The Newtown bee., 1891-02-13
BRIDGEPORT.

w. H. Hoy of Adams street has been sick.
 At the time of the suits between Mrs Eleanor A. Howe and Chester W. Me- Farlane, the latter as administrator of the estate of Mrs Porter of Stepney, Mrs Howe's sister. Mrs Howe not only re- plevined the goods in MT McFarlane's possession, but attached some of his West End property. Mrs Howe was nOn-suit- ed in the court of common pleas: but, on consent of the defendants, Mir McFarlane and his counsel, c. F. Carroll, the case has been restored to the docket. One of the conditions upon which this was done was that the attachment should be re- leased and this has been done, though it is not likely that the case will soon be brought to trial.
 Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Leonard was married at St. Mary's church, Sunday evening, to Miss Maggie White of 24 Booth street. The deputy has fitted up a home for his bride in East Bridgeport.
 Col Stevenson was toastmaster at the board of trade banquet. Monday even ing. It was the first banquet under the new president, c. R. Brothwell, over POO were present, the board has 5000 in it's treasury and there was the usual flow of wit.
 Judge Robinson of the Superior court has given his decision in the fight for the Shepaug road, virtually ousting Presi- dent Chapman and giving the line into the control of the Housatonic. The tenn porary injunction restraining the Mer- cantile Trust Co. of New York from is- suing $3OO,OOO in bonds for the Chapman extension of the Shepaug is made perma- nent and Col Stevenson says that the Shepaug will soon come under Housaton- ic management.
 Fancher & Ten Eyck have bought land on James street, on which to build an ad- dition to their shoe factory.
 Summertield school house is to be built by Patrick Garyey, mason; J. J. Sanger, carpenter; J. c. Benjamin, plumber; c. w. Ide, painter.
 Builder W. F. Randall has exchanged property on Union avenue with Edward W. Smith for property on Hallett street.
 F. J. Lockwood has received a patent for peculiar dish for soap powder. It has been assigned to F. $. Fairchild of the ozone soap firm of Fairchild & Shel- ton, who have for some time been pre- pairing toilet soap in the form of fine powder.
 Among building permits granted at the last meeting of the building commission CTS were these:
 Savage & Smith building company, Clinton avenue; Mrs Margaret Hoey, Jefferson street; Mrs Martha filling, Central avenue; W. C. Clark, Crescent avenue; L. E. sterling, Hal lett street Give houses) J. .M.Tomlinson,Nor M man street; Hicks Griffin, Ha1lett and Jane streets Give houses1; W F. Randall, Caroline street; Michael Kiernan, Pine street.
 All teachers in the public schools were to the high school building, Saturday, to meet Supt Bouton, Profs Witter and Howard. From to 10, Prof Witter explained the penmanship teach ing he wished followed for the next term; from 10 to II, Dr Bonton talked on the schools, the teachers and their duties; from II to 12, Prof Howard gave exam nles of the manner in which singing should be taught in the schools.
 The Post issued l6 pages, Saturday, in honor of it's eighth birthday.
 Probably the largest, most commodious and most pleasantly situated house on North avenue is that which B. D. Pierce is finishing. It is situated short dis tance west of Clinton avenue, near his own residence. Mr Pierce has spared no