The Newtown bee., 1892-07-15
BRIDGEPORT.
A WEST END HIVE.

 plant consists of two brick buildings, one four stories high, 60x40O and the other two stories high and of the same dimen- sions. These buildings are uow being connected at the rear by two-s6ory brick building, 30x100. The new build ing is we'll lighted ornamental struct- ure and is built by H. M. Purdy and Gould Brothers. It will be occupied by the Graphophone company. Light and power are supplied from boiler and en- zine room in the center, which contains 15O-horse Harris-Corliss engine and another 10O-horse engine for running an Edison dynamo. This was the first com plete Edison electric light plant installed 1 in the State.
 1 J. T. Patterson has charge of the whole plant and has all the available space in the building occupied, between 800 and 900 hands being employed. The Bridge port organ company occupy the base ment and top floor and employ 100 hands; the American graphophone com- pany has 50 to 75 hands; the Bridgeport silver plate company, new concern making fancy metal goods, employ 50 hands; the Cornwall & Patterson manu- featuring company, manufacturers of pi- ano and organ hardware, employ 75 hands; the Bridgeport silk company, manufacturers of dress silks, employ l25 hands; the Metal Goods manufacturing company, which started May l, employ 20 to 30 hands; Powell, Smith & Go. of New York, who recently opened a cigar factory here, are employing l50 hands; | l.. L. Loomer's Sons, corset manufactur- CTS, employ 100 to 125 hands; the Cyln- drograph company, manufacturers Of fine embroideries, employ 100 hands; the Bridgeport Knitting company, manufac- turers of ladies' underwear, employ 40 hands. The Badtof novelty company, manufacturers of nickel-in-the-slot ma chimes, have leased space in the building and will commence work at once. MT Patterson, in gathering together these industries, has done great deal for West End and the inducements of 8 manufac- turing community and facilities for eco- nomical manufacturing have now com pletely filled the buildings.-[Record. The opening of the new museum at the old Baptist church was great success. MT Bell, the proprietor, has spent no amount of money to make it the finest in the city and there is no doubt but that he has succeeded. That it will receive large patronage is a sure thing.
 W. E. Fitch will build Mrs Anna Bux- tons $25O0 house on Wells street.
 The s. M. Cate, Jr, Co. have sold their large platform truck to Smedley Bros. of New Haven.
 c. H. Walker has the contract for ex- cavating the cellars for the two new stores on State street near Wordin ave- nue. W. s. Wilson will do the carpenter work.
 W. s. Wilson, who has sold house on Burr road to A. J. Parker and is build ing an addition to his home on North avenue, will build a block of two stores on State street for w. B. Leigh.
 John Costigan, the teamster, is at work excavating the cellar for new double house on Cottage street.
 Ell. Middlebrook, who injured him self by falling down the elevator at the Courtland stables, is now ableto be about without crutches.
 H. H. Nettleton is building 5000 storehouse for the Waddell-Entz com pany on South avenue.
 A large number of Hungarians went bathing in Ash creek, last week, and one of them got into deep hole and drown ed almost immediately. None of the oth- CTS seemed able to save him. Undertak- CT Bishop took charge of the remains.
 The work of driving piles for the foundation of the Wheeler & Howes new building is nearly completed and the stone masons will soon commence work. I. W. Day < Co. have made plans for & three-story brick and brownstone block on Hal1am street for Charles H.. Hartmann. It will be three stories high, 25x50 feet and will contain store and two tenements. A brick barn will also be built, two stories high, 30x9O feet. Frank H. Ford has the mason contract. I-[ Record.
 Miss Nellie Frawley of Arch street re- turned, Wednesday, after two-weeks' trip south.
 Ed A. Disbrow shipped several large consignments of goods from his essence factory, this week, and is very busy.
 L. B. Sterling is about to build on land between John and Cannon street, a large l stable and carriage house. The archi- tect is now at work on the drawings. Bridgeport's 400 held their annual din- ner and outing at Pleasure Beach. There were number of invited out-of-town I guests.
 It is now the intention to build at l Pleasure Beach an elevated band stand I just beyond the arch lights and to have a band of 20 pieces play there afternoon and evening.
 Misses Lizzie and Hanna Dougherty of Danbury are guests of Miss Rose Walsh of Hallett street.
 Miss Kittie Hanrahan of Stamford has returned after week with Miss May Nc I Mahon.
 John B. Donnelly is looking for some thing to content him during his spare moments. He has a two-weeks' vacation. He started for Boston, last week We'd