The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-25
lnpORTlNT QUESInRS FOR
 VOTERS 10 DECIDE TONIGHT
Appropriations to Be Made For R0ed Railroad b Be Considered.
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 STR AT FORD Especial to The Farmer.1
 StrAtford, June 25.--At the town meeting to be held tonight the voters will be asked to appropriate s4.ooo fer the widening Of tue Ferry rodd. 43s0o0 for the Improvement of Bruce evenue and $500 for the ytdsning of |spos6tions have been aoted upon fa0of- |ahly by tho votorss and need no fur \ tlief comment. The New Haven railroad wants to buy land which the town owns and lon which the survey for the electri- ers to sustain the over head system |'There will be three of these towers at the centre located on land where they will not obstruct travel or inter fefe with the town. The towers witch are called for by the specifi- cations are ornate affairs placed on concrete foundatdon6
 No opposition to tho plan Is ex- pscted for Str1tford will be beneAtted by the change in the motor system |'of the road and the company pqts well for every thing it buyA It can obtain tho land by condemnation If the town refuses to sell.
 The officers of the Taxpayers I'm Pavement club and the West End CitiSf club are anxious to have as many members as possible at the opecial town meeting this evening. The matters which, will come up are f 4s vissl ns.,s soR|Ss aSe ligag Ssg a 5 ayvSrv yofars sf<157| 11u4 evSSss<naant and faka part in the pss3s S3SSis.
 m YandG6&o7 of Paradise aruen set the topn1& or the flag pole at the Town h4h and drove the hal- yards yesterday. The pole is now in perfect order and resplendent in q Hfresh coat of paint. The ball which Esurmounts the pole vas regilded but the 3ugg4stfon of Ju4gesF Peck that q rongh H1derse hat be nailed to the top was not heoded. The big Amertcan
 1sk owped by the town will float from tbe ppl6 on 1nd6pendence day ana for have Atting resting place for 1e old pole has been in disreputabfe oo1aditionSs During the final raising of the topmast William Bedell WAS II the mast head and Chdef Jud1on at the bases where they posed for 2 # aaml1el Isaacs of New York who has been the guest of Martin Knapp of East Broadway has returned home.
 Another change in the date Of the n. A. H. trolley ride has been made end the affair will not take place un- Fl after the Fourth.
 have returned from their wedding tour and are now located at their home .at Mast Broadway and White afxeets. E
 The decorations of the new store in Tuttle's block are not yet completed but enoush hss been done to indi- finest in this section. It will be good enough to be called the stratford ice cream palace. The proprietor has surprised the people of the town for no one expected % elaborate a place.
 A prominent real estate man and stretford lots than any other int dfvidual said a day or two ago: we are increasing at the rate of 15a00O a year in population When gay I've. moan Bridgeport and Of course that includes Stratford4 for there Is no real line between the two. strntfofd is getting more than its pro< don ( think the people here generally realize Just how fast StrAtfOrd is growing. If they realized 1t they would do diferently." This increase has made itself felt Ht the centre where every store is occupied and ingp is needed. ". B. Futile ig the firsf man in town to be ready to supply this demand. His success in finding a tenant for the vacant store in his new block has emboldened him to project other Improvements He has given notice to the owners of the old post office building now. occupied by Alan Wilson to remove tue struc- tire from his property before the first of the month. HE will then move the building now peed for a, drug store to the spot vacated by the old post site modern building of cement block two stories high and similar to the new block. He has alfeady an applicant for, the building as soon as 1t is completed. MT. Futile proposes to make the row of four stores the best in the town. Btlf Futile hes never been accused of being slow and in this instance be has been quick to appreciate the demands of the people of the town. He proposes to give prospective store keepers an oppor- tunity to set up as good style as they wish. The people of the town are waking up to the fact that Stratford it's development and that the stagna- tion of years has given place to "a resdstless growth that is bound to in- crease rapidly.
 The strawberry crop of the town is now being marketed and the re- turns are most satisfactory. The quality is fine this year and the crop, although not as large as in some previous years is satisfactory. Sheriff John Williams yesterday delivered a load which pa3sed inspection as the best in the average seen here for years. The berries were large and uniform. The growing of berries which was once one of the most re- munerative of Stratford's industries bids fair to again become popular among farmers
 There will be few peaches in Strat- ford this aeason-s GrpwerS who had e4Rseted large crop have now given m an hope. The Iate xrolts ana 1n-