The Newtown bee., 1891-08-21
BRIDGEPORT.

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Merely because Alderman Wood is our
employee, it does not follow that his politi-
cal views and position should be main
tanned by us and it certainly does not de-
volve upon us to aid and abet him in his
political quarrels as leading member OF
the board of aldermen. He assumed his
public duties without consultation with
u.s. Post.
Daniel Sully will open the season at
Bunnell's, Saturday, 10th, with ssThe
Millionaire" Primrose and Vests min
strels were there, Wednesday night.
"Cruiskeen Lawn at the Grand opera
house (Proetor's), Monday night.
DR. G. G. Godfrey has returned from his
trip to Europe. He reports. fine time
and says his health was much benefited.
A large force of men are at work on
Park avenue, laying tracks for the horse
railroad. The street is nearly impassa-
BILE and owners of horses driving to and
other streets, as this beautiful street is
ruined forever.
Workmen are busy at the store of w.
3. Hall & Co., tearing off the old ceiling,
preparatory to putting on the new which
will be about two feet higher.
Very few people living on the third
floor have been able to get water. The
water company are powerless to prevent
it, as houses and factories have been
steadily increasing and they have not,
with all their increased storage, sufficient
to meet the demands. When the new
reservoir now building is filled, there will
be no fear of similar state of affairs for
many years.
Cole &c Hinckley, the reliable concrete
walk firm, ARE more than busy, this Sum-
mer and have put on larger gang of
men than for many years. Although
there are many new hands in the business.
the public seem to call on the old reliable
firm.
Maj w. b. Kinks has completed one of
the finest vaults in Mountain Grove GEM
etery. The exterior is of huge brown
stone blocks and the interior is lined with
white porcelain brick, with ventilated air
space between, making it the finest vault
in the cemetery.
Miss Amelia j. Stillman is spending
two weeks in South Britain with Mrs Ma
rietta Allen.
The Rival, the fastest boat in Bridge
port waters, will race the Enigma for
$1,000 side, Saturday, 10Th.
Rev Edward G. Fullerton Of the Park
Street church and family are at Madison.
Bradley Nichols is spending his vaca-
ton with his brother, d. M. Nichols of
Nichols. In the words of Ben Franklin,
he is ''re-visiting the scene Of his child
hood and the grounds he used to frequent
when boy"
Mrs Kate Burgess and Miss Lulu But
Ter, who have been with Henry Burgess,
returned to Richmond, Va, Saturday.
Mrs w. II. Sherwood is Summering at
Poultney, Vt.
The Plush company which recently To-
Gated in the old Howe shop in EastBridge-
port has been sued by discharged work
men for violating the absured United
States law prohibiting the importing of
alien labor.
f. P. Stillman, bookkeeper for C. w.
McCord, took in the Saratoga excursion,
this week.
The Wisner shoe factory shut down,
Saturday, for the Odd Fellows excursion
to Pittsfield.
Miss l.. Leila Phillips of Warren street
spends week with Great Darlington
cousins.
John II. Colgan, wife and son visit
Redding Ridge friends.
1t is folly to assert that the garbage
collection is at all satisfactory to large
percentage of the public. 1t is not.
Complaints are made of inefficiency all
along the line. There are hundreds who
have got tired of entering complaints
without bringing permanent relief
who have found it easier to dispose of
their garbage themselves than wasting
their time in entering complaints. Lead
er.
A 6O-foot street has been laid out
through land near Beardsley park re-
Gently bought by Bradley Nichols &
Sons.
Fifteen cars carried hundreds and
hundreds of passengers to Pittsfeld,
Saturday, ON the Odd Fellows excursion.
Many came from adjoining towns.
A storeroom In the building of the
Read Carpet company has been ceverted
into store by A. w. Burritt.
Contractor A. w. Burritt has finished
an ornate building at Stamford for the
yacht club.
The remodelled stores of the building
owned by Radcliffe Hicks are nearly
ready to occupy. Contractor Burritt
has done good work here and on the
building for the paper box company, in
the rear.
sTRATFORD.
Lucius, brother. of Capt Charles Plumb,
is here from Chattanooga.
Alfred Wakelee is in the employ of the
Savage & Smith Building Co.