The Newtown bee., 1892-11-11

mention of a circus turns many heads at
once.
j. A, Bailey, the circus king, arrived
at home in New York, last week Satur-
day night and made flying visit to the
winter quarters last week.
DR. G. w. Osborn had his house enter
ed on Broad street, week ago Monday
night, the thieves entering by means of
a ladder, opening window at his office
and going to the sleeping room. They
secured gold watch and chain, valued
at 500 and $40 in money. There was
1926 in bureau in the room but fortu-
nately it was not found.
On Thursday evening. November 3,
the Epworth league of the First Metho-
dist church, chapter 1442, met at the res
idence of Mrs II. II. Scribner, No. IS
Prospect street. The following mem
bers were appointed delegates to the con-
vention to be held at New Rochelle, NY. :,
on Thursday, November IL: Messrs n.
E. Nickerson, W. II. Griffith, Richard
Demarest, Mrs Daisy Nickerson, Mrs
Hanford Pratt. Miss Susie Hampton,
Miss Annie E. Hawley and Miss Marion
Strong. Mrs III. H. Scribner is also a
delegate by virtue of her office, general
secretary of the Epworth league of the
New York East conference) and DR. F.
c.. Graves, member of the board of con-
troll. Bishop j. Fl. Vincent will deliver
one of his lectures in the evening.
A fair audience gathered in the assem-
bly, hall of the Y. NJ. c. A. building on
Sunday afternoon, November 6, to listen
to the repetition by Ii. l.. Hastings of
Boston, Mass, of his popular lecture,
''The mistakes of Moses"
The announcement of the resignation
of the genial and affable general secreta-
ry of the Y. M. C. A, J. B. Ferguson,
was a surprise to the Bridgeport public.
William Crouch has been appointed
assistant town clerk by Town Clerk Wat
son and the appointment has been ap-
proved by Mayor Marigold.
The board of directors of the Bridge
port coffee house held business meet
ing and reception in the parlor of the
coffee house, No. 376 Water street, on
Monday evening, November Z. They
have issued very fiattering report COW
ering the eight months of their existence.
The tables give seating capacity of 60.
They have Sc beds for sleepers. The ex-
ecutive committee have rented another
floor in the same building and will place
80 more beds for the accommodation of
dodgers. The accrued profit for the
eight months amounts to 1913 81.
On Monday evening, November Z, the
third quarterly conference of the First
Methodist church was held at the church,
Rev DR. w. w. Clark, pastor, presiding
in the absence of the elder, Rev G. S.
Wing. By vote of the conference, the
elder was requested to use his influence
with the bishop and cabinet at the next
annual conference in an effort to secure
the return of DIR Clark as pastor for the
next ensuing conference year.
Tuesday evening in the high school as
sembly hall the Boston Ideal club gave
a most enjoyable concert of banjo and
mandolin music, intersperced with sing
ing by the club. Mr. Lansing's banjo So
los were very we'll executed and his hum
erous song ,imitating a sufferer, brought
down the house. He was obliged to re-
spond to two recalls and even then it is
doubtful if the boyish part of the audi
ence were satisfied. Mr. Grover did some
fine work with the banjo and all of the
choruses were good, notably "The dar-
kies Jubilee" with its limitations of dam
cling, steamboat whistle, etc. The en-
tertainment was given for the benefit of
the B. H. S. football team and did honor
to the enterprise of the boys who man.
aged it, as well as netting them good
profit.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Maria Louisa Cheney and George A.
Jameson in ST Peters church, Milford,
Thursday, November 10.
Last Thursday evening was given the
second in the Olivet lecture course, by
Rev /. NJ. Foster on life in Confederate
prisons The sufferings of our brave
boys in blue were most graphically de-
picted. The third of the course, IAN
evening with the blind poetess, Fanny
Crosby. assisted by the North church
choir, occurred on Tuesday, tie Sth.
Herbert Porter is at home from Wash
| ngton, D. c., visiting his father, the vet
] eran school teacher, w. w. Porter. Nj
Porter has position in the customs de