The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-06
STRATFORD

| Business being dull at the railroad
| station one of our local young men.
| employed there for sometime, has
| been laid off.
If Charles e. Stage is appointed by
| Sidney E. Hawley, Deputy U. S. Mar
| shall, it will be a fitting recognition
of his faithful and fearless work as
deputy sheriff.
The Okenuck tribe of Red Men in
this town has very capable candi-
date for the office of great Junior
Sycamore to be presented to the May
convention to be held in waterbury.
Geo. w. F,airchild is an active mem
Der Of the Order, and resides on King
street. He is in business with his
father, the well known jeweler Of
Bridgeport Big times are promised if
Mr.. Fairchild should be elected.
Our celebrated aviator, Stanley Y.
Beach, announces that he will con-
tinue his flying ship experiments dur
ing the coming summer.
A trolley car on Barnum avenue ran
into a milk wagon on Tuesday morn
ing. driven by Ellsworth Wilcox. The
wagon was overturned, a wheel
smashed, and something ,eh like 100
did not hear the approach Of the car.
The accident took place near King
Street. There is room enough on Bar
mum avenue to drive without using
the trolley tracks
A house is being built on North
avenue for Albert Shippee.
The Haymakers will plant tree
on Arbor Day. The tree has been
donated by ames Vans, Jr.
The Fire Committee of the Tax
payers Improvement club, of North
avenue, has been authorized to Or
ganiZe q fire company and build a
suitable fire house.
The jetty at the mouth Of the Hou-
atomic has been made some 300 feet
longer than it was.
One of our teachers. Miss Harriet
Darrow, is i'll eat her home in West
port.
The selectmen held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday and audit
ed bills.
Next Monday evening the Rebekahs
are to have a full dress rehearsal in
Odd Fellows Hall.
Bridgeport on Monday evening were
noticed j. w. Rogerson and wife,
Herbert w. Doolittre and William No
Ian.
Ten new members have joined the
Taxpayers Improvement club.
Mrs. Charles Fleming is home from
a visit to Atlantic city.
One Of our teachers at the Sedg-
wick school, Miss Everlina Ferry, be-
ing about to be married, gave a day
or two ago a little entertainment for
her pupils, followed by refreshments,
and in return she received number
of pretty presents from the pupils and
their parents.
1t is reported that flat fish are bit
ing. People should keep away from
them while they are in this mood.
A historic home on King street has
been retimbered. The house belongs
to E. E. Bliss.
Many were kept from the supper
at the Neighborhood church by the
dreadful rain, but our brooks have
thawed out, and the wells ought to be
running over by this time.
A few days ago Mrs. Lucius Judson
celebrated the S3rd anniversary Of her
birthday. Gentlemen with their wives
invited to be present included Everett
L. Rogers. George Reynolds, Timothy
McEwen, Lucius Judson. Jr., and the
following single folks, Misses Helen
child. Florence Allen, Pauline Os-
borne and Lila and Carrie Judson;
also Messrs Harry A. Powell, Harry |
Brown and Frederick udson.
A good many Of our leading citi- |
zens INDUCED in a claiming expedi- |
ton with the opening Of the season,
going to the shores Of Milford = A few |
of those seen digging in the mud were
Carlos. Frank and Henry Brakeman,
George and william Morehouse,' Sc
lectmen Welles and Nettleton: p. G.
Wood, David L. Rhoades, William
Clayton X. Blakeslee,
Lewis. Allen and Charles F. Judson,
John L. Porter, Alfred Stacey, oliver |
Park and many others. The clam |
crop is very good this year.
There is to be a sale of fancy arti-
cles next Saturday afternoon at the
chapel Of the congregational church,
also cakes and candles.
Dannie Williams is home from
Storrs college.
The problem is how two men at the
depot can look after the ticket ex-
press telegraph, telephone and freight
offices at the same time, and carry |
the mail bags to and fro from the
post office. go
when Rowe Wheeler gets his new
Indian motor cycle, he can skip all
over the state at a moments notice. |
Mrs. Charles Plumb is reported seri-
ous1y sick.
oliver Beardslee is driving about in
a new automobile.