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

Now that the fire department of Bridgeport proposes to decline to run to fires in this ancient town, since the impression prevails that the town slow in getting about providing ade- quate fire protection. it is hoped the citizens at the forthcoming town meeting will sit up and take notice. The least that can be done is to ap- propriate the money needed to buy an automobile to haul the fire appar- atus. as will be recommended by the committee to whom the matter was referred.
 Officers were elected and the box social enjoyed at the Housatonic grange meeting on Saturday evening.
 The usual services were held in the local churches yesterday, as they are on every Sunday.
 The way elm trees are coming down on Barnum avenue makes one think a little shade will be very welcome.
 Judge Peck has appointed Fred erick Nettleton chairman of the com mittee to consider forming a Board Of Trade. It is whispered that MT. Nettleton is in favor of such an in very many trades people in town.
 It is announced that work on the Barnum avenue road has been sus- pended for the winter.
 St. Johns lodge has elected two deacons-F. O. Snow and Thomas Tavlor.
 Already the business section of the town is putting on Christmas holi- day dress. The display of cakes and tarts in the local bakery, is very tempting. a big table has been erect exhibition of Chrismtas gifts; MT. Sammis. at his department store is soon to have glassware 'sten- ing' which is something out of the usual. and MT. Falk is piling in all the holiday magazines and illustrated journals. Progress and artistic mo- tions are the watchwords of the hour.
 Miss Estella Park is well again, and Mrs. Theodore Judson has left the lighthouse for few days and gone to Bridgeport.
 of the trolley roads, has been over strained and tired out recently, ow- ing to the nesky way the power plant began to behave as soon as the snow storm came.
 Isaac Lockwood's bungalow is re- ported as making progress.
 Before long now the concrete foun. dations of the new Futile block will be laid. unless all signs fail.
 It is quite true. as has been reI marked before. that Prof. Porter of Yale will delvier three of the lectures in the coming course at the library. You know Prof. Porter's folks once ryed in town, and he takes peculiar delight in coming to Stratford. He has said as much more than once: place at the Devon club tomorrow evening.
 A water pipe recently burst in one of our local stores. owing to the low temperature. Little damage resulted as the leak was promptly discover
 ;x five bursting water pipes-always some thing to keep the industrious citizen on the anxious seat.
 Bessie Houghton continues to hold classes in dancing.
 Tn an effort to get nearer Bridge port. George Moulton and wife have taken A rent on Hewitt street, near the corner of Stratford avenue.
 A good many ladies who embro1der live on Warwick avenue anu mex. mex. to Mrs. Howard Hoadley. Keep the dat in mind.
 Ezra Craahm has gone to Knox vile Tenn.
 Mrs. Georgfanna Wood will admin ister the estate of the late Edmund c. Wood.
 It is said a neat sum was the re- suit of the food and fancy article sale held last Friday by the ladies of the Congregational church. AL od in for some good cause when the 1adio- make an appeal to the public. The affair was very enjoyable.
 The axe of our tree warden has been busy this year and some 40 of o,,. bio shade trees have been laid low and converted inot fire wood They we've mostly dead from ola age rheu- -,,atism and other complaints. It would really be good plan to place ? young tree in the spot where the ald one was removed. This town --,ust keep up its reputation for beau +iful shade trees.
 It is stated that on January 1st +he Cunheao club will celebrate its quarter centennial AS the dav falls on Sunday there must be some mis- ----- A> AA~ ----->--~~~.--A-A