The Newtown bee., 1891-11-20

10 at the West End has grown TO such
that $4,000 mission build
ing of wood is to be built at the south
west corner of State street and Hancock
avenue. 1t was only last June that the
mission was opened in Bostwick hall, but
the throbbing life of West End has en-
tered into it and Sunday school of 165
members is now enrolled and so families,
who are ministered to by Mr. Matthews,
a Berkeley divinity student, besides
Saturday sewing school of IS girls. The
proposed building, 35x99 feet, will not be
undertaken until another season, but half
the funds are already subscribed, Samuel
Sanford and Mrs Clara Hall each giving
$500.
The religious and physical nature will
each be provided for in this mission house
of three stories. The ground floor will
be devoted to a gymnasium, reading
room, room for games and bath room.
The next Or main floor will be devoted to
lecture hall seating $50, with .janitor's
kitchen and dining room at the rear.
while the topmost floor will be devoted
to ladies and girls, with five rooms that
can be thrown into one, besides two
rooms for the janitor.
This pleasing provision for body and
soul, hours of worship and times of
amusement, healthy diversion and men
tai improvement cannot fail to be of the
highest benefit to West End. Though
begun as an offshoot and annex of st.
Johns parish, it is but the foundation
for vigorous and independent parish life
in the time to come.
Saturday, matinee and evening, No
vember 81, Carroll johnson will appear
at Bunnell's in 1.-THE Gossoon." An ex-
change says: 'sThe Gossoon" opened an
engagement, Sunday, at the Windsor, at
tracing an audience that tested the ca
pacity of the house. Mr. johnson has
abandoned the cork and clogs of the min
strel stage in favor of something bright
er and better in Irish comedy creation.
He has pleasing personality, is gcnteel
and finished in his method, sings we'll,
dances gracefully, works on original
lines and may be truthfully remarked as
rising star of the stage. Tuesday,
''The Limited Mail' will hold the boards
and Manager Bunnell says that his stage
will be plenty large enough, even for
this, the greatest of all railroad plays.
Saturday evening, 18th, the Yale glee
club will again sing themselves into pop
ular favor.
The Barnum heirs are turning the old
Baptist church on State street into the
biggest hall in the city.
The streets east Of North Main have
been put in fine condition by Street Com
missioner Pierce, much to the gratifica-
ton of the travelling public.
One of the most daring burglaries in
this vicinity for several years was that
at Capt M. Rowland's place, on North
Main street, one night recently. The
thieves secured considerable booty. They
gained admittance by breaking window
at the front of the store. This gang of
thieves are better known than they are
aware of and they may rest assured that
they committed a crime on a person who
never was known to misuse or injure any
one. These people are constantly shad-
owed and this crime will not spoil for the
want of age. When the fruit is ripe,
they will be called to account for this and
other crimes.
Charles G. Peet, a student at the new
business college, Studio building, 1872
Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, has accept
ed position at $40 per week as stenog-
rapher and assistant bookkeeper with a
large business house in New Haven.
Newsdealer Bunten has settled his
$4,000 suit against the Housatonic,
brought on account of his son, who was
killed at Danbury.
The Austrian Juvenile band has simply
captured musical Boston and the praises
of this big organization of little men are
on every lip. The lads deserve all the
good things said of them. The audience
was quick in its responses to the good
work of the band and the concert was
marked and brilliant success. The VALID
teufel waltz, 1.-THE Skaters could not
have been better given under the "Waltz
Kings" baton and the great "Rakoszky''
march was played with fire and dash
that was fairly exhilarating in it's effect.
i boston Herald The band were at
Bunnell's, Wednesday evening.
The board of education have agreed
that the Park City must have two more
$2S,OOO school buildings, one in the,
northwest part of the city, the other in
the third ward, which is the business part
of the city north of Fairfield avenue, as
soon as the city will provide the money.
its penalties.
Col Shepherd of the New York Mail
and Express told large audience at
Bunnell's, Sunday afternoon, how Sum
day should be kept and vote was pass
ed advising Chicago to shut up its
worlds fair on Sunday.
Mrs Anna M. Drew, mother of Cashier
Henry B. Drew of the Connecticut Ma
tional bank, died of Bright's disease at
her Stratford avenue home, Sunday, 50
years old. Funeral, Wednesday after
noon.
A large barn belonging to David Wake
man west of the Burr Road, fully half
mile from the nearest fire hydrant, was
burned Monday night. 1t contained so