The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
WESTPORT

Westport, Aug. 7.-John .Pugalyst. employed by the Westport Water Co, had narrow escape from death or serious injury Monday afternoon when a thirty foot telegraph pole on which he was working fell to the ground That Pugalyst was on top of the pole when 1t landed is all that saved his life. At that he sustained a sprained ankle and a severe shaking up% Puga- lyst is a lineman with the Water Co. The pole had routed away and was in danger of falling. Pugalyst's weight even though not great was too much for the. rotten pole and 1t gave way. AS is the custom of linemen they are strapped to the pole by a. heavy 1eath- | CT belt caught at the waist. With the falling of the pole Pugalyst main tained position on top and succeeded in, jumping Just before the pole land ed. Fellow worknen expected to pick up his lifeless form Dr. J.. Nj. Nolan who was called made an exhaustive examination but found that ony one small bone in the ankle had been shat l tered.s Pugalyst was then taken to his home here. 4=s1 The passing of two mounted companies of field artillery through o'clock se attracted considerable att tentfon, The companies are en route to the war game in and around Stratford and encamped on Mill hHill yesterday afternoon and last night In a number of places along the route in town the National colors were dis played, among them the public li- lbrary.
 As an auxiliary system to their present water plant the Lee Manufac- turing Company are constructing a water shed in Spring Hill. The present | water supply is sufficient for the wants fortifying themselves by having a utility water shed. The shed istvery near to the well of the Westport Wa ter Company
 The vault in Trinity church yard
 which has been the property of the 1 Burritt family, has been donated by that family to the Willow Brook Gem l etery Association and is now being removed. It is being erected near the I gate. and will be used as receiving vault
 MT and Mrs. George T. Dickerson l of Brooklyn and MT. and Mrs. Hoyt
 of Stamford, have been guests of Mrs Mary G. Palmer, of Canal street.
 Mrs. Mary Finley, of New York i spent Sunday with her father, Tfomae
 Glynn, of North Main street. l MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Herbert and Horace Herbert, Jr., of Baltimore are | the guests of MT. and Mrs. Horace Herbert, of State street.
 1 William Northrop, clerk at the West port post office, has returned from a
 two weeks vacation at Cockenoe Isl 1 and
 Registering at the Westport Hote l yesterday were Fred R. Stone, of Bos. 1 ton; F. Russell, Brooklyn: P Russell | Brooklyn; John Daley, Hartford; M
 H. Holly. Hartford, and C. w. Ayres Hartford.
 | Charles Dunnigan, clerk at Beers
 market, is enjoying week from hiE
 Charles syke and Frederick Hol 1 hauser, of Kingston, N. F. are guests of friends in town
 Mrs. Charles Barlow has returned te her home after a visit to Port Chester New York
 Temple Lodge. F. & A. M. will enjoy 1 a shore dinner, next Wednesday eve l ming, August IA, at Dorlon's.
 1 The town registrars will again bt Tn session Friday of this week.
 The Misses Carrie and Ethel snif7r
 are visiting in New York
 The Sunday school of the Westpor
 M. B. church enjoyed the annual out
 ing yesterday at Roton Point. 4
 special car conveying the happy chil
 dren left the center shortly after min,
 o'clock.
 l D. P. McKenna is enjoying a ter
 days trip through the down eas states. IT
 Dhe members of the westport Gun Club met last evening at the home O.
 Michael Myers, in State street. plans
 being completed for the clam bak,
 to be held this Saturday