The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-05
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| Up to the present time the delay in
perfecting plan for the placing of
the so street gas lamps, ordered at the
Last town meeting. must be charged
to the town officials. Thus far they
no meeting of the Selectmen and the
advisory committee to consider the
matter. Only q day or two ago did
Selectman Welles telephone down to
the town hall to learn che names of
the committee appointed by MIR.
Brakeman. although they were. pub
tished in the Farmer at least ten days
ago. Mr.. Welles has been in New
York attending q poultry show. He
returned feeling quite unwell. Pos
sibly he will begin to incubate on the
subject Of street lights. with the other
Selectmen. and ha CHI out some sort
Of plan so the posts can be at once
put in position and the lights burning
before next May. Evidently thus far
the :. Selectmen have regarded the
whole matter as of slight importance ;
one that can wait their pleasure. The
place The lamps in 10 days. as soon
as it was decided where they are to
be placed.
Mr.. Confines petition for another
town meeting. to consider enlarging
the appropriation for more lights. has
been placed in the hands Of ,lle Sc
lectmen and a warning is to be is
sued for the 18th inst. 1t has been
intimated that when the meeting is
held a, motion will be made to rescind
the vote for street lights made at the
last town meeting and the whole
question may be UP in the air. There
are gen Aernen in town who think
electric lights are to be preferred to
gas, and the prospect now is the ques-
ton may be fought out on that line.
xIEAy~l or r-I,% ( ,rr,rvf
vacation from his labers in Chicago,
% which city he expects to return by
the middle of next week, gave a tur-
key supper on Tuesday evening at the
residence Of DIR. Lewis. to the men,
bers OF the Outing Club. The young
Howard Curtis. Howard Beers. Roger
Briggs. Robert Lewis. Donald Sam
mis-. Ar hur eardsley. Allan and
Keller Wilson. Henry Welles, Ivan
Morehouse and Fred Bennetto The
boys. contemplate enjoying another
Inn when a larger number Will SIT
down to The tables.
The supper to be given this evening
at the chapel by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, will be largely attended. One
of the principal dishes will be chicken
salad. as a large number, Of chickens
have been given for the purpose.
Miss Marjorie SM1inlan is unable to
return to her school at present. since
she is suffering from an attack of
tonsifitis.
Miss May Beardsley left town yes
terday for Laselle College.
Miss Dorothy Reardsley has return
ed to her school in New York State.
Mrs. Maurice Curtis has been enter
taining Horace and William Yelling
ton and their wives.
Vernon 8. MorehOuse and Miss Bes-
HOI1QhtOn announced n.
gagged.
w. A Dean and wife are visiting
in Hartford
Our local Red Men are now taking
Until the committee appointed at
the last town meeting has made pub
lie it's plan for disposing of the so
lights ordered by the town, it would
be quite risky, to say the least. to
forecast their intentions It by no
means follows that they would place
all the lights in Main. Elm. King. and
White streets and in East Broadway
and Judson Place. Elliott W. Peck
is one of the committee. and he will
surely look out for Long Brook ave-
nue.. And 1t may be doubted if Mr..
of the lights as has been intimated.
And Mr.. Hendrfckson would see to. it
that some were installed, as the
phrase is. in the Hollister Heights dis
trict. The intent of the town was
to begin in a small way and develop
a plan which can be made more COM
prehensive. But IL the taxpayers wish
to contract for so or 20 more lights,
nobody will gruTnble. It is simply
question of dollars and cents.
Miss Nellie Wilcoxson. aged go, who
had been i'll from a shock for some
time. died yesterday. The funeral
will be held on Friday in charge of
Rev N E. Cornwall
There are wiseacres in town who
think the recent rain should consid-
erably tend to fill the wells. Let us
hope they will soon get full and run
over.
Roger Morehouse and wife have just
celebrated their first wedding ami
versary. and our town clerk has had
a birthday anniversary. The new
year promises to be full OF all kinds
Of anniversaries.
Make it 200 lights. and have the job
done up in tip top shape!
The stag party given by Frederick
Lewis Is said to have been very en-
joyable. The turkey was the finest
ever.
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