The Newtown bee., 1895-07-12
In Fairfield County.
BRIDGEPORT.

IS A GREAT CHANGE THAT AFFORDED
 KY MIR sExToN's REMOVAL FROM HIS
 PRESENT BUSINESS LOCATION.
 The biggest monumental sale New E ngland has ever known is now going on at the works of James Sexton, Jr., on Crescent avenue. A few weeks ago Mir Sexton was notified that he would have to vacate the site occupied by his
 father for almosta quarter of century. He had previously been assured that he was not to be disturbed and was given to understand that the railroad com pany's Improvements would in no way affect his business location. In view of these assurances he made trip to most
 of the eastern quarries early last spring ! and purchased thousands of dollars worth
 of finished monumental work. He se-
 cured many wonderful bargains, as he
 bought at time when money was scarce
 and stock plenty. The result is that he
 has upon his hands to-day absolutely l the finest collection of headstones and
 monuments in New England. This
 statement is not an exaggerated one as
 MT Sexton is the largest retail dealer in
 the East. In his yard there is to-day in finished stock work exceeding $100, ,000 in value. For MT Sexton to remove this to another site would mean the loss of many thousands of dollars for the ex-
 pense of removal to new location would be the samejas if the work was
 sold and taken to the cemetery in which s lit was to be set. But this is not the , chief reason why the hustling young , dealer offers his immense stock for sale ] at such sacrifice. He has signed con-
 tract with the largest wholesale dealers , in Quincy, Barre and Westerly to rep. resent their works here, and after he disposes of his present stock will have 3 an office here, but the work will all be = done in the quarries. On Monday o1 q this week he sold $14, GOO worth of head 9 stones and cemetery posts to a New 8 York retail dealer who knew good thing t when he saw it. The same day loca 9 retail dealer bought from him owe
 $2,000 worth of finished stock. Pur v e as MT Sexton is in position where to l. certain extent he is forced to sell. H 8 has got to vacate by certain day ant l. he is desirous to disposing of ever. e finished job on his hands. A visit to tn r yard will pay any one for their troubl
 as the price of every stone if plainl s marked. The Lafayette sarcophagus r. one of the best selling designs ever cal 8 ried, can be had to-day at just one-hal o the price it has been bringing. Ther is are only few of them left and whe
 these are gone it will be impossible ], secure others of the same patterr h There are no exceptions. Everything r. stock must go and if perchance any mor
 ument or headstone should remain LII
 sold the last day of the sale they will b
 returned to the quarry from whenc
 they came at the quarry owners price Il The yard was crowded all day yestel day, and $6,000 worth of work was sold II For further particulars see the adver W tisement on another page.
 t. THE WHOLESALE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS It Butter, creamery print 20a21, creamer r, tubs 17a20, dairy tubs 17a1S, common l t a15; factory cheese sa10, skim cheese e 5; fresh eggs 17c; chicken, spring aliv }, 18a20, dressed 25a30; fowls alive l. J. dressed 14al6; calves alive 5a6, dresse 8 0al1; lambs dressed 15; sheep dresse n 10c; hides 5a6; hay baled 16a17, loos n 1Sa17; straw loose 13a15; potatoes ol d 50a60 bu, new $1.25 bu; cabbage $1.25 r I. 50 bbl, Long Island cabbage per 100 } e Sc each; beets per dog punches 50a6O
 spinach bbl $l; kale soc bbl; asparagu t per lb Sal0; cucumbers 25a35c dog; rad l. ishes 10a15 doz; peas green $la1.50 bu j. honey 10a12c; beeswax 30c lb; sun drie g apples 5c lb; evaporated apples s; rasp l. berries 9a12; blackberries 10a12; mapl It sugar Sa10c lb; maple syrup 65c gal.
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