The Newtown bee., 1891-07-03

School No. 10 on North Main street
closed, Friday. Miss Katie B. Middle
brook, a popular teacher of the Park
City, has had charge, the last term, and
this vicinity wish her success in her new
venture. Miss Celia Terry received the
roll of honor, an excellent choice, Miss
Terry being worthy the memento.
Since January 1, W. F. Randall of
Howard avenue has finished seven houses,
of from two to six tenements each and
has kept Is or 16 men busy. He will fin
ish in about fortnight a large house on
West avenue, near South, for Lawyer
John c. Chamberlain; cost, S600O A
large block of a store and five tenements
on Hancock avenue, which Mr. Randall is
building for himself, will be completed
about August l. The care which Mr.
Randall devotes to his work and the
quickness with which he does it will in
sure him plenty of work.
&. w. Tator, who has just finished
contract for Miller & Strickland, has
another from other parties.
William II. Bishop entertained friends,
Sunday, from Long Hill and elsewhere.
Mrs Della Hall and Miss Ella Hall
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs F. S.
Sterling of Trumbull.
Builder W. F. Randall of Howard ave
nue., West End, has contracts for three
large double houses, which will be finish
ed in about three months. One is ON
Connecticut avenue for Lawyer Edwin
F. Hall, the cellar for which was begun
last week; another is on Connecticut ave-
nue. for Miss Preston of New York; an
other on Logan street for Fred Blog-
graft.
Lung Tau, Chinaman who lived in
Bridgeport for some time and was known
here as Lung Sing, went back to China,
over year ago, to be married. He ar
rived in San Francisco, about week ago,
but was not allowed to land because of
fancied irregularity of his permit. He
communicated with his friends in this
city and was promptly passed. He was,
while here, a member of the North
church Sunday school.
Died, Saturday, 9th, Harold E., eight
months son of Eugene S. Marsh of 67
Nichols street.
Ocain & Raymond, publishers of the
, Bridgeport Weekly Union, are to issue
J new morning daily in about month. 1t
: is to be called Bridgeport Union, will be
four-page paper of the size of the Post
and sell for one cent. Rumor says Ar
thur w. French is to fill the local editors
chair. Bridgeport already has another
new paper, the Sunday Globe, which is
managed by Edward A. Kent.
Rev Ruel P. Karib, a native Persian,
spoke in the Presbyterian church, Sun
!; day morning. In commenting on the
depths to which Persia had fallen under
despotic and selfish rulers and the debas-
ing influence OF the Mohammedan relig-
ion, Mr. Karib SAID, "There is yet one
thing in which Persia is superior to
America. We have no saloons there and
the liquor traffic is a thing unknown"
Miss May Townsend has been serious
ly sick with scarlet fever.
There were fully 200 at the Sunday
school at the school house on Old Mill
green, last Sunday and every Available
inch of space was occupied. A special
program had been prepared in honor Of
the celebration of the first anniverSaryeI
the school and the time was largely oc-
cupied by exercises by the scholars and
reading of reports. The average attend
ance at the school is GO and, at the week.
ly prayer meeting, 30. A history of the
school since its organization, in verse,
was one of the entertaining features of
the occasion. Rev DR. III. c. Hovey and
Revs E. G. Fullerton of the Park street
church and J. S. Ives of Stratford were
present and made brief remarks. The
school, which is under the supervision of
the Park street church, has been so sue
cesssul that movement is now on foot
for chapel in that part of the city. 1t
is hoped that $1,000 may be raised and
about half of this is already in the hands
of the committee, there being three 500
subscriptions.
A. r. Lacey, for 10 years its treasurer,
was given banquet and valuable lamp,
last Friday evening, by Seamstress En-
CINE Co.
By special request, Rev G. F. Prentiss
of the West End Congregational church
repeated, Sunday evening. the sermon on
'sThe duty of looking forward deliver
ed June IA.