The Newtown bee., 1891-12-18
= BRIDGEPORT.

Store, where they are slaughtefing the
prices until Christmas. .., n.....;..,
fd The doctors are vaccinating the child
dren by the score at the emergency hos
, pital, nowadays, for no child not vacci7
mated may come to school after the holt
days. a,@ 1879; ~ d. .4sue .,efl
William Gorham and family are sick
with grip. ~ ~ '''f 's' 3
DIR Holmes, one of our popular ,physi-
clans, has built a new. barn just, back of
his. neat and attractive home on Fair
view avenue! j.-,ss,..s.t5t.:/ ~ > fn
Clarence Swan, the well known seed
merchant of State street, has the cellar
dug and foundation laid for the removal
of the old toll house OH North Main
street. This building has stood the tests
Of many seasons and no small amount of
money has been left Beneath its roof.
Rumor says that many improvements
will soon be made. 80 ''h'tf .t"' j,
While Bridgeport at large. is. gaining
school population, Black Rock district
has. lost nine enumeration, in a year,
., East y. Bridgeport, II, F., Golden Hill ,,33,
Pembroke four, West Stratfor9di q. lS:;,.t
A ladder broke under him and Harry
;Gerdener was badly .scalded 'up to his
waist by. falling into. a vat. of liquor at
the gas works. ....;...:,-t, :.f g., ...,H
A. W. Burritt is to build a $4,000 IL
brary at Setauket, L. l. i.
Hon d. n. Morgan has succeeded P.
Il. Barnum as president of the manage
ment of the Bridgeport hospital.
Bradley Nichols & Sons have sold a
house and lot at Beardsley Parkto S.. w.
Gledhill for $500 and three lots on Mad
ison road to d. F. Bogey.-[Record.
Attorney Bacon Wakeman won his suit
= to recover fees from Philip Horwitz.
Editor Bolande of the Standard is a
grip victim.
Mayor Marigold has requested Capt
Pinkerman to call the attention of the
police to the condition of the streets and
to forbid merchants littering and block
ing up the public streets. The order was
issued upon the complaint of the board
of public works.
G. w. Tator has moved to his new
home on North Main street; he is now
grading the grounds in front.
Il De-
house just off from the Chopsey Hill
road.
Chief Justice Andrews has rendered his
decision in the case of Chief of Police
Rylands sustaining the Republican posit-
ion that the action of the common coun-
Gil did not abolish the office of chief of
police. In substituting captain of po-
lice for chief of police, the judge seems
to hold that the common council exceed
ed its powers.
The West End has a new industry, an
aluminium factory. DR. Waldo, who left
the Aluminium Brass & Bronze Co. on
Housatonic avenue, has started d rival
concern backed by Newton E. Stout, son
of New York Wall street man and has
selected the site for the new foundries
near the Wilmot & Hobbs factories.
The Bridgeport Athletic club, which
entered its first year, November 10, now
numbers 253 members and is gaining
members every week, which speaks we'll
for an association which has been in ex-
is tence such a short time. Many young
men have expressed willingness to join
and say that they are going to, but, like
the general run of young men, they. will
not join until the last moment Or. pre-
haps, not until they are, compelled to- pay
an extra admission fee, which they must
certainly do after January i, 1892, Many
new; features have been added to. this
popular. institution, which has added
much to the pleasure and comfort of its
members. Every, evening finds the G YIN
well filled with members, either .eXercis-
ing on the floors or in the reading room,
availing themselves of the large library
and the. daily and weekly papers and
magazines. Parents wishing to. keep
their sons from the evils of the streets
and saloons about the city should aid
them ia securing a membership in. this
strictly moral institution, where they
may spend their leisure hours and even
ings in healthful exercise and surround
ings. What more fitting Christmas pres
ent'for a young man than membership
to the athletic club?
Longstaff & Hurd have commenced
work on the new brass factory at the
West End near the Fairfield avenue rail-
road crossing. This will be another val
'uable addition to the West End.
Monday, 2lst, Ole Olson, the Swedish
actor, will appear at Bunnell's supported
by fine company. Tuesday evening,
the great New York Symphony orches-
ira, 65 artists, will appear. An exchange
says: Mr. Brodsky has conquered the
techique and mechanism of the violin to
such a degree that the instrument is as a
toy in his hand. Criticism is, therefore,
reserved for his manner and not his me-
thod of playing, Whether he is giving
out broad, rich. tones, or dashing off stiff,
sharp chords, between which are sprink-
led sprays of staccato notes, as in the last
movement of the Brahms concerto, exc
cutting trills, runs, arpeggi, double stops,
cadenzas, or revealing all the audacity
Of which boy is capable, he is always
the musician who is playing for the love
OF his art rather than the applause of the
public. He was enthusiastically receiy-
ed and, in response TO the numerous ae-.
calls, gave an encore without accompani-