The Newtown bee., 1891-03-06

Tor what they may gain from 1t. A word
to the wise Is sufficient. Let every man
do his duty and let every slate made up
and presented caucus night be complete,
ly wiped out. Let us have good, honest
men from either side to govern the city
and its interests and let every city board
be composed of men who will prove them
selves as honorable andpupright as the
board of public works.-EM.
Gov James II. Smith of the N. p. U.
has made contract with Irving G. Peck
of 81 Arctic street for four-family house
on Beardsley ssreet, East End. The
house will be 40x46 feet and will contain
four tenements of four rooms each. 1t
will probably be ready about June l.
The sixth anniversary of the institut-
ion of Bridgeport council, No. 20, N. P.
u, will be appropriately celebrated at
Grand Army hall, Tuesday evening,
10th.
Miss F. Leila Phillips has returned
from months visit with relatives in
Great Darlington.
To preserve the records of the men,
bers of Post Elias Howe, Jr, G. A. r.,
memorial book is to be filled out and
kept as one of the most valuable of the
properties of the post. Each cOmrade is
furnished blank, which, when filled
out, shows his full name, date and place
of birth, time and place of enlistment,
rank and promotions, if any; length of
service and name of regiment; battles
fought, number of wounds, length of
time imprisoned, if any; date of parole
or exchange and date of final discharge,
with the most thrilling events of each
mans experience and general remarks.
These records are to be placed in a hand
some book, which, at the death of the
last member of the post, will be present
ed to the historical society, to be preserv-
ed by them.
An aesthetic white and gold front is be-
ing put on the store at $50 Main street,
formerly occupied by Clark & Nichols,
which will be occupied by Wooley &
Waite and John NJ. Hawley.
William j. Nichols of the real estate
firm of Bradley Nichols & Sons, who re-
turned from the South, a short time ago,
was able to be down at the Office, last
week, after nearly a weeks confinement
to the house with severe cold. He is
enthusiastic over the Sunny South and
speaks of the days and nights OF Florida
as almost perfect. There they found o.
M. Crosby, formerly of Danbury, who,
about five years ago, bought an entire
township of about 10000 acres in the
heart of Florida and has since been de-
veloping it. He calls it Avon Park and
has small settlement, at which he has
built handsome hotel, fronting a lovely
lake; both lake and hotel are known as
Lake Verona. Warren Nichols skilled a
magnificent buck with 16 knobs on its
antlers.
A livery horse ran with Photographer
Montignani, last week, throwing him
against the curb and infiicting scalp
wounds.
Architect A. II. Beers is getting out
drawings for grammar school building
at Brattleboro, Vermont. The building
is to be 55xSS, six rooms and will be built
of wood. Mr. Beers fame as an architect
seems to be extending beyond the limits
of the county and State. This is no new
work for Mr. Beers, however, as he has
been designing school houses for years.
c. L. Chamberlain is building the new
house which F. I. Hitchcock is putting
up in East Bridgeport.
Mrs Harriet E. Howard of West End
has bought two lots ON Stratford avenue,
East End, of Bradley Nichols & Sons
and will hold them.
Henry S. KimIin of New Milford has
bought lot on Rosedale avenue of Brad
ley Nichols & Sons. There are but two
lots left on this tract, which Messrs Mich
OILS recently bought; II have been sold.
Architect Beers has his Office full of
work, among plans and drawings being
those for large four-family house on
Lewis street, which Lewis w. Eldridge
will put up at once. Estimates for this
were opened, Saturday. and contracts
will be announced, this week. He has
just finished plans for cottage for Hugh
Stirling, the mattress manufacturer, who
will build in East Bridgeport. Contracts
forthis are not announced. Estimates
are being received for two-family
house for Robert w. Burritt on Kossuth
street. This will contain modern inn
and will be one Of the hand
some two-family houses for which Mr.
Beers is famous.
block of seven stores and tenements
above is to be built on Crescent avenue
by Thomas Arnold Of the firm OF Green
wood & Arnold. Plans have been gotten
out by A. II. Beers.
Clarence Swan is to move his seed store
from 119 to 124 State street.
The large shop formerly occupied by
w. Healy & Co. on Kossuth street, East
Bridgeport, is to be moved about 100 feet
north.
A concert was given at the South
church, last week, in aid Of the boys
club.
Samuel w. Baldwin, president of the
Connecticut national bank, has gone to
St. Augustine, Florida, to be absent
about month. He thinks change will
Improve him much faster.
Mrs al. Keller is Row able to be about