The Newtown bee., 1890-11-07


 which is.to be rented.
 Howard Staples, treasurer of the Bridgeport steamboat company, has moved to Bridgeport for the Winter and < will make his home at 555 Fairfield ave- nue.
 w. G. Boyce began work in his new blacksmith shop on Colorado avenue, West End, Monday, with a competent as sistant.
 The house which D. F. Boyce is put ting up on Clinton avenue has been rais- ed and enclosed.
 The two houses which H. H. Nettleton is building for c. s. Abbott, on Colorado avenue, north of State, are to be finished in apout month. MT Abbott will live in the south one, offering that on the north for sale.
 ''Old Monday" one of the five fire horses of the city, dropped dead while on his way to a small fire at Carlson's bak- cry on Organ street, West End.
 Among those who took part in the lit erary and musical entertainment at St. Luke's church, East End, last week, were Mrs I. II. Whiting (formerly of South port), Mrs W. H. Lowe, Miss w. M. Rohrback, Miss Amelia Stillman, Miss J. A. Roberts, George Hughes, A. J. Will kins, George R. Card, I. s. Jaqueth, Mrs F. F. Scoville, Prof II. l.. Orters, W. c. Brown, C. w. Warner, A. $. Giles, w. Hoyt, $. Catlin. F. F. Scoville, H. T. Ford, w. J. Burritt, Miss Emma Roberts, Miss Belle Long. The entertainment was thoroughly enjoyable. |, A. E. Underwood of the Standard was best man at the marriage of Reporter John H. Kane of the Post, last week and H. E. shannon and Walter Stapleton ushers. The bride, Miss Fannie G. Clan cey, was attired in white faille, with lace and ribbons and diamond ornaments. The bridesmaid was Miss Minnie Clancey of New York.
 Edgar Willetts of New Canaan has the , contract for the mason work of the new county home at Norwalk and Minor D. Randall the carpenter work, their united bids being ,651. The only change in the plans has been the omission of wing which can be added at any time, when ever an additional appropriation can be - secured.
 Attorney s. H. Hubbard, who is the legal department of the new manage T. ment of the Bridgeport horse railroad c company, says that an electric system
 will be adopted by the road in the near rt future, but the system has not been de- d cided upon; perhaps the overhead trol V. ley system, which has had atrial of sev l. eral years and is giving excellent satis " faction.
 a A number of teams and men are still a IT. work at Yellow Mill bridge, where tn
 abutments on the north side of the bridg e. are being repaired. The foundations ar G. being extended and built upon more flu on ly and loads of large broken stones al It. dumped into the water, just north of tn MT bridge.
 lc- "Dr' J. George Morrow, who has bee
 a fruitful subject of discussion of la
 and who has been engaged in several Ia
 suits with city papers, has caused anot in CT sensation by his marriage of Miss Fla
 nie Burges of 42 West avenue. The ce
 emony was performed at the residence CT Rev Dr c. R. Palmer. Irs
 About $500 has been raised for the o phan asylum, a trifle less than last yea l'S The annual exercises were held at IT
 manuel Baptist chapel, Lafayette al in Gregory streets, last week Thurs6a
 The children gave number of pleasiI
 recitations, and remarks were made
 Revs E. K. Holden, W. V. Garner and
 A. Davenport.
 Notwithstanding generous offers T
 ceiv ed for the best of their 100 lots ( Stratford ard Newfield avenues, Fla
 End, George o. Lines and Edmund
 Hurd have not decided to sell and W 'on open new streets and develop choice bull lde ing lots. The property, which they I ok gently bought, was formerly owned
 A. J. Beardsley and the estate of Hem lad Beardsley.
 'ct- A series of educational classes
 young men began in the rooms of the ria M. c. A., Tuesday, to continue for wo weeks. The terms are $l per class
 members of the association and 8
 non-members. Each additional class zed soc .ddit;onaI Prof A T W;,h;ns " run instruct in vocal music, Tuesday eve ny. ings; Prof J. c. Witter in penmansf lar and bookkeeping, Thursday evenings a E. F. Richards in mechanical drawin :. Friday evenings.
 Ive- The valuable residence property ad. Fairfield avenue, corner of Colorado a, 5 in nue, is now being sold in lots. The {
 tire tract should have been secured the site of church cdifice. c. s. A ~ bolt, 599 State street, is agent for t r property.
 idy Having increased the capital fr6 ate $7500 to $50, ,000, the Coulter & McKe rot, zie machine company has leased for his years, with the option of buying, prop' are ty running west on Golden Hill stre um from their present iron works at t blc north end of the depot, and north 7 is Griffin S McElroy's building and will P ,id- up large addition to accommodate ge- foundry and additional iron works. T his work will cover half block. Charles c. Downes has the contra 'a.. for the brick work of the addition to | a,.a East Bridgeport factory of the B. Goo M Mr. man manufacturing company. It isto i. 107x35 feet, two stories high.
  nlS- C.J. Hughes is engaged on Qnin nd. granite monument which is to be put 'gs, III Mounealn 0rose ceihe.cry III memo