The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-10-03

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L DR. G. A. Benedict has been sick in bed
J with an attack of grip.
Bishop Perry of Iowa, assisted by Rev
Mr. Baker Of Covington, KY, officiated at
st. Johns, Sunday.
Nelson Curtis, formerly of the Bridge
port Paper Co., has moved to Boston to
continue in the paper business there.
i Montignani, the photographer, has
been laid up with lame foot, injured by
a lawn mower.
The transfer of the horse railroad to
its new owners was made. last Friday,
and the new directors are Charles A.
Hotchkiss, Frank n. Benham, Sherman
I'll. Hubbard, with three of the old di-
rectors, p. Il. Barnum, Frederick Hurd.
B. F. Lasher.
B. M. Bushong, Virginian who has
been on the Derby Transcript, is night
editor of the Morning News.
| County Commissioner j. w. johnson
has exchanged his Hancock avenue resi-
dence for the place at 102 West street,
once Isaac F. Moore's.
| The selectmen have chosen F. C. Bonn
mos, Jr, to the vacancy on the board
made by the resignation of United States
Marshal e. F. Strong. ~
The First Baptist church on State
street wish to sell their church building,
but have refused Barnum 8 offer of $40
900 for it.
The 10th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs Horace Glines, September %,
drew together pleasant company of
some 45 friends, Brooklyn and New Ha-
| ven being represented. Masters Charles
Glines and Harry Geroy furnished mus
ic on the violin and piano for dancing in
dulged in several times during the even
ing and some fine instrumental selections
on the piano were greatly enjoyed by the
merry company. A fine collation. was
served. The presents included a gold
watch, two rocking chairs, hanging
lamp, center lamp, statuary, many small
fine large doll baby.
Horace Gilbert has changed his resi-
dence from 1920 Main street to 15l Mich
OILS street.
| Ground has been broken for the large
brick block that S. w. Gledhill will put
up on Union street. The Savage q
Smith building company has the contract
for the wood work.
f. III. Scott, Vermont man, has TAX
it on the most improved plan. Mr. Scott,
who has been in correspondence with Mr.
Rivers, came here, last week and looked
over the location, deciding to have the
grand opening on Monday, September
20, with an open air concert by the West
End band in the evening. After the con-
cert, the program included dance in the
large dining hall of the hotel, which was
cleared for the occasion. Mr. Scott is
conversant with the business and will
doubtless make a success of the hotel en-
terprise,
One of the flourishing manufacturing
concerns of the West End is the Cylin-
drogragh company, whose factory in the
organ building is run at full capacity,
with many orders ahead. This firm does
only the finest grades of embroidery;
robes, skirts and ladies' shawls are the
goods manufactured. The custom of the
company extends from the Northern
States to Mexico and includes such firms
ly we'll known New York firms. The
embroidery on these articles is superior
to that seen in local stores and the high
est class of skilled labor is required to
produce it, with the aid of perfected ma
chinery. TO keep pace with orders, adj
ditional machinery has been ordered from
F. Saurer & Sons, Arbon, Switzerland.
The Savage & Smith building company
are to do the wood work for the West
End Congregational church.
One or two houses which A. j. Rivers
is building on Railroad avenue for B. F.
Squires, the mason, was raised, last week
and the other is to follow soon.
A benefit is soon to be given Leader
David Blythe of the West End band.
Warren b. Nichols of Bradley Nichols
& Sons has stored his goods preparatory
to moving to North Carolina, where he
will spend the Winter with his family.
no In CT hnncn which
has just been put up on Park avenue,
near Railroad, has been painted brown.
As showing what may be accomplish
ed by one who fully understands the art
of silk weaving, the framed pictures on
the wall of the Office of the silk ribbon
company are full of interest. There are
seven of the pictures, woven in bright
colOred silk by Thomas Stevens of Gov
of Brundage, Fletcher & Harrow served
apprenticeship, 20 years ago. The col
ors are as bright, are as tremendously
blended and accurately applied as if done
in oil. They represent the start and fin
ish of a horse race, the first inning of a
ball game, the home stretch Of a bicycle
race, a steam fire engine in full motion, /
Stephenson's first locomotive and the
Lady Godiya procession in England. Mr.
Harrow, who has been in America for 20
years, says that English machinery and
methods are far behind American.
Clark & Fuller of the Bridgeport adj
vertising sign company have put up a