The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
STAMFORD

Reeds ferocious dog made another attack upon man yesterday fore noon. The gentleman was from Bridgeport, and ventured too near the animal, which is fastened to it's ken nel with a very long chain. The first tn ng the man knew the dog had at- tackled him and tore his thick over coat in many places. Fortunately a vigorous defense was made or the brute would have had the man by the throat. All the consolation the man got from MT. Reed was that the brute is licensed and was on private property. The gentleman threatens to bring suit for damages.
 Persons wishing to go to Bridgeport. should calculate upon talk ng an hour running of the trolley cars. They will have the pleasure of standing from 15 to 20 minutes in the snow at the corner of Stratford avenue and East Main street. and again at the corner of Barnum avenue and East Main. There is no close connection between the different lines.
 The food sale at the chapel of the Congregational church began this afternoon at 3 o'clock
 Will am Topping. Willard Baldwin. Frederick Bevans and Ernest Wilcox have charge of the 4th annual dance to be given on the 18th inst, by the
 
 MT. Goodell and family have moved into their new house just back of the old Catholic rectory.
 Miss Annie Tomlinson. Oronoque, is quite i'll With pneumonia.
 Possibly there will be a rabbit hunt on Christmas day. engineered by Wal ter Hanford and Meigs Russell.
 The town will not be asked at the coming town meeting to make an ap- propriation for the purchase of a costly auto-chemical engine. but the committee VII report that the sum of two or three thousand dollars may well be given for an automobile cap- able of hauling such apparatus as the town possesses to fire in the short est possible time.
 It appears that the additional sum of $500 is needed to complete the Franklin school house and pay for land which the town at it's last meet ing agreed to purchase.
 |. It is hoped the old question of light ing the streets. will become a new question at the next meeting, and that the town will follow the example of Fairfield and order gas lamps at once.
 At the Elliott W. Peck fire Freder- ick P. Beardsley, had the misfortune to take tumble. and falling cut his wrist so badly a doctor had to take eight stitches in sewing it up.
 Miss Lilla E. Judson has recovered from recent illness and resumed her vocation in Bridgeport.
 It is announced that Charles E. Stagg, who has been in the sBridge- port hospital for a week, VII be able to return to his home tomorrow.
 After weeks visit with Mrs. Wade-Cook, M ss Jeanette Judson has returned to New York.
 The dance tonight at Red Mems Ion ic for the benefit of MaS0 building fund. Persons who are not Masons will be welcome.
 The box social at the Housatonic grange tomorrow evening, will he along the lines of lunch boxes, sold to the highest bidder.
 Hereafter Mss Margaret Heig will devote her time to music.
 Two young men from town who thought they would like to enter the navy hay returned. They now pro- pose to join the Pootatuck Yacht club. That will be navy enough for them.
 When MT. Futile gets his new build ing finished, 1t is expected that one of the stores will be occupied by MT. Assum with his bakery.
 Owing to the bowling storm and the difficulty of travelling in the troll ley, not nearly so many Red Men with their wives went to the Empire theatre. a few evenings ago as oth- erwise would have been the case. It is reported that the play contained several local hits.
 The Mason have elected the fol- lowing officers: Sen!ors warden w. T. Garner: juno wardeneW. E. Wealth erhee. treasurer S. E. Reynolds; sec R. Cuzher. Bernard Fl. Merrick and william B. Bristol: Finance commit tee David L. Rhoades. G. W. Broder- ick and R. L. Tayleure.