The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-10-03
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
The S. NJ. Cate, Jr, Transfer Co. are
removing their blacksmithing and repair
shop to the rear of their property on
Knowlton street.
E. Parmly will soon remove to his new
residence, corner Park avenue and Park
place.
Mrs Nugent Mills is confined to the
house with an attack of dysentery.
The fire hydrants about the city are
being painted white. This will be 4 help
to the firemen on dark nights.
The B. Goodman Mfg. Co., owing to
increasing business, are building an adj
dition to their factory on Knowlton
street. 1t will be of brick, 35x103 feet
and 20 feet high. C. G.Downes, the well
known mason, has the contract.
d. w. Thompson and family have clos
ed their Summer residence, Petrels Nest
and will spend the Winter at their resi-
dence in New York.
William Leigh and family have return
ed to New York for the Winter.
The Emerson Shoe Co. are fitting up
their new store on Main street and will
soon remove from the arcade to their new
quarters.
Youngs & Bristol opened their store,
No. 40 Wall street, Saturday evening.
They have fitted it up in fine style and,
as both are young men full of business,
their friends wish them success.
The Bryant Electric Co. are putting in
a boiler and will heat their factory by
steam.
Now that the Bridgeport horse rail-
road has passed into new hands, the
public hopes that the new company will
not delay carrying out their new plans
and that it will not be long before the
bobtail cars will be thing of the past.
For years, they have been obliged to put
up with street car service which was
little better than none at all. Only let
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and the pub lie feel sure that they will
have as fine street car service as can be
found.
William r. Hinckley has returned
home and, as his many friends predicted
tells some pretty big stories about shoot
ing deer among the mountains.
The store, corner of Main and Union
streets, lately occupied by J.M.F. Peter
son, has been torn out and is now being
remodeled and fitted up as saloon.
This city is not in need of any more.
Last Sunday, the roads leading into the
country were patronized by both old and
young people, who spent the day looking
for chestnuts. Many returned well re-
warded as to chestnuts, but, probably,
not as well for breaking the Sabbath.
Hon p. II. Barnum delivered an adj
dress, Sunday evening, at the Universe
fish church, which was crowded with
people, not only to hear his views of re-
ligion and the work of the church, but
to see him before he and Mrs Barnum
left, October /, for Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Barnum did not intend to make but
few remarks, but, hearing an hour or so
previous that his address would appear
in the New York Sun, Monday, he said
thrtihe would give his views as briefly
as possible and, when published, it would
do missionary work and, he hoped,
would do some one good. At the close
with people anxious to shake hands with
him and wish him pleasant journey and
a safe return.
Rev Beverly E. Warner, ever looking
out for the welfare of his church and
any poor or needy people about the city,
has by diligent work on his part opened
a free reading room for young men, every
evening and young ladies', every after
noon, at the corner of Fairfield avenue
and CORTLAND street, to which any one
is welcome. A visitors book has been
opened and every one visiting the place
for the first time is requested to enter
the name.
The funeral of Miss Jessie Sherwood,
"a years old, was attended from so South
avenue, Tuesday.
Miss May Morgan has returned from
her trip to Montreal. 81
Rev B. w. Davis of st. Luke's at the.
East End has accepted call to st. James
in Philadelphia and will 60 there in No
yember,