The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
BRIDGEPORT.

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news and confectionery store at lois
Main street, has sold out to Skidmore and
is now driving for Griswold of the dime
parcel delivery. whose office is at SO Fair
field avenue. Mr. Bradshaw is still work
ing the circulation department of the
Mercury.
Under the supervision of George Burns
contractor of public streets, the Madison
road, which lies between North Main
street and Park avenue, has been greatly
improved.
While Mrs James Bestick, who resides
in the northern part of the town was re-
Gently returning home from the city and
descending Slaughter hill, part of the
harness became separated and the horse
started on furious run, throwing her
out. She was unconscious when found,
receiving bruises about the head and
shoulders, but, luckily, no bones were
broken. The horse was stopped with
little further injury.
James Scott and Frank TyrriH of
Litchfeld have spent some days at Black
Rock and report excellent fishing.
II. Fl. Todd of Fairfield, N. Y, who is
to assist Prof BARLEY at the high school
and have especial charge of the studies
pertaining to the business course, is dis,
charging the duties of his new position
| to the satisfaction of all.
Perhaps you've noticed the illustrated
initial letters with which the Standard
begins special articles nowadays? They
are something new in Bridgeport jour
nalism and are quite taking. Ii you look
closely, you will see F.B. on each, show
ing that they are drawn by City Editor
Bolande.
T. w. Wood, Dave Whetstine, w. H.
Hoy and others are to revive the East
End whist club.
There has been considerable talk about
Stratford avenue, many claiming that it
is unsafe. Building Inspector Day and
Building Commissioner Barr have exam
ined it and say that it is all right, with
abundant fire escapes.
II. V. Smith, a Bridgeport inventor
and mechanical genius, has been allowed
patent on chime whistle, which, how
ever, is not yet on the market 1t CON
sists of four tubes, about an inch in dl-
ameter and eight inches long, Of different
tones, ranged around the central rod.
Steam, escaping through an aperture
lust below, enters these tubes and pro-
duces a peculiarly mellow and pleasing,
vet penetrating sound, far different from
the ear-splitting, Notwithstanding racket
made by so many of the steam whistles
in daily use.
Mrs Emma d. Banks, one of the fore
most elocutionists of Fairfield county,
has issued 136-page volume OF "origl-
nal recitations with lesson talks" so ar
ranged as to greatly aid the reader: eth
er for private or public occasions.
; Prof Newell is to bring out number
of new dances, this season and says that
the stately minuet and similar dances OF
our forefathers are again coming into
, style.
A private fire alarm box has been put
in the office of the Wilmot 81 Hobbs com
pany at West End.
, There are about 40 members of the
. graduating class of the high school, thi'
8 year, while there are about so more pu
f pills in the school now than last year.
n of fhn Maii
e street ieweler, celebrated his Both birth
e day, Friday evening, by a~banqnet a
) Ballou's Cannon street cafe, at which
l. about a score were present. Druggis
/, Joe Lutz and Matchmaker Dan Loose
&c aided materially in making the occasion
II success.
Born, Saturday, daughter to Mr. Mat
y thewson of Bassick avenue. '"~
Isaac Blum of New York is presiden
70 of company which has been forme
>, with an immense capital to manufactur
and place ON the market a machine flo
picking cotton, invented and patented b
James A. House of this city. A shol
time ago, it will be remembered, guar
4 tity of cotton plants were brought to th
in city from Texas and set up here for es
T. pertinent. The machine works so NIGEL
s. here that one has been taken to Texa
lie for further trial. 1t is understood tina
it they will be made here.
Auctioneer Wyatt C. Marsh has take
l. partner, John Nichols.
Thomas Boudren is to build a fran
d residence ON Clinton avenue; e. G. Hal
e ris, brick building, Broad street; Georg
Ir A. Torrey, frame house, Wheeler ay'
Is nue.; Henry Spaulding. frame eottagt
Ann street; S. E. Nichols, frame res
! dence and barn, Fairfield avenue; job
= Cullerton, frame cottage, Hanover street
> Edgar Dean, frame residence, Mai
street.
In Friday mornings News appeare
this advertisement:
W Lost-Fox Terrier, white with black spot {
IN back. Tail cut Off. Ten dollars reward for b
return to 523 East Main street. G. E. Mitche
Although there is no such person as
ID e. Mitchell and no such number as d
&c East Main street, this was unknown to
n, certain young man who boards on Sta
I'd street and is employed at West End.
rs few days before, he had found dog
er this description and had been leading
d. around by a string, much to the anus
ment of his fellow employees, who pre-
IN emily laid plans to get him also ION
in string. The advertisement was fort
with inserted and brought to his atte
ton. Delighted with the prospect of
IS munificent reward, he started for Ea
Main street, but found that the numbe
ended at something less than 500. Aft