The Newtown bee., 1890-11-07

ing invitation to join New York society
in a concert to be given in May, but it
was thought best to decline it.
Friends are sorry to learn that sick
ness, which prevented Father John f.
Rogers from coming home as he expect
ed, still keeps him confined at an English
hotel.
A pleasing harvest concert was held at
Olivet church, Sunday evening, special
feasure being pillow decorated with
fruits of the harvest.
An oyster supper by young men was
Thursday evenings attraction at Trinity
parish building.
Il. ii. Mcdonald gave an exhibition of
the photograph at the boys club, Satur-
day evening.
George Noble and family have moved
into their new house on North avenue.
Skaters are at work at the roof of the
new government building on Broad and
Cannon streets and men in the employ of
the Savage & Smith building company
are putting in window frames. This COM
pany has the contract for getting out the
woodwork simply, it is put in position by
the contractors. AS soon as the windows
are put in, the plaster will be put on and
allowed to settle and dry, after which the
interior wood fittings will be put in.
A brick building is to be put up to
close an alleyway beside the new Ben
nett building on Fairfield avenue.
Wheeler & Crouch, from whom the
government rents the bonded warehouse
on Water street, adjoining the factory of
Eaton, Cole & Burnham. are building
brick addition to meet the demand for
additional room caused by the increase
of business.
AS the result of long continued negoti-
ations, a valuable strip of wharf proper
ty, comprising some 121 feet of water
front, has been secured by the Housaton-
ic railroad company and decided to Col.
w. II. Stevenson. The purchase in
cludes the property of Ii. M. Purdy, F..
C. Bennett and Mrs Mary c. Sterling :;
while a small portion, belonging to F. S.
Goss, is still being sought. The Housa-
tonic road, through Col Stevenson, had
an option on the property and closed the
deal before the option expired, to the
discontinue of the Consolidated road,
which was Just too late and yainly offer
ed larger price. One of the rumors is
that the Housatonic line of steamers will
be withdrawn from South Norwalk to
make their terminus here.
Hicks Griffin, late with Griffin & Nc
Elroy, has bought of p. L. Barnum a
number of building lots in the northern
part of East Bridgeport and is to engage
in the real estate business.
c. l.. Chamberlain is finishing house
at Fairfield for Mrs McGerry and another
put up short time ago for Ed Thomp
son, for Robert Skidmore.
Sterling, Hurlburt & Hall, who bough
part of the Meachen tract, East End
will move the homestead to Il front lo
and fix it over into fine residence
They are negotiating with Il West Enc
builder for several cottages. This local
ity is advancing rapidly, as people are
finding out that East End is one of tn,
pleasantest parts of the city. A Yves
End builder has taken five lots in eX
change for two-family house that he i
to build on Railroad avenue.
The Bridgeport Weekly Record, whicl
makes its appearance every Monday, i
published by w. L. Bayles and is issue'
from the Sun office. 1t is devoted to lo
cal amusements.
William Brennan, an employee at tn
, Bridgeport paper mills, had his arr
crushed and burned by being caught in
drying roll at the paper mill.
The quarterly report of work done b.
the building commissioners shows that
from July 10 to September TO- the CON
missioners held IA meetings; granted II
permits; the aggregate value of build
ings for which permits were granted wa
1895, 315; fees collected, $4S1. "No
bad" said Mr. Day. sit shows tina
Bridgeport is keeping right up with he
record for building and will put million
and half or two millions into building
by the end of the fiscal year"