The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-12-15

George Krause, of Finn street, who died
from typhoid fever sulting from drink
ing water out of an old well. The section
of the city where the Krauses reside, has
been without water for some time and
many of the families in the neighborhood
have resorted TO the use of water from
old wells.
The Minister'S association, Of Bridge.
port, presented to the board of aldermen
at the meeting OF the latter, last week, the
draft Of a proposed ordinance and If the
latter Ia made law, it will be crime
for saloon keepers to harbor women
about their places Of business in future.
DR. William A. Lockwood, who was
found dead at bis home, 81 Church street,
Brooklyn, one day last week, apparently
having ended his life by drinking carbolic
acid, was born In Norwalk sixEy-five years
ago, and the news OF his death came as a
great sheck to many of his acquaintance.
He was q son Of William S. L 1ckWood, OF
the wealthy Lockwood family, who
could trace their ancestry back to the
founding of Norwalk. He was also a
son-in-law Of the wealthy Frederick ST
John, the head of another wealthy Nor.
walk family.
In Meriden the water situation is so
serious that churches were forbidden
on Sunday to use water to operate their
or gan motors and some parts of the city
were without water altogether. In
Bridgeport the supply of water has been
reduced from sixteen million gallons a
day to eight million gallons and people
have to get along on half supply.
The Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. is con-
structing new reservoir in Nichols, cap
able Of holding 100, ZOO, 900 gallons, but
it will not be ready for use for somt
months. The new reservoir Ia fed BY
streams that are well Nigh inexhaustible,
and 1t will prove great addition to the
company's system. The water in the
present reservoirs Ia getting lower daily
and heavy downpour is sadly needed
At Beardsley Park reservoir some i'm
provement has been noticed recently.
DR. r. M. English, who has been house
surgeon Of the Bridgeport hospital for
the past six months, sewers his connection
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be succeeded by Dir Merrill OF Waterville.
Me-, present assistant house surgeon.
The Ives-Andrews company Of Dan
bury has filed articles of association with
the secretary Of state. The corporation
is organized to do q retail merchandise
business, the capital being 1888 900, :sdiyi-
ded in $50 shares. A maj )riJy Of the
stockholders are George Comstock, J. M.
Ives and Charles 3. Andrews.
According to the Telegram, the Con-
solidated road intends TO establish wa
ter route between Stamford ard New
York. After carefully ex mining the
territory between Harlem and Norwa1k
the company found Stamford to offer the
best advantages for terminus. Freight
from the west to eastern points will be
brought to Stamford on transports and
trains will be made up there for cities in
the east. In connection with this 1t Ia the
Intention OF che company to establish q
passenger service, which in all probab-
ility will include day and night boat.
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Mrs Edward Lahey, Al years old, the
wife OF q prominent contractor, living ct
Danbury, dropped dead, Saturday after
noon, as she was taking seat In dent
lists chair. The excitement Of the visit
to the dentist and probably the dread of
the ordeal brought on an attack OF heart
disease. She was the mother of fourteen
children, nine OF whom survive her.
President Hadley, In his speech before