The Newtown bee., 1890-10-31
BRIDGEPORT.

A literary and musical entertainment will be given by Bridgeport council, No. 20, N. F. U., at it's regular meeting, We'd nesday, November l2. The business meeting will be held first, after which the doors will be thrown open and friends invited In.
 The fair of the sons of veterans and la dies aid society at Madison hall was suc- cessful early last week, though the bad weather, later, had depressing effect on attendance and receipts. Friday night, the drummer girl, little Miss Mary Fest, who handles the sticks with remarkable skill for one of her age, scarcely dozen, was presented with handsome basket of flowers and a large doll. The present. ation was made by Comrade James II. Smith of the Grand Army, who, at the close of his remarks, was gravely hand cd q large black doll baby, by Comrade Nordaby.
 Maude, little daughter of w. W. Walk CT, is slowly recovering from serious accident. While leaning over the banis- ters, she lost her balance and fell, strik- ing on her right wrist. The joint was dislocated, the arm broken and the bone badly splintered. Drs Hubbard and Bill have been in constant attendance and say that, although one of the worst fractures they ever reduced, it is proba- ble that Maude will retain the use of her arm.
 The finishing touches are being put on the Clinton avenue house of W. F. Hobbs by Painter J. D. Senior. Mir Hobbs and family are already occupying the house, which Is one of the finest on the avenue. ]. D. Senior is painting the block of three stores which George Harrison is putting up at the East End. Mir Harri- son, it Is said, has decided not to open a drug store there and will rent the stores. W. $. Hurlbutt intends to move into his new house during the Winter. It is conveniently arranged.
 Grippin & Potter, who are to start a fire clay and brick works at West End, will occupy part of the cooper shop on Railroad avenue, the west part of which Is used by w. Hay for cooperage.
 William G. Boyce, who recently sold his Westport blacksmith shop and is put, ting up a frame building on Colorado av, enue, just south of the stable of Godfrey & Willis, expects to occupy 1t as black smith shop in n short time. Mir Boyce whose family still remain in Westport will commute for the present, probably removing to this place later in the sea son.
 Frederick Standish of West End hal obtained an increase of pension. It il peculiarly appropriate just at this time because of the death of his daughter Miss Carrie and the sickness of two oth CT children, Will and Emma, with scar let fever. Miss Carrie, who was but 2l caught cold while preparing for the soni of veterans fair and died few days lat CT of scarlet fever. The funeral was at tended Friday from her home.
 Members of the West End Congrega tlonal church are preparing for an ol, folks concert.
 A wealthy Meriden man, who bough at forced sale the tools and equipment of a cutlery manufacturing and silve plating company, has been In town look inc np lecat.oa sST the business which with Mir Carpenter of Bridgeport, he ex neets to estabIish here
 Several special meetings of the boar of education have been held and severa more will probably be required to con plcte the work of revising the rules 0 the board. The printed rules, which fl n sizable pamphlet, were adopted in ls7t
 A new fish market has been opened O Howard avenue.
 In his sermon on social purity, Sunda morning, Rev II. A. Davenport spok strongly upon the prevailing loosenes of morality and said that the Christia people of the city could do no bett, weeks work than to see to 1t that the s lacious and indecent pictures with whie theater bill boards were covered wel torn down and burned.
 The great stone mansion of Col Natl an Heft, at Park and Black Rock av nues, is approaching completion, but u colonel does not intend to occupy It uni next season. Col Heft Is. nephew John Wilson of Wilson & Doremus.
 So frequently are cars derailed at u Housatonic-C Consolidated crossover at u elevator that different frog, with tongue thrown by separate lever at u signal tower, will be put in.
 c. W. N. Yost is still experimentiI with his compound for increasing u heating capacity of coal.
 A pleasant company surprised A. Lacey and wife, Saturday evening, u 18th anniversary of their marriage al presented them with beautiful Mexicl onyx clock.
 There was an appreciative, though n crowded houss at the South Congreg tional church, Monday evening, to he IT. II. Ragan In "Glimpses of Scotland the first of series of five illustrat lectures. He described the beauty Scottish scenery and quoted frequent from ss,rhe lady of the lake" and 'sra O'Shanter,'' including portraits
 the authors, Sir Walter Scott and Robs Burns, in the magnificent views wi which the lecture abounded. "A trip Alaska" which will be given Tuesd' November II, is the result of last & sons outing, on which Mir Ragan V