The Newtown bee., 1890-09-05
Miss Minnie Munson of Prospect street

Miss Minnie Munson of Prospect street
is with relatives in Montrose, Ohio, and
will be absent a month or so.
Miss Belle Abbott, who has spent a
few days with relatives in West End, re-
turned to New York, Saturday.
The Gem polo team, the most success
full of our amateur organizations, has
been recognized for the coming season
and Mr. Matthews of the East side elected
manager.
Building permits granted at the last
meeting:
Frank Hitchcock, frame house. Hough ave
nue..
John f. Porter, frame house, Warren street
Healy & Cole, frame barn, Buckingham ave
nue..
c. II. Watcrstone, frame addition, Frank
street.
John Larson, frame house, Burr road.
Eaton, Cole & Burnham, addition to factory,
South avenue.
Mr. Swords, frame addition Orange street.
G.. III. Giles, frame house, Shelton street.
Bridgeport Spring Perch Co., brick factory
John street
Miss Emma Lamb has returned from a
visit with the family of DR. Sites, Wash
ington. n. j.
Mrs w. II. Latin of East Bridgeport
has returned from a visit in Danbury.
Miss Emma Roberts has returned to
her home on Adams street, after month
in the AdirondackS.
Clothier A. II. Davis has returned
from Maine, but, despite his we'll known
! affection for all that pertains to the lot
of a gentleman sailor, we scarcely see
the necessity of chronicling his arrival,
| itime matters and the arrival end depart
ure of vessels.
Rev w. J. White preached at the First
Methodist church, Sunday.
A third and last excursion to Saratoga
will be given, September s, under the
same management and arrangements as
the two successful excursions already
given.
st. Luke's church, East End, was clos
ed on account of repairs, Sunday.
1t is expected that the boys club will
open for the Winter in few weeks, with
G. II. Garfield, who acceptably filled the
position last year, as superintendent.
The third annual report, which has just
been made public, shows that there has
been a membership of 1922 and an aver
age attendance of 300 or 400. The good
that has already been done will live for
years in the altered conditions of life of
these boys, who spend the Winter even
ings at the warm and pleasant rooms of
the boys club instead of on the streets or
in places of doubtful reputation and cor
rupting Influence.
John A. Birge, the lumberman, whose
office is in Warner building, on Fairfield
avenue, has about % men at work ON the
various tracts of woodland which he is
cutting off. He has steam saw mills ut
each tract and the timber, as fast as fell
ed, is sawed and marketed, dock and rail-
road material mostly. 1t is largely sold
in this city, although some is shipped
elsewhere. Mr. Birge, who thoroughly
understands his business, is always on
the lookout for desirable pieces of wood
land and has four tracts now in the hands
of his workmen; one in Easton at the
Mallett woods; another at the Thomas
Ryan woods in Redding and two on the
Black Rock turnpike. Hopkins and
Banks, Eugene Whitehead of Redding,
Charles Grant of Litchfield, Charles X.
Osborne of Southbury and Reuben Stowe
are among those hauling lumber for him.
With the addition ST the fourth loom,
which was expected to be in operation,
this week, the Bridgeport silk ribbon
works will be able to turn out about 1000
yards of finished ribbon day. The new
loom is set up in the front part of the
machine room on the first floor. the
warping machine being removed to the