The Newtown bee., 1890-10-17

band of the Presbyterian church. More than $2O were realized for the work of the mission. The program: Solo, Fullerton Waldo. ] Piano solo, Joseph Keys.
 Solo, MT Black.
 Piano quintet
 l Piano quartet.
 Alto solo, Miss Lacey.
 Piano solo, Miss Deacon.
 String quartet.
 Mrs E. Mcintyre is to build a 2Sx36 foot cottage on Grove street.
 The City National bank, of which D. N. Morgan is president, has capital stock of $250,000, a surplus of $l25,OOO and $51 Al S6 in undivided profits. This bank has $45, ,OO0 circulating in bills and deposits of $654, 4,562 55. St. Johns parish has extended unan- imous call to Rev Dr II. M. Jackson of Richmond, Va., to become it's rector.
 The breweries of McMahon & Wren in Meriden and A. Winter & Co. in Bridge port are to be consolidated into stock company with a capital of $700,0OO. J..
 During September, the average attend ance at the Sunday school of the West End Congregational church was 19a
 Rev Henry NJ. Sherman will be insti- tuted rector of St. Paul's church, Satur- day, 18th.
 Rev MT Crowder of New Jersey preach ed at Grace Methodist church, Sunday. A series of evangelical services will be held in the Summerfield Methodist church, at which the pastor, Rev w. k. Jeffries, will be assisted by Revs E. D.. Bassett of Stratford and II. s. Still of Westport. Mr Bassett preached, Sun day. ..
 Rev S. M. Keeler, formerly of South Britain, preached in the North church, Sunday.
 Miss Maude, daughter of Superintend- ent B. F. Lasher of the horse railroad, gave pleasant reception to large num- Der of her friends, Friday evening.
 Miss Inez Mabel, daughter of Mir and Mrs Oscar Hutchinson, was married. Sat urday evening, to c. N. Choate of New ark, N. J., Rev R. G. $. McNeille per forming the ceremony at the residence of the bride, 303 Washington avenue. Mir and Mrs Choate will reside in Newark.
 Al. Beardsley & Son, who do river and harbor dredging, own and operate a ship yard and a marine railway at East End and have established a lumber yard for the sale of heavy yellow pine timber, have opened an office in the Gregory building at the Fairfield avenue bridge, adjoining the pleasant office of Harbor Master McNeill.
 k. A. Godfrey was at Danbury all last week, representing the Quinnipiac fertil- izers at the fair.
 David Briggs of Brookfield is building house on Shelton street, between Will. liam street and Noble avenue. It is to contain 12 rooms, arranged for two fam. lilies, with slate roof and modern conven- fences. It is to be 27x40 feet and has just been raised. H. H. Nettleton is do. ing the work.
 The new Barnum school in East Bridge port is to be built as soon as possible and work on the foundations has begun. The contract has been awarded to II. M. Pur dy, who has several other large contracts about the city. He has sub-let the wood. work to H. H. Nettleton, who did smi lar work on Grammar school No. 3 a West End; the plumbing is by L. II Mills and the stone work by the partie who are doing that part of the work or the new club house. It is estimated thai about IS months will be required to com plete the work and a second appropria tion, in addition to the $40,O0O alread, voted by the city, will be required.
 Sylvester Pike and family expect t. spend the Winter at Highlands, N. c.
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