The Newtown bee., 1892-04-29
BRIDGEPORT.

his home at D Black Rock avenue.
 A very interesting and pleasing enter { tainment was given in the gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A. building, last Friday evening. Despite the unpleasant wealth CT, about 250 gathered to see the boys perform. There was some very clever work, especially the tumbling of Messrs Cam, Farist and Baker, the horizontal bar work of Messrs Farist, Woodward and Smith; the parallel bar exhibition by Edward Bennetto and George Clark and the vaulting bar exercise by the boys class. The Philharmonic banjo and guitar club and the Y. M. c. A. glee cub furnished the music. Much credit is due Physical Director F. H. Cam for the success of this first exhibition. Miss W. Warner of Kossuth street has visited Miss Keeler on North Main street.
 A sign on the place owned by Mrs Melissa Gibbs says that the place is for sale.
 MT and Mrs c. W. Beach gave very pleasant party for Miss c. V. Keeler on her birthday at their home on North Main street. Much fun was enjoyed over the cob-web, every one taking part. Each received a gift at the end of the web, taken down without cutting or breaking. R. c. Keeler came off with first prize, getting to the end of his web first. Miss Silliman wound up her web with the booby prize. fine supper was served.
 Mrs B. D. Pierce, Jr, and Mrs Charles Read assisted in receiving at the elegant fifth marriage anniversary celebration of Mir and Mrs W. E. Seeley, Jr, Saturday night.
 Long Beach is to have $100,000 spent on it, this Spring, the improvements in- cluding pier 400 feet long,, mammoth hotel and Summer theater holding 200O.
 Ex-Mayor r. Coughlin, faithful and competent, succeeds P. w. Wren on the board of public works.
 Night Watch Gibbs discovered a fire at Wheeler & Wilson's in the japan room and, with the prompt aid of two others, put out the fire without an alarm.
 A. II. Beers has given the carpenter !, work on D. F. Bogey's house on Frank street to Burgess Bros.
 The annual convention of the Fairfield County Teachers Association will be held at High School hall, 29th and 3Oth
 Married, last week Thursday, Miss An nie C., daughter of Edward Benjamin o1 B North Washington avenue, to s. Wal - do Steele, Rev Sylvester Clarke ofliciat , ing.
 Post Elias Howe, G. A. R., James Smith commander, celebrated it's silve anniversary, last week. W. E. Disbrov told how the relief fund of $10,00O which he and his good wife did so mucl f for, was raised. Over $5000 in benefit have been paid out. Mayor Marigold pait a tribute to the veterans and J. T. Mac Alpine of Samp Mortar was among tn 1 speakers. Chaplain Foster was as ire
 sistble as ever.
 '' s. w. Hubbell is finishing two house
 on Iranistan avenue for Samuel Swan ant
 will build a two-tenement house on tn J. next lot.
 j. Charles Ball of the West End cost hi
 mother $l4 because he took gold rim n from the finger of Miss Bessie Baker 0
 Fairfield, put it on his own finger, lost
 Laf Q Wells.
 It Marsh Brothers, carpenters, and Kin s. & Jackson, masons, who are building
 large double house on State street, fc
 Dr Wordin, will soon have to build al
 other house similar to the one now bein
 erected, on the vacant lot adjoining l
 The plans were made by Longstaff of Hurd.-[ Record.
 DrG. w. Osborn welcomed an eigh " and-a-half pound daughter to his hon
 on Broad street, April 19. ,i- Dr Robert Lauder sailed, Saturday, ft
 Glasgow.
 Miss Bertha, daughter of Hermc
 Wakeman, was married, last week Thur
 day evening, at East Orange, N. J., y- William E. Manager of Boston. The remains of Charles, son of F.
 Beardsley, were brought here fro
 Boonton, N. J., last week, for secoi
 burial, delegation from Go. B meetir ,ls the remains at the station.
 Jim Jacques notorious dive on Wat ,e. street was gutted by fire, last week. n. c. A. Bell of New Haven has leased u
 old Baptist church on State street for s . months and will open a museum al = show hall there.
 new reservoir on the Pequonno l., river and another on Mill river is to 4,, m constructed for the Bridgeport Hydra' 'A ic company. They will have a capaci
 of 100000 gallons.-E Post.
 The Spring county convention of t
 W. c. T. U. will be held with Buell. U ,h, ion in the Park Street Congregation at church, East Bridgeport, Thursday, M
 12, the evening meeting to be address
 by local clergymen. This conventi ci- will be school of methods, at which U lot ions will make oral reports on prison me jail work, Sunday observance, juven on- and evangelistic work and narcotic at Those desiring entertainment over nig is will send their names to Mrs E. he James, Y Arctic street, Bridgeport.
 George F. Cook, once proprietor of
 Yellow mill, a tide mill at Yellow M Pa, bridge, died, last week Thursday, 65. ew xuns q oraat authnritu on nictilres a