The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
GREENS FARMS BOY
 KILLED BY EXPRESS
Ran Out Of Way of Freight Into Path of ExpresS-ssBug" HOvers
 Abous Lees NH District
sWESI'PORT


 Westport, Sept. 19.-Tony Tomb
 -nor two and one half year old son Sof MT. and Mrs. Antonio Tom bmor of Greens Farms was run down and kitl- led by an express train near the sGreens Farms freight station Tuesday Death was instantaneous. The little fellow had started to cross the tracks lproached. After the freight had ipassed the little fellow went around ithe rear directly in front of the ex- press Being confused the little fel- low stood still and was struck He twas hurled a considerable distance. Several of the residents of River lin front of their homes. The walks will confarfn with the improvements rhe state highway department are putting through, that is they will Iwhan the improvements are com lpTeted- The concrete not only makes Ia fine walk but adds to the general Iof property. The same kind of walks are being laid by the various property owners
 sSIfnfxy cars owned by the Conn ectfcu company on the tracks. New rails have been laid by the company in Iperfect surface on which the ears k1nay run. The effect is most notice iable when compared to. the roller tcoaster effect of the early spring. However it's the car wheels now. 4One .of~ the dinkfeS bounding along at 8 Lively clip slipped off the new rails IT1p traffic, for more than half an hour.
 Mrs. William C.. Staples was elect red president at the annual meeting of the Women's Town Improvements association this week.
 There will be many from here who will attend the New Haven week cele- tbration at New Haven during the inext few days. William McKenna and William Krause left yesterday to take in the three days events. It is ever held in the state.
 Mir and Mrs. George Engle of Brooklyn, and F. G. Myers, also of IBrookfyn. registered at the westport Hotel yesterday
 with the exception of the Demo lcratic Congressional convection to be held in Bridgeport on Friday, Sept. l27, such meetings, caucuses and pri- Sanar1es are over, locally, for the pres sent- It is down to real business for ithe candidates now button -hol ding voters and informing them what good TeIlovs they are. Every one of the candidates ought to have as good now This will keep up until the day of the votings two weeks from Mon day.
 The delegates to the Democratic Con gr essional convention at Bridge port on Sept. 27 will have seats re- served for them at the state armory atEnSTSr WOO0TOW W1lSOn, b0DOCTdLlc candidates for president will speak Samuel Hubbell and Thomas Ryan are the delegates from this town. There are three candidates for con- tgresS, Jeremiah Donavan of Norwalk Martin German of Danbury, and Lynn w. Wilson of Bridgeport. ft Contractors are now engaged in irn- iproving the interior of Toquet's opera house The changes will take several 5sveekS- before ompIetion. f4 There are still several residents who ffbelieve they have seen the bug who Is said to be rowing about this vicin- tty. He is keeping himself well hid Zen near the Lees mill. The woods 8D no place for the nut He'll have Ito take care or the squirrels will get t5aim.
 Jesse F. Bradley is now connected with the Frontier Publishing Co. of Boston assistant manager. Miss Florence Burr entered Smith coilege at Northam pton, Mass, on "Wednesday.
 Miss Martha Taylor also left We'd nesday for college going to Vassar