The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
TRIED OF THE ORPHANED
 PASSES TO HER REWARD
Miss Lucy Wheeler, Prominent il Church and Charitable Work
 Died Yesterday.
STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer )

Especial to The F'armer)
 Stratford. Dec 17-Miss Lucy Wheel CT died at the home of George Wander beck, King street, yesterday morning, after illness of two weeks. Miss Wheeler was 82 years of age and her which come with advanced age. Born in the old Wheeler homestead on the Ferry road, Miss Wheeler lived her
 whole life in the town; For many many and retired only three years ago. Miss Wheeler was a life long member of time of her death was the oldest com municant. Her life was devoted to
 practical charity which she carried out in the Quietest manner possible Her synpathies went out to mother less children and during her life she supported and cared for 14 orphans, in most instances from infancy until they were able to fight their own bat ties in the world. Her last intelli- gent act was one of charity. For many years she had contributed one in the famous colony in the Pacific ocean The dollar had been laid aside
 for this purpose and fearing the suf-. ferer might not receive it she had the money sent away. In a few mo- ments she 1apsed into unconsciousness
 from which she never rallied; She
 had often expressed the wish that she
 could pass away quietly and peace fully and cause no one trouble. Her
 wish was granted for she slipped away into the other world without a
 pain or a struggle Miss Wheeler came of god old New England stock
 Her ancestors were among the first to come. to stratford. Her father vas George Wheeler. and her mother Bet sey Curtis Booth, both prominent members Of the Congregational church. W. A. stagg has sent a letter to the fire department voicing his appre- citation of the efforts of the fremen in saving the barn and shop at his residence in Harris street. MT. Stagg
 believes that the Stratford depart ment is second to none in the coun- l William App who accidentally shot
 himself at the U. M. C.-Remington works where he was a watchman. is
 rapidly recovering at the Bridgeport
 hospital MT App~wil1 eat his Christ
 mas dinner at his home here if com pIications do not set in.
 l A carload of Stratford society peo- pie attended the dance at Milford, Saturday night and enjoyed the ex- perience thoroughly.
 | The Dingibats and the Outing Club
 will be the contestants in the bowling tournament this evening. Interest in the contest is lively and there is a large gallery of interested spectators
 at the games
 Charles Beardsley of Beardsley
 Lane, and Dave Booth assisted Ed
 Roberts at the slaughter of the lat |
 affair attracted a number of specta--
 tors. Beardsley opened the sty and
 permitted his porcine majesty to
 emerge from s1 hs getremen re saaesd the Wldh enin mai about the hind foot The hog weighed more than Beardsley and
 when the animal got a move on
 Beardsley followed at the end of the
 rope, sometimes onA his feet and at other times other parts of his anatomy
 came in contact with the ground | D E9rr1@ ~G xN16 r. ! ford stock which does not let go cas- 1 fly, and he hung on to that rope while the hog ga1loped about the premises. l Unable to shake off his captor, the
 hog finally jumped the fence to the l sty, taking Beardsley with him. Here l the two performed acrobatic feats to | the delight of Booth and Roberts The sty was not in a condition which made such feats agreeable to Boards
 ley. Finally Roberts suggested that
 Beardsley let go the rope. which sug-
 and the perform ance' ended. The rag
 man will find cheap suit at the Beards1ey home.
 home with an attack of the mumps | The victim does not appreciate the
 enlargement of his countenanee nor | the report that he has dfphtheria. l With the initiation of 54 candidates
 last night Okenuck tribe of Red Men
 exceeded the 200 mark which the
 members had set out to reach. The
 affair was one of the most interest
 ing in the history, of the tribe. L.
 E. Peck is credited with much of the
 success of the Red Men here, as he l organized the local tribe and has | worked hard for it's success. He says
 that he will now lay down his oars | and allow some one else to do the
 work Milford and Bridgeport sent
 over large delegations to attend the celebration. A banquet was served
 in the town hall after the regular
 business of the evening, and speeches
 were heard from prominent Red Men. | In other towns and cities it is pos
 sfble to build four-room school
 house. up to date in every particular
 and built in the very best manner for
 $15000. and an eight-room structure
 for $25, GOO. Why is it that Stratford
 must pay almost twice as much for
 the same accommodations? The town appropriated s15,000 for the Hunting 1 ton road school and the committee which was raised to see that the will 1 of the voters was carried out starts out with a plan which is acknowledged
 will cost more than the appropriation. With this declaration at the start and the extras which always bob up as i the work goes on. this four-roon i school will cost about $25, 600, or what an eight-room building costs in other | towns.