The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
STAMFORD

The uppermost topic of converse ton in town today is of course the annexat ton question, and who will go to Hartford tomorrow to oppose the proposition. Among the gentlemen ] who have announced that they ln- tend to take the morning tram are Frank E. Conine, Father OConner, Rev. c. s. Bullock, Town ClerK Lowell, Ex-Selectman Williams, the acting selectmen of the town, Judge Peck as matter of course, and many others MT. Bullock will oppose the annexing of a single inch to Brldge- port. It is expected Elliott w. Fech, president of the Board of Trade will be on hand, also 8 good many me1n- bers of the Board.
 The impression has heretofore pre- vailed that many of the residents or Hollister Heights are in favor or an- nexation. Even if this is so,. there are others who oppose annexation. A petition circulated in that district, and representing those who live on Barnum and Bruce avenues, Holllster Heights, West avenue and King street extended as well as Burritt avenue, has been signed by tlfe following per sons protesting against annexation: Dalton, Lorenzo W. schmitt. Thomas V. Law, Joseph Celats, Samuel simon. Patrick, John. James and , Henry | II, Shea, Michael Fitzgerald, James Daw- son. Joseph McKenna, Matthew 9. Malgard, Adolph Ochschlager, Peter and Charles Sobel, John Lyclikson, Peter J. Collins, Stephen J. Blasco, William J. Oldershaw, Edwin s. Hoyt, Thomas H. McQuillan. David Hem nessey, William J. Barrett, Patrick Riley, Nettie M. Abercrombie, Michael Lillie, Edgar P. Beardsley, Ivan L. Morehouse, Henry E. Wells, and George K. Wilson.
 There will be special meeting this evening at the Neighborhood church | for the election of officers for the r ensuing year.
 James Maury, from Morgan street, l in search of work, drifted into a ! Water street saloon in Bridgeport on Saturday, and took rather too mulch crazy water. By the time he had reached the depot in this town, on his way to New Haven, to pass his exam. as a good workman, being by trade a teamster, the inspiration | began to work off and he was ull. consciously making bowling wilder l ness of the neighborhood. Being ar rested and, placed in the cooler until Monday morning, and having no nlOr-
 ey, and promising to get out of Strat- 1 ford as fast as his legs would carry 1 him, the judge. before whom he was l brought yesterday. allowed him to depart in peace, he promising never
 again to touch another drop of the | element"
 Saturday evening, at the hall of the Red Men, Claribel Lewis. and Nina | Aufford gave very pretty subscrlp- tion dance to the music of Hotchkiss orchestra. There were 40 couples in the grand march, comprising much of the younger element of the towns l social set.
 l But tor the fact that the machine for throwing pictures upon screer from lantern slides, failed to work or Sunday evening, at the Congregation al church, when Mir. Howard Rich ards of Yale spoke about the work II of the Yale Mission Band in Chang
 sha, province of Human, China, tht
 entertainment would have been more
 interesting. The slides were from tht
 collection of Prof. W. H. Sallmor
 which he had collected while ii
 China. This mission is supported b.
 Yale graduates and students. Whit in harmony with the older denom1na
 tions. 1t is independent of them. The Okenucks promise to be a. lively this week as usual; on Wed
 nesday there will be prayer meet ings, whist and embroidery clubs; ci
 Thursday the Board of Trade is to re
 late it's experiences at GardeI Hartford 1i, th, 1 have one of it's stated meetings. Fri day will be the great day in town
 when divers and diverting doings vii take place at the new Franklin scho0
 house.
 tween Louis Hubbell of the Ferr . road and William Hughes and MI IDu Four, over the flooding of
 meadow in the winter for the pur
 pose of making a skating pond. M , Hubbell says some of his land is thu far nd he
 sum of $500 damages.
 S The Board of Trade having aska l Representative Charles H. Peck, ho'
 he feels in regard to the annexat1o & problem, he has replied that he heartily opposed to the annexation (
 any portion of the town to Bridge N port, and he intends to resist all leg
 islation looking to that end. Freddy Converse, Warwick, avenu
 has had a little surprise party frol a some of his playmates.
 Ell c. K. Blakeslee has made a bri' l visit to New Milford.
 Mabel Tooley, J. Collins and c. H Porter have been on the sick list Howard Policy is working for NeV 8 ton Reed.
 dentist, has moved into town. 8 Miss Frances Robinson, after a wis 8 in town has returned to Lynchbur & Va.
 & Samuel Dickinson was in town ov & Sunday. :. q Clam chowder supper this evenir = l at the Methodist church.
 Rev. pr. Packard conducted u : funeral last Saturday of the late Jof : Smith.
 This afternoon was held the f , neral of Edgar F. Bond, who di
 after short sickness from an atta
 of pneumonia He leaves three brot ers three daughters, and two so1 . besides 8 widow
 m John Flint, who works for MT. A @ sum, our local baker, was struck
 a trolley on Saturday. but while u
 conscious for time, it was discove
 ed that no serious injury had resu
 ed. He stepped in. front of Par
 disc Green car. Earl Bray, of et
 Wilson pharmacy fixed him up a F. now he is on. the high road to l
 covery.