The Newtown bee., 1891-04-17

estate to go to children of his late
daughter, Mrs Nathan Seeley, and the
other third to Helen b: Rennell and Julia
IL. Clarke, daughters of Mrs s. III. Hurd,
Barnun's daughter, now Mrs Buchtelle.
Mrs Buchtelle herself is said to have re-
lnquished her claim on the estate for
about half million dollars worth of
real estate in and about Denver, her
home. C. Barnum Seeley, the only
grandson, gets not less than $4,000 yearly
nor more than $4,000 from the profits
of the Barnum & Bailey show, while the
treasurer of the show ,Benam Fish, Mrs
Barnum'S cousin, besides.a salary, gets
not to exceed $4,000 year from the
shows profits, besides $1,000 a year and
house rent from the estate. III. E. Bow
ser, Barnum's private secretary and {.
Il. BrOthWell, his real estate manager,
each get $4,000 from the estate. Nearly
or quite all of Barnum's own employees
are remembered and the charitable be-
quests amount to some $780, 900, of which
Tufts college gets the most, 100000;
$4,000 is to be spent for Statuary for the
Barnum monument at Mountain Grove.
William B. Hincks, treasurer of the City
savings bank and Benjamin Fish are eX-
ecutors of the will, which was admitted
to probate, Saturday, the heirs signing a
waivure of rights. Judge Beardsley
udluCu IL L. DC ' Cl w dlllCI anu AlJdI ItS
r. Brothwell appraisers on the estate.
st. Mary's Roman Catholic parish is to
be divided, Father Furmeneck being Civ
en- its Slavonian, Hungarian and Italian
members, who will build church on
Brooks street.-The Waddell-Entz Elec-
trical Co., which makes electric motors,
dynamos and electric light plants, EN-
plOying about $50 hands, is to move from
Brooklyn to the HOtchkiss factory at
West End.
The New York stockholders secured
control of the Peoples Steamboat Co. at
Mondays annual meeting and elected n.
w. Anthony of New Y Ork president as
successor to F. A. Bartram.
Mrs p. E. Abbott is home from Florida
in improved health.-The Farmer an.
nounces the rumOr that Judge of Pro-
bate Morris B. Beardsley will retire from
the office he has filled so acceptably
since 1SS7.-Nicholas SagrinO, an Italian
switchman, was placed under $1,000
bonds, last Friday, charged with crimi-
nal negligence, the day before, in caus-
ing the death of a Hungarian girl, Julia
Suzenak, killed because a switch was
wrong and cars were driven across Gold
street into the brick tank house near the
statiOn.-Christ church has raised Rev
Beverly +. Warmers sslary to $4,000, the
largest salary paid any minister in the
city.-Ihe Legrand Sterling property re
Gently bought by John II. Sterling and
Bradley Nichols, is considered one of the
most desirable pieces of property in the
city at the price, about $33, 900. The land
has a frontage of about 100 feet on three
streets, Main, Congress and Chapel. The
property was first bought from the 10 or
dozen heirs by Frank Miller, then turn
cd tn MnSSrS Nichols and StprliDU
The place will remain intact until the
death of Mrs Sterling, who has / life use
of it.-A Bridgeport gentleman says that
the new Consolidated station will be
located between Gold and Golden Hill
streets, north of its present location. lie
has seen the plans, he says, which pro
vide for a great brick, stone and iron sta.
ton, so placed as to shift .IousatOnic anC
Consolidated tracks, both running east OF
the building. This will be elevated
The new advertising car, No. :, was SEM
out from Barnum's Winter Quarters, last
week. This car is without doubt tho
handsomest ever sent out. 1t is painted
white and elegantly decorated with blue
red and delicate shades. Across the top
; it is ettered, ''The worlds largest, grand
!, est, best amusement institution; in neat
panels on either side are painted, "Capi
tai $500, 900; daily expenses $1,000; 3St
horses, l2OO people, trains, G4 cars.
Supt l.. NJ. Hedges employed only the
finest artists on the car and may wei
feel proud of this elegant piece of work
:, manship.
1t is related of p. T. Barnum that, OF
, one of his last drives about the city, h
stopped his coupe on Main street, took il
, a couple of dirty. ragged street urchin
, and drove on with one on either side, en-
joying the experience fully as much a
did the boys, whose amazement and de
:. light at being noticed by "Barnum his
self knew no bOunds.-Logan Bros, tn
popular grOcers at SOB and $50 Mali
, street, who have made many improve
ments in the interior of their store, hav
added a new feature, large and com
, modous wholesale department.. A larg
and handsomely decorated sign has bee
= placed over the doorways by COughli
\ Bros. and is one of the finest in this par
+ of the Park City.-Coester Bros. the poI
n ular hardware dealers at Bulls Head
f who are always up with the times i
making improvements, have increase
> their large and commodiOus store on
+ half to meet the requirements of increas
o ing business. Several new counter
have been added, which are well stoke
a with goods of all descriptions and of tn
r latest patterns.-Fairview avenue, tn
f new street recently cut through lie
Brothers property on North Main stree
!, has been fenced.