The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-14
STAMFORD TREES TO BE. SLAUGHTERED IN WORK ON FERRY ROAD

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 Residents Hope to Save Some of Their
 Shade By Bringing Matter Up in I : Town Meeting. <,
 Special to The. Farmer)
 stratford. May H-Complica tions
 nave arisen which may operate to de-
 lay the work of rebuilding the Fer
 " road under state supervision The
 CT: Macdonald eliminated the bad
 curves in the road especially that near ! the Junction of East Main street
 which Whlch was particularly. dangerous
 The: proposed line will necessitate the
 aestruction of 19 shade trees along the
 ready outlived their usefulness The | residents. on the road are very desir- | ous of saving these trees, at least, un- l LII others can be reared to take their I places. They wish to shift the .trol- | icy tracks two feet toward the west ana so arrange the road that only six trees will have to come down. Of l these five are in front of the Kennedy property and one on the property of Edward Dufour. As the trolley tracks 1 are already two feet west of the cen | Ire of the road the superintendent of the work cannot see how the change
 can be made. It is one of the prob- iems which would never have arisen if little forethougf1t had been taken only a few years ago. The experience of the residents of this road should induce residents of other parts of the and plant trees to take the. places of those which must succumb in a few wears. The matter will be discussed at the coming town meeting but the 1inal decision rests with the. State Highway Commissioner James H.
 Macdonald to whom the action of the voters of the town will be submitted. The Ferry road is the main thorough fare between New York and New Ha- ven. Since the advent of the automo- bile traffic on 1t has been increased l'many times. It is essential that the road should be made as straight as possible as well as smooth and hard
 It is hoped that the present beauty of the road may be preserved as far as possible.
 A local chicken enthusiast recently obtained 2S chickens from setting of 200 eggs placed in his incubator. The chicks were carefully placed. in a patent brooder and the owner went to sleep not exactly satisfied but still hopeful for 2s chicks is better than none. In the morning he found 2S |sweH roasted chicks in his machine
 The Thermostate failed to operate and the temperatur of the brooder went up to the cooking point.
 The first dance of the season at the Park City rink in Bridgeport un- der the direction of Prof Shaw of this town will take place this evening. many young people from stratford will be. present.
 B. F. Allen and. family have arr rived at their stratford home for the summer. f-'s
 Lewis H. Todd one of the oldest res- | <Vf he at ,ic I1v AZ lon Judson place last night. The de- ceased was born in Burlington, Conn, in 1927. He came to Stratford in 1870 and inaugurated a grocery sand hard ware business in the store now occu- pied: by H c: Lowell & Co. In 1895 alnassed- a competency. During his long life he never failed to relieve suffering in any form which came to his notice and many people now liv- ing in the town will remember with gratitude his generosity. He was the father of six children all of whom sur vive him. His wife who was Sarah Fellows of Torrington, died years ago. The cfliidref1s are: Miss Alice Todd, Miss Winifred Todd d,as.sMrs. -F.'P. Beardsley,. Mrs. M P. Fryer, Mrs. c. A. Lowell and Charles H. Todd. The deceased was an Bpiscopalian and an active member of Christ church dur ing his life here.
 The Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church will Told a social this ev- ening at the home of Miss Clara Smith on North Main street.: |: Daniel Drake was arrested. yester- day afternoon on a warrant issued by Grand Juror Ivan Warehouse charging him with cutting down and removing a tree two feet in diameter from the property of Samuel Grinrod in the Avon Park district. The. case was continued till tomorrow by Judge c. H. Peck in the town court
 George Beach celebrated his sixth birthday at his home in the Pecks Mill district yesterday. Ten young gentlemen and ladies of his; own age were present and the afternoon was pleasantly passed in games and other amusements. The, company enjoyed a fine spread but the host grieved that before his guests this year as usual
 Thompson will be pleased to hear that she is recovering rapidly. Miss Der tha Nelson, a trained nurse has been in attendance.
 The whist given by the Masonic Building Association this evening promises to be an interesting affair. Those who have seen the prizes say they are unusually valuable.
 On Thursday of this week the regu- lar monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Taxpayers Improve ment club will be held at the club house.
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