The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

years and having all modern improve
ments, electric cars and all that
A mechanic VINO protests energetically
against locomotive whistling and what
he calls that greater nuisan &c, the blow
ing of steam whistles ly nearly every
factory in the city, four to six times a
day, has voiced the sentiments Of many.
He quotes Sanford's hat shop and the
cartridge company's great works as
among those which never use steam
whistle and says that one on each side of
the river, sounded ON perfect time, would
be sufficient. These two might be Wheel
er & Wilson's in East Bridgeport and the
gas house whistle on the west side, with,
perhaps, third at West End. All inva-
lids would rejoice if this could be brought
about.
There are now II, 9S1 members of the
public library, an addition of 1850 during
the year. AS many more new books
have been added and there are now 49,.
212 volumes in the library, not one OF
which was lost or unaccounted for dur.
ing the year.
A lad named Willie Dougherty at
tempted to dive from height of 40 feet,
but struck his head on timbers, breaking
both arms, injuring his skull and badly
bruising his body. -.
DIR A. Eugene Faulken was struck By
a Housatonic train at the North avenue
crossing, last week Thursday. morning
and instantly killed. He was a South
erner who had been in this city about
three years. He leaves wife and eight
children, who were Summering in the
Adirondacks when the news of the doc
tors death reached them.
William Barney, a switchman in the
Naugatuck yard, was run over, last week
taken to the hospital, but died in about
five hours. He leaves wife and two
Fchildren.
Miss Minnie Goldsmith was married to
b. c. Root, last week, at the residence OF
w. f. Seeley.
NJ. Flato, the West End barber who
absconded, last week, has written from
New York that he would have paid all
had he been able to collect the money
due him for cigars, tobacco, etc., and adj
ding that he would yet liquidate all bills.
He will open barber shop in New Y ork,
whence he came to Bridgeport, few
years ago. Flato was somewhat addict
ed to sporting and, it is said, was fire.
quently with John L. Donovan. His
debts here are by some estimated as high
as $500, while he owes $50 to New Ha-
ven parties, from whom he bought chairs
and other equipments.
The Eureka of Boston, the crack yacht
owned by E. 3. Rogers, who is anxious
to race with the famous Rival, now own
ed by Commodore Burritt, has been ship
ped from Boston by rail and it is alto.
gether likely that IL lively and interesting
race will take place off Bridgeport har-
Dor.
1t is the policy of the Consolidated
road to connect all switches with the sig.
nal towers as rapidly as possible, so that
few or none may be left for hand setting
SO much time is saved by this that il
pays, to great extent, for the expense
of the block system, with its towers and
operators. Under this system, freight
trains can run in upon side tracks at
speed of six to eight miles an hour, the
switch being set by the tower operator
Since tower No. 80 has been moved from
South avenue to West End, the switches
and cross-overs there have been connect
ed with it and the side tracks, which wer,
nearly foot below the main tracks, hav,
been raised to grade. The switchee anC
crossover at Hancock avenue will be tax
en- up and re-laid at Fairfield avenue, Civ
ing room for two long trains.
There has been an average attendance
of so at the Sunday school of the Yves
End Methodist chapel and it is expected
that this number will greatly increase
as services are held Sunday afternoon a
in the new church building. The Fri
day evening meeting is also held at tn
church. Although the necessary step.
will be taken at once, it is probable tina
society cannot be formed for severa
weeks, probably not until late in August
1t is thought that the society will hav
about 30 members at the outset, but man,
will be 10th to leave the old First churcl
and its pastor. Rev Mr. Peterson will of
ficiate, occasionally at least, until per
manent pastor is appointed.
Druggist Ensign of West End is on hi
vacation.
Both Sam Barrow and his wife, VIII,
run the Star garden on Bank street, lief
town unceremoniously, last week, and
is said that Mrs Barrow is ON her wa,
to England.
Principally because the saloon is with
in 100 feet of the NewfieId church, Re-
F. M. Hallock and several members 0
his congregation opposed the application
of Mary Reilly to sell liquor at Johl
Reilly's store on Stratford avenue. .ft
| DR. Vile, who was sent from Danbur,
as committee to examine the ambularle
system in the cities of the State, to com
bine the best ideas for the service whicl
Danbury expects to establish, says tina
Bridgeport has the best of the kind tina
he has seen.
Some time ago, the New York Morn
ling Journal made an effort to create
sensation by writing up alleged abuse
at the county Jail here, but signally fai
ed, for Jailer Wells is too well known t