The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-01

! M. Pickett, the painter and West End /
zeal estate owner, has bought a new gig, /
IN which he sits; while exercising the trot- |
berAm brought from Chicago.
Iorrain Brothers, formerly of New
are to open a grocery store,
about August l, in Joseph McFarlanes
new building at the corner of Clinton
avenue and Railroad avenue. Mr. Nc
Farlane will open a meat market in the
other store in the block.
p Nelly BLY,, the bright little black and
tan dog owned by Charles NJ. Biltz of
Bommos & Biltz, was lost or stolen and
Mr. Biltz's children were disconsolate
over the loss of their pet, which has since
been recovered. Nelly is unusually small
and weighed only pound.
When the BEE reporter called at the
West End silk ribbon factory of Brund-
age, Fletcher & Harrow to investigate
the statement that company of East
End capitalists had offered the firm flat
tering inducements to locate in that part
of the city, he encountered l.. nj. Brund-
age, who informed him in CHEEKY way
that it was even so. The capitalists, who
are seeking to attract manufacturers to
East End, have offered to build brick
factory, in every way suitable for this
rapidly growing business and to rent it
for term of years at very reasonable
rates. The firm, however, is so well
pleased with West End that it is reluc-
tant to leave and will probably remain if
similar inducements are offered, although
town in New York State is anxious to
form stock company and locate the fac
tory there. 'We have not reached de-
cision," said Mr. Brundage, "but our bus
mess has increased so rapidly that our
present facilities are inadequate! We
have just ordered two more looms of I'M
proved make, with greater capacity than
any we, new have and they are now being
built in Philadelphia. They will not be
ready for about. three mouths and we
shall probably decide upon our future
course before they are completed. We
may stay here at West End, for like the
locality. Yes, we can find room in the
present factory at s Worden avenue for
the new machines" # the business con-
tinues to increase, however, the addition
tal machinery will not long be able to fill
orders and then a new factory will be re-
CURED, ..,..,-5 -.,...s..,
| Basing his observations on the weather
of Friday, July "A, which was, he de-
of August, the gate tender at the How
ard avenue crossing says that August
may be divided into four parts, each,
probably, about week In length. The
good, the third rain, the fourth sunshine.
Superintendent Frank FL. Talford of
Ridgetield says that nothing will be done
at the Yost factory until September /;
then, the party which obtains, control of
the firm at the auction on August IS viii
open the doors and start the machinery.
1t is now thought that the Lounsbury
faction has by far the best chance of OBJ
tanning control of the company, which
has, besides the heavy mortgages, some
$500, 900 worth of bonds to carry. Mr.
Lounsbury and his friends are known to
hold large quantities of these bonds, pos
sibly half or more and it is understood
that he has been buying largely from dis
couraged bondholders since the factory
was closed. Mr. Lounsbury has an added
advantage in the fact that he knows pre-
cisely what he is buying and is abundant
ly able to pay for what he buys. The
Caligraph company is by many consider
ed out of the race and it is stated that Mr.
y lost and his lawyers have been trying
to effect settlement but cannot, as the
case is too far in the courts. If the
Lounsbury party obtains CONTROL. it, is
likely that Mr. Yost will be paid royal,
ty on each machine and will, perhaps,
he employed at the factory. , 5..~ = =.