The Newtown bee., 1890-12-19
BRIDGEPORT.

The holidays will soon be here and
every one, especially the children, are
fairly on nettles, as they can hardly wait
for Christmas to come, when they will
receive presents from parents or friends.
There are in our midst thousands of poor
families unable to really buy fuel and
food for their little ones, some of them
perhaps sick and no way of getting nour-
ishing food. Where will they get their
Christmas? There is hardly home
among the well-to-do but has many toys
or playthings, of which their children
grown clothing lying about the house.
III some member of the family would
spare u little time to gather these useless
things and send them to the room of the
charities committee, how many, many
children and homes would be frightened
on the coming Christmas day. Ifyou do
not want to send your things to the COM
mittee, search out some poor family and
see that they get them; then see if, by
their joy, you do not feel happier. 1t is
better to give than to receive and the
Lord loveth cheerful giver.
The grounds surrounding the church
Of the Nativity, North Bridgeport, have
been improved recently. Numbers OF
trees have been cut down, while Others
have had thorough trimming.
John Willis has sold several acres of
err nj Nfa;,, 30
Cornelius Dwyer, who is quite extensive
ly engaged In furnishing material for
building purposes.
Builder w. s. Hurlburt has the con-
tract for laying cement and concrete
floors in the buildings of the Danbury
electric light and gas company. The con-
tract price was $4,000 and the work will
take all Winter.
The Baptist society is looking about
the city for suitable site fora new church
and several locations, on Fairfield ave-
nue., Park avenue, Warren street and
elsewhere, have been examined. When
the offer of S45,0 by p. II. Barnum for
the present church property at State and
Broad street was made, the society de-
clined 1t, but the offer is standing and
may yet be accepted. The society wish
es to sell because the present location is
too near the center of the noisy city and
because the church needs repairs and al
terations which would cost about SIC, 900,
more than the society wishes to spend.
The church is rectangular in form and
was built about 40 years ago, the sec
ond church building put up there by the
Baptist society, who bought the proper
ty, previous to 1910, of an Episcopal
church. Should the Baptists decide to
remove, it is thought that $4,000 to
$4,000 will be devoted to the purchase
of land and $45, 900 to $50, 900 laid out in
building. The church now has no debt,
but one Of several thousand dollars
would probably have to be incurred
should the removal take place.
Cashier Bartholomew of the City ma
tional bank has been elected commander
of Post Elias Howe, Jr, G. A. r.. Gov
J. II. Smith Of the N. p. U. is senior vice
commander.
Floyd M. Tucker, who has bought the
interest of James l.. Gould in the daily
and weekly Farmer, will, with his faith
er-in-law, Henry b. Stiles, assume con-
troll January ]. He is a native of Easton,
has been associate editor for some time
and Is known as writer of ability. Mr.
Stiles has been connected with the Farm
or for many years. Mr. Gould has devot-
ed his entire time to the Farmer for de-
cades and now finds that he needs rest
and recuperation and that his eyesight
will compel cessation of work for the
present at least. He has thoughts of
spending the Winter in the South. His
home at Fairfield and West avenues Is
now occupied by A. b. Fairchild, the in
surance agent.
In order to raise money for the arms
they so much desire, the High school ca
diets gave an exhibition drill at the ar
mory, Friday afternoon and followed it
by dancing to music by the B. H. s. or
chestra. The armory was filed with the
elite of the city, who watched with inter-
est the evolutions of the cadets, as, obey
ing the orders of their officers, Capt Sid
ney Lockwood and LIeutcnants C. A..
Wheeler and Burger, they went through
the various man9uvres Of the manual Of
arms with precision and perfection that
would do credit to many company Of
the national guard. They were frequent
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