The Newtown bee., 1890-02-07
BRIDGEPORT.
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BRIDGEPORT.
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 Hermann, the great magician, with his own company, will be the drawing card for Monday night, 10th. He will appear here for one night only.
 W. $. Hall, the only man in Bridge port with nerve enough to run special trains to boom his trade, already talks of enlarging his space, although his huge dry goods establishment has hardly fit ted itself into it's latest additions.
 Harry Bush, who was recently married, is now living in the Ager place on Park avenue.
 Since the advent of Chief Rylands, much that has been promised has been performed. A beginning Aas been made in the good work of ridding the city of the numerous gambling places that were to be found in every street. Since Janu- ary l, the date on which MT Rylands as sumed the duties ofhis office, every faro and keno establishment has been closed up tight and, fron the numerous signs, such as the sale Of outfits and furniture and the seekingfof other employment by those who ran the places, it is evident that the new older ofahings has come to stay. Young men who, have spent their evenings and their money in those places can now be sfen frequenting the public library and tfse gymnasiunhand other le-. gitimate pla9es of amusement; ; it must be gratifyingyto those who are conduct ing this reformation to see so many evi- dences of their success and to know that their efforts are appreciated by all law abiding persons in the city, [Connecti- cut Catholic.
 Luther l.. Moore, who died at the hos pital here, last week ,swas 70 years old. He was the second baggage master on the HousatOnic road and was buried at West. Stockbridge, that mother of rail- road men.
 w. K. Nolan has purchased the entire boot and shoe business conducted by Nolan & Son.
 Born, Friday, January 31, son to Mir and Mrs HE. Acker of 16S Broad street. Miss Grace Cornell, who has been sick, was to be taken to the office of Dr J. R. Cummings, Bridgeport, for special treatment.
 Stratfeld can boast of ice a foot thick
 Rev Mr Prentiss, pastor of the West End Congregational church, addressed the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor in the village of Oakville, las week Thursday.
 There is fair promise of a happy ad justment of the disagreements among thu directors of the Yost Type Writer Go. so that the wheels will turn again ant the idle workmen be employed.
 The Methodists now have preachin: and Sunday school every Sunday il Bostwick hall.
 The sportsmen get an occasional se gull along shore; George Willett shot large one, Saturday. The gull afford good shooting, but not good eating.
 Prof J. D. Bartley of the high schoo \ led the praise service which followed tn business proeecdings Ut tho I59n annua meeting of the Christian Endeavor unio at the North Congregational church Monday evening. A large attendance 0 delegates and others was present.
 Beardsley Bros. are building 1O0o-to schooner at their East End ship yard. l will be owned in the city. Station Master Hunt and employe presented a handsome "Gates Ajar' a the funeral of Supt W. H. Turner of tn New York division of the Consolidated , while Bridge Supervisor Fuller gave floral railroad frog, Co. c. Fifth battalion, troop of co ored men, has been disbanded by the a6 jutant general for the good of the servic The company has for some time had checkered career.
 , Employees of the D. NJ. Read Co. hel l their fourth annual sociable at the cal pet room of the store, Tuesday. s II. P. Rugg is now night clerk at tn post office.