story house, 34x53 feet, unlike anything in the city. A box has been deposited on the keystone of the arch over the porch, containing esti- mates of the contractors (mason, H. NJ. Purdy; carpenter, George M. Hubbell ]; plumber, L. H. Mills; painters, Lansing tS Stirn; stone cutter, M. G. Keane :; doors, sash and blinds, Benham, Ray & Hawley); daily papers of March 13; two Real Estate Records, containing notices of the house; photographs of George E. Winton and family, Mrs H. M. Winton, A. l.. Winton, President Harrison, Mayor Coughlin, Hon P. T. Barnum, Rev R. G. s. McNeille, pastor of the South church. The box also contains the business cards of NJ. L. Pritchard, 3S0 Main street, the architect, and request that the finder shall use all possible means to find di- rect descendant or next of kin to Mir Win ton, to whom the box shall be delivered |; if none can be found, it shall belong to the finder, who shall cause it to be enter ed upon the town records and upon the records of the Historical Society. On top of the box is horse shoe for good luck.
 Rev L. B. Fisher of the Universalist church has prepared special topic for each Sunday during Lent and desires a special attendance at these services.
 Misses Mary J. and Annie Cayanaugh. who have been afflicted with rheuma- tism, have gone to Newtown.-CNews.
 F. N. Warrington has sold land on Bostwick avenue to c. Reading. A. B. Underwood, one of the Farmers bright young men, has been laid up with chills and fever.
 Miss Abbie shelton has returned from Ansonia.
 Misses Carrie and Alice French speni Sunday in Shelton
 Rev D. G. Lawson is to be with us again, next Sunday, if pleasant. James Ferguson has moved into the house of Bennett French.
 Eddie, l7-years-old son of Roswell Thompson, is slowly recovering from q dangerous attack of pneumonia. Thomas Roesig, for nine years in the blacksmith department at Wheeler & Wilson's, lost q thumb in drop press, Monday.
 4 sad funeral was that of Miss Belle, daughter of William Bissell, Sunday, ir the Methodist church. Miss Bissell, who was only l9, was attacked by congestr i've chill, quickly followed by hemor. rhage, last week Thursday and died in three hours. She was to have been mar Tried soon and wore her bridal dresa t<