The Newtown bee., 1890-09-19
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1850.
BRIDGEPORT.


ON the north side of State street, from
Clinton avenue east.
There was slight attendance at Irwin
Brothers show, last week and the COM
pany is said to have lost money.
Albert Winter, the brewer, is to build
u tenement house ON Clinton avenue, just
below State and has already commenced
the cellar.
A solree will be given in Bostwick hall,
Monday evening, Goth, by the West End
association.
G. ). Abbott attended the reunion of
the Goth G. V. at Savin Rock, last week
Thursday.
William Lathrop, tool maker at
Smith 81 Egge's, his brother, James
Lathrop of the Harvard gymnasium at
Cambridge, Mass, and wife have camped
in Fairfield Woods near Mrs Alden
Gould's.
The Democratic convention for this
district Is called to meet at Halves opera
house, Wednesday, 9th, IL m.
John +. Lewis, who has been working
for down town plumber, has opened
the store at 100 Howard avenue, former
ly occupied by j. ID. Senior as n paint
shop and will conduct plumbing, tin
ming, gas and steam fitting establish
ment.
Several new members have been re-
ceived into the West End Congregational
church, both by letter and profession.
Young blood and bright brains" have
made themselves felt in the local depart
ment of the Standard and still further
by Frank A. Wood, long chief reporter
takes a position in the business office
while Henry +. Shannon, formerly o.
the Farmer and later night editor of thu
News, takes his place. The STANDARD
now has as capable men as can be fount
in the local room of any newspaper il
this vicinity.
George Morrison, formerly with tn
he is hard at work as manager of tn
Anglo-American paper bag company
that he likes London, but will be glad t.
return to Bridgeport.
Brundage, Fletcher Il Harrow of TIN
silk ribbon works have found it necessa
ry to give up part of their office to addi
tional machinery with which to supply
the present demand for silk ribbon ant
make preparations for work in the new
factory at Katonah, n. Y, to which they
will remove in a few weeks. The
new loom has arrived and is set up anC
couple of new warping mills are in op
Grafton, one of them occupying the space
formerly allotted to the desk of the man
ayers. The Katonah factory, contracts
for which are already signed, is to be
45xS0, two stories high, with slate roof
double floors, steam heat. electric light
from private plant. The capital stock Of
the Katonah silk company, which may
in the future, make broad silk and velvet
as well as silk ribbon, is $4,000. The
president, Hon w. Ii. Robertson, is State
senator and ex-collector of the port OF
New York; the vice president, Albert
IIoyt, is of the firm of Hoyt Brothers
the secretary, w. c. Fletcher and the
treasurer, l.. M. Brundage, are too wei
known here to need extended notice, az
is the general superintendent, Fred Har
row. With the new employees taken oil
this week, about 10 are now employed
and 1000 yards of ribbon made a week
at Katonah, with 40 employees, it is ex
pected to turn out 6000 yards, or owe
three miles of ribbon per day. The pres
ent engine will be sold and a new engin
and boiler of 10 horse power put in a
katonah.
There is a contest over the property
about $50, 900, left by Mrs Eunice A
Wheeler of Park avenue. BY her will
Edward Marsh, the banker, was mad
executor; but, as he declined to act, E
Smith was appointed administrator. VI
on the advice of his counsel, Curt
Thompson, he declined to pay bills pre-
scented by a son, William Ward wheele
represented by LIN. Middlebrook) fC
moneys advanced; also of a daughte
Mrs Minnie Wheeler Melius (represente
by j. j. Rose) for services for which Nj
Wheeler had promised to reward HI
daughter in her will, but neglected to
so. On the refusal of the administrat,
to pay, the court of probate appointed
s. Garfield and +. Il. Hawley commi
sioners to hear and decide these claim
Considerable evidence was introduce
last week and more, this week and it
expected that the arguments will
made, either late this week or early ne.
week. III not acceptable, it is likely tn
the decision of the commissioners will
appealed from and that the matter w
be brought into the Superior court.
v. ii. Case has sold his hotel busine
on Bank street to John w. Bowen, wi
also secured a ten-years' lease of Il
Farmer.
III. Il. Bowser, manager of the Ba
mum gymnasium, suffers from rheum
tism in his knee. The rainy weather h
not been beneficial for rheumatics.
$. Goulden of Hanover street is bull
Ing large chicken house, which he h
elevated about four feet above the groul
in order to raise chickens on nc
plan.
II. Il. Barnum, Father of Bridgeport,
he Is repeatedly called, will soon te
down the buildings on the corner of Sta
and Court streets, opposite the police st
ton and erect fine building five stori
high. The first two stories will be rel
ed for stores, the next two for FAM