The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-28

not inviting@and there you are.
 The extended tours of snow blows
 about the town after the snow storm of Tuesday were much appreciated by | the residents of sections where side walks have not been laid. The action of the selectmen in ordering this work has been approved on all sides. The men navigating the blows received 1n- StruetionS to make their paths on the
 middle where they will soon be filled
 up. These instructions have not al-
 ways been regarded by the drivers and anyone who sees blow sailing down the middle of the street should hail the
 driver and show him where the path should be. If the blow does not obey the helm call up the selectman of the district and the trouble will be rem edied. Selectman Holmes was obliged to go himself and do the work over after some of the men who had been
 put the job.
 individual removed one of each pair of checks from the hat boxes in the
 Auditorium on the night of the bas- ketba1l game. These checks are the property of Prof Shaw who uses them at his dances If the checks are sent to Fire Chief Judson nothing will be thought of the prank: but If they are with perhaps an addition in the way
 of fine and costs.
 Ed Dufour, who is the State inspec- tor of the Ferry road work, has re- fused to accept the work in it's pres ent condition, and will not sign the papers necessary to assure the public ishtng touches are added. He has not made any public statement con- cerning the matter, but in reply to questions simply said that he did not consider the road as finished.
 Edward Manchester, who is pri- vate watchman in the employ of a number of residents of the town, en- countered a gang of outlaws at mid night Sunday and also discovered an attempt to wreck trains on the Con Solidated road. Manchester was at tracted to the railroad track east Of the station near the Union cemetery and found half dozen men evidently preparing @ meal over a camp fire The men disappeared in the cemetery were not seen afterward. Manchester walked down the track and about 50 feet further on he found a pile of fish plates in the frog of the switch. at liberate attempt was made to wreck a train and that if the plates had been left there the first train to pass the switch would have been derailed. There were a dozen of the plates and they were wedged in such a manner that any wheels passing over them would have been carried off the rails. He removed the Instructions and noti- fled the station agent Curtin and also the state police. Although Man chester watched the fire the remainder
 
 the potatoes and other things which were roasting there and the campers evidently went without their supper.
 On Thursday night Chief Judson was called up by woman in a very ex- cited manner and conr1ained to him that she had been held up at St. MichaeIs cemetery and robbed of $5 She added that a, man had also been the victim of footpads and had been robbed of his. watch and money and then thrown into the bushes. The chief got all the information possible from the woman who was rather in coherent and with another officer went through the Avon Park territory thor oughly. He was unable to find the woman or any Justification for her story. No one in the vicinity had heard of a robbery or a hold-up The chief has been anxiously awaiting de- velopne ents but nothing further has been heard of the matter.
 There will be morning and evening services at the Congregational Church. Rev D. N. Packard, D. D., pastor. Morning theme, .~The New Heavens and the New Earth. In the evening there will be a praise service on the last Sunday night of the year. Con- gregational hymns and anthems will be sung Violin solo by Miss Smith.