The Newtown bee., 1892-05-06
BRIDGEPORT.

Birmingham, last week, to Miss Mary McElroy, Father c. J. McEIroy, brother of the bride, celebrating high mass.
 Miss Elizabeth R. Hawley, granol daughter of Julius Hawley, was married, last week, to William H. Warner, the East Main street druggist, Rev MT Sher- man of St. Paul's officiating.
 Manager Bunnell will enlarge his fa- nous opera house, taking out the stores in the block and doubling the seating ca pacity of the ground floor, besides ad- ding another gallery. The floor of the vestibule will be of marble.
 A greyhound of John Morrissey, sa- loon keeper, ran mad and bit dogs right and left. Several were killed, but there is anxiety on the dog question.
 Maurice Donovan is to build three story brick block, 59x7S ,at cost of $15,- 900, on East Main street. It will have four stores and eight tenements.
 W. E. Grant has resigned as chairman of the Democratic town committee.
 Architects I. W. Day & Co. have plann- ed new brick stable, 52x120 feet, to be built on the corner of State street, and Clinton avenue, for the horse railroad company and are also making drawings for cottage on North avenue for Thom- as Delmar, to cost $2000.-[ Record.
 The Park City Athletic association has voted to enlarge the East End grounds and will put up a fine grand stand.
 County Commissioner J. w. Johnson says, Not less than $1,000,000 were spent for liquor in Bridgeport during the past year.
 William F. Randall will build for R. s. Bassett on Crescent avenue and Brown 6S Taylor H. H. Pritchard's $3600 house on Laurel avenue.
 Mrs Sarah M., widow of Rev Ransom Hawley, who died at Terre Haute, Ind, January 9, 1892, was born in Easton Conn.,, April %, 1902 and was daughter of Josiah B. Hall, Bridgeport's first mer. chant.
 R. 10th, the stair builder, has just put in his shop on George street a l0-horse power Baxter engine to run his new router, moulder, saws and other machin. cry. The new equipment of his shop will greatly facilitate his work. Mir Loth is now working on contract for interior fittings for the new hotel at Greens Farms Record.
 Thomas Dempsey will build an eight. room house on Deacon street; John Gull liton a two-family frame house, Iranistan avenue and Hanover street.
 Minot A. Blackman is administrator on the estate of Mrs Glover Hawley, A. J, Beardsley and H. A. Harrall appraisers
 Architect A. NJ. JeDks is getting out plans for 12 more brick houses on War ren street for E. A. Hawley, similar to those already commenced there. MT Jenks is also architect of block of three brick houses for c. J. Ketcham, w. R. Palmer and F. H. Masterson. They will have fire places, electric bells, hot air furnaces and other improvements. John Rutherford has the contract.-[ Record.
 Among the resolutions of regret pass ed at the county convention at Bridge port, last week, was one to the memory of the late Miss $. J. Fayerweather of Greenfield Hill. Charles A. Tucker of Norwalk was elected president of the as- sociation. During the convention, ,Secre- tary Hine of the State board spoke on reading, Superintendent Aldrich at great length on arithmetic and Principal Shep- ard of Newark on writing.
 The corner opposite the Standard of flee, Fairfield avenue and Middle street, is to be transformed into an 9O-room .ho- tel at cost of some $25, 1000.
 McMahon & Wren are having the steamer Lenoir fitted up at Baltimore to ply between the city and Long Beach.
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