The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-04-18
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
'sMr Barnes of New York. at Proc
tors, Monday night, 21st.
w. r. Jones, for 10 years with the
Copeland Bros. Co.. was married, We'd
nesday evening, to Miss Lulu E., daugh-
ter of Liveryman George M. sseeley.
S. S. Sanford succeeds Walter |. Hall
as organist at Christ church ut Il salary
of $1,000.
John Dixon sold yoke of oxen recent
ly advertised in the BEE, to John Black.
After residing for year in George
Wheeler's house, 81 Park street, Mr. Nor
rell has moved his family elsewhere.
A general vaccination has been the rule
since the case of varioloid at 30 Barnum
avenue.
The singing by the tenor, win Selbie,
at Park street church, Sunday, was ex-
ceptionally fine.
The wreck of Wheeler & Howe coal
cart at the Iranistan avenue crossing
shows that it should be protected by
gates.
A large force of men and teams are fill
ing in the low land on Fairfield avenue
west of the Consolidated tracks, long an
ySSoIc W pSopiC pbesihS-
S. S. Gawley and A. Warner of Colo
RADIO avenue are painting their houses.
Postmaster j. W. Knowlton's hand
some cottage, Cottage and Seeley streets,
is receiving it's finishing touches and Mr.
and Mrs KnOwlton expect to occupy it
soon.
Mrs z. Wade, Jr, gave a drive whist
party at her residence, 135 South avenue,
Wednesday, aUnninp 9TH thp Merry
Twelve. There were six tables. w.
Batchelder and Mrs G. III. Bradley were
the lucky ones, while |. G. Fowler and
Miss May E. Spinning were content to
receive the boobies.
Z. r. Botsford has moved to his new
house on Linwood avenue,
After an absence of several years, John
Willis, Sr. has taken his former position
with the Wheeler & Wilson Co.
Charles FL. Butler is now employed by
John I. Southey at the quarry on Reser-
voir avenue.
C. w. Tator has found fowls mutilated
and strewn about the yard; John Willis,
Jr, is also among the losers.
The Schofield homestead at the upper
end of Island Brook pond is occupied by
a family from Fairfield.
The Bryant Electric Co. have moved
into the new factory on State street ex-
tension and have number of large or
ders on hand.
Charles r. Brothwell is still unable to
leave the house.
w. A. Smith will soon build a cottage
on his lot on Organ street; the cellar is
now being dug.
w. s. Billiard, agent for the Star Roof
ing Co., has just finished putting a new
roof on one of the Malleable Iron Cos
buildings.
r. B. Lawton has removed to 46 Han
over, corner Seeley street.
Thieves entered the vacant house West
and Fairfield avenues, recently bought by
George A. Wells and carried off lead
pipe, brass cocks and valves.
The parade in New York of the great
est show on earth was grand affair and
was witnessed by thousands of people.
At the opening, Saturday evening, the
great tents were packed and many offer
ed large amounts for box seats already
taken. The Winter quarters now look
deserted. Advertising car No. left for
Jersey City, Tuesday; Nos. 4 and 6 will
leave on the 22d.
For the present, as many of the schol-
ars of the burned Newfield school as can
Newfield Methodist chapel.
Nelson Jennings, 7G; Bessie, little
daughter of K. W. Ensign of West End,
died, Thursday.
Married, Tuesday evening, April s, at
the residence of Mrs Northrop, Main
street, William Kachele of Easton to
Miss Winnie Clark of Long Hill.
S. Jennings & Son, who own the
Thompson farm on the Huntington road,
short distance above the city, are enter
prising farmers who work systematically
and vigorously. They have about 125
acres of excellent farm land, which has
always been kept in first class condition
and is, even now, constantly being i'm
proved. A herd of % cows has been kept
and more will be added to keep pace with
the increase of the milk route in Bridge
port. Additional stalls will have to be
built for these and the present COW
| stables in the barn cellar will be over
hauled and re-arranged. The farm pro-
duces so much hay of so good quality
| that, besides all the stock has eaten, tons
have recently been sold for from SIG to
| $40 per ton. So heavy was the crop, last
| year, that all barn room was fully occu-
| pied and new barn will probably be
needed in the near future, for a ten-acre
! field, which has been heavily MANFRED,
is to be kept as market garden and then
seeded down and the hay crop is expect
ed to be something heavy. Messrs Jen-
nings & Son believe in hard work and
! lots of it and they are on the royal road
| to success. tt