The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-21

receiving the current from the Bulls
Bridge plant, complete assurance Will
be given the validity of the deal by
which the New Milford Electric Light
company adisposes Of its large plant
and property at the dam, at Whtch
point plans for the erection of the
materiallze at any time.
Word has been received of the death
in New Haven, of Ferdinand Phlager.
a. former resident here in the days OF
the ivory button business conducted
by Noble Bros. The deceased was a
member of Good Shepherd lodge, !. Q.
O. F., of this place.
Two young Polish women, who re-
Gently came to town and found en-
ployment in Shoverling's tobacco ware
house, but whose names could not be
learned had an exceedingly narrow
escape from serious, If. not fatal In
juries, Wednesday afternoon, by being
ing horse driven by A. G. Bowers of
Worthwhile. The Inishap illustrates the
habit of lawless driving too often in
dulged in by certain GLASS OF people
regard ess of the menace to the pedeS-
TRANS, and offenders of this type
should be answerable for the conse-
quences. The driver of the team,
while coming down Railroad street.
encountered q couple of young men
riding horseback and proposed
race, urging his horse into high
run accompanied by noisy demonStra-
lions. At the junction of Bank and
Main streets the horsemen kept on a
straight course, but Bowers swung in
to Bank street just as the two women
were midway on the crosswalk at that
point. Sensing the situation, he made
a. sudden effort to check the animal
to avoid running the women down, but
the collision was inevitable. The in
jured women were taken into Evitts
drug store and attended by DIR. Day.
Though it was reported no bones were
broken both victims were badly bruis-
ed and shaken up. suffering from the
effects of contact with the cement
pavement on which they struck
heavily. Those who saw the accident
declared it to be purely the result of
reckless and ungoverned speeding.
The first National Bank held it's an
electing its former board of directors,
\ with the exception of Charles D. San
ford, of Bridgeport, who resigned.
Cashier E. J. Sturges was chosen to
fill the vacancy.
Miss Gladys Meade has returned
from a few days stay with friends in
Bridgeport. this week.
| Mrs. Godfrey Harris and little
| daughter of West Philadelphia are
Visiting her sister, Mrs. Lester Warner.
James King, the veteran gatetender
i'll at his home. suffering from a bron-
chial trouble complicated with asth-
ma.
| REPORTS as to the condition, of Mrs
Ray w. leach, recently received from
the Hartford hospital by relatives
here, are of a discouraging nature, the
patient this week having undergone a
third operation. Mrs. Leach is the
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F.
Hawley, of this place, and a large cir
Gle of friends hereabouts will regret
to learn Of. her serious illness.
A. w. Ferguson, station agent at
Cornwall Bridge for several years, and
well known by the employees of the
| berkshire division, was rem owed from
| his home to the Bridgeport hospital /.
Wedn esday, suffering from typhoid
fever. and is regarded as seriously i'll.
Mr.. Ferguson is favorah1y known here.
his wife being a daughter of the late
| Charles Adds of this town, and is a
! brother-in-law of Mrs. Edward r