The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-13
BRIDGEPORT.

O3t1s
Glover Sanford has been elected presi-
dent of the national association of wool
hat manufacturers. This does not look
as if the great firm of Sanford & Son
were soon to give up making hats.
Miss Susan Wilson, the oldest Spirit
ualist in the city, died, Wednesday, at
the Seaview avenue residence of her
brother, James Wilson. She was 81
years old.
Miss AIDA J. House. a former Bridge
port teacher, was married, last week, to
Edward Stair of Georgia.
Erwin S. Fairchild of Nichols and w.
c. Mead have sold property on Noble
avenue to Frank Smith.
Bridgeport has several large and pow
erful wheel clubs, among them the
Bridgeports, the Rambling Wheelmen,
the Barnum cycle club, the Park avenue
institute club Ca uniformed club COM
posed of members of Jones' Park avenue
institute). The Fairfield county wheel
men also organized at West End, last
Summer. There are, besides these, any
quantity of unattached cyclists in the
city and the number will be largely in
creased during the coming season. Safe
ties continue favorites, though a number
of Eagles and few Stars and ordinaries
are to be bought. Ladies will use bicy-
olI ~ hoe -
mored that a new club, composed entire
ly of lady cyclists, will be organized.
No more healthy or enjoyable outdoor
sport can be found than bicycling.
There are many good bicyclists and
polo players in the ranks of Bridgeport
amateur athletes and among the best are
to be found the quintet who comprise
the Bridgeport team in the State wheel
mems polo league. Four cities had clubs
in this league, Bridgeport, New Haven,
Hartford and Meriden; and Bridgeport
has just won the handsome pennant, lead
ing New Haven by two games, Hartford
by three and Meriden by five. The Mer-
idens, though last on the list, showed the
greatest Improvement during the season
and in them the Bridgeports found foe
men worthy of their steel in the last two
games played. The Bridgeport team.
whose list of workers includes Nichols,
Morris, Lockwood, Miller, Halligan, ex-
presses confidence in its ability to again
win the pennant in next seasons series
of games and is, meantime, ready to play
games with team from any wheel club
in the State. The regular league season
has been finished, but an exhibition game
with a team from the Barnum cycle club
will be played at the Gem rink on the ev-
ening of Friday, March 20. The club
has put up uniformly good polo and has
reason to be proud of the elegant pen
nant it has won.
The annual banquet of the Bridgeport
wheel club will be held at the Atlantic
and preparations are making for grand
time.
Mrs C. t. Booth visited her father, G..
A. Robinson of Southford, last week.
Frank Cakes Rose take his audience at
Bunnell's through Loddon with Dickens
Friday and Saturday, 18th and 18th,
with Saturday matinee. Next Friday
and Saturday, Goth and 21st, ''One of the
tinest,' a great scenic production, will
hold the boards there.
John White, the famous dog trainer
who moved from Bridgeport to Virginia,
has been in town for few days.
The first State convention of the Juve-
nile Templars of Connecticut was held in
Pythian hall, Friday, 9th. A large dele
CATION was present from different parts
of the State. The exercises were of a
highly interesting character and heartily
enjoyed by all. In the evening, large
assemblage was addressed by Rev
O. j. Range of Essex, e. c. T.; Mrs
Weldon, grand superintendent Juvenile
Temples of Rhode Island; Rev E. H.
butcher of Newtown and Rev j. w. Da-
Wis, P. G. IT,, of Bridgeport; Miss Hattie
Bishop of Cheshire also favored the au-
dlence with fine recitation. Great cred
it is due Mrs Hayner of Oneco, State SUI
perintendent, for the able manner in
which she arranged for the convention,
eminently satisfactory to all present.
Mrs Julius Hawley of East Main street
was Frustrated, Tuesday, by stroke of
paralysis.
Arthur Keller, an employe of G. M.
Cole Il Co., is seriously sick.
Mrs Hattie Thompson of Brooklyn is
visiting Mr. and Mrs Godfrey of Black
Rock avenue.
All the horses, camels and other ami
mails belonging to Barnum q Bailey's
greatest show on earth, which have been
Wintered in the country, will arrive at
Barnum's Winter Quarters, on Saturday,
18th. They will then be fitted with har-
ness and exercised daily until they leave
for New York.
Steamer Rosedale did not arrive until
Tuesday morning, owing to the storm.
She was obliged to put in at Sea Cliff.
She had large amount OF freight, but
left nearly on time, Tuesday morning.
Tickets for the gymnastic exhibitions
at the Barnum gymnasium, March Is
and 10, are being rapidly sold by the
members and extra seating capacity is
being added. Many out of town people
were present at the exhibitions, last
year.
street in front of the Sanford building
occupied by w. B. Hall g Co. Brick
and other material are being unloaded
to commence operations, as soon as the