The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-28
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! { Tn town was the burning to death of Hubbard Blakeslee, a we'll known man about town. Those who are familiar with his history estimate that he was about S5 years of age, and not 1O3 as has been reported. He was in apparent good health. and was seen on the street the day be- lore the fire, with one of his horses. lie Hved in the box stall, with a stal- Hon, on the Goodsell place, but there was no necessity for his doing so, as ne was often urged to take a room in the house on the premises. But he was eccentric and stubborn, and pre- ferred to have his own way It is commonly reported that he was by no means kind to the animals he had In cnarge. Be all these things as they may, the barn in which he lived on Maple avenue was discovered to be on fire on Friday evening, and before help could arrive MT. Blakeslee was burned, as we'll as his horse and the buildings. 1t is not exactly known as the man who met his death in this awful form, slept on hay in the stau, and kept an oil stove in the same place. for his cooking, the pre- sumption is, the hay caught fire, pos s1bly while the old man was asleep, and the destruction followed. The funeral was helds this morning, at 10 o'clock. from the undertaking rooms of Charles Fable.
 Judge Bradley and wife spent Thanksgiving Day in New Haven. There appears to have been other reasons. than the death of his aunt, Mrs. Edward s. Spring, who died week ago today, why Harry Webster, we'll known trolley conductor, of town, committed suicide on Tuesday last at the home of his uncle, Ed ward s. Spring. It appears that a few years ago Webster came to town from Hartford, married the widow Jennings. a lady much his senior, and before long there were domestic trou- bles. caused in part by a son of the widow by her former husband. Fin ally the couple went to Noank to live, but the venture did not prove a happy one and the home was broken up and Mrs. Webster returned to toEn. All these things helped to make the young man Respondent. were sent to Hartford for burial.
 A few evenings since a large num- Der of the friends of Frank Brady gave him a surprise party. A boun- tiful supper was one of the attrac tions of the evening
 A few days ago some five acres of woodland, in the rear of the Whit ney place on State street, burned over by a fire the origin of which is ul- known. The long continued drought IS peinS severely IeIC Tn many placeS in town. Wells, never before known to go dry, are now without water.
 The suggestion has been made, and 1t is an excellent one, that the troll ! ley express company open a room at some convenient point where the citizens of the town, can be put. As matters now are it is all dumped on the sidewalk, and may be a coffin. kegs of beer, dry goods. mineral wa ter, and bags of onions, as well as household goods. The public street is no place for such things. Since the electric express has come to stay, depots for goods should be provided for all towns along the line.
 One who counted says about 500 automobiles went through town on the day of the football game at New Haven.
 No new tracks are to be laid on Riverside avenue and the Compo Beach road this season. Possibly something may be done next spring.
 Frank Brady and wife have been the glad recipients of a surprise par ty. at the Brady home on Washington street.
 As result of the union services at the Methodist church on Thanksgiv- ing Day. the sum of S2S was con- tributed to the Norwalk hospital.
 The Vigilant Fire Engine Company has sent its automobile to NorwallS to be fitted up with a body which will admit the carrying of all neces- sary fire apparatus.
 Edward F. Sturges and George D. Warren, are home from a hunting expedition in Maine. They found plenty of snow in the woods. and saw many deer, some of which they kill ed and had venison for dinner.
 William G. Staples and wife have announced the engagement of their daughter, Mary Coley, to Edward McHenry Hunt of Moptclair, N. J. A bridge party was given in honor of the event.
 The rumor which spread through town directly after the election, to the effect that the ballot boxes were left unlocked all night, proves to have been misapprehension. They were placed in the vault in the Town house. in the presence of witnesses, and were taken from the vault the next morning, in the presence of wit nesses, and the necessary work fin- ished which could not be done the evening before. After this the boxes were sealed.
 The people of Saugatuck, or at least some of them, object to there being another saloon opened in that village.