The Newtown bee., 1892-04-01
BRIDGEPORT

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 Titus Salt, Sons & Co. cut wages at their new East Bridgeport plush factory on Kossuth street and, as 125 hands struck, the works were closed, throwing $50 out of work.
 A site for the Burroughs home has been chosen on Catherine street, between Washington and Harrall avenues. This is the home for indigent unmarried wom- en, for which Mrs s. M. Pettingill left real estate that has has been we'll sold, accommodating fund of over $1O0, ,OOO, to which the late P. T. Barnum added $5OOO.
 Fred H. Nichols, the Clipper corres- pondent and for 13 years a physical wreck from the effects of fall while performing on the horizontal bar, died, last week, 31 years old.
 Hon D. N. Morgan has been in Chica- go.
 Powell, Smith < Co.,, who have large cigar factory at Kingston, N. Y., have started branch factory here, setting B hands at work on the upper floor of the Organ shop.
 The old building formerly occupied by the Bankrupt Dry Goods Go. on Main street, which is about to be occupied by millinery store, has been undergoing repairs. It is about complete, with new brick and glass front. Lambert & Bunnell were the architects.
 The large four-story block at the cor her of East Main street and Barnum ave- nue, which is nearing completion,is is own ed by MT Reanor. It will be the highest building in the neighborhood. The cor ner store will be opened as drug store and will be managed by Joseph Buckley of New Haven, formerly with F. $. Stew ems.
 Alfred Hopkins has been fitting ranges, etc., in Barnum & Bailey's large cook ing wagons in front of his place of busi- ness on Middle street.
 Thomas Clark has been awarded the contract for supplying O'Brien & Schind- Ter with rough stone on the New Milford Nj. K. church.
 Architect A. H. Beers has plans made for fine residence to be built on Wash Courtland street.
 The inmates are very hard to satisfy at the Sterling Widows home on Prospect stIeet; they say the rooms are too small and that the plumbing is not good. The trustees contemplate selling the present home and buying another piece of ground to build more architectural building. A bill has been prepared to be submit ted to Congress, providing that, after a certain date, no person shall practice the profession of architecture in the District of Columbia without being furnished with diploma. It would be benefit tC the community at large, if such bill would be passed by the Connecticut Leg islature.
 When you see an article in market ovel 50 years and each year gaining greater reputation for merit, you at once con clude that it must be a very superior ar. ticle. Such an article is the Hallet and Davis piano so prominent before the Bridgeport public. It is not an upstart affair, with but few years back of it. but, rather, like ma jestic tree that has grown and branched until it overshadows all the surrounding shrubs. This sue cess, so far reaching, has been attained by following the motto, "Whatever is worth doing is worth doing we'll" A choice stock of these fine instruments can be seen at Magee & Gillette's piano parlors, |. M. c. A. building. They arc also agents for the original Mathushek Prescott & Keller Bros., the latter made in East End, this city. Mrs Ada V. Leslie is now editor o1 American Queen.
 Howard Staples has rented the Capt Francis Sherwood place in SaugatucA and will move there, May l.
 The Nichols, Peck Co. have made al assignment, nominating Eli c. Smith as trustee.
 H. K. Plumb Is building an addition tt his block on Stratford avenue, l6x25 which is leased to Albert Ellison for $ barber shop.
 Joseph H. Lutz has been nominated fol councilman on the Republican ticket fol the first ward; election to be held, Apri 4.
 T. Hawley & Co.,, 397401 Water street ; call the attention of the farmers to theil immense stock of farming tools, hard ; ware, blows, etc. The Oliver chilled blows take the lead, of which they have , sold over 1000; over 3OO,O0O have beer l manufactured and sold. They carry a full line of everything needed for farm } ing and gardening at the old reliable stand, 397-4O1 Water street. The Republican convention, last week Thursday evening, re-nominated Mayor Marigold.
 The Olivet church aid society held a new kind of entertainment at the resi- dence of James Near, called ''eobweb'' social. It is understood that no copy rights exist, so other churches are at lib- erty to indulge in the cobwebs.
 John Keyser, lodged in jail, March i, from Bedding for assaulting his wife Bridget, hung himself at the jail, Satur- day, because his wife was trying to pro- cure divorce. He left letter charg- ing his wife with driving him to death and never loving him.
 The four local divisions of the A. o. H.