The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
SEWER QUEsTt0Hsl6lB'
Rroblem Will Be Discussed in Board t- of Trade Meeting Tonight.
Especial to The Farmer.)

- Special to The Farmer.)
 Stratford, Aug. 10-At the meeting i. of the Board of Trade to be held at fthe Pootatuck Yacht club this evening fmatters of importance will come up ffor consideration. The Improvement \ committee and the b-committee on sewers will report. The sewer ques- ftion is just now the burning issue in the town, and the committee will have some important information to inn ' part to the board as we'll as to the whole town.
 The committee of the 17th regiment Veteran association on the coming re- union have accepted the invitation of the Board of Trade and the veterans \ will meet in this town to the expect k ed number of 200 on August 2S The rooms of the Cupheag club will be | used for the business meeting which will be held in the morning. . At 12:30 a dinner will be served in the rooms of the Grange above the club rooms after which the afternoon session will be devoted to- speaking 11Nfe EfhteranS have invited aseveral@ premiiiert men
 to make addresses and the afternoon Twill be interesting to all who attend. EOf the twelve men from Stratford who were members of the regiment only three remain. These are Capt. Will fson French, W. ". Beers and James i H. Blakemapr, To IsarrX Tou tejtS ans the Board TFadaa will need funds and committee consisting of F. l.. Curtis. W. H. Morehouse, Clayton K. kBlakesles, F. E. Blakeman, Charles l H. Weifes and Elliott W. Peck has
 been appointed to solicit contributions of money.l
 } Late Sunday night freight train was held up on the tracks here by
 the pulling out of coupling. The
 A -. ,1n
 the broken parts were removed and the Fears chained together. ,T
 Those children who will take part in the human flag for the. Redmen's
 anniversary and who cannot attend
 the rehearsal at Redmen's hall to-
 merrow afternoon should dr9p g pos
 tai card to either Prof. NV. Ih Kelsey
 er Miss Beatrice Derby notifying them
 ef the fact. Every child in the town
 Twill be needed for the flag
 Twenty young people participated in S1the lawn fete and Penny Walk" at
 dhe residence of Miss Marguerite Gar
 ry on South Elm street last night. kThe grounds were handsomely decor
 ated and refreshments were served 3Those present were: Misses Mae fBeardsley, Ruth Ravens, Arlene Cur
 tis. Evelyn Bullock, Antoinette Baker, EMay Sherwood, Elsie Cranston, Helen HGaylord and Marguerite Garry and
 
 Harold Beers,. Emmet EBeardsley, Herbert Fryer, Marcus EGarry, Frederick Garry and Donald fSammis. .ssry Word was received here this morn *ang announcing the rapid recovery of
 E,ormer Sheriff Charles E. 'Stagg who
 was operated on in the Roosevelt hos
 pital, New York. two weeks ago. The
 sheriff expects to don his ordinary
 clothing on Saturday and take his kplace in a convalescent's chair Miss-s Jua.pftaE Hines, fWlil .ffeave zto- kmorrow forr.New York naher way to
 Schnectady where she will visit her
 Brother, Joseph Hines.
 t The annual picnic of Housatonic kgrange is being held today at Meadow
 orchard on the property of James Hen sFy Blakeman at Oronoque. ~ The infant son of MT. and Mrs. Pat ktrick Cullen of Sedgwick avenue died of cholera infantum on Tuesday. The Funeral was held yesterday,tand the |anterment at St. Michael's cemetery.