The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
NEwTowN, JULY 81, 1891.
BRIDGEPORT.

Lawyer +. A. Bartlett will edit the new
daily Union.
Father Terrence Smith of Portland sue
ceeds Father Dunno as assistant to Faith
err Rogers in st. Mary's.
Rapid progress is made with the new
historical building and the walls of warm
red sandstone are beginning to show
above the enclosure put up by the build
ers, Longstatf &c Hurd.
G. w. Durand has the roof on the
Broad street stable which was burned
some time ago.
The handsome copper bay windows
have been put on the front of the second
and third stories of the Y. M. c. A. build
ing by G.. Drouve. The work of plaster
ing the interior is going rapidly on and
it is expected that the stores will be
ready in the Fall.
j. A. Birge Il Co. expect to build
house on Marion street and another on
Wilmot avenue, in the Fall.
Wilbur Steele has returned to his home
in New Britain.
Miss Alice Wakelee has new Column
bia wheel.
Mrs Blood and son have visited friends
in New Haven.
Misses Cora and Belle Wakelce are at
Saratoga.
J. A. Birge & Co. are doing q rushing
business at their saw mills, one in Shell
ton, about two miles above the OusatOnic
dam and another between Woodbury. and
Watertown. From both mills, lumber
and plank are being sent to the Ousaton-
ic dam, where nearly half a million feet
of lumber will be needed for the con-
struction of the new dam and apron.
j. B. Oakman and daughter, Miss Alb
bic, of Brooklyn are at L. c. Lyons
pleasant East Bridgeport home.
The first number of the Morning I'm
ion, the new penny morning daily, will
appear, Saturday morning of this week
Arthur w. French is to be night edito
and rumor says that Prosecuting Attor
ney John c.. Chamberlain will have {
hand in backing the paper.
f. r. Burgess entertains cousins from
out of town.
The new addition to the Hotchkiss fac
tory on South avenue is nearing compile
ton. 1t will be occupied by the Wardel
81 Entz Co. Several car loads of machin
cry have already arrived and have beer
placed in position in the old part.
More horse railroad tracks are being
laid on East Main street.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the band concert, Saturday even
ing, at Seaside park.
Miss Lillian Middlebrook has returned
from her visit up the Hudson river.
Mrs Graves, widow of the late Col E
f. Graves, who formerly resided here
has returned from the West.
b. Swanson & Co., who carried on thu
painting business on Main street ant
made an assignment to Charles Lee
have had their affairs settled and thu
creditors will receive about per cent oil
the dollar, after wages and legal expens
es are paid.
Miss Nellie McGraw is visiting friends
in Simsbury.
Miss Emma Bragg has gone on visi
to Boston.
Col o. y. Hall is still looking after thu
city officials in hopes of getting compen
sation for five acres of land at Seaside
park which he is unable to locate. Would
it not be we'll for him to donate it to tn,
city, as the late 2. L. Barnum did anC
thus show that he also takes some inter
est in the welfare of his own place o
abode. His compensation, if he get
any, will not be very large amount.
Francis Bell, who has large stock o
lath stored on the dock in East Bridge
port, has finally caught some of the lad
who have made sad havoc among them
1t is pity that more of the young stree
gamins could not be caught and punished
Many man in this city has fine pea
or apple tree loaded with fruit which h
has carefully guarded for a long time
but, generally, when the fruit is nearl
ripe, he awakes some fine morning an
finds the tree perfectly bare of fruit
Some-ef our young toughs have bee
more watchful than the owner.
Commodore p, II. Barnum Seeley al
rived in the harbor with a fine yacht, til
Princess. After short visit, he vii
sail for New York to join the New Yor
yacht club on their annual cruise dow
East.
The teachers and scholars Of Chris
church presented both Organist Georg
Roberts and Treasurer William F. Ran
dali with an elegant easy chair as wed
ding present, in appreciation of thei
long and devoted services rendered il
the work of the parish.
The Newfield M. K. church celebrated
Sunday, the payment of its $500 mort
gage and has bought property on STRAIT
ford avenue, west of the church, for
parsonage.
STRATFIELD.
George Warren has sold his favorit
mare Nellie to William Bennett.
Albert Knapp, whose horses ran ant