The Newtown bee., 1891-01-23

State street to Clinton avenue, West End
and is doing thriving business.
A small building has been put up on
Railroad avenue, near Howard avenue.
Mrs Josephine Eisenman Of 25 Revere
street wandered from home, Saturday
night and was found dead in the mud of
the creek at the foot of Smiths lane,
East End. Mrs Eisenman was about 60
and had been unbalanced for some time.
Luther G. Allen. long in E.Husted's
crockery store, is now with the Sterling
| Brothers.
Harry S. Nichols of New York spent
Sunday in town.
j. Monroe Blackman has sold to Mar
garet Boland the lot, 50xlOO feet, which
he recently bought.
Edward Nothnagle has bought build
ing lot on Ogden street, 50xl00 feet, of
Newsdealer Henry Esau.
Security council. o. e. F., has dis
banded and the members are Incorporate
ed into Polar Star council. also of this
city.
The Bryant electric company has leas-
ed of P. L. Barnum the two-story build
| ing at the corner of State and Organ
streets for term of five years.
A pleasant tiddledy winks party was
given, last week, by Lacey r. and Miss
Laura Blackman.
| A social success was scored at the con-
cert and ball of the firemen's benevolent
association at Madison hall, Friday even.
| ing.
Policeman Peter Hackett has married
Miss Lena Farley of Waterbury.
Rev Beverley E. Warner preached a
powerful sermon, Sunday, at Christ
church, in which he explained the need of
help, as the collections in all the church.
es were for the Bridgeport hospital. He
hoped that the day was not far distant
when he should see this Institution with
have all the comforts during an illness or
injury from accident without first having
to prove to the authorities that he or she
was pauper. Many would rather suffer
and die than do this. 1t seems strange
that a city with nearly so, 900 inha bitants
and steadily growing is not able to sup
port free hospital. Mr. Warner said
that if hearers would take hold them
selves and try to interest their friends in
this matter, we would soon have a free
hospital which would be great blessing
to the community. Would it not be we'll
for some of our many wealthy residents,
who contemplate leaving money after
they are gone to colleges, societies and
the like, to act while they are living and
see for themselves the good that they
have done, which would more than le-
pay them, besides the blessings that they
would receive from thousands of poor
unfortunates not blessed with this
worlds goods, who would be permitted
to enjoy treatment and comforts of life.
Will not some one try it?
Last Friday at 2 80 m, friends of
Barnum b. Peet assembled at his late
residence, 3S Cottage street, to take their
farewell look at the face of their depart
ed friend. The house was crowded and
w. V. Garner OBLIGATED and said that, in
regard to the deceased, it needed but one
| word to express his opinion and that was
that he was a good man. The pail bear
ers were Howard G. Hubbell, j. d.
Brown, d. B. Stevens, w. II. Benedict,
d. I. Ellis, John Wilson, members of
the Arcanum lodge, many of whom were
present. The many floral emblems were
beautiful.
johnson & Thompson have bought the
market on Main street, formerly con-
Quoted by George H. O'Connell and are
fitting it up.
Barnum & Bailey have sold two lions,
which have been shipped to Geneva,
Ohio.
c. r. Bronson, the Main street photog-
rapher, is able to be out again, after
suffering nearly week with cold.
William Disbrow of Disbrow & Co.,
house painters, has skipped to parts I'M
known, leaving his partner, Frederick
Bateman, the business and an indebted
ness of nearly $1,000. Bateman will try
| to carry on the business.
David w. North, GA Lewis street, has
been confined to the house with sprain-
ed ankle.
w. S. Billiard has suffered with hard
| cold which confined him to the house.
The storm Of Saturday was the worst
that we have had for many years, as it
| covered the whole city with sheet of
| ice. Pedestrians had no choice of street
or walks, as both were very slippery.
| Owners of horses unfortunate enough to
not have them we'll sharpened were OBJ
liged to go without them and wagons
were seen on the streets drawn by men.
Sunday proved no better.
Barnuin Il Bailey are receiving more
animals and many new attractions for
the greatest on earth, nearly every day.
Last Friday, wild buffalo arrived by
the Rosedale and is now at Winter Quar-
tiers. Some fine ring horses came up
from New York, last week. One of
these, valuable horse, was taken sick
and died soon after arrival.
Homer Silvey Of Black Rock avenue is
confined to the house with rheumatism.
B. D. Pierce, -Jr, has taken a large con-