The Newtown bee., 1890-02-07
BRIDGEPORT.

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 There was brilliant society wedding at St Johns, Wednesday, when Miss Ju lie, youngest daughter of Col s. B. Sum- ner, was welded to George C. Peet of Ferguson X Peet. There were 900 invi- tations and the bride was lovely in white moire antique cut decolette and with train. Rev Beverly F.. Warner officiated. The Sumner home at 10 Courtland place was brilliant with HoTan's plants and Flowers, while Andrews catered and Bey- CTS orchestra furnished music for the brilliant and distinguished company. Of course the presents were numerous and elegant
 The State grand lodge, Knights of the Golden Eagle, now GOO strong in the sev- eu castles In the State, met with Bridge port castle, this week. \ Van Stone S Van Stone build two | family cottage on the corner of Ann and Brooks streets; double house on Park avenue, 42X46 feet, for William IT. Sper- "; double house, 42X4S feet, on John son street and block on Main street near South avenue, with q store and two tenements, for Mrs Gaflney, sister of I Florist IIoran.
 A. R, Wells, ship joiner in the days when New England built ships, is finish < ing ofla house for himself, 2iX40 feet, on Curtis lane. Mir Wells built the house that he occupies just south on Ann street II years ago. Curtis lane Is private prop erty, belonging, with most of the houses fronting on it's narrow width, to Lewis Curtis, who taxed Mir Wells $225 for the privilege of building omit.
 Walter Lewis has left the employ of Dew tS Parrott, who bought the grocery of E. N. Lewis & Son on Scaview ave nue.
 Mrs E. F.Wakeley of Bridgeport visit ed Newtown friends, last week.
 k. F. WakclCe, who has been working for the Wheel and Wood Bending Co. of John street, has given up his blacksmith shop on Stratford avenue and stored his machinery in small barn, l3XlS feet, that he has built back of his house on Bunnell street.
 Jones t& Hoffman are at work on Pat rick Quinn's new house on North street, n two-tencment house with bay windows about 36x40 feet. Work is being pushed on the cellar of four-tenement house that they will build on Coleman street for Greenwood & Arnold, tin can man. ufacturers.
 Fox & Brundage, who saythey are not builders hut rushers and can finish a banSAdg GrABGse, Bal6 tee,Il 5uflyS, reFG avenue for Grant McKeel, the colored truckman. Joseph Brundage, ,one of the builders, has put up house on Jefler- son street, 1SX26 feet, flor himself.
 A life size picture of Ebenezer Will mot, Charles E. Wilmot and E. II. Will mot was presented to Pequonnock lodge, No 1, l. o. o. F., at the 2lst anniversary of it's re-institution, Tuesday evening, by ". M. Comley.
 A pleasant commerce party was held Ut the residence of Mir and Mrs Melville E. Hall, 237 Warren street. Prizes were taken by Elliott r. Curtiss, George Frey CT, Miss Prindle and Frank W. Roland. The latter secured four prizes and, with the customary avarice of newspaper men, wanted another and made a close call for the fifth.
 ten-ton engine has been placed in the West End factory of the Springfield Emery Wheel Co.
 K. W.Carlson Is painting W. R. Lanes two houses on East Main street.
 Cooking classes are to be organized by the associated charities for industrial re. lief.
 J. Frank Chase, recently of this city has bought a small fruit farm in Califor mia and will build on it.
 Bridgeport castle, Knights of the Gold en Eagle, gave a soiree at Sailer's hall, Wednesday evening, with music by Mer- ril's orchestra.
 s. D. Zero, who Is painting l.. B. IIale's block, corner of Kossuth and Jane streets, Is also working at his trade z in Norwalk.
 MT Eaton of Philadelphia, of the firm of Eaton, Cole SS Burnham, has been here.
 W. $. Hurlbut, who Is finishing Post master Knowlton's house at West End and W. R. Lane's two houses, ,23x52 feet, on East Main, is building two cottage houses on Kossuth street, four-tene- ment block on Myrtle avenue, a house on Iranistan avenue for Chauncey Mor- ton and Q cottage house, 22x44 feet, on Lee avenue.
 It speaks volumes for Mayor DeForest that Bridgeport went through 1889 with out increasing it's debt and that the tax rate will probably be 23 1-2 mills; it was g mills, last year. Bridgeport will se- cure It's revenue for the coming year by "A l-2-mill tax on the $22, 100000 and more In town and city combined; l3- mill tax on the city's grand list of $21,- 240,000; a special 1-mill tax to fill in land west of Seaside park and equipping Madison avenue engine house and, prob ably, 5-mill tax for the schools, which remains to be voted at the annual city meeting to be held on Monday, the 24th.
 John Reid, the veteran jeweler, who has been with Tiffany X Co. of New York and, latterly, with Warner & Park t4f .I Ix s.. ..4