The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-22
FRIDAY. AUGUST se. 1890.
BRIDGEPORT.

times.
Friends of A. w. Abbott, the West End
grocer, are pleased to know that he is
continuing business as usual and that his
store was not closed. Pyle 81 Tomlin-
son, to whom Mr. Abbott owed about
place an attachment for $500 upon the
grocery. As Mr. Abbott had promised
and was fully prepared to pay later in
the month, he was greatly surprised.
After an interview with the firms attor-
ney, the money was paid and the attach
ment released.
One of C. S. Abbott's houses on Cole
RADIO avenue, just above State street, is
raised and enclosed by Ii. ii. Nettleton
and the other is soon to go up.
Two new houses are to be built on
Railroad avenue, near Clinton.
l.. NJ. Brundage of the Bridgeport silk
works has taken business trip to Ka-
tonah, n. Y.
One of M. Pickett's houses, on Clinton
avenue, was raised, Saturday, by A. j.
Rivers.
T.. w. Ensign, the West End druggist,
has been very sick with inflammatory
rheumatism.
Builder A. j. Rivers has removed his
office from 65l State street, Lesbia block,
to his shop, lGl Howard avenue, or Mt his
home Mt the Howard avenue hotel
Frank Z. Nagel, general circulation
manager of the Morning journal, who
has spent week in town booming the
circulation, is at Mantle, this week,
''sample copying the entire camp and is
to cover the State. The circulation of the
journal has increased to 2lS, 900, he says.
Letter carriers and clerks Mt the post
office are granted vacation of 10 days
by the government, but few take it at
once, many preferring to spread it over
the warm months by enjoying II few
days rest at intervals. The three sub
stitute carriers are doing constant duty.
Attorney a. NJ. Tallmadgc has return
c I from his vacation.
f.. A. Godfrey and wife have spent Il
few days in Saratoga.
City Editor f. w. Boande of the
Standard, with Mrs Bolande, has spent
II few days mt Asbury Park.
Harry Miller, who has been clcrking
at Plumb 4 Beardsley's Bank street news
room for some time, died last week, IS
years old
Edward A, Godfrey, general sales
agent for Connecticut, Long Island and
New Jersey for QuinnipiaC standard fer
tilizers, is enjoying his annual vacation
and is spending part of it at his home on
Elmwood avenue. This company, with
which Mr. Godfrey has been connected
for about five years, has discontinued its
New London office and has opened
main office at the corner of Fulton and
Gold streets, New York, with branch
in Boston. A factory is in operation at
New Jersey and another near Boston;
this company began business in 1852.
Another new business is soon to be es-
tablished at West End by Charles NJ.
Potter, practical mason, now of l49
West avenue, with Thomas b. Grippin of
the Malleable iron works. Mr. Potter
has an improved process of making fire
clay, which, in his hands, can be made
to Withstand great heat. For the manu-
facture of this fire clay, large factory
would not be required and negotiations
for building on land on Railroad and
Worden avenues, owned by A. j. Rivers,
have been made. Should the silk ribbon
works vacate their present factory on
Worden avenue, however, as they prob
ably will soon, it would answer for Grip
pin Il Potter.
Frederick Booth, head clerk for l.. w.
Booth Il Co., accompanied by his wife
and daughter, have gone to Branford for
Il week.
d. ID. Pierce, Jr, lost valuable horse,
last week, with Inflammation of the
bowels.
Mrs Ell Thompson, who has been in
Hartford, has returned home.
Mrs w. X. Hinckley and daughter of
William street visit her mother for sew
eral weeks.
T.. Il. Barnum and Mrs Barnum return
from the Adlrondacks, Friday, 22d.
Miss Nellie Brothwell has returned
from Beach Grove; she was rendered
reception while there by her friend, Miss
Wilcox.
|. III. Edginton has returned after
weeks vacation for his health.
Potatoes are growing nicely on the
large tract of land west of Iranistan ave-
nue. which was filled In by the dredging
machine for Il. Il. Barnum, last Winter. !
Many people thought nothing would
grow on this filling.
The old house of the Banks estate, Gin
ton avenue, has been moved across the
street to be remodeled and will front on
Beachwood avenue.
COLI. III. Wood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
spent several days here, last week. He
has large Shetland pony farm there.
The engine at Longstaff & Hurd's fac
tory on Railroad avenue has been taken
out. The governor broke while running
atfull speed and the engine fairly tore it.
self to pieces. The Westinghouse Co.
are putting in new one.
Eugene Roswell, who resides In the