The Newtown bee., 1890-10-03
BRIDGEPORT.

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Forty-fiye thousand dollars was the es
timated value of the buildinSs for which
permits were issued at the last meeting
of the building commissioners, which in
cluded:
ID. Mahoney. frame house, Warren street
ID. III. Briggs frame cottage, Seaview ave.
nue..
Lucy Hinderer franc house, Grand street.
f. c. Burnham, frame factory, Whiting
street.
y. Armstrong three frame cottages, Arm
strong Place.
II. Zunsock, frame house, Knowlton street.
Margaret Dougherty, frame cottage, Caro-
line street.
b. Goodman manufacturing company, brick
factory, Knowlton street
Mrs l.. Parmelee, brick barn, Park place.
Lewis Bonyon, frame house. Jane street.
A. j. Beardsley Il Son have nearly
completed one of the large schooners
which has been on the ways at their
East End ship yard and have submitted
figures for two more, both for out-of-
town parties. Their dredger has been at
work in front of their dock property at
the foot of Gold street and basin suit
able for vessels of the largest draft is to
be made.
Il. III. Mcdonald gave another of his
series of entertaining lectures on the
photograph, last week, at Proctor's.
George G. Prentice, who has been fore
man at the Yost factory, concluded his
labors there, last week, as the result Of
disagreement between himself and Gen.
eral Manager johnson, although the real
cause Is said to be in Mr. Prentice's friend
lIness to Mr. Yost. Several others are
understood to be in uncertain seats be-
cause of their leaning toward Mr. Yost.
The factory, however, continues to run
with full force Of operatives, something
like 100 being now employed. Only the
highest grades of machines are allowed
to leave the factory.
l.. l.. Loomer & Sons, who are running
factory In Birmingham as well as
another IN part of the organ factory,
have decided to move their entire plant
to Bridgeport soon and will probably
seek new location, as their increasing
business renders their present quarters
none too large.
1t Is not unlikely that plans proposed
by Architect M. l.. Pritchard for altering
and improving the Baptist church on
State street will be adopted.
Hiram Maxim, whose Maxim gun and
smokeless powder have brought him
fame, has exhibited both inventions here
and will probably lecture on guns and
explosives, during the Fall, before the
Scientific society.
The wooden block at the corner of
Main and Union streets Is being remod-
elled.
Charles 3. Garfield and Joseph III
whitcomb have been appointed commits
sioners on the insolvent estate of A. w
Abbott and the stock is being sold at the
store by Rogers Il Morford.
The Savage q Smith Building Co. arr
remodelling and undermining the Myrtl
avenue house OF A. J. Cable.
william Is. Bristol, who has been i
the gas hbtihB pusiucsS =" " al os'Sse ~
Is second lieutenant of Co. n, Stratford
has sold out and associated himself wit
Elmer s. Youpgs, the halter. The ney
arm will be known as Youngs a Bristol
Between $500 and $500 will be requiI
cd to buy arms and equipments for tn
high school cadets. About $500 Of tn
receipts OF the last graduation day OF tn
hjxh school remain and the board Of edr
cation will be pctiticned to devote it t
thts purpose. The remainder, It
thought, can be raised by subscriptio
without difilculty.
one of the most striking In general q
fccf Il the Office Of Clark 4 Fuller, decol
alive and sign painters, Cannon street
ne ceiling Is finished In fresco, cobwel