The Newtown bee., 1892-08-12
BRIDGEPORT.

The statement that J John H. McMahon of McMahon & Wren had bought the Parmly house at the corner of Park ave- nue and Park place is without founda- tion.
 A church lawn party was held, last week Thursday night, at the residence of $. o. Garfield for the purpose of swell ling the fund of the Epworth League.
 At a meeting of the Barber's union at Golhardt's barber shop, last Friday, it was deceded to keep open all the shops in the city on Sunday.
 The Bridgeport Horse Railway Go. have received 8 considerable number of new horses during the past week.
 Camp Uncas went into camp at the Twin lakes, last week Tuesday and ex- pect to stay 10 days.
 Mrs Mary Foley of Springfield, Mass, is guest of Mrs Ivers of Caroline street.
 Miss Mary McMahon, who has been on weeks vacation with her aunt at Woodbridge, is expected home, Satur- day. Misses Louisa and Annie Rickard, Annie Giblin and Master Ed Gilligan have gone to Rondout on the Hudson to spend their vacation.
 A large excursion from the Farrell foundry of Ansonia picniced at Seaside park, Saturday. They brought down about 1900.
 Mrs B. F. Pike and Miss Minnle Pike left, Saturday, for months vacation at Boston and Buzzard's bay.
 The large cross was raised successfully on the East Side M. E. church, New Ha- ven, last week Wednesday, by O'Brien & Schindler. It stood four feet, 10 inches high, weighed about 225O lbs. and was raised to it's place, 65 feet high, by six men in 45 minutes. It is made of East Haven brown stone and cut by Redfield 6 Sons, sub-contractors. It is consider ed by the people of East Haven one of the finest pieces of pressed brick and brown stone work in the vicinity.
 The late A. L. Winton executed a will on the 21st day of January, 1890, by which he disposes of an estate estimated to be worth $5O,000. He gives a certifi- cate of stock in the New York produce exchange valued at about 5000 and one half the insurance fund that goes with it, valued at about $5000, to his widow, Eli ga B. Winton; also to her the insurance derived from the Bridgeport mutual life assurance association. He then directs that, in case his estate shall not amount to over 0,0O0, that the life use of one third of it shall be set aside for his wid- ow; the life use of another third shall be held by trustees for the use and benefit of his son. David T. Winton and the re- maining one third is given absolutely to his son, Andrew L. Winton. Should the estate net more than $30, ,000, he then pro- latives and charitable institutions, aggre- gating $l0,000. If there should be any thing remaining after the above, he then provides the life use of one third of this balance to be used for the benefit of his widow and, at her decease, the same to
 
 invested as permanent fund, the income of which is to be used to provide free sit tings in the church. The other two thirds of the balance is divided equally between the two surviving sons. The executors named in the will are Dea Da- vid Wooster, George E. Winton and Or ange Merwin and it was executed before Attorney Joseph J. Rose. The execu- tors have qualified with bonds in the sum of $2500 and John c. Shelton and Zalmon Goodsell have been appointed ap- praisers of the estate.
 A new lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen made up of residents of the North End, has been organized under favorable conditions. The organization will meet in the chapel of Oliyet church for the present.
 Rev c. B. Sterling of Kansas assisted Rev E.. K. Holden in the Sunday services at Olivet church.
 c. K. Kelsey, a United States govern ment official, spent Sunday at his old home.
 Attorney John Holden hes been spend ing a few days with his father, Isaac Hol- den, president of the scientific society.
 Miss Marble of the Courtland school, Miss Hattie Parrott, Miss Mamie Cogs- well and Miss Durand are spending few weeks at Hotel Brandon, Brandon, Va. | 45 The cyclone, Tuesday night, prostrat- ed the big Democratic banner over Main tstreet.
 T. F. Taylor has been elected presi- dent, ". D. Seeley treasurer and Percy l.. Johnson financial secretary of the Young Mems Republican club.
 John W. Byers of the Park City cloth 1 ing house and wife are home from an outing at Castine, Maine.
 STRATFIELD. Sneak thieves are at work again. This time it was Fred Bennett's house. They succeeded in getting his wife's gold watch, but overlooked quite sum of money.