The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-26

AAAO44L4AAV 1QSSC1HS or fL1ES .SS1SCIlnSA O4 Saturday of this week and they have notified the parties in interest to this erect, including the two ministers who led the movement in opposition. Upon receiving the request for a permit last week First Selectrnan Sanford asked Town Attorney Shaw for legal opin- ion upon the matter and the latter promised to furnish one as soon as he could familiarize himself with the sta- tute- The probabilities are that the selecfmen will grant the permit pro- vided they are convinced that the Ioca- ton in question, the diamond where games are now played, is a. suitable one.
 The Putnam Park pond, which is not comprised in the park but is part of ton tract close by, was the scene of a drowning. fatality Tuesday afternoon the victim being Clarence, the twelve year old son of Charles Johnson, who is in the employ of Commodore Lutt- gen. With another boy young John son went in swimming at the upper part of the pond and when in water beyond his depth suddenly gave cry Of distress and sank. His companion gave the; alarm and several minutes after Johnson was brought to the sur face with a rake. There was scarce Iy sign of life visible and although pr. Moore of Bethel worked a long time to effect resuscitation his efforts were unavafling. Just before going into the water Johnson ate freely of cherries and it is believed these brought on an attack of indigestion which caused the drowning. An at tempt to use stomach pump was a failure on account of the throat pass age being clogged with cherries.
 The state road oiIing operations which have just been finished compris- ed Great Hill between the bridge and Center Partly as a result of the visit of Highway Commissioner Ben nett last May the repairs of the state roads on the east side of the town have been more thorough than in any previous season. The work done on Great Hill was especially needed as 1t had been neglected since its construc- tion several years ago. As to the new construction work promised for Lone town nothing has yet been done and the residents are wondering if the pro- jeet has slipped from the commission I.er's mind. He was to have paid the town another visit about the middle of this month, but failed to come and l as far as anyone here knows no steps have been taken towards getting the Lonetown improvement under way. This is the third yeax the building of the road has been promised and with 1 the change in the personnel of the highway department 1t was hoped that promises under the new adnninistra- 1 ton meant performance. There is yet l time to get the road built this sea- son. but the prolonged delay causes apprehension.
 The picnic season at Putnam Park 1 is in full tide. Hast Saturday the Wo1fhI school of Bethel had an outing there, a Hebrew society of Danbury were visitors on Sunday, the Grass Plains school of Bethel on Monday, the Danbury High school on Tuesday and Danbury musical society yesterday Trher1 711Uae anea eoT11 aT1fz booked ahead.
 More than one half of the two mile stretch of roadway which Commodore Luttgen is building through Iis es- tate with a public highway in Dodg- ingtown for it's northerly terminal point has been completed and the job will be finished this season. The road is being carried over a lofty hill near Pine Mountain. The climb will be a steep one and the summit of the ele- vation overlooks Sunset Hill and a wide expanse in every direction. The clearing of the way for this part of. the line has called for a great deal of blasting.
 Harold Sanford of Pleasant Valley who graduated from the scientific de- pertinent of Yale this month with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, has taken a position with the General Elec- tric company at their plant in Schhec-s tady. After a year of practical work receive degree of electrical engineer.
 The first party of Rogers 6 Peet ern- pIoyes to spend two weeks outing at the firms recreation ranch here will arrive on Saturday. All the build ings on the ground are being newly painted.
 Frank Ferry, caretaker for the J. B. Cornwall property, has moved with his family to the residence of Mrs. G. A. Sanford. Miss Anna Wilson, who has been caring for Mrs. Sanford, has returned to her own home.
 Miss J. L. Glider came up from New York on Sunday in new Ford tour- ing car which she has recently pur- chased. She will spend the summer at her cottage on the Ridge.
 The local Boy Scouts. under the Leadership of Herman Smith, went to Conapo Beach yesterday for an outing and will return tomorrow night.
 There is lately revival of talk re- garding the proposed organization or a local golf club but so far the pro- l-5ect has not assumed definite form. seIectnan zaImon Read has recov- cred from his recent serious illness and is again attending to business MT. and Mrs. Fred Mobrey have re- turned from Bennington to their sum- mer home on the Ridge.
 Young Fred Crouch, who went to Canada last spring, has returned to hometown.
 musical and dramatic entertain roe,,+ was given at the Mark Twain Library last evening.
 John c. Read is at Myrtle Beach, Milford, for g few days
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