The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
BRIDGEPORT.

lily clothing house was married at Rox-
Jury, Mass, 18th, to Miss Fanny Rog-
RS.
The decision in the replevin suit against
J. w. McFarlane gives Mrs Eleanor
lowe some half dozen articles of cloth
ng out of 172 claimed from the effects of
he late Mrs Sarah A. Porter, her sister.
Bradley Nichols & Sons have sold lots
IN Carroll avenue, three to w. F. Ran
ian, others to j. L. Sterling and ii. III.
Scribner. Three houses are to be built
there at once by Builder Randall.
Advertising cars Nos. and 6, of the
Barnum & Bailey show, arrived at Win
ter Quarters, Saturday.
A slight fire took place at E. w. Fair
child's jewelry store on Main street, Fri
day night, but little damage was done.
The Bridgeport horse railroad has fin
ished laying track on Park avenue and,
probably, the public will soon be accom-
with bob-tail horse cars.
The new reading room and gymnasium
on CORTLAND street, which have been fit
ted up for the boys and young men be-
longing to Christ church parish, will be
opened for the Winter on Friday even
ing, October 16. By the use of these
rooms, the young men will have pleas
ant place to spend their evenings during
the Winter. The reading room, last year
proved success and, this year, with the
gymnasium added, the rector firmly be-
lieves that he has added much to the
pleasure and entertainment of the young
men Of the parish during the Winter
months and that there will be much
larger attendance, this Winter, although
the rooms were comfortably filled every
evening, last Winter. 1t is a pleasant
place for young men to spend their even
ings and not be roaming about the
streets.
DR. C. f. Williams, the popular young
dentist who is at present with DIR Sage,
has secured rooms in the new Sanford
building and will shortly remove his bus
mess there.
Z. Mckeon has commenced large ten
ement house on Railroad avenue. Van
stone & Vanstone have the contract.
Last Sunday, many people thought
Winter had come in earnest,a the wealth
er grew colder all day long and, toward
evening, the wind blew furiously, bring
ing out people with heavy Winter over
coats and furs.
c. Barnum Seeley has had fine steam
launch built in the city. which will soon
be shipped to New York. That speaks
we'll for Bridgeport facilities.
The corner of the Baptist church yard,
corner State and Court streets, is occu-
pied by peanut and fruit dealer, who is
the envy of his brothers in the trade.
Miss Mary E. Higgins, a student at the
new business college, Studio building, 122
Fairfield avenue, has accepted position
as stenographer and assistant bookkeep-
er with Benham, Ray & Meeker and Will
liam j. Cassin of the same school has ac-
cepted position as billing clerk with
David Trubee & Co.
Misses Elite and Carrie May Hull of
Stepney spent Saturday, 10th, with their
aunt, Mrs Charles III. Abbott, on Old Mill
hill.
Judge d. B. Lockwood and William III .
Perry are to remodel their double house
on Noble avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Blush of Fairfield avenue
are in Great Darlington.
Mrs Aaron Deane of Warren street en-
tertains her mother, Mrs Kanouse of
Pennsylvania.
The veteran Standard, which renews
its youth, came out, Saturday, with a
spic amp span dress of new type, as neat
as the most exacting publisher could de-
sire. Long live the Standard and may
its shadow never grow less.
Elizabeth, wife of P. Selbie of the D..
NJ. Read Co., who died, last Friday even
ing, of paralysis, Sc years old, leaves five
children, Mrs William Gabriel, Lillian,
Agnes, John and William.
w. G. Lineburgh has bought the Will
liam D. Dyer homestead, which adjoins
his property, corner of State and Court
land streets.
Judge F. B. Hall of the Superior court,
last week, dissolved the Injunction re-
straining Police Commissioners Grant
and Rishor and Capt Pinkerman from in
terfering with Chief Rylands in the dis
charge of his duties. He went further
and declared Messrs Walsh and Bogart
not legal police commissioners, but May
or Marigold's appointees, Messrs Sperry
and Reynolds. The removal of Chief Ry-
lands, June IL, is held to have no effect
in law, but Judge Hall says that his title
to the office should be settled by
quo warranto or some other proceedings
in the courts. He declines to declare the
action of the common council invalid in
abolishing the office.
The swell wedding of last week was
Gne marriage VI Miss Agnes II uaugnGeT
of Samuel Swan of 81 West avenue, to
Frederick F. Small of Hartford.
Many citizens wonder why the Hy-
draulic Water Co. did not commence be-
fore this season to be ready for a dry
Summer like this years, as they must
have known that, with the hundreds of
houses and the thousands of water clos
cts yearly added, for five years, it
would be impossible for them to furnish