The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

ings, factories, for instance, there is lit
tie fine detail work and we can afford to
do the work more cheaply. In New
York they never think of doing the work
for less than 4 and generally ) per cent;
but am informed that some in this city
are doing it for l per cent. There are
too many architects in town, any way,
for the building going on" The num-
bel includes w. K. Briggs, II. A. LAM
bert, Lambert & Bunnell, Longstaf &
Hurd. NJ. l.. Pritchard, Isaac w. Day.
The Savage q Smith building company,
Alfred ii. Beers, a. NJ. Jencks, c. 7.
Beardsley, Jr.
Edward Lees of London, who recently
arrived on the City of Rome. is visiting
his cousin, Horace Pigg of Warren street.
Mrs LII. w. Redman, who has spent six
weeks in Maine, is expected home, Sat
urday.
| Architect NJ. L.. Pritchard, from whose
plans the handsome block of Charles
Hull, Danbury, is being built, has also
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Messrs Rogers and Stone of Danbury.
He is at his office in the Connecticut bank
building, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays and, generally, on Saturday al
SO. Mondays and Thursdays, he is at
his branch Office in the National bank
building, Danbury, where his wife, Mrs
Lillian Prtchard, also conducts sue
cessful school of shorthand.
a. I'll. Beers has drawn plans for ii two
family house, five rooms on each floor,
for Frank |. Hitchcock, Oh Haugb ave-
nue.; similar plans will be drawn for ID.
F. Bogey, who will build on Clinton ave-
nue., near State. Each house will be fin
ished in whitewood, with modern con-
veniences, at a cost of about $4,000.
Lawyer \. NJ. Tallmadge of 8 Frank
lin block, who has enjoyed brief vaca-
N. Y, with short periods of labor inter
vening, has again departed for week at
St. Johns, New Brunswick.
| Ferguson & Peet, whose West End
furniture store has been located at 633
State street, Lesba block, have moved to
657, into the store formerly occupied by
Cocheneur & Miller, the plumbers: and
lately byJ. Reilly, Jr, of State street,
down town, who has now moved his entire
stock to his down town store. The new
store is larger and in other ways better
suited to Ferguson & Peet's increasing
business.
The West End Congregational church
announced its picnic for Thursday, 18th,
at Parlor Rock.
Miss Angie Stuart, the professional
nurse of West End, was called to Wood
bury, last week, by IL telegram saying
that her sister, Mrs A. clyde, was dying.
Miss Stuart FASTENED to Woodbury. and
has succeeded in nursing her sister back
to health.
Miss Carrie Abbott has spent Il few
4 days with friends in Watertown.
4 O. c. Banks, who has sold his West
End news store to Mr. Hurlbutt, is now
employed by the Standard card and pa
per company.
Miss Fanny w. Abbott is singing So
prano in Christ church choir and is re-
ceiving musical Instructions from the
leader, A. j. wilkins.
4 Ever since the Consolidated road show
ed Il spirit of unfairness and false econ
omy in re-planking the crossings at
i Broad street and Howard avenue with
!. plank hardly more than half as long as
those taken up, there has been cry of
disapproval from the public, which has
resulted in the widening of Howard ave-
! nue. crossing from 20 to 33 feet. Lafay-
cite street has also been recently planked
and the planking extends to the full
width of the crossing, from gate post to
gate post. All crossings in the city are
to be renewed soon.
An electric light has recently been put
Z up ON Howard avenue, between Fairfield
avenue and State street.
The offices of the Wilmot & Hobbs iron
company on Hancock avenue have been
!, enlarged and improved and j. -. Senior
has painted aud decorated the interior.
s The Fairfield County Wheelmen, the
Z new bicycle club which is composed
principally of West End gentlemen, have
blossomed out in new suits of gray, trim
med with blue, in which they make a
natty appearance.
q A special car was attached to the so
4 Housatonic express, Saturday evening,
8 in which number of wheelmen departed
/ for the annual meet at Niagara Falls,
this week. They were accompanied by
I band, as well as a bugler and an iln-
promptu concert, which was received
u with loud expressions Of pleasure, was
!. given on the rear platform Of the car,
J just before the start.