The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
Building permits /:

Building permits:
James Gilnert, dwelling shelton street; Ne.
iii GTlma. tour frame cottages. shelton
street; William Kane, frame dwelling. Cedar
f ing Jones' avenue; Frank Wailento. frame
dwelling, Steuben street; William Flynn
frame dwelling, Caroline street.
Born, d son to DR. George W. Osborn.
f. A. Godfrey is now living at 557
Fairfield avenue.
Sidney NJ. Capers, who died on Men
day, was a popular young man and q fine
musician. About year ago, he went to-
Colorado and staid there about eight
months in hopes of gaining health, but
returned with no Improvement. He was
not confined to the house until few
days before his death and no one thought
that his end was so near. He was full OF
hope and had pleasant word for every
body.
Barnum & Bailey's great show arrived
at Winter quarters, Tuesday. The first
section arrived about o'clock, the Sec
ond about and the lastabout IL. Three
large horse tents were put up to accom-
modate the baggage horses and then the
cook tent, as the men had not eaten since
Sunday. All day long, the elephants
were moving ears and the men unloading
and putting away this immense show, to
be repaired, painted and got ready for
another season. All the animals will be
transferred to Winter cages and. in few
days, everything will be in order and
-
! quainted can imagine the amount OF
work to be done and the thousands Of
dollars which will be expended before the
great show will again gladden. the little
folks, next season.
G. Richard is having a large wagon
shed erected on his place.
NJ. Austin, the sewer contractor, is
confined to his house with a severe cold.
Dillon and O'Brien, the Irish patriots.
will be given reception at Halves opera
house, next Monday evening.
The Farmer says that Gilbert Oakley
. killed himself with laudanum, Monday,
after drunken spree.
Another brilliant Park City wedding
was the marriage OF Miss Nellie c.,
4 daughter of Alonzo j. Beardsley, to
George S. Harral at the Presbyterian
church, Wednesday evening, witfIa full
dress reception at 3iS Stratford avenue
the home of the brides parents.
| Luke w. White has died at the age OF
AZ years at Thompsonyille, N. G.
i Rev DIR Garner of the Baptist church
is travelling at the South.
| John II. Reddy Of Pembroke street
died, Tueseay night.
All employees of the d. NJ. Read com
pany were especially invited to the ssAl
home given by Senator and Mrs Read
Thursday evening.
The first anniversary of the young
mems league of the East Washington
avenue Baptist church was pleasantly
celebrated, Tuesday evening.
The Bridgeport tennis club elected
these officers at its annual meeting, Tues
day:
President, w. X. Jewett; vice president, W
T. HaviIand; secretary and treasurer, III. FL
. Knapp; executive committee, these officer,
and II. p. Shelton and John G. Hayiland.
In behalf of the artist, Calvin Curtis o.
Stratford, d. p. Secor presented thu
Bridgeport scientific society with Il hand
some portrait of Samhel f. B. Morse, a
its first meeting for the season, Tuesday
evening. President Holden accepted j
and both referred gracefully to the in
ventive and art triumphs Of Prof Mors,
, and the talent of his friend and pupil, M
Curtis. Gen Noble and DIR Hovey alst
made remarks and Mr. Curtis was chosen
! honorary member of the society, afte
which Mr. Secor read an interesting pa
per on "Prehistoric Arizona.
Nearly every seat in the South church
was filed, Tuesday evening, when H. H
Raglan gave the second of his series o
lectures. ALASKA was his subject ant
he treated it in a mastery way, describ
! ing with interesting detail and illustrat
ing with elegant views his visit Their
: with party of Bridgeporters, last Sum
: mer. He gave history of this almos
unknown part of Uncle Sans big farm
and followed it by descriptions of TIN
wild and magnificent scenery of Alaska
its wealth of fisheries, forests and mine
and touching upon the characteristics O.
j the natives, here, as everywhere, disap
pearing before the white mans onward
a march. The next lecture. Tuesday, 25th
: is picturesque Ireland"