The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-01
FRIDAY, AUGUST /, 1890.
BRIDGEPORT.

Bridgeport Is honored blythe nomipa-
ton Of Emory #, Strong to be United
States marshal for Connecticut What'sl
the matter with such hustling town as
the Park City furnishing the State with
agovernor through one party or the 9th"
err I'D
Mrs G. w. Raymond and sister, Mrs j
Wall, are on visit among relatives in
Mt. kisco and other places in New York
State and Pennsylvania. TK9I TTk I'd
Builder II. II. Nettleton of West End
Is, with his family, enjoying months
vacation tour Of The White Mountains. 4
About n score sat down ito the, first
shore dinner of the Fairfield county
wheelmen at Sherwood's pavilion, Sea-
side park, Thursday, July "a. The menu,
which was served in Caterer Sherwood's
best style, comprised clam chowder,
broiled blue fish, baked clans, clam fritz
tiers, lobster plain, peas, corn, potatoes,
watermelon. OF the speeches, it is hard-
ly necessary to say that they We're Pithy
and to the point.
Ihirty-nne persons have signed a pc
titlon to form new ecclesiastical soci-
ETY. in Bridgeport, to be known as the
Colorado avenue Methodist Episcopal So
cety and the petition has been sent to
the Bishop.
After several postponements, Daring
Donalll-asade-his- balloon easieH-and-
paracbuteE troF att Seaside park. about s.
o'clock, Saturday evening The ascent
and jump were safely ,plade. ~
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Saturdays yacht race, the first of a
series between Bfidgeport'sI pet Rival
and thelqsaes BostplG boat Eureka was
awaited with interest and the excitement
among ioctlI yachtsmen wasintense when
it was learned thatthe Rival had easily
beaten tia" Eureka, which, to borrow
slang bhftss,, Sasrtuotih IT,"
Though supplied With almost unlimit-
ed capital. and drawing heavy interest
from tidilhy linSested, the Consolidated
road is frequently detected in some act
ion which will save hut u few dollars to
the onnp4fiy tthd viii result in consider
able inconveuieneGto the public. AS a
hbbbtILAiI lRtlN vi ~ AVbhiHS. JhiSiNS ~
would be better to spend II few dollars
and accpmmodate the public, which
would then cease to depounce the road
and its managers on every possible oc-
Casion. This stale of affairs has been
strilingly seen within y short time atthe
crossings at Broad stree and Howard
avenue, who're new plankiug has been
FEihn al a n nf
full width of the street, 80 to32 Feet; the
new covers but 20 feet and none TOO Wide
for teams, no provision being made for
pedc strians. sidewalks have been laid
on the streets, but the tracks cannot now
be crossed on foot without difficulty.
The matter has come to the attention of
Messrs Brothwell and Pierce of the board
OF pnblic works and will doubtless re-
ceive prompt attention from headquar-
ters.
i. A. Bartlett, the Times correspond
ent, Is doing local work for the Standard
while A. Il. Underwood is on his vaca-
ton.
A Crosswatk should be at once put
down at the intersection OF, Lee and Rail
road avenues. In wet weather, large
pools of water gather there and pedes-
triaus, especially ladies', are, compelled
to make wide detoars.
Gould Brothers have finished the alter
ations at HAYES opera house, having
raised the stage roof bout 20 feet to al
low the introduction of drop instead of
sliding scenery and thus enable the man
ayers to obtain many companies of the
best talent whose scenery, heretofore,
could not be used in tire house.
Michael Pickett now has his paint shop
on his Clinton avenue property.
Although City Clerk Mullins afterwRrd
said that he had received no official mott
fcatinn of the appointment OF the five
new Democratic policemen over whom
the board of police commissioners had
such bitter debate, he has sworn them
into oafoe.in Ills Ga,neity AS Shotary prb-
lie. ~ 4rf4
Mrs Capt NJ Rowland Of North Main
street has beeh, anbng friends at South
Norwalk ahdtBdon Point.
william a, ,Hoadley; who. has kept
beautiful Seaside park IN first class or
der, this season, has sesignedan and accept
ed a position With the Bridgeport Ligh
Leather Co. ON North avenue.
TfeWLlndIee5y re Idensee j on Lindiey
street, recently bought by zalmon Good
sell, is being transferred to a cellar pre-
pared for It on tho property of the ole
Gem rink on North avenue; Burr Curtis
does ne Y9fS To 9oLIg 5dl ISL
Charlie Butler has a. new TURNOUT
which Is admired by All. Che drives
mulhIOt2u0 IRDSB IB0 al &
G.. w. Longstaff of Longstaff 81 Hurd
is building house for his own use or
land recently bought of y. ~, Barnum,
near Marina. The first story, which Is
nearly completed, is OF brick, with brown
stone trimmings. The second viii be
succeed or plastered and filled with peb
bles, after the old English style.
Baby Rennell, great granddaughter OF
T.. II. Barnum, sleeps in crib So years
old. WHO'D .TaCqIDO
b. Fish, secretary of the Barnum Il
Bailey show, spent several days with his
family, llttpjtltltllil}l
David w. Thompson has placed on tho
lawn OF his handAome Summerlresidende
Petrels Nest, fronting Seaside, pqrk,y,q
bird house made for his father the hate
Ell Thompson. glIs Is perfect model Of
the North church.