The Newtown bee., 1890-05-23
BRIDGEPORT.

y. Il. Barnum seems determined i'm his
old age to perpetuate his memory as a
''jOlly good fellow" On the 25th of this
month, Rutledge Il Sons will publish,
simultaneously in London and New York,
book entitled, Funny Stories from p.
L. Barnum.' The book contains 400
pages and the author STIMULATES that it
shall be retailed at so cents Standard.
Messrs Linehan are the leading grOcers
of the Second ward. Everything per-
tanning to first class grocery is kept in
their establishment and it is no longer
necessary for person to come up town
for fancy groceries, they having full
line in stock. The firm have obtained an
enviable reputation for first class goods,
polite attention and prompt delivery, all
of which they will studiously endeavor
to sustain Farmer.
A handsome block of three stores has
just been completed for Mr. PARROT on
Fairfield avenue, near Trinity church
and another, somewhat similar, will at
once be put up, near by, for Nathan Ben
nett. The building, of pressed brick
with terra Gotta trimmings, is to be COM
pleted, September l and will contain two
stores, 73x22 feet, with four flats of six
rooms each overhead. The entire block
will be fitted up in elaborate style. Ex-
cavation for the cellar has already COM
menced.
An important real estate transfer has
just been made, whereby Il large section
of desirable land is to be thrown open
for Improvement, cut up into building
lots and covered with the homes of the
solid, substantial ''middle classes" of
the city, those who earn competence
in business or trade and who wish to
own pleasant homes just outside the city.
This land lies but short distance north
near the southern end of Beardsley
park and is desirable in nancy ways.
1t comprises II tract of about 100 acres
of excellent farming land and is widely
known as the ''Gid Thompson farm" 1t
came into the possession of George and
who thoroughly understand farming and
who have made it pay. They are so
nicely situated that, were it not for
the i'll health of George Thompson,
they could retain the farm with pleasure
and profit. They have sold several
building lots and have retained two of
the best, on one of which Edmond
Thompson's house has been built during
the Winter. They have, however, sold
the entire tract to Il syndicate composed
in part of Skidmore, Alvord and Curtis,
who have had much experience in devel-
oping new territory at both East and
West End and who will offer these lots
at advantageous terms.
Tom Lowe, the former Wall street bon
face, is now settled down on his farm
upon the Newtown turnpike, five miles
below Newtown Street. A Bridgeporter
who called there found Mr. Lowe placidly
reclining on the piazza and watching with
half compassionate interest the operat-
ions of his two workmen in an adjoining
field. Mr. Lowe confidently told the Wis
itor that he wasn't doing much hard work
himself. The farm contains over 100
acres and is we'll stocked Farmer.
Stations on the Housatonic road are
now provided with signals to apprise
trainmen of the time the preceding train
left that station. They consist of Il
triangular post, on which are placed,
for trains in both directions, pieces of
wood bearing the day of the week, the
nature Of the train, way or express, fol-
lowed by the time in great white letters.
Shippers of Boston freight can now
deliver it at the Housatonic freight depot
at Bridgeport as late as 6 p m and it
will be rushed through to Boston by
way of Hawleyville and the New Eng
land road, arriving at 8 m. This is
something to rival the Consolidated
roads "Cannon ball freight" which
skips through Bridgeport about 30 m
and makes Boston on express time.
1t is economy to use Brussels soap, as
it contains no rosin or other adulteration.