The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-06
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
The new plush factory in East Bridge
port has started it's looms.
Joseph HI. Rowland is new salesman
at Meigs & Co.'S.
The councilmen have voted a $4,000
steam fire engine for No. 2.
Robert Curtis of the Bridgeport Cha in
Co. is in Poughkeepsie.
Lawrence Murphy, a young man of %
and an inveterate smoker of cigarets, was
found dead in his bed, Tuesday.
The Sunday meeting at the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms, for boys of 16 years or under,
is held every Sunday at 3 80. 1t is adj
dressed by Christian workers of the city
and the singing, which is full, free and
hearty, is led by Philo P. Haven, former
ly assistant secretary of the association.
II. L. Bartholomew has made a brief
sojourn in the South. During his alb
sence, Philo P. Haven led the singing at
the Presbyterian church.
An informal meeting of Sunday school
workers of the city has been held and
another called for next Sunday, in the
chapel of the South church, to form, if
union. All pastors, superintendent and
teachers in the city are invited to attend
All day Sunday, or rather from l to 8
p m, during the hours when the library
reading rooms are open, the spacious
apartment is crowded with men and
youth, with ii sprinkling of ladies who
run in for a reference. A library attache
is in charge of the room, but the visitors
are invariably quiet. The rooms are we'll
lighted and warm; an abundance of good
reading, magazines and periodicals as
well as newspapers, is provided. Those
in charge of the library say that the at
tendance on Sunday is greater than on
any week day and that scores of young
men, who would otherwise spend their
time on the streets, may be found there,
Sunday after Sunday. In quiet way,
the library and reading room, free to all
residents of the city, is doing grand
work.
Two small frame stores have been put
up at the east end of the center and rail-
road bridges, with a larger building at
the corner.
Miss Emma Pigg of Warren street
spent Sunday with Miss May Sweezy of
Long Hill.
Sociable in the Y. P. S. C. E. rooms of
the Presbyterian church, this (Friday)
evening.
c. L. Burgess of Worcester, Mass, has
spent several days in town and was usher
at the marriage of his brother, c. Willis
Burgess of Atlantic street, to Miss Car
rie Knapp. The ceremony took place,
Wednesday afternoon,at the residence of
the bride on Cottage street.. After a
brief wedding tour. Mr. and Mrs Burgess
will reside at Is Gregory street.
Members of the Bridgeport union of
Christian Endeavor societies were invited
to Norwalk, Monday night.
The Goth annual meeting of the Fair
field county medical association will be
held in Bridgeport, April IA. Among
York, who will read paper on ''Spinal
diseases in children"
e. po;1
work at Madison garden for the grand
opening Of the Greatest on Earth. There
is no doubt that the new building will be
crowded to its utmostueapacity, as in for
mer years,
The large lot between William and
HARRIET streets on East Washington ave-
nue., the property of w. H. Perry, will
soon be covered with buildings. All of
those Just built are of wood and to be
used as stores. a photographer has oc-
cupied one for several years.
III. b. Middlebrook had nail torn from
one Of his fingers while at work in his
store on Main street. 1t was dressed at
the Emergency hospital.
The Wheeler 6 Wilson band, which
has been losing ground, has received
Leader Beyer's resignation and chosen
Conrad Weidenhammer as his successor.
Mr. Weidanhammer has been member
of the band for 30 years. playing the B
fiat cornet.
Bridgeport is to have magazine, the
American Queen, patterned after the
Cosmopolitan and with headquarters ~
the United bank building.
Police Commissioner Grant is still at
work on tie cases Of the ID policemen