The Newtown bee., 1890-08-15

three members of a police board to APP |
prove candidate, which was only Sc
cured, in this case, by counting the two
Republican commissioners, who did not
vote either way.
| The Bridgeport horse railroad, whose |
capital stock of $4,000 has been princi-
pally held by Nathaniel Wheeler and the
Wheeler & Wilson Co., has been sold for
about 5000, 900 to Sherman III. Hubbard,
the patent lawyer and a syndicate of
Rochester and Pittsburg men.
DIR C. A. Benedict has sold her place,
22S State street, to Henry Kellemeyer,
whose saloon was next door and bought
house in the block at 343 State street. |
Mrs L. Ii. Norton's property at l23
Fairfield avenue has been bought by the
Southern New England telephone com
pany, which will shortly remove its
Bridgeport central office there from the
outgrown quarters over 1.-THE Housatonic
office at the corner of Fairfield avenue
and Water street.
East End has three mail collections, at |
8 m, and 8 pm.
''Chris," as Letter Carrier James l..
Christie is often called, represents
Bridgeport at the annual convention of
letter carriers in Boston, this week.
The State convention of county COM
missioners, which met in Bridgeport,
last week, decided to keep the license fee |
at $500.
City Editor F. w. Bolande and wife
have been at Saratoga.
Charles Courier of Meigs & Co. is Oh
vacation at Saratoga and elsewhere.
Julius and Charles II. Hawley and
wives are at Bar Harbor, Maine.
Rev Henry NJ. Sherman of Torrington
has accepted the call to st Paul's and
will begin his rectorship, September !.
w. S. Billiards. smiling face was seen
on our streets, Monday his many friends
are glad to see him out again.
DIR j. S. Damon has, with his daughter
Lillian, gone on an ocean trip. He will
visit along the coast for a few days, hop
ing to improve his health. He says that
a sea voyage is his best medicine.
j. c. Copeland, after short visit in
the Adirondacks, returned home, Satur-
day. He left for Boston, Monday, with
the Grand Army post of this city.
Lewis w. Eldridge was presented by
his wife with pair of baby girls weigh
ing six pounds apiece, Monday morning.
C. G. Downs, the mason, has gone to
Saratoga for week.
j. l.. Hutchinson, formerly a partner
of Barnum & Bailey in the show, spent
few hours in this harbor, on board his
family were with him.
Capt Daniel Augur, who left Bridge
port in 1929, has returned to his home in
Woodbridge, after having renewed his
life many years by his visit. He could
hardly believe that Bridgeport has in
creased in size and population as it has.
Years ago, he was captain of a military
company in New Haven and Gov English
was his first lieutenant. His large wealth
came from hard work in the butchering
and seed raising business. He has son,
Minott Augur of Sandy Hook, who is in
the meat business. He is constant
reader of the BEE.
The cellar is dug and Mason c. G.
Downs, who has the contract, is putting
in the foundations for Orton's bakery ON
| Iranistan avenue.
Mrs Amos S. Beers, widow of the late
Conductor Beers, has gone to WATERFOWL
for short visit, after which she will
start for Minnesota, where she intends to
make her home in the future.
When WilsonF. Green, popular super
intendent of the John Hancock Life In
surance Co., walked into his office, last
week Wednesday evening, he was sur
prised to see all the collectors, some 80
or more, in possession. He did not have
time to ask, for his assistant stepped for
ward at once and, in few we'll chosen
remarks, presented the genial super, in
behalf of the collectors, with an elegant
gold watch and chain. Mr. Green could
only stammer out his thanks, but assur-
ed every one present that, with this ele-
: giant time piece, he would never be be-
hind time in anything for the welfare of
the company or collectors.
A large force of men and carts are at
work cutting Linden avenue through to
Iranistan.
Now that Iranistan avenue is to be put
in good order for public travel, the city
should at once take steps to compel the
crossing. Several accidents have occur
ed here and, with additional travel, there
must be more danger.
p. Condley has the contract for paint
, ing the large brick building, corner Wall
and Water streets, for p. L. Barnum.
The Bartram smelling and refining
company have opened q store, Wall
, street, for the purchase Of old gold OF
silver of any description.
Misses Nellie Cromwell of Berkshire
I. (Newtown) and Phebe Miles of East
| Village have spent week in the north
ern part of town.
Philip Davis, at work for the Nauga-
tuck Ice Co., injured his foot badly, last
week, while handling ice.
Vincelette Bros. have been saving
large quantities of lumber for George
Torrey, who recently bought several
acres of timber from James l.. Porter of
Porter street. The tract is in the north
ern part of town, near Philo Reeds.