The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
FRIDAYS SEPTEMBER 10. 1900.
BRIDGEPORT.


in the first degree. A pleasant trip by
buses Is anticipated.
Not satisfied with East End and West
End property and real estate In all parts |
of the city, Bradley Nichols & Sons have
Invested in North End and have large |
tract of land, between North Main street
and Madison road, opposite Arson T. |
Hawley's, the property formerly owned |
by Sc. Augustine church and known as
the Father Synnott lot. 1t comprises |
about 30 acres, running through from
street to street. A new street, Hawley |
avenue, was cut through the upper end,
nearly opposite Mr. Hawley's house, last
Winter, and Is now in constant use.
Three more streets are projected, lower
in the tract and one, Mt least, will be
opened Mt once. Messrs Nichols have
begun to sell these lots; IL have been
sold within II week to parties who will
build, many of them this Fall, others In
the Spring. The purchasers include j.
4. Rhodes of George street, who has
bought on Hawley avenue; William +.
Wells of George street, also on Hawley |
avenue; John Mckeever of French |
street, on Madison aud Hawley avenues |
John 4. Birge of State street, on Madi- |
son road and will build two or three |
houses at once; ID. Card of Wheeler ave-
nue., on Hawley avenue. The BEE has
frequently spoken of the attractions of
this section of the city and the advan-
tages 1t offers those who wish to own or
hire a home and it is glad to see that the
boom with which the city has flourished
for years is at last extending to the
northward, as well as to the east and
west.
Sylvester Pike of the Wheeler & Will
son company is to spend the Winter at
Highland, n. C.
About 80 fat men attended the annual
fat mems clam bake at Seaside, last
week, including G.. NJ. Cole of Bethel
(202), b. Il. Brothwell of Fairfield (295)
and number of Bridgeport heavy
weights. Judge Lockwood, the cham
plon heavy weight, is president, z. ii.
Murphy of Westport secretary and treas
ureT; G. NJ. Cole of Bethel, f. 5. Stew
ems, Chauneey Morris and DR. Fanyon of
Bridgeport vice presidents.
George c. Edwards of the Holmes &
Edwards silver company and the Bridge
port Chain company returned, last week,
from his European trip.
The Marsh building on State street, ON
which A. w. Burritt has done the car
penter work, is ready to occupy month
before the specified time.
About 40 bricklayers are employed by
II. NJ. Purdy on the chain company's
new factory at East End and the walls
have already risen above the first story.
Mr. Purdy is using his utmost endeavors
to complete the factory by the middle of
December. The Southern timber for the
iloorings have arrived and A. w. Burritt
has as large force of men as can advan-
tageously be employed on the wood
work.
Warrington Brothers have bought of
Bradley Nichols Il Sons seven lots on
Bruce avenue and Peace street, East
End. One has already been sold to
Henry Newson, who is to build, at once,
"a six-rOom cattage, 2ix2i.
The Ohio sandstone front of the San
ford building is rising, stone by stone
and the walls already show evidence of
the future beauties of the structure. The
wall on the Cannon street side is already
up to the top of the first story and the
front is nearly as far advanced. Work,
principally stone cutting, is carried on
at night by the aid of electric lights and
every effort is used by the architects anC
contractors, Longstaff & Hurd. to expe
dte the completion of the undertaking
Tightness of money and slowness o.
collections cause many u merchant t.
consult his balance sheet anxiously anC
wonder whether he will be able to pull
through to better times or not. IL relic
Is not soon experienced, it is safe Il
say that many smaller firms will be oblig
ed to close their doors. A number of at
tachments have already been placed
some Of them were quickly raised, Will,
others could not be met. George A
Purdy of State street was one of the vic
tins. A. w. Abbott, whose West Enc
grocery was closed by an attachment by
Pyle q Tomlinson, short time ago
made an assignment to J. w. johnson
last week, the causes being the unfavor-
able state of trade and the pressure
brought to bear by his creditors since the
first attachment, which, however, was
promptly raised. Mr. Abbott said that
he hoped to be able TO resume business in
short time, eifecting an honorable set
Element with his creditors.
w. w. Walker of 500 Main street has a
force of eight men at work in New Ha-
ven, decorating the entire interior of the
house of Silverthau, the well known dia-
mond and jewelry broker. A creditable
piece of work is being done.
@. F. Williams, who is succeeded as
secretary Of the board of education by
flown Clerk Watson, is to remove to Bos-
lton, soon.
Druggist Ensign of West End en- ter
ltains his sisters, Mrs c. G. Hinman OF
kansas and Miss Mary Ensign of Water
bury.
It is expected that 5000 men will be in
line at the annual parade Of the Order OF
limited American Mechanics, at Bridge
lport, Monday, September ~. The pa,
Trade nm important mart of the davis nro.