The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
COMPLAINTS AT AVON PARK
Residents of This Section the Most Prompt to Pay Their Taxes Don't Get Lights Promised
Especial to The Farmer.

Special to The Farmer. Stratford, May 25-Frederick K. Pritchard has purchased a lot on Sut- ton avenue from Sheriff Charles E.. Stagg, and will move the bakery build
 ing there. The building is sound and can be readily moved the only prob lem being the large number of wires On Main street which have to be re-
 moved to allow the building to pass.
 The residents of the section below
 Avon Park are complaining that all
 though they were to be assigned IA
 street lamps in the general distribution
 only five have been located. resi-
 dent of this section said yesterday. q
 don't see why we should not have as
 much consideration as any other sec
 tion of the town. We are not rich
 down in this end of the town but we pay our taxes every year whether
 times are good or not. I don't think
 that you will find any section of the
 town where they are more prompt than down here among the poorest class in
 the town. We have worked hard to improve this territory which was un- productive and waste before we came and dug out the stumps and drained it. Most of us down here are foreign born but We appreciate the privilege of living in Stratford more than many whose forefathers settled here before the Revolution. All we want is fair look in.''
 The funeral of William Smith was held from his late residence yesterday afternoon. At the request of the fam fly the obsequies were private. An abundance of flowers sent by friends testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held. One large flat bou- Quet came from the companions of the deceased with whom he was popular. It bore the names of Clayton K. Blakeslee, George O. Lines Arthur B. Park, Joseph Johnson. George Webb. A. D. Clinton, and Oliver Park. Other Friend" Rev. N. Ellsworth Cornwall read the Episcopal service. The in terment' was at Union Cemetery
 Major William Newberry has pur- chased the Taylor property on War. wick avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis E. Peck are out of town for few days visiting friends up the river. |
 Mrs. W. Howard Cone, and her son. w. Howard Cone, Jr., who was born on Saturday are doing finely at their Warwick avenue home. Mrs. Cone is fhe daughter of the late Frank W. Beers of King street.
 Rufus Bent and his little daughter who have been through an attack of diphtheria are able to sit up and their recovery is assured by pr. W. H. Coggswell who has attended them.
 The 'Dingbat' formerly the 'Ophe- lia-Deac'' having been rebuilt from her kelson up was launched and put into commission on Sunday. The crew is an all captain aggregation and who ever happens to be on deck is the ranking officer. The Captains are Geo. O. Lines Deacon Clinton, Joe Johnson and Oliver Park.
 Deacon Clinton has returned to his old position at the Locomobile works l
 The fn1lnu-inc ri nd ro1 1ot iIrpo were present at the family reunion | held at the residence of MT. and Mrs. | Harry Hunt on Harris street, Tuesday | evening: MT. and Mrs. Robert Heller, | MT. and Mrs. Charles Silliman MT. | and Mrs. Robert Silliman, Miss Silli- man, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haywood, Mrs George K. Wilson, Alan Will | son, Keeler Wilson, MT. and Mrs. Silli- man and MT. and Mrs. Harry Hunt.
 Mrs. Louise Gilbert. who died at the home of her sister Mrs. Fannie Peck | Monday, was born in Stratford where she lived the early part of her life. | She was the daughter of Louis and | Hattie Curtis. After her marriage she left the town but returned a year ago and has since made her residence here She was prominent in the work of the Methodist church. The funeral which was held this afternoon was largely attended
 Mrs. George O. Lines will tomorrow the members of the North | End whist club with a box party at Polls theatre. On June the club will be the guests of Miss Wilcoxson at the same place.
 On Saturday John Taylor will pre- sent banner to the Stratford Drum corps on the green in front of the Centre school. The affair will be of interest for the boys will wear their new uniforms. An invitation has been received from Rev. H. A. Davenport by the corps to lead the children of the Peoples Baptist church in the Sunday school parade which takes nlace on Iune in Rrideennrt