The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
BRIDGEPORT.

The Berean church on East Main street, which is now being built by II. II. Nettleton, is capable of seating about 400 people, besides providing for neces- sary class rooms, etc. The cost is to be about $5000. The building will be fln- ished In ash and will have many hooks and corners, being somewhat out of the usual line of church architecture. The frame Is already up and work, which is progressing rapidly, is under the direct lon of Samuel Wilmot, one of the promi- nent members of the church.
 A strawberry festival was held by the ladies of the West End Congregational church, last week, in the basement of the new church. It was we'll attended and the financial results were about $40.
 D. c. Mills Is engaged on large sim gle family house near East Main street for Mir Kingston. It is ready for raising and will cost about $5000. All modern conyenlences will be embodied in the house.
 l. c. Peck Is busy with the Lockwood block on Myrtle avenue, the Hayes job on Broad street, n cottage on Seymour street for George Scoiield, the plumber, a block on Harrlett street for Mir Harvey, a double house, one side of which will be occupied by the owner. This house Is to be finished in good taste. Mir Peck is also framing the new Swedish Methodist church on West Liberty street, the cor ner stone of which has just been laid. The cottage on Seymour street Is ready for the slater.
 Anthony Brothers have nearly finished large two family house on Arctic street.
 George F. French of Noble street has just begun n two-family house for Will liam Decker. It is on East Main street, just north of Berkshire avenue and is to be finished in white wood, with all i'm provements. The house is 20xls feet and will cost S3000. It is to be finished in about three months. Mir French Is finishing house on Jane street for Michael Rahrig, begun short time ago by C. E. Rogers. A barn has already been built for Niram E. Hawley of Sea- view avenue and house, 26x3S, is to be put up at once, near the house which Mir Hawley sold. The house Is to have hot and cold water, bath rooms and will be ready to occupy in about three months. IIealys block and Spargo's house are all but finished and Jaekson's house is ready for the skaters.
 
 George F. French, who has occupied the shop at 32l Noble avenue for about two years, has moved to Knowlton street at the foot of Arctic, where James Spar go has built a shop for him. It Is 20x30 feet, two floors, with ample shed room and Is larger and more convenient than the old shop. Mir French Is hustler and deserves success.
 Estimates are being submitted for q school house on East End, put up by James Spargo. It Is near the burned school house on Stratford avenue and Is to be ll2x60. It will be three stories high and will contain eight large rooms on the first two floors, besides necessary hat and cloak rooms, etc. The third floor will be open for hall. It will be used by the city as a temporary school house until permanent school building can be put up, after which it will be con verted into stores and tenements, with the hall overhead.
 Jones X Hoffman of 52 Shelton street are busy with the great Armstrong block, on William street, between Bar mum avenue and Armstrong court. They are framing 1t now and will be engaged on 1t for months. A 5000 four-tene- ment house on Grand street and another for Mrs Burns on the corner of Helen and Arctic streets costing $3000 are in the works and will be finished in about three months. The Armstrong block will not be completed until February. The house for Mrs c. B. Russell, on shelton street, in front of Jones & Hofiman's shop, is ready for the masons. It Is 40x30 feet and will cost about $3000, the interior fitted with every known convenience. It will be ready to occupy about Septem- Der l.
 Patrick Quinn has moved into his new house on North street, built by Jones 6 Hoffman.
 Sam Hubbell is putting up q six-room cottage, 2Gx34 feet, on upper William street, for Scoield, the plumber.
 Waterbury & Gildersleeye are pushed with work at their blacksmith shop on East Main street, in the south end of l.. B. Sterling's stable and have added another man to their force.
 Mir and Mrs ChantrelI of Reading, Pa, are here for the Summer.
 Felix Chantrell and family have nov ed back to Bridgeport and live on Maple street.
 Mrs Edward Reynolds, who has been with her father, w. G. Kimberly, has returned home.
 Mrs Agnes Hills, the librarian, with Miss NJ. F. Somerset, High school teacher, sailed for England, Friday, on the Aurana.
 Miss Maggie Robb, teacher at East End, k to spend her vacation in Canada.
 Miss Bessie Harlowe will spend the Summer at and near Boston.
 AS soon as the basement of the West End Congregational church is finished, 1t will be used as n Sunday school room for the primary classes. They now num- .f.f.. n aE. IT..