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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
WOODBURY..

Louis Peck, nephew of DIR Peck, will
come to live with him soon.
Jesse B. Burton is home from Penn
sylvania.
Mrs w. A. Blackman visits the family
of her father, Frederick A. Smith.
Mrs sheldon Summers is in Bethel.
Judge E. F. Cole of Waterbury was in
town, last week.
South Britain relatives of J. II. Lins-
lev visited him, last week.
Cornelius J. Minor is again i'll.
Albert Barnes, our baker, has moved
into the little building next the Town
hall. formerly occupied by Alfred r.
Belts, deceased.
Charles ueinzie's little son Harry,
while playing with thimble, swallowed
it. It has been some days since and no
evil effects have followed.
Rev Joseph A. Freeman Of the First
Congregational church exchanged pull
pits with Rev Mr. 'rurnerof 1udea socle-
ty, Washington.
The ladies' aid society Of st Paul's
gave an enjoyable supper, last week We'd
nesday.
Rev Joseph A. Freeman, who has MN
istered to the First Congregational church
for three years, will be installed as liz IL
settled pastor, Thursday, May l, 1880
The examination will take place at ~ -
n and the installation services IN TN
afternoon.
Cart Addison P. Lyon has moved iron
The house 81 Dea j II. Linsley 70 th'
house of j ohm i Holmes, who has htfet
It for bis use il good sty lei
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

THE SPRINGFIELD EMERY WHEEL. MFG. CO., BRIDGEPORT
West Randolph Street

power Lane & Bodley engine. A coal
vault so feet long, 20 feet wide and eight
feet deep extends under the track be-
tween the main building and the boiler
room. so that coal can be dumped from
the bottom of the car mo the vault.
Next east comes II pattern shop S3x47
feet. which is fitted up in the best man.
ner for making and storing patterns.
The storage room is 50X47 feet, with ce-
ment floor and as nearly fire proof as
practicable. The store room is shelyed
off, each shelf being numbered and each
machine is numbered to correspond, sc
that all patterns of any one machine viii
all be found on the shelf by themselves
Across from the pattern shop is the foun
dry, which is 95X10 feet and cupola anC
core room 39X12 feet. This is fitted will
six-ton Blakeney cupola and Farrell
Foundry & Machine Co.'S siN-ton crane
The whole floor covers a space of 75,0O'
feet. All the buildings are heated by the
Sturtevant hot air system. Pure air i:
taken from outside by a blower and heat
ed by passing through hot pipes, from
which it is blown to all parts of the fac
tory, furnishing perfect ventilation, al
well AS heat. This leaves the patterl
shop and main buildings free from fire o
any kind. The buildings are lighted By
the Westinghouse system of electrI'
light, furnished by 400-lamp 16-candl'
power dynamo machine run by an indie
pendent engine. All the buildings arr
brick, with extra large windows running
clear to the ceiling. All of the floors arr
of 3-inch spruce plank with the top foo
of 7-S-inch maple. The Easements hav
a cement floor. A 50-foot dock furnishe
good shipping facilities by water and, a
the harbor has recently been dredged,
sufficient depth of water is provided TO
any vessel. An illustrated description
follows of several of the principal ma
chimes made by the Springfield Emer
Wheel Company.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
BRIDGEPORT.

OF Joseph J. Rose, well known to
MANY BEE readers, the Standard says:
Joseph J. Rose, one of the new members OF
the board OF education, was born November
%, 1898. He has resided in Bridgeport all his
life and is "a graduate of the high school and
of Yale. He was at various times principal OF
the Greenfield Hill academy, teacher of the
Latin classes of the high school, temporary
principal of the Prospect street school and
teacher of the evening schools. lie studied
law in the Office of the late Amos 5. Treat and
then opened ii law Office in Bishop block,
where he is now located. He was appointed
town attorney for two terms and represented
the fourth ward as aldefman-at-large for Two
years. lie is president of the young mems
Republican club and member OF Corinthian
lodge, f. and A. NJ. He resides at S22 North
avenue.
A handsome two-family house on Har-
riet street, for Hurd and Preston, has
been planned by Anthony Bros.
Carpenter |. C. Peck is to build house
ON Harriet street for G. j. Harvey and
another ON Broad street for M. Hayes.
Eugene r. Botsford is re-modeling E.
A. Lewis's Myrtle avenue honse.
Day & Skinner have made plans for
two family houses for d. O'Kane, Lafay-
cite street and F. I. Hitchcock, Hough
avenue.
w. f. Randall, the West End builder,
| is finishing a large block on lower Broad
street for DR. Rand of Washington, d. G.
It consists of six flats, which are to be
| finished and furnished in elegant style.
| The block, which will soon be ready for
occupation, cost about $4,000.
w. F. Randall is putting up house on
| Organ street for George SCHNEIDER, the
| West End mason and another on Spruce
street fol himself. Besides finishing q
Broad street block, lie has built six hous-
es since January l.
/ Builder w. +. Randall and wife and
/ Masters Sherwood and George Randall
of West End, Bridgeport, were at L. n
Mallett's, Sunday.
/ A pleasant party was given at Mrs
Charles w. Beach's, Friday evening, in
honor Of Mrs Beach's cousin, Miss Kitty
Middlebrook Of Greenfield. Miss Mid
dlebrool, who is an accomplished elo
cutionist, gave number Of well render
ed selections.
Chief Rylands has his weather eye OF
the saloon keepers and, Sunday night
AZ of them had been reported, most O
them for violating the screen law ane
others for selling on Sunday.
A 800 brick shop, 2ox24, will be bull
BY w. M. Botsford on Hawley street.
4 W.. A. Disbrow's new house on Laurie
avenue will be plumbed BY H. B. Middle
i brook, painted BY Fred Solners. E. Gar
yey does the mason work
Il There ale hearts that break
Il Every day. and we make
our own lives harder still,
BY a careless tone,
That We give alone
For tho sake of 4 stubborn Y I'D.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

pump furnishes n large supply of water,
prevents heating and expanding the
work and the grinding can be done twice
as fast as when ground dry, and more ac-
curately. Emery wheel carriage travels
by means of a lead screw through center
of bed, engaging with a split nut, to be
opened or closed at will. When opened,
carriage is free to be run by hand. Ma
chine is furnished with steady rest
where only one wheel is sent. The feed
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
EAST VILLAGE.

George Clark has a pair of heavy hors-
es bought in New York.
w. w. Bliss has given his house new
dose of paint.
Miss Jessie Beardsley is in the corset
factory at Shelton.
Mrs David Blackman is expected home
from Iowa about May l.
Two of our local sportsmen bagged a
bushel of fiat fish at Stratford point in
two hours.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

1t isn't the coat that makes the man,
Yet he, whom we think our friend,
We'd find, if our clothes were ragged and torn
Would be slow his assistance to lend.
And it's proved, we travel through the
world,
That the ragged man stands no chance,
And rve made up my mind, if the sayings
true,
That it's not the coat, it's the pants
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

on the water front at the west end of the
city between the old Sharps rifle factory,
now used by the Yost Writing Machine
Co, and the Bridgeport rolling mills, be-
ing about II miles south of the depot
on the line of the Consolidated road.
This location has been chosen with view
to having the best shipping facilities by
water as we'll as railroad and having the
best light, with plenty of land to provide
for future growth. The shops are stu
ated on land bounded by Howard and
Worden avenues and Spruce street and
contains three acres. Coming to the
works down Howard avenue from the
north, we are opposite the main building,
which is 80 feet long and 80 feet wide
inside, two stories high and basement
with front projection coming out 1Ofeet
from the main building, the projection
being so feet long and three stories high
projections also go out on the back side
for an elevator well, wash room, water
closets etc, leaving a clear space inside
for machinery. The first floor OF this
building is devoted to machlhc shop,
tool room and shipping room. Two main
lines of shafting extend the whole length
of the building. y railroad track also
extends along the center of the floor its
whole length and overhead cranes take
heavy pieces from this car and place them
where desired, Castings will come from
the foundry into the east end of the ma
chine shop by a crane, passing into the
scratch or cleaning room, which is 22XlG
feet. Just below this is line of planners
and shapers; little further along are
the lathes and beyond them, on the south
side, are the drill presses and the setting
up room from which finished machines
will go into the shipping room at the
yroct o. nJ yyhipb il c2vIO fnnt from which
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

wheels 20 inches in diameter and will
swing l6 inches over carriage when IA
inches diameter. Length of emery wheel
bearings, inches; diameter of emery
wheel spindle, 2 inches; will carry EN-
cry wheel IA to 20 inches diameter as
may be preferred. Length of front bear
ing in head block, 6 inches; diameter OF
spindle, 2 1-2 inches; rear bearing, Ia
inches long by two inches in diameter.
Price of machine with pump, overhead
drum and commensurate, $500.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

This machine Is built for grinding a
large variety of cylindrical work by the
use of solid emery wheels, either straight
or tapering and It is constructed so that
it will swing heavy work. The bed is
supported on bases forming closets for
small parts and fixtures belonging to the
machine. The bed Of the machine Is
closed at the bottom, making it much
more rigid and acting as a reservoir for
holding water to supply the pump. The
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
STEVENSON.

Charles Sherwood has moved to the
Beach Downes house, mile below Zoar
Bridge.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

knowledge and truth, and beauty, and love,
Faith and the goodness of giving,
These make up existence Tor each and for all
The mere lapse of years is not living.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
BRIDGERORTS NEW IN
DUSTRY.
View and description of the New Shops
Of the Springfield Emery Wheel
Manufacturing Co.-0ffcers q
the Company Description
ofthe Machinery Manu-
featured and Pro-
duet of the Firm

Bridgeport is fortunate, indeed, in hay
ing the Springfield Emery Wheel Manu-
featuring Company locate within its bOr-
ders, for IL leads the market of the world
in its product. Besides manufacturing
emery wheel machinery, emery wheels
and garnet paper, this firm handle glue
and betting in large quantities. The
fine cut of the new shops given herewith
and cnts of several of the machines man
ufacturcd by this concern will be inspect
ed with interest. Springfield has just
woke up, now that this bird of promise
has flown and organized board of trade.
The fact of this firm locating in Bridge
port Is a compliment to its hustling board
of trade, as well as to the honorable and
only Z. II. Barnum.
OFFICERS OF TIE COMPANY.
The officers of the company are:
President. Edwin II. Hyde.
Vice President, ID. r. Holman.
Secretary, Oscar II. Hyde.
Treasurer. George w. Jacknlan.
Directors, Il. II. Hyde, u. T, Holman and &.
W. Jaekman of Bridgeport, f. +. Smith of
Montpelier, VT, and G. A. Warner of New
York.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT.
The new shops have just been complet-
ed and are very large and complete in
their appointments. They are situated
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25
SHELTON.

Miss Eva Noe has been with her mott
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-25

There ale hearts that break
Every day. and we make
our own lives hard er still,
BY careless tone,
That We give alone
FOR tho sake Of 4 stubborn viii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
NEW CLAIMS AGAINST MISS DAFENPORT

THE DISCHAHGED ACTORS LATTo AND WILLIAMS
INCREASE THEIR DEMANDS FOR DAMAGES.
=. Paul Aug )>lrcial-Thc trouble between
Fanny Davenport and the former members Of her COM
pany Arthur \. Latto AID jean IL. Williams, Is
assuming more serious proportions. Al the special
term of the District Court IN Minneapolis to-day an
pplcotion Wa, made hl the TWO for special damages
,r.i,.t Mis-, Davenport. or Mrs. Mcdowell IA add
tion 10 thosr claimed when the Gaze came 70 trial
few months ago. jane D. Sh'ar"" appeared IT
the plaintiffs. he explained that some Of tie facts
.ct ont In the amended complaint we're not then
known 10 his clients and d,d not occur nntil long
after the service Of the original complaint After
the trial Of Nav -. which resulted in disagreement
Mr. Shctrer said he presented on July 20 to IL. NJ
rarram. Of Davis ~ Farnam, copy OF the proposed
amended COMPLAINT and asked him to accept service
thereof but that the latter refused 10 do SO With
ont consulting Mr.. Davis, who was IN New i0rh'
Later Mr. Davis refused to accept service Accom-
ugly Mr. Shcarcr VA, Obliged t0 take the matter INTO
court lie insists that the new matter does not SuhS
daily change the OF ton and VIII not hcoeSlVe
different defence, The additional charges made by the
actor, against Fanny Davenport are that me puoh-
cation by her Of the ALLEGED dcfamatoy matter caused
Williams 10 lose al engagement a. leading nan III cue
She" company G. Webster x Brady, the theatilSal
agents, Of Ncw York. 1t obliged Latio 10 f'rtelt ms
contract With Az Hannah, or san lPia'i'Cp' loI
place in a dramatic company which the latter was
organizing. Latto also SAYS that Lawrence barrett
aud Margaret Natter, by both Of whom ne nad 9een
promised employment, also refused 10 SIHe
him after his trouble with Miss davenport came
up. Williams lays that Robert Mantcll ana Ge0rSe
" Wadcig, did the same thing by nm. Ihey
though him an ungcntlcmanly and dlscouhcouN per
Son and actor aud would have nothing more to do
with him. Each claims ~ 900 additional damages;
making - 900 for each The Application To amend
The complaint was objected 10 by Mr.. Flrman on the
ground Of delay and consequent prejudice ~ the De
PENDANT lie showed that Miss Davenport Is now III
Europe and It is impossible to communicate With
her In time for the september term OF court lie
also arcncd that if the came before the winter
term Of court il would result In great damage 70
Miss Davenport in nccc,Sitatlne the canccne Of her
nrofe,sional engagements Judge Young denied the
applcation 20 amend. on the ground that damage
accrlinc subsequent h. the original action must be
mazda through new case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
Continued from seco nd Page.

on duty all day guarding the property of the rail
road the city and suburbs and al night Their PAGES
were taken by 800 others who had got a little
sleep during the day. The polio, are determined TO
ouen any outbreak the part Of the strikers, and
Inspector Byrnos informed all the captains having
charge Of the reserves to act vigorously In quelng
any disturbance and the first act Of violence Will be
met with shower of clubs and there VIII ne many
sore heads. The railroad property VIII be protected
TO the fullest extent. The public authorities look
upon the railroad a public highway. and any in
ysson Of the rights Of the public will be looked at a.
an attack had been made By hiShwaymen The tenor
Of the police comments that the strikers would
be roughly handled should they do anything wrong
Inspector Williams placed in charge Of the
Grand Central station and the railroad to one hundred
and-tenth st.. and Inspector Conln had charge from
Onehundred- and tenth-st. to spuyten DuNvil. In
spector steers remained on duty Police headquarters
and directed the movements Of the police on uie
North River 'front.'. Inc Steamboat t,at'Oi VIZ IA
direct communication with tie Central Office with
several hundred reserves on board ready To move at
moments notice.
Inspector Byrncs received word from the railroad
authorities that they would keep MIN Informed a. T.
the time OF sending out trains, so that the trans
carving passengers might no; he disturbed BY the
strikers and might have sufficient police protection
inspector Byrnes said that from all the reports
that ne had received about the feeling among the
strikers and The unions outside Of the Knights of Labor
connected with the railroads. he did not believe mat
the strike would amount TO anything more than a
Temporary embaTTdse mcn of the railroad and tat II
would be of short duration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
APPLICANTS FOR WORK AT UTICA.

Utica. v Y. Aug. 9.-Evcy Knight Of Labor Work
ing for Tire Central and Hudson Railroad ln TINS Guy
or the town. both cast and vest for fifty mil"7 Ia,
ouit work In this city the force ont may nunner
forty II is composed Dl switchmcn, basSagenoL
gate tender, ~ crossings, freight handlers car
inspectors oilers and men occupying places Of Il
lie nature II is not learned that the locomotive
engineer, or Grcucn have quit 10 any extent 10"
of those classes Of the employees on tie Central I'VE
h-r. n j, understood here ~ bee Knight Of Labor
'trke and inc brotherhood ~ 1ocJ uotyr Engineer,
or Eir.rcn or The Conductors order lA not mixed mp
In II Ou.r one or two passenger train, have been
,,,u and no lrights have g0u. through here tiicc
i..t niy'f The rarO8I ,uilOflt.,- have had many
from GU-rHC 10 90 10 WORK. INcir
= ,im And address, were taken. II is thought when
liz company ready 10 IL trails. the places %
lie STRIKER, ncr. ca BE- tcd ID two hour. There !,
49,. t,,,,,lo ON the West Shore rlIuors Of any.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
THE TRANSFER OF HELIGOLAND.
INTERESTING CEREMONIES AS GERMANY TAXES
HER LITTLE ISLAND.

London, Aug. 9.-The transfer OF the island OF
Hcogand to the German authorities was formally
made to-day. Tho island was thronged to excess
with visitors from an early hour in the morning The
English coast gusrdsmen embarked on the seamew az
noon and soon after the German corvette Victoria,
the training ship Mars and the dispatch vessel Pfeil
arrived at the southern harbor and steamed around
the island to the northern harbor. Admiral Holl-
manu. who was in command, landed a body OF marines
TO form a guard OF honor, and at O'Clock Minister
Won Boetticher and Prvy Councillor Lindau went
ashore They received by Governor Barley ana
the other English officials, who were In fun UNIFORM
There were also present Captain Geiseler, the new
Governor: Commissioner Wermuth Secretary PaetKe
and leading residents Of the Island.
Upon the landing Of the German officials Her MAJ
estys ship Calypso fired salute. Herr Won Boet-
ticher was escorted through the "unterdorf' up tho
steps to the "obcrand" and the Government House.
where the formal transfer was msdes
Governor Barley read the clause in the Anglo-Gcr'
man agreement relating to Heligoland and the German
flag was hoisted beside the British standard amid
combined salvO Of twentyone guns from the English
and German vessels. The Germans cheercd with tho
greatest enthusiasm. and sang Deutschland ubcr Allies
Herr Won Boccher escorted Governor Barley TO the
harbor. where the latter AT O'Clock embarked on
tie warship Enchantress, amid combined salute
from the English and German fleets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
MR. POWDERLY DEFENDS THE STRIKERS.
DECLARING THAT TIE OFFICIALS, NOT THE
STOCKHOLDERS, OF THE COMPANY
ARE TO BLAM

Scranton Penn, Aug. 9.-Crtneral Master Workman
Powderly returned this afternoon from Wilkes
barre When asked his views Of the strike
on the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad, he said that the affair was
entirely In the hands Of the master workman OF tie
division, r. j. Lee. lie was finally induced to say
that some time since it reported to him that en-
ployes Of that line were being Disseminated against
the discharged men all being known a. leaders o. or
e,,nizcd labor Thi, strike Is taken final protest
against such discrimination, which had become I'M
hcarable
NJ Powdcrly said that the employees OF the road
have A perfect organization from New York 10 BuEa!o
All OF these organizations are not members OF the
Knights Of Labor but their action is concerted one
and there will be perfect unity The order TO Pult
worl, will be Obeyed By all. In conclusion Mr. POW
derry said
Il notice that the statement is made that Chanu
ccy VI pep"w Is not held ponSibc for this trouble
hut the discharge Of the men DID not take place with
ont hi, knowledge or consent On the contrary be-
fore he went to Europe hi, men were
being vctimzed. 50 he is responsible as he was
before he sailed for the Old World. lie
{, not paupcr and a oon'c-
,ucnce can afford 10 use the electric cable. He Ia,
his finger on the key at the other cnd
and knows all that is Transporting in this country
pertaining TO his own Interests IL was asserted last
Nav that some Of the under Official, Of the YORK
Central OF. Of the Vanderbilt STEM were ~ 'e pay Oh
agent, of the Gould system ana Me AlyHs 10 V'..e
n, utc ON that company, and therefor" Influenced INC
official, OF the Central 10 make war on the worhnlch
me stockholders and those who really own tne Nc"
York Central have no objections 10 ORGANIZED men ana
ne not responsible fOl his Strike. LUZ u.cN .Ge
ncglecting tnclr own Interests IN not watching the
ofucials a little closer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
LITTLE TROUBLE IN WALL STREET.


The efec: Of the strike in Wall street was 10 cause
some sales Of long stock by weak holders. This fact
Vas Acknowledged by the letters Of several commission
houses 10 their customers and il was reflected IN
decline OF price In the stocks Of railways which nave
no connection with the New-York Central. Free
opnions however, were given that the depressing
influence was temporary. The news agencies sent out
numerous bulletins from the Grand Central station,
Indicating that the company gradually though
slowly recovering from lie early paralysis The send
ins out OF every train was announced as II was an
evidence of the increasing weakness OF the labor
revolt and Of the improving conditions under when
the company was working. The short session OF the
stock market frustrated to large extent the efforts
o. the bears A general opinion was expressed thai
the strike would collapse ~ compromise over sun
day although there universal agreement That inc
company was justified in fighting the demands
q the labor organization 60 the end Prices closed at
The STOCK Exchange l per cent lower than the frdav
evening quotations but there were frequent comments
10 the effect that the market exhibited DECIDED strength
in the circums 'ances. -, , ,.
II is hard - determine whether the tioup inie!
f.red seriously with the usual attendance in waist
who are still left in town 10 attend 10 GAIN business
for the purpose Of taxing vacation from mug -
Monday The Could assent from 'hcIl ON e.
iut they generally stay in irvnEton or ING NatehiIi
an the half holiday. The tie-Up also lncrfcicd WIN
tho presence here OF John T. Terry Mr.. Gpul1 5 heNt
door neiEhbOr at Irvingon Inc iact lhdo 4 1hi
brokers who lived out If town were DOL az men
place, Of business would have received more comneh
I'D II not been for The fact that the ucup cHer'eu
as force on a half holiday.