The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-23
BRIDGEPORT.

The law firm of Bartlett, Morehouse &
Wakeman has moved from over the post
office to the Sturdevant building.
John Il. Sterling and w. S. Hurlburt
have bought of Bradley Nichols & Sons
a lot on Lewis street and intend to put
Lawyer James II. O'Rourke, the ia
nous ball player of the New York Gil
ants, is to build in East Bridgeport.
Subjects for the annual prize essays
for the Barnum medals have been an
nounced in the Bridgeport high schoolas
follows:
The future of the Indian in the United
States; manual training and trade schools
Jonathan Trumbull; the French Republic
Alfred the Great; the future OF electrical APP
pliances.
The essays must be handed in by April
l, although Barnum day does not occur
until June. These essays must occupy
not less than eight nor more than II min
utes in delivery and must be entirely Or
iginal. The essays are to be placed in
sealed envelopes and submitted without
signature, the name of the author being
placed in smaller sealed envelope. A
number will be placed on each. The six
best essays will be read by the authors
in high school hall and the rhetorical de-
livery carefully marked. The two mark
ings will be compared. The contest for
these prizes, with the regular essays and
studies of the high school graduation
class, will make the lives of these stu
dents far from idle for the next few
months.
ID. F. Wheeler has secured position
in the banking house of Marsh, Merwin
q Lennon, 305 Main street.
Mrs Bradley Nichols and son, William
j. Nichols, left for Highland, N. c., last
week, and will make visit of month
or six weeks with Warren B. Nichols
and wife, who are sojourning there for
the Winter. Bridgeport friends will be
pleased to learn that Mrs Warren Mich
OILS and d. Allen Treat, who are there for
their health, are acquiring health and
strength. Hunting is good there, quail
and partridge being abundant. Deer and
wild turkeys are frequently seen and W..
j. declares his intention of bringing back
at least one. Panther and bear are also
said to roam the wild Businesses of that
mountain region.
They are removing the dwelling on
the Sanford property at the corner of
Main and Golden Hill streets and ex-
cavating for the foundations Of the bust
ness block and hotel which is to be put
up by the Sanford estate on that proper
ty. Longstaff & Hurd are the architects
of the building and Bowling Sc Bottomly
are doing the mason work.
A lot, 5Ox1OO feet, has been bought Of
Bradley Nichols & Sons by Mrs Bessie
L. Warrington. 1t is on Logan street,
East End, and formed part of the old
Meachen farm. A two-family house will
be built at once.
The exterior work on Lesser's new
two-family brick house on Broad street
is nearly finished.
A bay window is being put on the
house at As and AZ Gilbert street.
Henry Newson, who has bought lot
on Peace street, 50x100, of B. Nichols &
Sons, will build six-room cottage
Bradley Nichols & Sons have sold three
lots from the tract they recently bought
at Park and Harral avenues and Olive
street. Policeman Alvin S. Hunt is the
purchaser.
Sherwood b. Wheeler, who has been
the head clerk in the crock
cry and house furnishing store Of Ster-
ling Brothers for nearly three years, has
bought half interest in the crockery
house of Charles r. Hustled, 343 Main
street and the firm will hereafter be
known as Hustled & wheeler. Mr. Hus-
ted has been in business In that location
for 16 years and has built up an estab-
lished trade, while Mr. Wheeler brings
knowledge Of the business and push and
enterprise. The present stock, which
has been invcntoried, this week, is to be