The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
E. B. Roberts delivered about 1000 hoop poles in Bridgeport, last week.


 A quantity of cobble stones for the sides of the horse railroad tracks are to be furnished by E. B. Roberts, who will obtain them from the Lordship farm, where are thousands upon thousands of loads.
 An oyster-op:ning match for purse of s100 took place in Brunswick, Ga., a few days ago, between a couple of Strat- ford boys and pair of New Haveners. !. One hundred oysters were counted out to each man and the fun began, Rob Beardsley and Tom Hughes, both Strat- ford s.jabbers," winning against the New Haven sscrackers.'' Beardsley finished his 100 in five minutes and six seconds :; Hughes was four oysters behind ,and the New Haveners were five and seven be- hind. There were about 2000 people present.
 Benjamin Holmes has the contract for putting up the new house which James Meachen is to build on the triangular lot he recently bought near Mrs Barry more's. The house will be about 2Ox3O feet and will be occupied by MT Meachen as soon as it is finished. A barn will also - be built. Mir Meachen has sold his pres ent residence to Fred c. Beach, who ex- poets to move in soon.
 F. H. Hedges is to have d sewer laid, next Spring, from Main street, at or near the corner of Broad, to Tanners brook. It will be about 1000 or HOO feet long and about 12 inches in diameter. The cost will be paid partly by the town and partly by MT Hedges. This will be a great improvement and should be the first of a series of ;imilar improvements.
 Rumor says that the Consolidated road will soon put down the fare to five cents between Stratford and Bridgeport, in or der to compete with the horse railroad. This is a move in the right direction. From Stratford to Bridgeport, by rail, is a trifie over three miles. Formerly the fare was seven cents, but when the road changed all fares to a uniform system of multiples of five, the fare was rushed up to 10c. Rumor further says that, when four tracking is completed, rapid transit trains will be run on short headway. half an hour or so, stopping at way stations near Bunce's brook, at East End and al East Bridgeport. This would give the railroad an advantage over the horse cal line, which advertses to run cars every half hour.
 Watson H. Smith lost horse, Monday morning. It was cast in the stable lit tie over week ago and blood poisoning set in. ''Old Black Kit'' was q wei known horse, having been on grocer delivery wagon in Stratford for rathe more than half of her p years of life MI. Smith had owned her eight or nin' years and she had previously been driver by Elmer Beardsley.
 A load of iron for the tracks of the new street railroad was expected here, thi week, and it is reported that the work O track-laying will be begun at this end There has been considerable talk of plac ing an injunction on the road to proven it from laying the tracks, on the groun' that the new macadamized road will b. seriously damaged, but it is doubtful i this will be done, as the charter grants i full power for this work. Superintend ent Lines insists that the new cars vii be runnings from Bridgeport to Strat ford, over the new line, in time for thu celebration of Memorial day.
 The Eagle athletic club is already pre- pairing for the baseball season and ex poets to have one of the best amateu clubs in the State.