The Newtown bee., 1890-01-24


 ter on the Virginia plantation of E. D. Alvord.
 City lawyers attended the funeral of Coroner F. l.. Holt, Friday. in a body. 1t was attended from the residence of J. A. Pentield, Rev George L, Thompson of the Washington Park NJ. k. church con- ducting the services. Many floral offer ings were received and the pail bearers, selected from Mir IIolt's associates, were E. Burr, Jr, C. A. Doten, w. B. Glover, G. W. Wheeler, II. N. Wakcman, J. II. O'R0urkC. The burial was at Rockville.
 The firms of F. w. Button x Co.,, Leb- erum Bres. and IIubbcll & French have been dissolved.
 There were S5l deaths in Bridgeport in 1889.
 Henry Burgess has been very sick with bronchitis.
 The meeting of the Fairfield West con sociation at South NOrwalk, last week, was attended by delegates, among others, from Bridgeport, Southport, Greens Farms, WestpOrt and Black Rock.
 Charles D. Kingsbury, father of Presi- dent Frederick J. kingsbury of the Brass Aluminium Co.,, died in Waterbury, whose oldest resident he was, last week. William H. Thompson, a native of OK ford, but long resident of Bridgeport, died at the home of his son-in-law, Law avenue, Friday.
 John Wcntz, brother of the late Peter Wentz and daughter Emma of Altoona, Pa., who have been with friends here, have returned home.
 George Butler, William and Frank Bishop recently visited the hospitable home of Joseph Spaglc, Long Hill.
 A tenement house belonging to Jere- miah Kelly, ST, situated on the Madison road, was discovered on fire, early Fri day evening and was burned to the ground. Insured.
 Peter F. WcntZ, a well known and re spected German citizen residing on North Main street, was stricken down, some two weeks ago and, after a short illness of few days, died on Tuesday, l4th, aged 55 years and 6 months. MT WentZ had lived on the place where he died for 22 years and had gained many friends. Io I neighbor; never would refuse to lend a helping hand, was liberal to the needy and had worked and strivcn hard to re- licve d burden with which many New England homes are possessed. This was accomplished, some two years ago and his future days began to brighten. A true and hard working wife and mother and five daughters survive him. The funeral was attended from his late resi- dcnce on North Main street. Rev Charles w. Boylston of Grace church, Long Hill, presided, Ira Agur, William DewhurSt, Adam Gcist, Charles Tonges acting as bearers. Intermcnt in Park cemetery. Truly, when q good person dies, the com munity mourns his loss.
 Owing to a disagreement with the Bridgeport Electric Light Co.,, the Brass Aluminium Co. have been running only eight hours a day, but will, as soon as possible, put in q plant, produce theil own lights and make full time.
 Eugene Bunten was on the Danbury and Norwalll road as newsboy, last week
 The family of Lawyer James A. Will son of Bassick avenue has been sadly af nicted in the death of Willie, three years old, of membranous croup and of Marion five years old, of acute tonsilitfs.
 There Is an unusual number of death in the city. There were two collins q the depot, Saturday morning, to go ou of town: Charlotte, wife of Samuel Par ker of 206 East Main street, who died 0 heart failure at the age of IS, to be take to Thomaston and Minnie, wife of Ere, Baldwin, cOlored, to be taken to Nsy Milford.
 The Monumental Bronze Co. has rC duced it's capital stock from $3O0,000 t $l5O,000.
 1 The foundation for q new house o Clinton avenue is nearly completed. is to be built by W. r. Randall.