The Newtown bee., 1890-09-05

10 days and it is understood in West End
that it WAS because of a temporary in
junction placed upon it by Mr. Hawley of
the firm of Muir, Mayo Il HawIey COM
pany, who have been the selling agents
for the machine. 1t is also said that the
friends of Mr. Yost have been so persist
emily at work that there is no doubt of
their ability to bid as high as Lounsbury
for the plant and that they are deter
mined to pay the full value of the prop
erty, even more. in order to obtain con-
troll.
Miss Grace Baker of the Cylindograph
company is sick.
Z. f. Curtis has opened another drug
store, at the corner of Main and Gilbert
streets.
Mark Frazer. one of the best all round
players ever on the Bridgeport polo team
| died at his home at Hartford, last week.
Although the contract specified that
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the brick building which Daniel E. Marsh
of East Bridgeport put mp on State street
| just west of the Office of James Staples g.
Co., was finished by September /. The
! masonry was done by Downs & Weed
and was one of the last contracts made
by the firm before it dissolved; A. W.
Burritt did the carpenter work. The
building contains a store and three flats,
fitted up in admirable style and contain
ing all possible conveniences. A feature
of the building is the sheathing of the
balconies. this work being done by G.
Drouve of State street. Instead of iron
or tin, sheets of copper sheathing were
used and will be allowed to remain with
out painting or other preparation. 1t is
claimed that the copper, which is prac-
tically indcstructble, will retain its color
indefinitely.
Il. f. Squires is to build two single
family houses, containing five rooms
each, at the corner of Lee and Railroad
avenues. The foundations we're prepar-
ed and A. j. Rivers has the contract for
the woodwork. MIR Squires, who is IL
mason by trade, will do the mason work
here and is also to do the mason work on
| the houses Mr. Rivers is building for M.
Pickett and Lee Brothers.
There was a large attendance at the
! lawn party of Grace Methodist church,
West End, at the residence of Miss Sarah
Boudren, last week. About $50 was tax
en- in and will be used for the benefit of
the church.
Work on the West End Congregational
church is to be carried forward, the mas
on work having been begun. The con-
tract for the wood work is held by II. II .
Nettleton and he is to begin work soon.
1t is announced that the annual clam
bake of the fat mems association will be
held at Seaside park, September IL.
Judge d. B.yLockwood weighs 337 and
is the champion fat man.
Not only will the new Hough block On
State and Bank streets be substantial,
but it will be finished with pressed brick
and terra Gotta front and will be quite
ornate in comparison with the plain,
square fronts of the older buildings in
that vicinity. This part of the work is
now being done, the structure having
reached it's height. 1t will be occupied
by stores and tenements similar to those
in the old building.
The woodwork for the new factory of
the chain company at East End is being
gotten out by A. w. Burritt at his shop
on Kossuth street. Ii. NJ. Purdy has the
mason work well in hand.
Prosecuting Attorney Chamberlain has
decided that any gift enterprise scheme
which may be under way in the city is
covered by the statute prohibiting gam
bling and that no one can legally sell or
give chances with goods sold, the article
on which chances are given to be drawn
by lot.
Mail Agent Moore, who has run on the
Housatonic between Bridgeport and Pitts
field for seven years, has been transfers.
ed.
ID. Allen Treat has returned from his
vacation and is again at his desk ut A.
w. Burritt's office in Warner building.
Every Sunday, piles are being driven
at Tin bridge for the new bridge which
the Consolidated road is to put in.
J. d. Senior, the West End painter, has
moved his shop from 100 Howard avenue
to 81 State street, Lesbia block, where he
has larger and finer office.
Besides his fruit business at the corner
of State street and Clinton avenue, 4. w.
%ash has, to limited extent, gone into
the real estate business and is prepared
to guide would be purchasers to desirable
locations.
When Grammar school number was
built on Colorado and Clinton avenues, a
short time ago at a cost of 100000, it was
thought that the accommodations for 700
pupils would be amply sufficient for
years to come, but so rapid has been the
growth of that section of the city that
nearly the limit was reached at the close
of the school year in June and it was es-
timated that at least $50 entered at the
beginning of the Fall term on Tuesday,
increasing the number of teachers. West
End residents say that it will soon be
necessary to build another schoolhouse,
which should be located in the northern
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