The Newtown bee., 1890-05-02

tensive business to c. f. Lally & Co. of
Springfield.
Jones & Hoffman will build a two FAM
ily house on Shelton street for G. B. Rus
sell. The houses they are building for
Greenwood & Arnold are in the mason's
hands.
Secretary p. Fish and Supt l.. NJ
Hedges of Barnum's show spent Sunday
in Bridgeport.
5. II. Barmore, the mason who has
been confined to the house nearly all
Winter, is out again and able to attend
to business.
Gray & Light, owing to their large in
crease of business, intend to build a
much larger building on the lot just
bought on Railroad avenue.
Burglars attempted to enter the resi-
dence of Rev Beverly f, Warner, but
were frightened away by the inmates.
Preparations are being made for the
annual bicycle races of the Rambling
Wheelmen at Seaside park, Decoration
day.
The Ramblers are looking forward with
bright anticipations to the annual club
meet in New Haven in June. They hope
to carry off at least one prize.
The engines and machinery of the new
West End factory for the manufacture of
heavy Howe sewing machines have been
placed in position.
The large piece of land recently decided
to the city for park purposes by z. IT,
Barnum in front of his handsome resi-
dence, Marina, is being graded and put
in fine condition.
The park on the corner of North and
Clinton avenues is receiving improve
ments; wide walks have been laid anC
numbers of trees planted, which ado
much to the beauty of this corner, sc
long forgotten.
Henry Graham has purchased two lots
corner of Park and Ogden streets, OF
which he intends to build two fine cot
tages.
The tracks at the station we're chang
ed, Sunday, so that the Housatonic train
now leave from in front of the platform
and Consolidated trains on the two east
? ern tracks. The Housatonic cross-ove
north of the depot has been removed to
r point near the elevator.
TO give additional draft and better al
= commOdate the shop, which is rushe
with orders, the chimney of the Yves
Y End silk ribbon factory of Brundag'
: Fletcher & Harrow has been raised se'
eral feet.
f The entrance to the grounds Owne
S and occupied by the Bridgeport Hydrau
ic Co. at the upper end of North Mai
street, surrounding their reservoir, HI
o been shut in by a new gate. The pul
lie, until recently, has had free access
go and come. The company, in the Fl
e ture, intend to protect their rights al
e supply the residents of the Park Cit
with pure water. They employ watcl
: men whose duty it is to see that filth ar
+ rubbish are kept away from the stream
=, that furnish their ponds with waite
The grounds about the Island BroC
pond have also been improved by cuttin
a brush and other work, which adds grea
II ly to the appearance of that locality.
Ii the neal future, other improvements a
} in contemplation and, as soon as tin
Il will permit, the residents of our city ca
I rest assured that time nor money will
spared to make the water supplied
this company equal to any in the Stat
Joseph Wright has improved his bea
&c tiful home on North Main street by sc
d ting out fruit trees.
The old slaughter house formerly /
longing to F. A. Bartram & Co. on Fren
street has been torn down and t
grounds graded.
IN Amol Berger, who occupies the NJ
IN William B. Hill place on North Ma
street and who is engaged in poult
raising, has built new hennery and c
closed large yard with neat wire fer
ing.