The Newtown bee., 1892-04-01
BRIDGEPORT.

praise, will be presented at BunneIIs, April 1. This play is perhaps more in the air now than any production of re- cent years, and there seems to be but one mind as regards it's charms. In New York, London and Melbourne,it is equal ly we'll received, and in>the South, West and North of our own country it has done a wonderful business, which conveys an idea of it's singular merits. Every shade and grade of humanity appears to enjoy with even heartiness the pretty story. By it's gifted spell, the world is made kin and the best ill human nature is brought out to brighten and better all who see it.
 Monday evening, April f, Vernona Jar beau will appear in Starlight This Imaginable comedy has met with phenOm- enal success so far this season. Miss Jarbeau has surrounded herself with 8 troupe of artists and specialists, each one of which is said to be star in his or her fine. Both the singing and dancing are said to be greatly above par, and the fun infused into ''Starlight'' is of that kind which continually keeps an audience in good humor. Wednesday evening, April 6, "A Texas Steer" will return to Bun nell's and the house should be crowded will be an event when E. H. Sothern ap- pears in ''The Dancing Girl.''
 Another sudden death of a promising young man occurred, Monday morning, March 2S. Herbert Crosby Orcutt, clerk in T. Hawley & Co.'S hardware store, Water street, first noticed slight boil on his lip, Thursday, March 24, which rap idly developed into a carbuncle. It led to blood poisoning, from the effects of which he died, about o'clock Monday morning. Mir Orcutt was B years of age and the son of Rev Samuel Orcutt, the historian, and resided with his mother on Stratford avenue. His funeral occurred on Thursday, March 3l, with burial in Woodlawn cemetery, New York. He leaves a large circle of acquaintances to mourn his untimely end.
 If the starting of new and important enterprises be taken as criterion, then the city of Bridgeport is certainly a pro gressive place. Your correspondent has secured items about quite number of concerns that have recently started and in regard to some of them, he has no hesitation about making the most con- fident predictions as to a speedy arrival at great success. Reference may be made in this connection to the firm of Pitney < Waite, who established them- selves on January l, 1892, as designers and manufacturers of light machinery, tools and specialties, making a special feature of perfecting and introducing new inventions. They are the sole man. ufacturers of the Curtis invisible hinge, new device of very great merit that is certain to be a success. It is intended for pianos, cabinets, desks, etc. The beauty of it is that it cannot be seen when the article to which it is attached is closed. The patent on this device was granted August IS, 1891. The members of the new firm are w. A. Pitney and Thomas Waite-two very able business men. MT Pitney attends to the financial and office affairs and Mir Waite to the manufacturing departments. They have : just finished putting in their tools and machinery and, in a little time, will be in full swing Mercantile and Finan- cial Times.
 Willie Grippen was immersed at the First Baptist church, Sunday night, by Rev Mir Luther, the pastor.
 The fifth annual meeting of the Bridge | port Christian Endeavor Union will be = held in the Presbyterian church, next Monday evening. There will be address es from the presidents of the local so- cieties and the annual election of officers for the ensuing year.
 t A few weeks ago, we recorded the t sale of the extensive tract of water front on the river, near the Congress street bridge, to the Bridgeport Electric Light 1 company. This company is under prac- tically the same control as the New Haven Electric company, which recently put up branch plant on Mill river ir New Haven. The same policy will be pursued here in Bridgeport and Archi , tects LOngstaff 6 Hurd are already pre- F pairing the plans for a new plant on this tract. The new location will not dc away with the old one, but will provide , facilities for receiving coal by water and running more economically. Probably about $50, ,000 will be invested in the new . plant Record.
 Frank c. Bennett, native of Easton
 once in the grocery business at Stepney and latterly wholesale liquor dealer or = Water street, died on Sunday from blood
 poisoning following an abscess in his ] ear. He leaves a daughter and two sis
 ters, Mrs Sturges Beers and Mrs Corne
 lius Fowler.
 The Democratic convention, Saturday
 night, nominated Hon D. N. Morgan fol
 mayor. In accepting, he said, ''If elect 3 ed, my endeavor will be judiciously tt
 protect and advance the best interests O. 0 the city. You have rendered me thi }. honor without reservations and l, there L fore, should be free to act in accordance
 with my best judgment" .~,4 -. f John Koch, Hungarian who tried tt ' save his wife and two children from :, fire stai ted by the explosion of a lamp
 Sunday night, died at the hospital, Mon j. day.
 Prof Gross will give "Carnival O j. Operas during April under the auspices
 of the Associated Charities.
 
 V The singular and sudden death of Johl l. H. Gordon, residing with his father, Johl r. ". Gordon, 459 Park avenue, Saturda.