The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-29
NEWSY NUGGETS
 FROM OLD MONROE
. Special to the Farmer.)
 By Arthur w. French.

Monroe Oct 29.-Town Clerk Stiles
 M. Clarke, who, through his efficiency and popularity with both political par ties, has held office for nine years, is again the Democratic nominee for our legislative representative. Against a decided Republican majority two
 years ago, with this nomination, he
 ran so far ahead of his ticket that
 he came within a few votes of win
 you don't succeed" etc. MT. Clark is
 not given to strenuosity or any
 'twhirlwind campaign business. He
 simply says: eff am good enough
 ture then let the electors say so at
 the polls and I will heartily appre-
 cfate the honor conferred upon me,
 even if it carries no victory. If I am
 defeated why. my hat off to the win
 ner- But there's a little bird twit-
 terfng over Monroe, Clarke will win
 when the votes are in.
 It is to laugh, for those hereabouts,
 who have heard of comica1 COW
 chase pulled off last week on the
 Edwards farm, over Stepney way. A twent after spirited heifer, pur-
 chased by a Center resident. All day
 they vainly tried to catch the never touched me- bovine and came back empty handed at night. All coaxing, foxy tricks and a host of subterfuges failed and the heifer was certainly alleged that they trailed the animal all over the 100-acre farm and that she did about everything but climb ing trees or turning turtle. It was cup race. Over and under fences, stone walls, through brush and swamp and brook and corn in the shock and so many things. chasing that kid of a COW and nothing doing. That is, in the catching line, so the hunters came back Riding in the g1oaming and talking of their adven- lures, the wit of the party, as they were passing cemetery, said: Here's where we get off,
 Mrs. Henry s. Habersham. nee Bes- | sic stanton, wife of the rector of St. | few here are aware, is the grand | daughter of the late Secretary of War Stanton in Lincoln's cabinet. and made famous during the civil war | times. Mrs. Habersham has resided | in Washington and still owns property l there. She has just returned from a | visit there, where she has relatives | and friends.
 Just as soon as the dead leaves of | autumn accumulate, the northern boundary of the town, every year, fires, adjacent to the railroad they | being mostly caused, it is alleged. by sparks from passing locomotives. fire. So far this season not a fire of consequence has been started.
 Clarke & Andrews are this week Monroes pride, the pretty and state ly Masonic temple of Washington Lodge, F. and A. M. The colonial colors, chrome yellow and white, have been retained in artistic work ing. making the structure, with it's Corinthian architecture, again notice able as a dominant scenic feature of the Center
 Henry J. Ford is this week having the finishing up work done to his new water storage reservoir adjacent to his pumping plant. The structure g is of cement and grouting put up under the work and supervision of John N. Lester. There is nothing like 1t in town and it Is a -efeditable piece 1f WeFkT- It's capacity is. over 5000 gal L. Ions. the water f1owage coming from the ancient still and springs that have never been recorded as running dry.
 The Center Store Club, to a cinder, aas unanimously declared, irrespec- tive of any political aff1liation, that, with the use of the Australian ballot, n Monroe. there ought to be more I fight on the subject, either daylight { 9r lamplfght, to dispe1 the semi darkness in the ballot booths. Near { lghted, Weak-eyed, the aged and even good seeing electors, at the late town ( 'lection, had much complaint, regard I ng the dark booths. The wit of the { Hub rises to say that it would be I wise plan to go to the polls with a z landy taIIow "dip'' in ones pocket f !