The Newtown bee., 1890-05-09

BRIDGEPORT

DhhIoru nat shop has resumed work
after several weeks idleness and the
Graphophone company has started up
with reduced force.
The boys club closed for the Summer,
Saturday evening. 1t has been very sue
ccssful during the Winter and has mem
bership of about 1900. Superintendent
Garfield has worked hard and deserves
credit for his fidelity and perseverance.
saturdays exercises included music by
Mays banjo quartet, remarks by Hon ID.
M. Read, Attorney Howard Knapp, Hon
ID. +. Ilollster, selections by Sanborn's
orchestra, music by Mr. Hadley, singing
and recltations by James Bradshaw. Ma
jor Read presented ten boys whose rec
ord was highest with silver dollar each.
Evangelistic services under the direct
ion of Rev b. +. Mills are being held
daily, all the churches joining.
The annual meeting of the Fairfield
county teachers association was held at
the high school, Friday and Saturday.
Newsdealer Petite is wrestling with
the intricacies of anew bicycle.
The Post and News tried to play base
ball, last week and the Post won, 33 to
10.
Christian G., son of the late ex-Mayor
Gunther of New York and family have
visited Miss Annie NJ. Willis, North
Main street.
Il I NatFlafnn IL nd I'm
Rutherford mason on the addition to the
shop of Burns, Silver & Co., Railroad
avenue. The addition Is of brick, 30x65,
three stories high and is being built
around and over the wing on the west
side.
G. Il. Beardsley furnished plans and ii.
ii. Nettleton Is doing the work on the
handsome new residence which Luzerne
ID. Plumb Of the enterprising firm of
newsdealers, Plumb & Beardsley, is
building on the corner of Stratford ave-
nue. and Pembroke street. 1t is of unique
and striking design and will be n hand
some villa, fit home for the quaint con.
ceits Of the genial newsdealer. 1t will
cost about $500.
Aaron w. Wallace, the State street
baker, is putting up large siX-family
tenement on Howard avenue, near the
Emery Wheel factory. ii. ii. Nettleton
does the work, from plans by C. r.
Beardsley.
In a few days, the present chapel OF
the West End Congregational church
will be moved to the rear of the lot on
Colorado avenue and the basement and
the whole building altered and enlarged
for Sunday school and other purposes
The committee soliciting subscriptions
for the new church have obtained several
thousand dollars and the lists are grow.
ing.
A correspondent says: Matthew Rey-
nolds has been nominated and elected
mayor of Denver, Col. He will also
make his honeymoon trip with his bride,
Miss Cassie Langden.-In the window of
Frank Reynolds, Golden Hill street,
can be seen the finest young fox ever
caught In this county"
Mrs R.H. Boylston was at Manchester,
last week, to help celebrate the birthday
of her aged father, Warren Grant, now
80 years old.
John Rutherford, the mason, and
James Burns, the carpenter, are building
large addition at the rear of the Will
mot Il Hobbs factory at the West End
There are two brick wings, one 135x4S,
the other l44x46.
Having completed the contract to i'll
some 20 acres of Barnum's property OF
the western edge of Seaside park, join
McNees huge dredging machine has de
parted for Virginia. A section of tn,
park has also been raised to a level anC
the sand pumped from Cedar creek Ia!
been distributed over the entire area to ,
depth of from six to eight feet. An ex
cellent harbor has also been formed a
the creek.
Lucius G. Bray, native of Hunting
ton, died at 9 Pembroke street, Saturday
81. He had been sick but few day
with pneumonia.
Il. J. Hayes Is now working with C. W
Garfield, the painter.
G. w. Garfield Is painting the house O
Mr. Plumb, of Plumb & Winton, on La
fayette street. He has also painted tn
Linwood avenue home of Eugene II
Botsford.
Manager Bell of Meigs & Co. is to b,
congratulated on the success and vim
with which he has pushed the early clos
ing movement, by which 1t is sought t.
close clothing and other stores on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday evenings
at 80 p m. Most of the clothing firm,
and merchants In other lines of bushes,
have agreed to this and public interes
has been aroused that will keep the mat
ter alive for the future.
Il. ID. Pierce, Jr, has bought two lot!
on Spruce street.
The many friends of Charles r. Broth
well will be glad to learn that he Is slow
ly improving and Is able to ride out for
short time on pleasant dogs.
The large elephant Gyp belonging t,
the Barnum & Bailey shows, which ar
rived at Winter quarters, last week Thurs
day, was shipped to New York, Sunday
night, by steamer, In charge Of two keep
ers.
II. II. Barnum, who has been at TIN
Murray Hill hotel during the stay of hi
greatest on earth in New York and Brook