The Newtown bee., 1890-10-31

Park avenue residence. They are to make their Winter home in New York.
 George Lines and k. H. Hurd have bought the East End ball ground bound- ed by Stratford and Newfield avenues and Beardsley street and will cut it up into building lots.
 The troubles in the Knapp & Cowles Mfg. Co. have been settled by Dr F. B. Keppy of Brooklyn buying George S.. Knapp's $13, ,O00 interest in the business for $l0,000.
 William Hindley, Jr., holds no of the l22 shares into which the capital stock of the newly organized Windsor spoke and lumber company is divided, Lewis B. Silliman and l.. w. Eaton taking six each. The company has capital stock of SIP, 200 and it is to manufacture spokes and hubs at Bridgeport.
 The golden wedding of MT and Mrs William II. White was pleasantly cele- brated at their residence at B White street, East End, Saturday, 25th. On account of the illness of daughter, only members of the family and few friends were present, but the occasion was none the less enjoyable. MT and Mrs White were remembered with a number of sub- stantial gifts, including gold and par Tor chair. while the brides loaf was not wanting, Mrs James Nash, sister of Mrs White, having provided one marked "1S40-lS90." Saturday evening, after the careful consideration of a substantial supper, Mrs Nash read an original poem, written for the occasion, while speech was made by Mrs Banks. The occasion was rendered still more memorable by the fact that each of the seven children of the worthy couple is living and was present at the celebration. All were photographed in a group, Mir and Mrs White, Merrill White of New Haven, Miss Eliza F. White, Mrs Ella F. Bar tholomew, Mrs Louise A. Helm, Mrs Lu- cy Turney, Mrs Allie Inseson, Mrs Ida c. Blakeman. Another group, including several grandchildren, was also taken. Mir and Mrs White were married in New Salem, Mass. and moved to Bridgeport nearly 40 years ago. They have since resided here, with the exception of a few years spent in Trumbull. MT White has
 been extensively engaged in building and put up nearly all the houses on what was formerly Hurd avenue. West Strat. ford, but changed in his honor to White street, East End. At his present advanc- , ed age, he is building house at Trum
 bull Center, which he intends to sell.
 Tuesday afternoon at 30 p m, many sorrowing friends and prominent city of l a, |. Id II C., tn their last tribute of respect and to tak'
 their farewell look at the face of thei
 dear friend, the late Superintendent O Parks o. c. Bullard.
 The services were conducted by Re-
 Beveley E. Warner, rector of Chris church, who spoke feelingly of the de which had been bestowed upon him an,
 of the many beautiful works of art whicl had been accomplished by him, his man, kind acts and deeds and the fact that h 7 was blessed with none but friends CD : deared to him, which was praise enoug
 without words to express it. The mus
 ic and singing was very solemn and in B pressive, under the direction of Pro Waldo. The remains reposed in an ele gant black cloth casket with heavy silve |, trimmings. All floral tributes were 0 pure Wulbt I1OWtIS. uC . pail bearers were composed of our mos
 prominent city officials and friends. Tn
 burial took place in the family plot a , Mountain Grove cemetery.
 k. w. Nash of 60l State street, Wes
 End, has added a pop corn manufactor to his confectionery business and is turr
 ing out pop corn balls and cakes by tn
 thousand, to catch the holiday trade . Besides barrels sold daily to New Hs l ven firm, MT Nash is selling quantitie
 through an agent on the road. His plar
 includes charcoal furnace and an osci t lating pepper with capacity of thre s pecks of popped corn. There are bu |. two other pop corn factories in the Stat' Mir Nash says and none turning out s : complete a line as he does.
 : An unsuccessful attempt was made
 rob the express car on the mail trai
 which leaves this city at 10 45 III. IT a would-be robber was detained and, upo
 examination, ,set up very ingenious pie; u involving H. N. Ayres, the we'll know + shoe dealer and this paper in the tran if action. He stated that the advertis n ments which Ayres furnished this pap , were of such a winning character ar D. described so perfectly the goods he nee n ed to buy for himself and his family tn
 he felt an irresistible desire to buy then
 Not having any money, he conceived u " idea of robbing the express car. 1nco 7 sideration of the exceedingly good u 'e that he intended to make of the none 's he was acquitted.
 III John Rielly is to build brick block { ar Union avenue, East End.
 a. John H. Kane of the Post was mario h to Miss Fannie Clancy, Thursday afte re noon.
 The hearing on the Shepaug injuncti'
 case is on at the Superior court room. h. The Springfield emery wheel compal e. Is to resume operations, reporting to no hoard of managers of Bridgeport, Sprin Y, field and New York men, every thr sil months and paying $40,000 year of creditors.
 F. s. Stevens and Louis Kutcher a
 Democratic candidates for represent ne tive.
 ne A social and literary entertainme a was given at the rooms of Charter 0; he council, o. U. F., in Pythian hall, We
 nesday evening, at which remarks we
 made by visiting brothersfro BroC 1g iyn and songs sung and recitations giv ho by Mrs James Thornton (who sung M;
 guerite), Misses II. c. Futile, E. K. a
 Edith Phillips, Maude Kaprel. A col p tion followed and dancing finished evening.
 nd LYONS PLAIN.
 Mro Charles Johnson has visited Il