The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
BRIDGEPORT.

Roland Gray was taken suddenly i'll at the Malleablc iron works, where he is employed and the ambulance removed him to his home, where he is slowly im- proving.
 At Christ church, Easter Sunday, four services were held. At every service, it was completely crowded. The chancel was profusely filled with handsome flow CTS and potted plants and three memorial windows unveiled, Easter morning, have added much to the beauty of this already handsome cdifice. At the m service, nearly l5O persons partook of cOmmun- ion and, at II m, a much larger num- Der. At D m, the children's carol ser vice was held, at which l2 children were baptized. The , D m service immediate ly followed. It has been many years since such an unusual number of people have attended services throughout the day as on Easter. The rector, Rev Bev- erly F.. Warner, deserves praise for his untiring energy in building up the church to it's present high standing in the com munity. The Sunday school has increas- ed to double it's former attendance. At the present rate of increase, this parish must be the leading one of the city.
 George Butler and Joseph Bishop have engaged to travel, the coming season, with Barnum's greatest. They started for the show, last week.
 Al tbo ,nnu,l ,,ar rich pnaatino ot Cbriot church, these officers were elected for the ensuing year.
 wardens, William II. Noble, George Nun ger.
 Treasurer, l.. N, Van Kuren.
 Clerk, W. II. Wilson.
 vostrymen, F. B. Segee, S. W. Ely, c. R. Brothwell, George c. Waldo, A. E. Beers, George Richardson, A. II. Doolittle, c. W. McCord, W. 1T. Wilson, J. NJ. Wheeler, R. T. whsting, A.J. Cable, F. NJ. Wilson, l.. \. Van Keuren, c. F. Wool,.S. s. Jarvis, c. II Lupton, A. s. NIiddlebrook, II. H. Pyle.
 Bessie, daughter of W. s. Bullard, who was very i'll with diphtheria, is now con sidered out of danger and slowly improv- ing.
 An alarm from box 2l3 was immedi- ately followed by another from box 73. The fire department responded promptly, the fire was found to be in barn in the damaged. The fire was probably incen- diary, as no one had used any light dur ing the evening. The loss amounts to about $500, fully:covered by insurance.
 The plan adopted by the Housatonic road for new terminal facilities includes an extension of the present freight house 140 feet in length, and new wharf, with tracks, coal sheds, etc.--[Record.
 Evening services now begin at 30 in most of the churches.
 So great Is the demand for pews and sittings in the Presbyterian church that 1t is necessary for all who wish to obtain seats in good locations to apply early, even before the advertised tiEe for rent ing.
 Mir Gabriel and Miss Lent, members of the Presbyterian church choir, are soon to retire from the choir and 1t Is under stood that their marriage will occur In ''the merry month of Nay
 For several days, the work of placing crushed stone on North Main street from the foot of OK hill to Slaughter hill has been going on and the huge steam roller was brought up from the city, last week. Some stone Is still being crushed at the foot of OK hill, but the great tpile of stone already crushed has grown rapidly less. Each load of stone is weighed on scales set into the ground,as it leaves the crush CT. The frowning ledge of rocks around which the road bends sharply at the foot of the hill has been blasted out to a depth of four to six feet and the road accord ingly straightened. Grading and straightenIng have also been done below and the road is so much improved that there ought to be an immediate enquiry for property along the street for country homes for city men.
 The fence In front of the home of Will Ham Pcct on North Main street has been painted, also one of the houses belong ing to Albert Wakcman of Housatonic avenue.