The Newtown bee., 1892-09-02
BRIDGEPORT.

FIGQ w aIIdc6, WlGn w D. Hall E CO.s spent Sunday with friends out-of-town.
 Mrs Niles and Miss Wills have been guests of their brother, W. E. Wills of Prospect street.
 Rev k. G. Fullerton of Park street church occupied the pulpit Of the South Congregational church, Sunday morn- ing. .et
 Iron Merchant George J. Brown of Housatonic avenue spent Sunday with friends on Long Island.
 Rodney Beers has again sought htdivorce and is now married to Della Booth, his housekeeper.
 Eva, daughter of Lawyer J. A. Wilson, has entered the Normal college at Vino na, Minn.
 Mrs P. T. Barnum has gone to Canada for few weeks.
 T. K. Orton has bought fine building lot adjoining his property on Iranistan avenue of k. s. Hawley.
 The finishing touches are being added to the new banking house of James Sta ples & Co.,, corner of State and Court streets. The friends of the venerable real estate dealer and banker will soon find him in his new quarters.
 The horse railroad company has again changed hands and we will have better service in the future. The public will appreciate this when they get it, for they have waited and are still waiting for it. It is wonderful how their patience holds out, considering the fact that they must now sit down again and be satisfied to wait until the Legislature meets, when it will probably be decided in favor of some relief from poor, hard working horses and the old bobtails. In the meantime, there seems little hope of the public hay ing any change.
 David North, contractor at the Knapp & Cowles Co.,. is suffering from an at tack of malaria. ,
 The funeral of Mrs F. Noonan took place from her late residence on Allan tic street, Saturday at 8 30 m and from Sacred Heart church at 9 m. It was attended by a large number of friends, who gathered to take their last look at their departed friend. The husband and father, with his two sons, have the sym- pathy of the community in their sad affiiction.
 F. c. Booth, with A. Hopkins, has gone to Vermont on business for his em- ployer, who is putting in the heating ap- paratus in large school building there.
 The cellar is being excavated for c. B. Reads house on the Waldemere grounds. This is one of the finest locations in the city for residence and it will probably be but short time before many more of these desirable building lots are taken on which pleasant homes will be erect ed.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Fordham have gone to their old home, Port Jefferson, l.. I. They have taken new pneumatic wheels to enjoy many pleasant journeys during their two weeks.
 The public are pleased to learn that, September l, the dog agent promised to commence his warfare on dogs and their owners who have failed to have them li- censed, as required by law. He should be allowed dog catcher, to help rid the osA oG H. 0ex F.
 The massive first floor timbers for the new Wheeler & Howes building at the east end of the Center bridge are in posi- tion and the masons are fast piling up the brick. It will make fine improve ment over the old wooden structure which did duty for SO many years.
 The Hammond Beef Co. have opened their new place of business and are hay ing fine trade. Two new delivery wagons are kept busy running about the city with orders. .
 George T. Barnum of the Ashcroft Mfg. Go. spent Sunday in Winsted with his parents.
 The Bridgeport horse railroad com pany, which was sold a year ago, last Spring, for about $400,000 to a syndicate composed mostly of wealthy Rochester gentlemen, has again been sold. The entire interest of the Rocheste syndicate has been bought by Charles H. Hotch- kiss of Bridgeport, who now, with the exception of 30 shares, owns all the stock of the road Farmer.
 Last week, Photographer Montignapi opened his elegant new studio in the new Barnum building on State street to the public. To a BEE reporter, Mir Montignani kindly explained the use of the different rooms from the reception room, with it's handsome furnishings, to the printing room in the upper story. With his greatly improved facilities and long experience, he will, no doubt, turn out work in the best possible manner. It will repay one for a visit to see the. elegance and convenience of the new quarters, which are easily reached by an elevator.
 Monday, Labor day, will be celebrated by a parade by local labor organizations, who will picnic at Scheutzen park.
 Mrs Angeline Warner returned, Sat- urday, to Maple Cottage from Water bury, where she has been for three 
 Whene,er fear there ia no Cod
 But blindest force in star and sod,
 whisper says There must be One
 To read beneath what things are done
 And grasp the doer's will.
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