The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-09
LIGHTNING PLAYS MANY PHONY FRANKS
 IN WESTPORT HOME
Every Room in Home of Ira String ham Visited By Frisky Bolt, DO-
 ing Considerable Damage.
tRv Our Special Corres.1


 Westport, Sept. 9-Lightning played very funny pranks in the home of Ira iStringham in King street during the storm Sunday afternoon. A playful bolt struck on one corner of the house entering the top floor where it knock ed plenty of plaster off the walls. At ' tracted by the electric wires the lively ! bolt dashed throughout the house, up setting dishes, pictures, spreading plas- ter and doing other damage along it's pathway. It made it's exit through
 the front door transOm, Splintering the
 heavy glass None of the members of | the family were at home at the time When they returned a fine picture l. awaited them. There was not a room [ in the house that had not been visited while in some rooms it appeared as though a youthful earthquake had dashed through. It is understood that
 the members of the Stringham family
 are still picking up the scattered pieces. Nothing was burned but the ielectric wires though some of the wood work was scorched.
 The Warren Bros. Co.,. yesterday,
 started the work of finishing the per- manent paving in State street. They sbegan their work at the east end of the town hall property and will work toward the bridge paving the entire
 roadway. The town at the special
 meeting during the fore part of Aug
 ust decided that if the Warren Bros.
 Co laid only eight feet on each side of the trolley track in accordance with tits contract with the state highway depart tment, then the town would pave State etreet in full only from the east end of the town hall property. It's up to the special town meeting tomorrow night whether State street from the town hall to Compo street iehan be paved in full The belief now prevails that those who are opposed to
 the action taken at the last meeting ] when $3, 500 was appropriated for the paving, cannot muster enough votes tto offset those in favor.
 The funeral of Mary Frances Scott was held yesterday afternoon. She died in her 66th year from blood pois- oning. 4 carbuncle which had been taIlowed to break was not given proper ] attention, poisoning setting in. The anterment was in Norwalk.
 Westport contractors have plans for 1 a summer hotel which is to be erected on the Hedenberg propertySin Sauga- ] tuck, and facing the SaUgatuck river just below the railroad bridge. The Mento Beach Go. has the project in hand. Roger H. Williams, treasurer ! of the Crane Valve O.. of Bridgeport 1 is president of the building company He says the hotel will bid in operation : by next spring
 There does not seem to be any | doubt that by next summer that West port VIII nave III us HiIuSL d HTS class yacht club. There are many residents along the Saugatuck river ! and many others who own craft who
 would willingly join if such club was formed It is now suggested by New Workers, who make their homes here during the winter, that a club house be constructed in some suitable location, preferably near Cedar Point. A pier running out into the Sound
 could be constructed allowing land
 ings at any tide