The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
STAMFORD BRIEFS.

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 John Goodsell has installed gaso- line engine at his home on the Hou- satonic river and will hereafter sit in his easy chair and watch the ma- chine cut his wood, pump water churn butter, wash the dishes and feed the ducks. He intends to put in a dynamo and light his house with electricity.
 Sam. Wakelee and Robert Beard sley are making the repairs to Bar mum avenue under the supervision of Inspector A. c. Ennis of the state highway commissioners office Hot asphaltum concrete is placed in the ruts ard holes and then covered with fine stone. This system has never been tried in this town before and it is successful.
 Miss Clara Smith of St Armand, P. O., Canada, who is passing a few days with her cousin, Mrs. A. B. Park | is the daughter of w. A. Smith, a prominent conservative leader in his province and owner of one of the ada. Miss Smith shares her fathers belief and is ardently opposed to re- ciprocity and also to annexation. She | is able to give the conservative side | of the question which has many good arguments not heard on this side of the line.
 State Policeman Rowe Wheeler went to Westport on Saturday night and arrested Thomas Cleary who is suspected of knowing something smelt catching town.
 | Pritchard & Co.,, are engaged in plumbing the new Futile building. George Webb is digging a well up- on the property recently acquired by | Douglas Wells and on which he is building new house. Contrary to the usual custom Webb has begun the we'll at the bottom.
 MT. and Mrs. A. s. Reynolds are enjoying a visit with friends in New York city.
 A council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics will be institut- ed in this town on Wednesday night. George B. Payne who has been can wasting for the new members has
 been very successful. J. l.. Bolte of
 Bridgeport has presented the new council with a large American flag.
 The members of Okenuek tribe will
 meet this evening and figure up the
 profits of last weeks trading post.
 The Tax Payers Improvement club will hold a smoker at their club
 house on Johnson avenue tonight. A fine program has been prepared and
 every one who attends will be sure
 of good time. | Herbert Buck and John Peterson
 have gone to East Providence to join
 the forces of the Sealshipt Oyster company. The new methods of ship.
 ping adopted by the Sealshipt com.
 pany has made work for an increased
 force and number of Stratford boy'
 are already at work there.
 | Mrs. H. c. Lowell and infant soT
 have returned from a visit with friends in Philadelphia.
 | Corn Night was apprOprtatel3
 celebrated at the meeting of Housa tonic Grange on Saturday night.
 long program of interesting numbers
 was presented to a large attendance
 The proposed meeting of the mem
 beTs of the Truck company will b.
 held tomorrow night at the hrs l house.
 The program printed last week il
 the newspaper was presented at thu
 M. E. church last evening. The
 church was filled in spite of the ba(
 weather.
 lem of building an impervious celia
 below the water line to be used fo
 the new heater for the town build
 ings. By ingenious methods hithert, iunthought of and by taking advan P tage we'll known principles of physic he has accomplished what was con , sidered an impossible feat. The eel ! lar is water tight and will resist til, 2 pressure of the water outside. Mrs. Carrie Payne has been ap . pointed Prelate by the national com mander of the Shepherds of Bethle
 hem in consideration of her service in behalf of the order in this vicinity George B. Payne in opening frui !, jar yesterday was so badly cut whel . the jar broke that pr. Lewis wa I called to adjust thumb which ha almost been severed by the broker 7 glass. The wound will lay MT. Payn up for a week or more. = ] Star of Stratford- lodge, Shepherd q of Bethlehem will hold their bar = dance at the town hall tomorroI r evening. It promises to be- one o the Jolliest affairs of the season = Those who attend will appear fl n farmers costumes and prizes will b e offered for the best of them. Il