The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04
BRIDGEPORT,

George Burns has men and teams cart ing crushed stone and macadamizing North Main street. The road bed is 12 feet wide, but an extra two-feet annex is talked of.
 Frank Peet is repairing the old saw mill which has been idle for number of years, near his home on the Madison road.
 John Butler has purchased new yoke of oxen from Plattsville.
 Born, baby girls to Manager Tomlin- son of Hawes opera house and James Hunt of Ogden street and boy to Alex Watt, Jr.
 The popular and genial Roadmaster Clark of the HousatOnic line received practical proof, Monday, when hearty Jerry Nolan presented him with purse of nearly $500 with which to buy gold watch.
 Miss Nellie $. Brothwell, who is with her parents, Is Courtland street, will re- turn to her boarding school at Tarrytown on the Hudson, next week.
 r. McKeon, the truckman, has pur- chased fine black cart horse.
 James Leverty will erect a large double house on his lot on James street; the eel lar is now being dug.
 The strike at the Elastic web companv's works is over and D men have returned to work.
 Mrs Ellen Grace died at her home on Colorado avenue, G7 years old. Horace Hill of Hill & Wales, West End marketmen, is sick with pneumonia.
 A niece from Baltimore has visited Mrs Peter Wenz of North Main street. II. E. Bowser, manager of the Barnum gymnasium, has put a library in the smoking room for the benefit of members, which is highly appreciated. | The timers association have fitted up rooms in the Freedman building on State street and will hold their meetings there. | Lowden, Wilcox S Co. will open the store, recently completed, by alterations made in Dr Nash's old homestead on State street, by the present owner, Will liam NJ. Terry.
 1 Mrs 4. $. Middlebrook has the grip. Lester Banks, son of Mrs E mma Dun. ming Banks, the elocutionist, has entered Jones Park avenue institute to finish his education.
 ". $. Bullard and family now board al IS Courtland street.
 c. W. Longstaff of Longstaff & Hurd |
 John Nj. Wheeler has nearly completed the extensive alterations on the house corner State and Park avenue, recently I purchased by him and will remove ther, soon. It will be handsome place.
 c. k. Brothwell is again confined tt the house, this time with grip.
 One train of the greatest show on earth containing all the big tent and baggage | xxyq Vtn fny Matx York, Monday night, Barnum & Bailel having got q permit to show ill the city Charles Johnson, the painter who ha been employed by F. Condley for years has commenced to peddle milk for l.. F Dean, formerly of Falls Village. Charle says there is more money in milk thai : paint.
 Cole < Hinckley have commenced lay ing the asphaltum floors in the new fac ; tory buildings of the Springfield Elmer, : Wheel Co.
 !. H. E. Middlebrook, the Main stree plumber, has purchased a new sleigh; h , is anxiously waiting for the next snov
 storm.
 ' Sherwood's driving park at. the Wes { End is no more. All the barns, sheds
 fences have been torn down, the hous 1 moved to the east end of the lot and it
 now being fitted up as double tenemen
 house. \ great improvement in that lo
 cality.
 Minna, wife of F. N. Warrington : died, last Friday, 3l years old, at the ney ) home just built near Bruce's brook. Fu : neral on Sunday. The third annual meeting of tn
 Bridgeport Christian EndeaYor unio