The Newtown bee., 1890-12-19

gram of singing and recitations.
Attorney Goodwin Stoddard is admin
istrator on the estate of w. e. Trubee.
Public schools will close, Wednesday,
and open on the Monday after New
| Years. This is variation of the rule,
in effect for years, which opened schools
on Tuesday in order to allow teachers
and pupils to return from visits out of
town on Monday afternoon.
Warrington Brothers are building a
| two-family tenement on Pembroke street
for Ernest ortlipp of F. Ortlipp & Co.
Builder w. f. Randall is putting up "a
four-tenement house on Hancock avenue
Thomas Smith is building on Grove
street, West End.
Postmaster J. w. Knowlton has been
elected ruler of Fairfield council, Royal
Society of Good Fellows.
p. Il. Barnum is president of the
Bridgeport hospital, d. N. Morgan vice
president, J. B. Gregory secretary and
F. j. Banks treasurer.
George W. Richardson of East Bridge
port has been stricken down with a para
lytic shock.
A tenement, 45x70, is being built on
Housatonic avenue bp p. Garvey for Mr.
Services. 1t will contain modern improve
ments and be finished by May /.
Bradley Nichols & Sons have sold one
of the lots they recently bought on Olive
street to Thomas ii. Farren, who will
build residence there, next Spring.
Charles R.Bagley of !southington, who
died suddenly, Friday, was brother-in-
law of Bradley Nichols of Fairfield ave-
nue.. lie was about. 30 years old and
leaves wife, a daughter having died
several years ago. He was engaged in
the civil war and lost an arm at the bat
tie of Charlottesville. Mr. Nichols at
tended the funeral, Monday.
Lawyer Tracy is in charge of the estate
of Ernest w. Nash, who has conducted
a tobacco and confectionery store at COL
State street, corner of Clinton avenue
and who made an assignment, last week,
naming III. ii. Pyle as trustee. He, how
ever, declined to accept.
David Wooster is to build an addition
to his house on Barnum avenue.
C. r. and Z. j. Willett are to build two
double frame houses on Colorado avenue
and Emma l.. Ward frame cottage on
Iranistan avenue.
The will of the late Daniel b. Fayer-
weather of New York, who made a be-
quest of 100000 to his favorite niece,
Mrs M. B. Beardsley, is to be contested
by the widow.
The matter of appointing an assistant
to Building Inspector Day has been prop
erly disposed of by the common council,
which gave the petitioners leave to with
draw.
A petition has been presented to the
common council by a number of citizens,
asking the propriety of the acceptance
by the city of streets or ''avenues" which
might be laid out by private individuals
who would sell building lots, upon which
houses are built without regard to build
ing lines. The petitioners thought that
these streets were in many cases mere
lanes and that the city ought MOTTO ac-
cept such streets. 1t was suggested that
signs be placed at the entrance of such
streets, notifying all that they are private
property. The matter has been referred
to the city attorney for investigation.
Several weeks ago, Father Rogers OF
ST. Mary's church was expected hsme
from Europe and a grand demonstration
was arranged. He was taken sick at
Bristol, however, and is still at hotel
there, unable to return. Late letters dc
not give encouraging reports and it is
feared that he may not gain sufficient
strength to return to Bridgeport.
Matters promise to be decidedly inter-
esting in the next Legislature in regard
to railroad matters in which this city is
concerned. Besides a fight in which the
Consolidated is understood to be engag-
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road charters. Both the old lines in this
city have applied for an increase of char
ter to lay additional tracks and now a
company of capitalists, including James
Beardsley, L. F. Curtis, r. E. Skidmore,
wish to build new line from the corner
of Main and Wall streets to Congress
street bridge, across the river to Noble
avenue and up to Beardsley park. The
main hope of this company is to attract
travel to Beardsley park in Summer,
though the local traffic will be consider
able.
II. Milious of Gilbert street, so long
section master on the Housatonic line,
has been laid up with lame foot, due to
walking over and back to see the P. T.
Barnum launched.
Mrs Wheeler Beers, who has. been i'll
for some weeks, is able to be about again.
Edward b. Hincks, whose mother re-
Gently died in California, died at McAboy,
N. O., on the 10th, II years old and was
buried, Monday, 10th, from the residence
of his father, William b. Hincks, 1873 Park
avenue.
'What makes that joy, that merriment?"
/ Rheumatic pains, neuralgia govt,
Salvation Oil has put to rout-
Salvation Oil. for healing sent,
| Salvation oil, the liniment.
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Nearly all colds are slight at first, but their
tendency is to so lower the system that the
sufferer becomes ready victim to any preva-