The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
STAMFORD
 FLOOD CAUSED BY DRAINING OF POND. May Substitute Electricity for Gas for Street Lighting.
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nlSnt OrOnOQue lodge Of odd FellOWs will give it's April Fool Whist which will furnish more fun than has been seen in the old town for long time. The prizes will be all enclosed and the winners will not know what they have chosen until they open the packages. The banquet" which will follow will beat anything served here for a long time. The Oronoque tribe of Odd Fellows are, noted for their time and not to make money for their poor members everybody enjoys the affair which they bring out.
 A current report that the smoke stack of the Baird Machine company was struck by lightning in the show CT yesterday afternoon was denied by the superintendent this morning. The shower, though short was fierce and was accompanied by hail. A hand some rainbow after the shower gave people hope that the long and bitter winter is about over.
 The flood at the centre yesterday was caused by the damming of Tan. ners brook under Main street by re- fuse which had been carried down by duits of the telephone company cross the brook under the bridge and from a barrier against which the refuse lodged. Considerable damage was done by the flood which entered the stores to the depth of several inches and made a slimy mess to be cleaned away. Anderson the blacksmith was marooned in his shop for hours and only escaped by improvising a raft from ladders.
 The selectmen have advertised for bids for the removal of the rock in Honeyspot road. Bids from several parties were opened some time ago fr2 VV a a not awarded. The advertisement calls for a finished road at the spot indi- cated the broken stone to be used in the road and the larger pieces to be the property of the contractor.
 On the evening of April 4, next Thursday, a special town meeting will be called to consider lights and sew. CTS. It is proposed to substitute elec- tricity for gas in street lightning where possible and it is presumed the matter has been arranged to suit the powers that before meeting was held behind closed doors to hear the proposition of the Electric Light Co., has appropriated $500 will be pre-, sented at this meeting but as the engineer has already reported to the board of trade there will probably be little new for the voters to think about. The engineer will be asked at the n, setting why, when he was in the pay of the town, he made a report on the matter to the board of Trade
 Sam Wakelee has reported the first catch of harbor flats this season. With two companions he captured half a bushel att the breakwater yesterday
 The members of the fire department will meet next Tuesday might in reg ular session. Arrangements will be completed for the installation of a | hot tfn
 Attorney Ivan Morehouse. who is a liquor prosecutor, Is in Litchf1eld to- day, conducting the case for the state against violator of the liquor laws in that town. &
 At an "at home" given by Mrs Arthur Shirley on Wednesday after noon at her home on Warwick ave nue guests were present from Bridge port and from the town. The feature of the luncheon served were the hand painted place cards from. the facile brush of the hostess.
 The arrival of bouncing girl baby at the home of MT. and Mrs. Roger caused joy in the Morehouse family especially so with Uncle Cy'' who is the children'S favOrite.
 Yesterday a representative of the state pharmacy board delivered liz censes to those entitled to them in the town. All the druggists here have successfully passed the examinations. The former custom of sending the liz censes by mail has been varied this year by a personal delivery the cause for which is not known.
 The dancing classes of Miss Bessie Houghton held their regular annual reception at Redmen's hall yesterday afternoon. There was large atten- dance of friends and relatives of the pupils who were pleasantly entertain. ed.
 Judge Peck assessed Joseph Couture $3.S5 for his failure to pay his per. sonal tax of 1910. Joseph was ar rested yesterday in Bridgeport, where he has moved since the tax was laid Couture made a mistake in believing that he could pay in Bridgeport He also paid his $2 which made the tax expensive for him.
 The Neighborhood church of Christ will have it's usual preaching service in the morning at 10:30 by Rev. F. Knowles, with Sunday school follow. ing at 11:45. There will be preaching service in the evening at 7:3O by the pastor.
 At Christ church tomorrow evening, the choir will sing Pierce's beautiful cantata, The Man of Sorrows. The ar- engagements of parts is as follows: In- troduction (chorus) The Passion; Scene l, The Way of the Cross; Scene 2. The Crucifiction, tenor solo and chorus; Scene 3, The Death of Jesus. treble solo and chorus; Scene 4, The Earthquake and Centurion's Confes- sion, chorus; Final chorus, The Re- turn of the Multitudes from Calvary.
 Henry Wells, carpenter in the em- plOy of F. E. Conine, was struck in the face yesterday by the head of a hammer which broke while in use. "Kibby's'' eye was blackened and a cut was made between his eyes. He Is little disfigured but still in the ring
 Tomorrow, Palm Sunday, will be recognized at St. James church with the blessing of the palms at both masses by Rev. M. J. OConnor Miss Sarah Ryan, chorister has arranged a special musical program in which MT. Lord, the we'll known tenor will sing, 'The Palms. and "The Holy City,
 Howard Cone is removing his fam> fly to Bridgeport where he will make his residence in the future.
 Chief Judson, the modern Noah, fire house yesterday and viewed the Not having a dove handy the chief sent the fire house pup out for signs of abatement of the flood. The dog came back with a ham bone stolen from Jewell's market not being able to find the traditional olive branch Someone suggested that it would be a good time to send in an alarm at which the animals in the ark set up such a howl that the dam under the bridge broke and the flood subsided.