The Newtown bee., 1889-07-19
BRIDGEPORT.

Mrs B. Nickerson and family have gone for the Summer to Agnewog, l.. I.
 Mrs Fitz Gibbons, wife of Health Offi- cer Fitz Gibbons, died at her home on William street, last Friday morning. She had been i'll scarcely a fortnight. Her funeral was attended by large assem- blaze of friends, Monday. Services con ducted by the Trinity rector, of which 1 church she was an active member; sing ing by the boy choir.
 | At meeting of the directors of the Park cemetery association, Curtis Thomp- son rendered his resignation as president, which was accepted and B. H. Hull elect ed president.
 No action has yet been taken in regard to rebuilding the burned Summerfield school house and the matter was tabled at the last board of education meeting. An appropriation of 5000 is wanted for repairs at the Jane street school and the school at Old Mill Green. X special city meeting will be called to appropriate the money.
 Bridgeport assessors have had their salaries raised from $500 to $l200 by the common council.
 Miss Thekla Peterson has sailed for Sweden.
 State Engineer B. II. Hull at the re- quest of the Stamford water company, made an inspection of their dam and res ervoirs, found one of them in bad and leaky condition and recommended that it should be strengthened and made tight. PlnnS hnWn hnnn ma6n hV Mr Hull t0 that end and it will be made safe at once.
 Hull & Palmer are at work on the lay out of the Putnam memorial park, de- signed by them. The work of clearing has commenced, preparatory to laying out the avenues and fencing.
 Leon Gleason spends his vacation in Hartford with his sister and in Spring field, Mass, with his brother.
 Park street Sunday school will picnic at Parlor Rock, July 26. Next Sunday will be the second and last of Dr Hovey's vacation.
 Engineer B. II. Hull was at New Mill ford, Tuesday, to test a new meter de- signed by A. II. Noble, to determine the power and quantity of water used, called a high pressure meter. The principle of the machine and it's test proved satisfac- tory and, in many respects, surprised the old engineer.
 The East Washington Avenue Baptists have Parlor Rock for their own, July 25.
 Seaside park makes lovely and avail able place for picnics. Every pleasant day, it is visited by parties of various sizes from out of town, as well as in. It presents the variety of seelusion, with an opportunity for sightseeing, easy ac- cess to horse cars, lunch depots, etc. It also now boasts of handsome mounted policeman, Officer Fisher.
 Mir Hine, former elder of the Pres byterian church and the only living member of those who formed the First Presbyterian church and society, has visited old friends here. He spoke at a prayer meeting in the church, saying that it rejoiced him to see the great changes and Improvements which had taken place.
 One of the new laws to take effect Au- gust l requires gates and tenders at the approaches to all drawbridges. Bridge port has three such bridges.
 A workman from Bath, Me-, who has been employed at A. J. Beardsley S Sons shipyard, East End, was killed by fall ing derrick, Friday. His wife came for the body, Sunday night.
 The new directory's 20,307 names, d gain of 1862, are supposed to mean population of nearly 61, 1000.
 Seventeen yachts of the Atlantic Yacht club anchored in Black Rock harbor, Saturday, and the merry sailors held their revels at the George hotel.
 Mir and Mrs Giles o. Keeler of North Main street, both of whom have passed their three score years and twenty, are in poor health. MT Keeler is especially feeble, requiring the constant care of his sons.
 When the family of MT and Mrs Henry Gorham, which resides in the northern part of the town and west of North Main street, arose on Wednesday morning, they discovered that, during the night, their little child, Ernest C., had died. Its age was one month and IF days. Funer- al, Thursday; interment in Park ceme- tery.
 Miss Carrie Wenz, who has visited friends and relatives at Altoona and all so at New Brighton, Pa., for sever- al weeks, has returned home, Miss Elm ma Wenz of Altoona returning with her. Miss Emma will remain East for m onth.