The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

for the gentlemen were silver scarf pins. The first ladies' prize for progressive euchre, Dresden china cup and saucer, was won by Mrs H. N. Wakeman of Southport. Herbert Knapp captured the first gentleman's prize,a a beautiful bronze match safe.
 James Spargo and W. A. Parrott have bought the Chamberlain property at Bulls head at the foot of Madison ave- nue.
 In few weeks, it will be % years since l came to this city as a journalist. There were at that time two papers, with some six or seven men engaged in editorial work. We now have club of 50 mem bers. This surely is a significant evi- dence of progress. The population then was 16,000, now it is 55,000. Then we had 30 manufacturing industries, now we can easily count more than 150. Some years ago, large factory made prepar- ations to remove to this city. Land was bought and much work done, but the plan was not carried out and the con- pany located elsewhere. Then it was the board of trade was founded. Ma thaniel Wheeler declared that, if he liv- ed, Water street from the Naugatuck dock to Black Rock should be lined with factories and how we'll the promise has been kept each of us can testify. Can we not look ahead 25 years and expect the same progress? l think we can reas- onably expect a city of 150,000 people and 800 factories, all gained by the same methods as have caused our wonderful growth in the past. We must all work together for this end and it shall surely come and we will see it, [Editor George c. Waldo.
 Miss Jessie Hawley has recently visit ed in Baltimore and Washington.
 s. Jennings < Son, the energetic and progressive farmers living three miles out of Bridgeport on the Birmingham road, just above the old toll gate, have completed new building, 20x32, with 10 feet posts. Half of the building, 16x20, is built with hot and cold air chambers and is filled with the finest 12- inch ice. The balance of the building is divided into a room for the milk wagon and a cooling room. As the building is over never failing spring, the milk is first placed in it and the animal heat talk en out, after which it is placed in large new cooler supplied with ice, where it re- tains it's sweetness till delivered to their many customers. The firm are now milking 40 cows and are desirous of pur- chasing many more. Besides their ex- tensive milk route, they devote a large acreage to melons and garden truck. A visit to this farm will convince you that farming, we'll managed, still pays.
 Mrs Walter B. Bostwicl< narrowly es- capped death from an overdose of nor phne.
 $. NJ. Cate, ST, who has suffered with a carbuncle on the back of his neck, died, Friday, at 103 Benham avenue, 7S years old.
 The Bridgeport grain elevator, which is accessible by both boats and cars, has a capacity of 160,000 bushels at a time and handles in a year 1000, ,O0O bushels of grain. The total hotel accommodations of the city, including the George hotel at Black Rock, are about 1900 guests. The city has five national banks, with an az gregate capital and surplus of over $l,- 750,0 four savings banks with depos- nf nl0 0l0 md thrpp nriUa ta banks of good standing and doing good business. There are five Baptist churches, seven Congregational, six Protestant Episcopal, nine Methodist, two Presbyterian, four Roman Catholic, one Universalist, one Second Advent, one Berean and one Hebrew. The aggregate value of local church property is $l, ,2S0,- GOO. There are II Masonic lodges, 10 Odd Fellow lodges, Knights of Pyth- thias, temperance organizations and JOS other societies and associations. There are P public schools and 20 school buildings, the value of which, with their sites, is $720,0OO. Six male teachers and 157 female teachers are employed and the number of scholars is l3,000.
 The engagement of Miss Edith Wheel CT and Charles NJ. Cole is announced.
 circular letter has just been sent out which states that among the coming at fractions at Bunnell's are such noted ac tors as E. H. Sothern, Fanny Rice, Mir and Mrs Kendall, Frohman's "Lost Par adise,' Fanny Davenport, Bostonians in "Robin Hood" "A Royal Pass,' etc.
 The Bridgeport athletic clubs enter tainment, ''Dileto,' was financial suc- cess and the managers feel proud of their well earned success. In the near future, another entertainment will come off, as friends of the club are anxious to see the club prosper and, if they consent, they are sure of having packed house.
 Youthful burglars entered house at Seaside park, last week, and carried off whatever they could get hold of. 4-,
 President Brothwell has worked hard, the past year and, by his efforts, the 17th annnal board of trade banquet was re- lieved of many of the errors and inappro- priate doings which have occurred at for mer banquets. The board of trade must not only become of great importance to the city's interest, but an honor.
 An employe of s. W. Gledhill, wishing to increase his capital stock, quietly en- tered his employers office and pocketed about $4 worth of postage stamps. He was caught by Officer Finn while trying to sell them to shoe dealer at dis