The Newtown bee., 1892-07-08
BRIDGEPORT.

city. Rev Dr Francis K. Clark of Boston, t vor Clark, spoke very interestingly in l the afternoon to the Junior Endeayor { Union and, in the evening, to the senior societies. Many of the Bridgeport young people will attend the convention at New York, this week.
 J. H. Lutz is again on his feet and has re-opened his drug store at the old stand on Wall street.
 Miss Allie Hawes of Wilkesbarre, Pa., has visited her brother, Frank E. Hawes of Warren street.
 Miss Annie B. Peck of Holyoke is at her home on Prospect street.
 The Park street Congregational church is to have 5000 addition built on the east side.
 The police board has dismissed Officer Byrnes for drinking while on duty and Officer Green for general inefficiency.
 Bradley Nichols & Sons are gobbling up lots of desirable building property the latest is 20 acres between Union ave- nue and Lewis street along the Consol- dated line at East End.
 c. H. & E. J. Botsford build Thomas | Farrell's two-tenement house on Jane street. They have the contract on A. H. Beers's Fairfield house.
 AI ,,I ter and Mrs Sherwood's mother have gone for two months to Great Barring ton, Mass, where they are joined by friends from New York.
 William Murphy of Myrtle avenne graduated at Turner's business college and has accepted position as bookkeep- CT.
 The pastors of the Roman Catholic churches of this diocese held their re- treat, last week Monday, at St. Johns seminary, Brighton, Mass. Next week will be devoted to the retreat of the cu- rates.
 Bridgeport paper box company have engaged quarters in the new building, corner Howe and kossuth.
 Miss May Haggerty of East Main is on vacation with her grandparents in Birmingham.
 A Bridgeport student carries off hon. ors at the Holy Cross college, Worcester. Mass. Thomas F. Martin of Railroad I .alr ;r o nf9
 The large fine steamer Nutmeg State of the Bridgeport line arrived, Sunday.
 Fully l5.OOO people visited Pleasure Beach on the opening day and all seem ed pleased with the place.
 Stone & Bronson have contracted with Louis Kutcher, Jr, for two-fami- ly house on Brooks near Maple street, to cost about $3000.
 R. 10th of French street is very busy at present with several large out-of-town jobs, but he nevertheless gave his men holiday, Fourth of July.
 B. Fish, executOr of the P. T. Barnum estate and secretary of the Greatest on Earth, spent Sunday and the Fourth with his family here. He joins the show again in Lafayette, Ind.
 Hunting's circus did big days busi- ness here on the Fourth. It was we'll conducted and gave universal satisfac- tion, for show of it's size.
 Fourth of July proved one of the pleas antest for many years, clear, cool and pleasant. Many accidents occurred, as usual, owing to carelessness. Seaside park was alive with people, who enjoyed the cool breeze. Many excursions went out and the little steamer Lenoir made hourly trips carrying hundreds of people to McMahon & Wren's new venture, Pleasure Beach, which did large busi- mess. In the evening, beautiful fire works occupied the attention of nearly every one until midnight. George B. Middlebrook and family of New Haven spent the Fourth with his brother.
 MT and Mrs F. w. Rennell of Beach | cFOIG iidfe kOuG ELasb lOT q Wcch Ol ICCiC-t ation.
 The old Mallett homestead on Park | avenue, which was to be removed at once, is at standstill, as the property l owners near by where it was to be plac- ed raised objections. Unless new site is located, it will have to be torn down or remain on the lot.
 The street department is now at work on Kossuth street, putting that thor oughfare in order, wiping out very bad mudhole near Stratford avenue.
 Mrs Maria Merritt, widow of the late John B. Merritt, died at her late resi- dence, 3S Cannon street, Sunday, July 5, in her S3d year. Funeral service was held at her late residence on Wednesday, 9th, Rev Sylvester Clarke officiating. Mrs Merritt was born in Redding and was daughter of John and Sarah Meeker.