The Newtown bee., 1890-05-02
BRIDGEPORT.

of Price, Lee &c Co.'S bookbinding estab-
lishment, will soon take his former po-
sition in the II. j. Cagney bookbinding
company, 739 Broadway, New York.
Matthew Reynolds will make tour OF
the principal western cities, accompanied
by his friend, John NJ. Wilson.
Newsdealer James Bradshaw has q
votes in the Journals contest for the
most popular man in Connecticut.
An exhibition was given at the Barnum
gymnasium, "Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, by members of Prof Killen-
beck's athletic class. The program, in
Guiding music by the Excelsior quartet,
was we'll carried out and won deserved
applause. A feature deserving special
mention was the club swinging and
the dancing of little Mollie Killen-
beck, daughter of the instructor.
The Summerfeld Methodist church has
passed set of resolutions censuring the
board of police commissioners for their
recent action in virtually ''tying Chief
Rylands's hands and calling halt in the
needed work of reformation and COM
mending the work of the chief.
p. w. Wren, IA member of the board of
education, has been presented with a
handsome office desk and equipments by
his employees.
Union evangelical meetings will be
held at the first Methodist church for one
week, commencing May IL, at the South
Congregational church. These meetings
will be held afternoon and evening and
will be conducted by Rev B. F. Miles,
evangelist, assisted by Mr. Greenwood,
Gospel singer. A large chorus has been
rehearsing for some time and will add in
terest to the meetings, to which all are
invited.
Keller Brothers are to build piano
factory at East End.
May festival at the West End Congre-
gational church, Thursday evening.
S. Wakeman won the high kicking con-
test at the athletic exhibition at the Bar
mum gymnasium, Tuesday evening. His
record was eight feet, five and one half
inches, remarkably high for an amateur.
Although the huge factory of the
Bridgeport brass aluminium company
does not, from the exterior, present an
appearance of IA rush of work, yet the
company is so busy that the factory will
soon be run evenings. An order from
Jersey City for $4,000 pounds of wire was
recently filled.
of six houses built by Edwin G. Sanford
and Mrs Lueien w. Shepard ON Washing
ton avenue, is ready to occupy. 1t con-
sists of six houses, perfectly equipped
with every modern device for elegance
and comfort.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs
w. F. Hayes of East Bridgeport.
John II. DuMond, well known BUSH
ness man, who has been dying with con-
sumption for months, passed away, Tues
day evening, 30 years old. Some time
ago, by the advice of physician, he left
Bridgeport and went to Long Hill to live
on farm; but hopes of a recovery were
vain and he returned at last to Bridge
port to die. He was prominent and
consistent member of the Presbyterian
church and leader in the various socie-
ties connected with it. He leaves wife.
The funeral will be held from the church
on Friday at 3 p m.
The members of the firm and employees
of the Springfield emery wheel manufae-
turing company are securing their hous-
es in Bridgeport. The president, Elwin
r. Hyde, has engaged a house on Fair
field avenue and expects to move in 10
days. George w. Jackman has been set
tied for some time on Colorado avenue
comes from Brooklyn, n. Y. Henry
Houston, the confidential secretary of the
firm, is also located on Colorado avenue.
Oscar Fl. Hyde, the secretary OF the COM
pany, will have quarters on South ave-
nue.. George w. Strickland, aclerk, will
stop on Colorado avenue. George Weth-
erell has engaged a house at 143 South
avenue and Messrs F. E. Smith, Howe,
Stowe and Chaffee have taken house
together on Colorado avenue.
The post office address Of Elisha Booth
of Seayiew avenue will be Long Hill,
Conn. after the 5th of May. His family
will occupy the Coan place near Parlor
Rock. The change IL made necessary on
account of Mr. Booths health, which is
not as good near the shore, the air being
too strong. His homestead in Monroe is
for sale.
Several houses near the Point, East
| End, are filling up with boarders from
1 the ship yard. More tenements are need
ed in that locality.
Benjamin Jordan's family, formerly of
Cutters Farm, Monroe, have moved from
"a to 6e Seaview avenue.
! Flat fishing is the principal amusement
OF the boys at the East End. The fish
were never larger or more plentiful than
this season. Every other boy you meet
on the street is carrying 4 long string Of
fish.