The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-08
Busy Day For
Fire Department
Of Stratford

Abs ftoNh-SANEIS SoIlNIES Al
WALNUT BEACH - CENTURY
OLD HOUSE AND INTERESTING
HISTORY.
Stratford, May S-The auto chemical
and it's crew put in a busy day yes
terday At o'clock Chief Judson
and his crew got out the machine and
L. Judson took several negatives of
the outfit. At 10:45 a call from Avon
Park brought out the apparatus. A
meadow fire had got beyond the con-
troll of the residents of the vicinity,
and several buildings were threatened.
The fire was close enough to scorch
the CrickerS cottage back of Avon
Park Chief Judson and his crew
made short work of the fire. Another
grass fire threatened the Smelling
works and residences on Sutton ave-
nue.. The department responded when
its aid was deemed necessary.
Chief Judson received a call from
Walnut Beach begging him to come
over and save the settlement. One
cottage was burning up and a big fire
in the woods was threatening others.
He decided to answer the call. He
mad ethe trip to the beach at high
speed, touching only the high spots
to cover when they saw the Stratford
contingent on the road, and the fowls
along the route have not yet descend
ed from the trees where they took
refuge. 1t took only a few minutes
to extinguish fires in two cottages and
conquer the blaze in the woods. The
residents of the vicinity, who were ex-
hausted by their long and Intellectual
fight against the flames, were very
grateful. 1t was freely acknowledged
that our chemical was the only proper
thing in the way of fire apparatus,
and that it had prevented a big loss
by its timely arrival. Every one got
off the road to give the machine
plenty of room. One old resident who
the old nag and got out of the way
when I saw the devil comm rfdin'
on a skyrocket an blowin' the last
trump
In the afternoon the department was
called to Warmers lane where valu-
able timber land on the property Of
Frank Brakeman was on fire. The
saving by the department here is esti-
mated at $500, for Mr.. Brakeman had
been offered that sum for the stand
ing timber.
George Schmidt fell from the roof
of the Housatonic Smelling works,
last Saturday, while painting. Al
though the distance was all that could
be desired, the painter luckily escaped
injury except good shaking up.
Mrs Josephine Hines has returned
George L. Porter's houses on Stratford
avenue.
Mrs. F. Pritchard is now convalesc-
ing at her home on Sutton avenue.
John Assam. the local baker. will
add to his business when he gets in
to his new building, by opening a first.
class lunch room and delicatessen
store, something that this town has
needed for many moons.
The old house which stood for CEN
fury on the corner of Broad and Main
streets, and which was removed last
week to make room for the new
church edifice of ST. James parish,
has ar interesting history. It is now
near it's destination in Reardsiey lane.
By strenuous efforts and mueh night
work il has crossed the trolley lines
twice. necessitating the removal of the
trolley wires on each occasion. j. T.
Hale in charge of Capt. A. B. Benja-
minis residence during his absence,
watched the Broad street park Jeal-
ously to see that as little damage was
done as possible, and it is largely due
to his vigilance that the beautiful
lawn there which Capt. Benjamin
maintains at his own expense was
damaged so little 1t has been stated
that the house was built by Rev. Adam
before the year 100. but
this is probably an error. Although
Rev. Adam Brakeman lived on this
lot in 1850 and many years afterwards,
the house does not bear evidence of
so great an antiquity, although it is
very old.
Charles (Shang) Wheeler and Wal
ter (Peanuts) Park are waiting orders
from the Stratford Oyster Co. to re-
turn to their posts at East Provi-
ience.
Those nervous individuals who have
been disturbed by strange sounds from
above during the last few nights, will
be interested in the report of some
night owls who solved the mystery;
Saturday night the whirring and
was heard again soon after
midnight A black shadow flew past |
overhead, which was recognized as
Stanley Beach's flying machine. The
strong CD electric light shone on
familiar figure in brown khaki. Its |
Elm Tree Sarn Wakelee,' said one, |
and they all agreed. It's up to Sarn |
% prove an alibi or explain himself. |
He has been long enough at Nutmeg |
Park or Aerodrome to get the flying |
fever. and his friends would not be |
surprised to see him appear any day /
now as full fledged aviator.
A carrier pigeon fell in front Of the /
shop of the Housatonic Smelling and |
Refining works one day last week. |
rhe bird had evidently become ex-
lausted from a long flight. 1t died |
he next day The band on it's leg
pore the tracing of a jug and the num-
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