The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
BRIDGEPORT.

w llllam VI. w dlleF HAS visited new
York and other places.
BRIDGEPORT.
Miss Carrie Jennings of Norwalk visits |
friends in town.
Asahel M. Griswold, long an employe
of the Wheeler & Wilson company, died
at his home at 343 Kossuth street, Sun
day evening.
Rogers & Morford bid in A. w. Abb
bolts West End grocery at Mondays
auction.
Rev William Brown officiated at the
funeral of Mrs Mary M, widow of Capt
w. II. Knapp, Tuesday. She died ut
Burroughs street, Sunday, 81 years old.
A course of five lectures, the total cost
of which is about $1,000, has been arrang-
ed for the Winter by the Y. M. c. A,
course tickets for which are on sale at
low price. The course includes:
October "A, George KEENAN,, the great Siber-
ian traveller.
November 6, the English ballad company,
Nine. Carrie Hawking soprano, Nine. JUL De
Ryther contralto, w. II. Rieger tenor, Carl e.
Dufil, baritone and Adolf Flore pianist.
November 20 is undecided, but arrange
ments are being made to secure Marshall P
Wilder, the famous humorist, the male quar-
tet OF New York and Fred E. Hausel, re
markable bird warbler.
December 6, the Yale Glee club.
January 20, Joseph Cook.
This course is one of the very best ever
offered by the association.
w. w. Walker has begun the work of
decorating, papering and re-furnishing
the woodwork in the house at so Elm
wood avenue, just bought by William
Halligan.
1t is estimated that fully 5000 men were
in line, Monday, when the field day and
State parade of the Order of United
American Mechanics was held in this
city. They made a fine looking body of
men and stepped bravely along to the
music of the Wheeler & Wilson, Philhar
monte and other famous brass bands,
with drum corps galore. The parade,
which formed at Bullhead at IL m, COW
cred the principal parts of the city and
concluded at Seaside park, where dinner
was enjoyed and speeches made, Mayor
DeForest welcoming the visitors and
State Councillor E. L. Pond of Meriden
responding for the visitors. Rev +. A.
Scofield of Higganum made the Grafton
of the day, a stirring address which met
with many expressions of approval.
Much of the credit for the success is due
to II. J. Seeley of Bridgeport, who labor
ed indefatigably as chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements. A grand ball
was enjoyed in the evening.
The Mcneil silver set, offered as a
prize to local yachtsmen, has been won
! for the third time by the Clytie and her
owner, Capt Frank Staples, is entitled to
the set. There were two other boats,
the Tern and Arrow, in the last race,
that sailed, Monday and the race was
closely sailed throughout.
! A. NJ. Tallmadge, secretary of the
Peoples steamboat company, has been
enjoined from selling the wharf proper
1 ty of the line by Anthony oftNew York,
the new owner of the stock.
Sixty one churches and 800 delegates
are comprised in the district whose con-
vention was called for Thursday at the
Washington Park Methodist church,
morning, afternoon and evening.
f.. J. O'Keefe, wholesale liquor
drummer, attempted to step from a train
before it had fully stopped at the depot,
Monday evening, but fell under the
wheels and both legs were cut off. He
was taken to the hospital to die.
The national council of the O. U. A.
M. held meeting at Elks' hall, Tuesday
morning. Reports showed that there
had been gain during the year of 81
councils and 6916 members, making a to-
tai of 439 councils and 26,015 members.
Fifteen States were represented at the
council.
/ W. M. Harris, of polo and Parlor Rock
fame, has bought a handsome cottage
1
street and will move into it soon.
=. D. Senior of 657 State street is paint
| ing the house of w. f. Hobbs on Clinton
avenue, just above Fairfield. The exte-
| rior will be painted in light colors and
the interior decorated.
| w. S. Hurlbutt's new house on Fair
! field avenue, near Hancock, is nearly fin
/ ished on the exterior and J. D. Seniors
painters are at work there. Mr. Hurlburt
I is building the house himself and will oc-
lcupy it when finished.
7 J.. G. Porter Of Clinton avenue is build
/ ing two cottages in East Bridgeport.
The carpenters and painters, j. p. Sen
ior's men, are working on the interior.
The large four-tenement house built
by the Savage & Smith building compa-
I nv on Lee avenue has been painted.
j Some time ago, the project of forming
a building and loan association was sug-
gested ID the West End and was, largely
through the efforts Of S. G. Osborne, re-
garded with much favor by West Enders
generally, about 400 shares, at 500 q
share, being subscribed for. The sub
scribers included many Of the prominent
citizens Of West End, who took interest
ii ii. Nothing Of Importance has been
done 81 late, but, at the next session Of