The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
STAMFORD
Home Again-Main Street Road Not ,Ac. cep.ed- Mural Decorations in the Great Steamship-AQ Quiet Wedding Narrow Escape-L0cal Notes.

ken are glad to see her home once more from Oakland, California, where she is engaged as a teacher of physi- cal culture in a large college for girls. This is the second time she has come on from the Pacific coast to spend her vacation in dear old Stratford. Rev. c. s. Bullock arrived in town few days ago from prolonged bus mess trip to Cleveland and Buffalo. His invention for discovering a fire, known as the Dillock thermostat, has been installed upon two of the largest lake boats, the City of Buffalo and the City of Erie. These great pas senger steamers have each 34 stations, which make a record in three different parts of the ship, calling the crew to any portion of the vessel in case a fire breaks out.
 It will probably be a surprise to a good many of the residents and tax payers to learn that the new improv- ed Main St., from Hard's to the rail- cepted by the state road commission as a. satisfactory piece of work There are those, one of our selectmen includ. ed, who think the whole street or macadamized. It was a mistake on the part of someone to leave a strip of mud, or dirt road each side of the street next to the green sward.
 There will be. a meeting of the Vet erans of the Civil War, and the Sons of Veterans, at the Town Clerks of flee in the Town House for the eIec- ton of officers, and the transaction of other routine business next Monday evening" t
 Mr. Arthur Coe, who has been spending the winter in town, left to- day for a summer in Richmond, Yer mont.
 Mr. Bullock was in Newark, N, J., on Wednesday. He is enthusiastic about the new great steamship. Rob- ert Fulton, which is now making reg ,I- Albany. It will be recollected that the keel of this vessel was laid on the 11th of last January, and it was put into commission on the 24th of May, feat ral decorations on this boat surpass anything of the kind ever seen before. They were executed by Samuel Ward Stanton, an artist almost unknown to fame. but a gentleman who has been quietly and persistently working at his profession for 30 years. When he sent in his designs for competition they were at once accepted. He rep resents nearly the whole history of water navigation from the time of Hendrick Hudson, to the present day, in connection with Hudson river, seen cry, including Anthony's Nose, New berg and West Point. When passen- gers first see these striking and beau tifm paintings, they stand amazed at the conceptions of the artist.
 It is hoped every one who is inter- ested in the preservation of our shade trees, and who wishes to promote the usefulness of the Village Improvement Society, will go to the library this ev- ening to listen to the free lecture on the care of lawns and gardens, by Prof. Jenkinson of Yale.
 There is a report that Lewis Spen- cer of this town was run down by an automobile while on his way from the Sport Hill climb and that he escaped fatal injury by the ''skin of his teeth"
  from his bicycle and fell under the feet of a horse, but escaped with a few bruises. It is needless at this late day to comment upon the risks races.
 The funeral of the late George J. Beach, aged 43, was held yesterday af- ternoon at Putney.
 Red Men ninstrels win repeat their entertainment at Red Mems hall. There promises to be large attend ance.
 wedding yesterday afternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs. Briggs on Broad street, when Miss Marjory Beach Briggs was married to MT. Howard Clayton Crane of Mendham, N. J. The ceremony was by Rev. pr. Packhard. and the guests numbered hardly more than a dozen. The groom is connected with the New York Tele- phone company and the happy couple will reside in New Jersey.
 It is understood that the case of the autoist who ran over and killed boy on Stratford avenue, will come up be- fore Judge Peck tomorrow.
 The local grange has an invitation to visit the Monroe grange on the 11th inst.
 On Wednesday Miss Cornelia F. Beers died at the home of her broth CT, Seth B. Beers, aged 59. She has resided in town but a few months. The funeral was held this morning and the remains were taken to Branchville.
 w. Thompson took in the hippodrome and of course were delighted.
 The lecture by Prof. Jenkinson takes place this evening at the library. At the same time Rev. MT. Farrar will lecture at the Methodist church.