The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03
BRIDGEPORT.


son, Stephen r. and his clerk, Samuel
Coxeter, who will be known as Tomln-
son q CoXeter.
A cultured and appreciative audience
filled Bunnell's opera house, Wednesday
afternoon, to listen to the great Marine
band of Washington, d. c., the most ia
nous band in the world. The music was
simply grand, particularly the 1.-The I'M
finished" the eighth symphony of Schu-
bert. Another number which brought
out the capabilities of the band was Elk
cerpts from the damnation of Faust" the
music changing from the martial reveille
to the grand and soul-lifting Easter
hymn, the tinkling and fairy-like ballet
of the sylphs and the martial measures
of Hungarian march. The difficult flute
solo by Henry Jaeger was greeted with
continued applause, as was the descrpt-
i've fantasia by John Philip Sousa, leader
of the band. Mile Marie Dreca, the So
loist, possessed a voice of rare sweetness
and fiexibility.
The Democrats have nominated Zal-
mon Goodsell for mayor. William c.
Grant, chairman of the town committee
and police commissioner, was nominated
for collector. The deadlock at Hartford
is now made permanent, the House hav-
ing adjourned to the second Wednesday
in November and the Senate having
failed to reach any settlement that salts
ties both parties. The Senate's peace
committee could agree on nothing and
the Senate voted down the House Judson
bill, II to 6.
B. Nichols & Son have sold building
lot on Broome street, East End, to DR. j.
S. Silliman, the Broad street physician;
another on the same street to newsdealer
w. S. Sanborn of West End.
B. Nichols & Sons have sold desirable
land in New Haven to F. NJ. Russell.
Lawyer d. F. HOLSTER has recently
sold number of building lots on Bruce
avenue, East End.
Mrs Henry Clark of Eastover, S. c.,
granddaughter of Hon p. T. Barnum,
with her maid and child, will spend the
Summer in this city.
Mrs B. Fish and family have returned
from New York.
Miss Verna Spinning has gone to Win
sted for few weeks.
BID Pierce il, has large force of men
and carts filling in large tract of land
at the West End for w. E. Seeley.
Longstaff & Hurd have already COM
menced excavatng the cellar for the
new building, Hon z. Il. Barnum's gift,
the Barnum institute of science and his
tory.
John Vanstone has been making eX-
tensive alterations on his house on Park
avenue.
p. McKeon has bought fine draft
horse from Smedley Bros. of New Ha-
ven.
Mr. and Mrs Fordham, who have been
on Long Island for two months, have re-
turned to 81 Lewis street
The Wordin will contest has been set
tied, the Wordin boys, Thomas Cook
and the doctor, taking quite a slice of
real estate, $50, 900 each, as the terms
on which they give up the fight.
w. II. Beardsley of Plumb & Boards
ley has formed a new partnership with
A. r. Lacy, for ~ years with Wheeler
& Wilson, under the firm name of
Beardsley & Lacy and they will soon
open at AZ Wall street.
The many friends of Cornelia Rke-
man, wife of Architect Henry A. Lam
bert, will be panied to learn of her
death at her home, 434 Fairfield avenue,
Monday morning, after an illness of only
about 10 days. Shs was a devoted wife
and loving mother to the two dear little
children who survive. She had host
of friends by whom she was beloved,
MT Ld1uUGIG Has VI GhC
whole community in his sad bereave-
ment. Funeral from her late residence,
Wednesday afternoon. The floral tri-
butes were profuse and elegant.
Patrick Coughlin of Liudley street lost
a valuable cow which had been sick but
a short time.
Street Commissioner Pierce has made
a grand improvement on North avenue,
east of Main street. The roadbed has
been lowered and is receiving dressing
of trap rock. The grading was done I'M
der the supervision of George Burns, who
is handy in making beautiful streets.
One of the finest and most convenient
delivery wagons was recently completed
at the factory of Hall & Smith on Hous-
atomic avenue for Eckart Bros, brewers
of this city. Hall & Smith are adopts in
the art of carriage and wagon making,
but this was a new feature in their line
first built in Western Connecticut. Cred
it is due them for its success. The new
firm has recently been organized with
Capt Charles w. Hall, a well known vet
eran of the late war, at its head. From
youth and since the close of the Rebel
lion, he has devoted his whole time and
attention to the manufacture of vehicles
of all descriptions, which are sure to
please those so fortunate as to furnish
him with an order. James III. Smith,
his partner, is one of the most success
full business men in the Park City and
was in the present factory under the old
management for several years. He is
ever ready and willing to give informa-
ton in regard to building anything in
their line from a beautiful little surrey
to gorgeous chariot.
Charles r. Skidmore, for seven years
with c. HI. Bennett, is now business
manager of the Port Jefferson Times.
Rev L. r. Streeter's friends remember
ed him with gold watch and his wife
with a silver tea service.
John A. Birge has three teams at work
in woods of Beach Brothers, near the
almshouse.
The huge John street fire alarm bill
has been repaired by filling the crack in
the side of the bell with molten metal.
Contractor A. w. Burritt has moved
the smaller of his two barns to the rear
of his house and will use it as horse
barn. The larger of the two Will be
moved to Third street, near Connecticut
avenue and will be re-modelled INTO q
four-tenen.ant house. D.. O., Mills or
sKnowltoD street has the contract. III
The new house which James 4. Smith
is bulldog on Beardsley street mas Deen
raised