The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-16

has forced MT. Stagg to repeat the remedy.
 ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED
 r WHILE THE MAINE SINKS. The 6urial of the remains of the
 served in this town today. At ten o'lock the bell in the Methodist church tolled for five minutes and all business ceased. By order of Supt. Chapman all trolley cars in the con fines of the town were stopped and remained standing until the tolling ceased. Teams moving on the streets were halted and business in the stores was suspended. Yesterday the his tory of the Maine and her relations to the Spanish-American war were ex- plained to the scholars in every room of the public schools. Prof. Kelsey delivered an interesting address to The effort was made to impress on the mind of every scholar the histori- cal importance of the occasion. Flags were generally displayed at half mast in every part of the town which seemed to be awake to the solemnity of the occasion.
 The fierce '.sou-wester" yesterday and last night stirred up things gen. erally in this town. Reports are slowly coming in of damage to tele- graph and telephone wires and the wires in the South End are out of commission today and force of line men are at work putting them in of- der again. The mud Is hub deep to- day on all the roads leading to the town. Milkmen have found it diffi- cult to serve their customers. Dick Smith got stuck in the mud of Mich ols avenue and broKe his wagon. Others suffered like experiences. The ears of the selectmen must have tingled this morning if old sayings have any truth in them. The town, the selectmen and the weather in general received attention from the mouths of the teamsterS who attempt ed to get about with loads. The rain took out the biggest part of the frost in the ground and a few more warm days will finish the job. The trolley tracks under the viaduct on Main street were again flooded last night The storm of Tuesday filled up this hole and a'gang of men were busy all day removing the dirt which had been washed into the hollow by the stream. Today another gang will have job of the same kind. The condi- ton of this hole is an example of the adage that chickens come home to roost." When the four-tracking of the Consolidated was put through the road was at war with the trolley com pany and the steam road did every thing in its power to hinder the operation of the trolley lines. The grade of the steam road at Main street could have been made a foot higher without trouble. A foot more of grade on the trolley tracks under the bridge would have eliminated much of the flood which collects in the hole after every heavy storm. Now tbct the Consolidated owns the trolley 1t is obliged to meet the condi- tions it forced upon an opposing com pany all which is an complication of the remark by Epietetus, church ain't out till the organ stops playin'.
 The special committeee on lights and the selectmen were in cOnsulta- tion behind closed doors in the Town hall on Tuesday night considering the change from gas to electricity for street lighting. A representative of the Bridgeport Electric Light com pany has made prices for the change to the selectmen. It is proposed to
 install electric arc lights every 500 feet on the streets where gas is now
 used. The prices have not yet been made public and no decision in the matter has been reached.
 Mrs. J. Henry Blakeman is report ed as very i'll at her Putney home and her condition grows more serious ev- cry day.
 The St. Patrick's day dance to be given by the pupils of Shaw's danc- ing school which takes place on Mon day night promises to be most in teresting occasion. Strict observers of the Lenten season are allowed this one respite by special dispensation. Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter will
 preach Sunday morning. The topic of the sermon will be "Take No Thought for the Morrow Why should we worry about illness and poverty and the wrong doing of oth> CTS? These are some of the matters
 that will be discussed. People who find it easy to worry are invited to be present. In the evening the second lecture on the Life of Christ will be given. The stereopticon will be used. and fifty or more pictures will be shown. And another will be The Raising of Lazarus, by Rubens. The Cupheag club members will hold ladies' night reception at the club rooms on Main street next Tues day night. The members will invite their friends to ~view the remodelled club rooms, play whist and enjoy re- treatments and music. The pool table
 recently purchased has arrived and
 will be set up this evening.
 This evening at 7:45 The Old Folks concert will be rehearsed in the As sembly hall of the High school
 Alumni of the school are invited to Darticipate