The Newtown bee., 1891-04-24

Cornelius Kemper has painted Mrs John Hubbell's house on Riverside ave- nue.
 BRIDGEPORT.
 Butter Dealer F. D. Moore, who has kept store at the west end of the low CT bridge, quietly sold out his business and skipped, leaving his creditors in the lurch.
 Superintendent Edward A. King of the Bridgeport rolling mill has taken to wife Miss Mary E. Rice of Lockport, N. Y. and will live at 54 Park avenue.
 Charles Balaam, just gone with con- sumption, has been wonderfully restored by the use of the Koch lymph.
 County Commissioner Joseph W. John son has been at Washington, D. C., with his family.
 Died, 10th, Mary A., wife of Theodore H. Blackman of l79 Old Mill Green, 52. Deputy Collector s. E. Hawley seized a lot of oleomargarine, last week, that John Dubee of 485 Pembroke street has been palming off on his customers as genuine butter.
 John c. Clarke of West Stockbridge failed to turn the gas off at Wagner's Union hotel, last week Wednesday night and died at the hospital, Friday after noon.
 The Parrott will contest has also been settled out of the courts.
 Bishop Williams confirmed a class of 3l at St. Johns, Sunday.
 James Thornton, the organ builder, is at work on a comic opera.
 Mir and Mrs A. B. Goodsell have visit ed Eugene Botsford.
 A large double house for Swan B. Brewster is building on Norman street, just below Fairfield avenue, by Marsh Brothers; just below, the Savage & Smith building company is putting up a house for Principal H. D. Simonds of Prospect street school.
 The John H. Selbie Dry Goods Co. has succeeded the Bankrupt Dry Goods Co. at 36O Main street.
 Congressman DeForest, who has been quite sick, is improving.
 Judge A. B. Beers expects to leave the city early in May and will be gone most of the Summer to recuperate his health John A. Birge, the lumber dealer, who has steam saw mills at work in different parts of the county and whose office is at Warner building, has associated with him Fred B. Pickett under the firm name
  furnishing large quantities of plank, piles, ties, poles and other heavy timber to railroads and large contractors.
 J. Monroe Blackman has bought land of N. Wheeler on North avenue.
 Beardsley & Lacey moved most of their stock from the old post office news room on Bank street, last Friday, to the new store at F Wall street. l.. D. Plumb will soon open the old store at 10 Bank street. Editor Waldo, Scientist Holden, Law yer Carroll, the special committee to pass upon the merit of the high school essays for Barnum medals, will not make their report until May b. Six only of the essays submitted can be given on eX- hibition day, late in June. A second committee of three Will then decide upon the best essays, literary excellence and delivery being considered, for the prizes. The essays must be spoken, not read and must occupy not less than 10 nor more than l2 minutes in delivery.
 The Farmer reports nearly 1000 hands employed in the new plush factory in East Bridgeport, with several hundred yet to be employed.
 Born, last week, son to Thomas B. Grippen.
 James W. Harty, salesman for the
 
 some $l0O of the company's money.
 One of Barnum's last acts was to sign a contract with Longstaff & Hurd for a $l00,0OO brown stone, brick and iron tive-story block fronting 100 feet on State and l56 feet on Court street.
 Francis N. Wiggins and his trusty corps of helpers have greatly improved the grounds around the beautiful new residence of Edgar Dean on North Main street.
 William Thomas is the new gate ten der at the North avenue railroad crossing near Eckart Bros brewery.
 Joseph Wright has laid a substantial walk of unique pattern in front of his pleasant home on North Main street. Fairchild & Shelton, the popular soap manufacturers on Housatonic avenue, have fenced in "Ozone'' on the grassy plot in front of their factory with wire fence.
 William Gorham has bought the Miller homestead on Island Brook avenue from the heirs and has already made improve ments; others will soon follow.
 Misses Geneva and Sarah Gorham have visited friends in Trumbull.
 Frank E. Tripp will be right hand man for F. N. Wiggins, North Main street, this season.
 The National machine company of Troy, N. r., has filed bill of complaint in the office of the clerk of the United States court against the Wheeler & Will son manufacturing company, for an in- Engagement of patent on machine for cutting and stitching button holes. This is most important department of the factory.
 Harper's Bazaar Patterns.
 A large line is being closed out for l0c each by Northrop, the Bridgeport art dealer 31 John street.