The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10
BRIDGEPORT.

pidn oL IdisIHB HSCsSSdfy IuHuS LO carry 1 on the association work. Secretary Furguson of the I'M. 0. 4. attended convention of prominent Y. M. c. A. workers at Newport, R. l., Sunday, May 29.
 Physical Director F. H. Cam of the M. c. A. was in Providence and New port, last week.
 Plans are being made to form an out- ing club by members of the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium.
 James Phipps of New York, who is erecting the Phipps hotel at Greens Farms, has been guest of l.. D. Stone.
 The engagement of Miss Sunshine, daughter of Judge D. B. Lockwood, to Ernest M. Lyon is announced.
 The carnival of opera netted $1139 o1; expenses, $1974 30.
 The sons of Supt E. F. Lasher of the horse railroad find exercise in fine ten- his court on Stratford avenue.
 Mir and Mrs F. A. Townsend, who have been travelling in Florida, have re- turned to their home on Stratford ave- nue.
 Miss Helen Holden, daughter of Isaac Holden, president of the scientific so- ciety, expects to sail for Europe, the last of the month.
 c. F. Garfield, who is with the D. M. Read Co.,, visited Bridgewater friends, over Sunday. Joseph Smith, who is with the same firm, was in Hawleyville.
 Rev w. H. Lewis of St. Johns and friends expect to sail for Europe in July.
 Mrs Kehoe is building on her newly ac- quired property on Railroad avenue a four-family house; George Hubbel is the carpenter.
 Stephen Horan of Fordham college spent Memorial day with his parents.
 Perhaps one of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds of spectators that ever gathered at the Park City athletic grounds was in attendance, last week Monday afternoon, to witness game of baseball between the Fordham college team and the Bridgeports. The playing was very fine throughout and, but for the well known work of Tommy Lovitt, the home team would not have made such a showing. Smith and Sullivan were the batteries for the Fordhams and were 1Ioa Fo. +S~o. G The score at the end stood five to noth- ing in favor of the home team.
 It would be a good deed for some char itable person to present the policeman on duty at the opening of Wagner's Summer garden, Monday evening, book on how to conduct yourself at public places. He seemed to act more like fit subject for the Middletown retreat.
 It is stated that 800 children are out of school because their parents will not comply with the regulation requiring them to vaccinate their children. No child is allowed at school unless it has been vaccinated.
 The Bridgeport athletic club has bought 3 acres on Stratford avenue be- tween St. Michael's cemetery and the new park of Supt Lines. It is to be paid for by $25 6 per cent. bonds, the issue being limited to $80O0. A spur horse car track is to be laid to the entrance and it Fall.
 The festival given by the Sacred Heart close, last week Tuesday night and was a grand success throughout.
 A beautiful present in the shape of bouncing baby boy arrived in the family of Richard Irwin, last week Tuesday morning.
 Frank Wilmot is to build a $200O house on Maplewood avenue.
 George F. Copnor has sold his interest in the book store of Connor & Storm to James Feely, the halter in the same store.
 Joseph H. Lutz is travelling for Fair child & Shelton.
 Longstaff & Hurd have completed the plans for the new station for the Bridge port Electric Light company. It will face on Congress street and the foundation piles are now being driven by A. J. Beardsley & Son. The main building will be 45x121 feet, with boiler house in the rear 54x55 feet. The smoke chim- ney will be 100 feet high and 10 feet square at the base. The building is to be of brick, with iron beams and girders and stone sills and caps. The roof will be timed and fitted with ventilatiug cu- polas. The whole of the main building will be occupied by the dynamos and other machinery.-[Re Record.
 k. E. Gillette has retired from the pi- ano firm of Magee & Gillette, to go to New York, but MT Magee will continue store is in the fine new Y. M. c. A. build ing. E
 A barn of Mrs Albert Gregory on Stratford avenue was burned, last Fri day morning and William Meyers lost a horse, two carriages, two harnesses, two safeties.
 Connor & Storm have sold their news stand to James Feeley. George F. Con- nor will go,to Denver, Col, in the inter- est of a steamship company and MT Storm will go to his father in New York, who has hat store there.
 The Stone Road Construction Go. have