The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-08

VIII MS afHnfItctS, MtSS1H Long
staff n Hurd, unique and original structure
was planned aud to-day is complete and being
rapidly filled with dry goods. The founda.
tons and the general construction of the
building are suehthat in the future six-story
| building can he carried up without material
| change, except To take ofIthe root. in addition
to the building proper, with its lofty, airy
gothic roof with its curved tIusses, I'LL entire
| iy self.supporting, resting only on the outer
walls, not post to be seen, the large room 40
by 60 feet has been filled with counters, shelly
ing, together with all the necessary fitting for
the upholstery department in the basement.
During the present month, operations will
| begin on the corner OF the present store, the
shelving will be semoved from the outer walls
and, without interrupting the business of w.
b. Hall & Co. for single day, Longstaff &
Hurd propose to take down the brick walls
the plate glass fronts and build the entire
first story with rock-aced Ohio sandstone.
The elevator entrance on Cannon street, the
office entrance to W. u. Halls willlhave elab-
orately carved arches, polished granite col
omns and talico vestibules; this work is
nearly all ready to place in position. AS soon
as the foundations have been strengthened
and supplemented, work win begin on the
first story ana one ofthe handsomest build
ings in the State will soon show itself to an
admiring public.
An order from Acting Mayor Bostwick,
backed up By legal opinion from City
Attorney Wheeler, gave Chief Rylands
authority to assign to duty the five pa
trolmen recently appointed and he has
done so, although served with notice
from Commissioner Spencer that the po-
lice board did not legally appoint these
patrolmen. The matter will without
doubt reach the courts quickly.
East End people have built so many
houses within IL short time, since the
''hustling' fever was inoculated into
their veins, that they are firing of the
novelty and new house or dozen new
houses excite little curiosity; scarcely
second glance. Buying and selling
building lots is Il favOrite form of amuse
ment, not altogether without an eye to
the main chance of securing a moderate
fortune by lucky deal. But East End
ers know the secret of the success of
city or any section of a city and they
have tacitly organized themselves into
committee of the whole and this inn
promptu board of trade button-holes
every man who wants a factory and
dwells npon the beauty and the natural
and artificial advantages of Bridgeport in
general and of East End in particular,
very particular. This idea is of compar-
atively recent growth and not all MEM
bers of this voluntary board have fully
learned the role; but all are full OF eager
interest and the results are already ap-
parent. Besides the increasing sale of
building lots caused by this means, a
brick factory for Keller Brothers, piano
manufacturers, is building and will short
ly be ready. Now the Bridgeport chain
company, which has for three years oc-
cupied part of the Holmes 81 Edwards
silver company's building, will put up
brick factory, l50x42, two stories high,
at the corner of Crescent avenue and
Bunnell street. 1t is expected that work
at this will be commenced soon.
Marshall +. Morris is building two
more houses on Burroughs street, one of
which he will occupy himself.
From plans by 0. Ii. Beers, John e.
Porter will build Il two-tenement house
on Warren street, near his market. The
house will be 2SX43, contain IA rooms and
cost about $1,000. No contracts have
been let and MIR Porter says that work
will not be begun for several weeks. Mr.
Porter is an energetic young man and de-
serves the success he has achieved since
opening his market at the corner of War
rem street and Railroad avenue.
Two new houses are to- be built on
lranistan avenue. One is to be 3lX43
feet, finished in natural wood, for Mrs G.
w. Clark; the other, whose contracts are
held by Marsh Brothers and John Ruth
ertord,i is for L. l.. Holzer.
Warren ii. Lamson, late special in
structor i'll the public schools, is build
ing 2Ox4O $1,000 cottage on Laurel ave-
nue..
The Savage q Smith building company
is putting up Uwo-tenement house on
Lee avenue.
j. McFarlane and Lorrain & DOYLE
opened in McFarlane's new building AFT
Clinton and Railroad avenues, Monday.
The event of the week to Bridgeport
canoeists has been the meet at Milford OF
the Owanus canoe club.
The fixtures for Juan dc Gonzalez
barber shop in Brundage's State street
shop arrived, last week, and the shop is
open for business.
Business Manager Parrot OF the Stand
ard and family and Builder George NJ
Hubbell and family are to spend the re
mainder OF the Summer in Watertown.
A. j. Rivers is getting out over 200 new
window frames for the new houses he i
building.
Florist Charles Phlomm is to build
greenhouse on Barnum avenue.
A frame cottage is to be built TO
; Stephen Vanstone on Garden street, nea
Railroad avenue.
! Jacob Werner, for years one of tn
!, leading clothing dealers of the city, ha
no r hal To-. III
and will move there from Water stree
about January /.
During August, when Rev Mr. Streete
is absent ON vacation, the pulpit of tn
Fairfield avenue church will be supplied
as follows: Third, Rev w. j. White
10th, Rev n. l.. Porter of Nichols; 18th
Rev Q. L. Miller of Brooklyn; oath, Re
A. E. Stembridge of Roxbury; 3lst, Re
w. j. White.
Supervisor Mccarthy places Bridge
| pnrt's official population at 48, $40.
III. T.. Bowser says that If every Oh,
could enjoy one of those glorious Shove
baths at the Barnum gymnasium. they
would have no difficulty in obtaining
!, good nights rest in hot weather.
Adam Geist, who lives just off Noytl
Main street in the upper part of the town
has improved his pleasant home with
new picket fence.
Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Chamber
lain is keeping an open eye on the pond
in the northern part of town.
Rev II. A. Davenport and j. B. Fergu
, son, the Y. M. G. A. secretary, are a
Chautauqua.
J.. b. Silliman is looking after interest
in the Pennsylvania oil field.
Miss Emily Nelson has associated Mis-
Annie Gibson with her in the manage
lment of Golden Hill seminary