The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-12
CHIMNEY FIRE AT HOME OF MRS.
 CHARLES WOLF
Advocates of Broad Street I'm provement to Get Square
 Deal
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first like 8 serious fire at the residence of Mrs. Charles Wolf on North Main street, Saturday evening, called out the auto-chenical and gave the mem bers of the department little work for half an hour before the fire was gotten under control.
 The fire started near the chimney at time when Mrs. Wolf the owner of the house, was away from home. The smoke was seen curling up from the roof of the house so someone te1e- phoned for the fire department and Chief Allan D. Judson responded with the chemical. The fire was exttn- guished before much damage had been done. If it had not been dis covered before it had gotten under house would have been totally de stroyed.
 Town Needing For Broad St. Matter. It looks as if the people of East Broadway, Hollister Heights, Frank lin Hill and in fact all who will be afz fected by the improvement of Broad street and West Broad street, are at last going to get fair play in the mai ter of the $8,8O0 which was appro- priated by the state for the improve ment of Broad street but which was taken away by the new highway com missioner at the request of North Main street residents.
 It was stated by one of the select men who is in favor of having the money spent on North Main street that the people would not be given 9 chance to express themselves on the matter in town meeting; the question as to where the money would be spent was in the hands of the selectmen and they would decide which thor oughfare would be improved. Natur- ally this announcement made the peo- pie interested in having the money spent on Broad street, where 1t right fully should be spent, rise up in arms and not without result. A clause has been inserted in the call for a special town meeting for Thursday evening which states that the meeting among other things is called ''to indicate by vote of the town on what highway the citizens wish their state money to be expended as per request of the state highway commissioner"
 A Novelty Shower.
 A pretty novelty shower was given Miss May Hughes last evening at her home on Franklin Hill, by number of young ladies from the Crane Valve company where the bride-to-be was formerly employed. Those present were Mo1lie Mo11oy, Annie Mol1oy, Jennie Collins, Elizabeth Cullen, Mrs. D. Cooney, Mrs. F. Moran, Margaret HaefIe, Annie Haefle, Blanche New 
 Moran, May Moran, Rose Moran, Katie Webb, Margaret Donneny. Katie Kelly, Emily Servich, and Mrs. L.. Mole. Miss Hughes is soon to become the bride of Joseph Cavanaugh. She was the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents at the shower last evening.
 Okenuck Tribe Meets Tonight.
 Okenuck Tribe of Red Men will meet in regular session this evening and it Is hoped there will be a good attendance as business of importance is to be transacted.
 Visit Country Club Grounds.
 A lot of people, members and pros peedve mem bers of the new country club. walked ups to Know1ton park yesterday to look over the grounds and see how work is progressing on the laying out of the golf course. They discovered that the grass had all been cropped with a lawn mower around the course and stakes driven into the ground to mark the location of the holes. People who looked over the course yesterday were more convinced than ever that when it is finished it will be one of the best in this part of the state.
 Yale to Play B. H. s.
 The baseball team representing the class of 1915 at Yale university will play the Bridgeport High school team in Bridgeport next Saturday. The Yale team played the New Haven High school team at New Haven yes terday defeating them to the tune of to in a, fast and interesting game. The team is said to be the fastest class team at Yale. Tom 5Conine of this town is one of the members of the aggregation.
 Work on Church Progresses.
 
 James church and already the cellar for the big edifice is well under way and will probably be ready for the masons to begin their work within a, week or so. The sod or turf which has been cut from the lawn on the in front of the Gaynor Manufacturing Company's plant on Stratford avenue.
 Haggerty Boy HI.
 AIphonse Haggerty is reported quite i'll at his parents home on Hol- lister Heights. His friends unite in wishing him a speedy recovery from his illness.
 Franklins Defeat BrookIavvns.
 The Franklin Jr. baseball team played the Brooklawns at KnowIton park Saturday defeating the latter team in a 10 inning game by the score of II to 10. The game was an ex- citing one throughout and it was not until the very last minute that it was known who would win. The standing of the teams in the league IS as fol- lows:
 Won. Lost. PC. Franklin Jrs. .-.-.2 0 1000 Map1ewoods ....-.. 0 1000 Brooklawns .....-.. 900 Stratford Jrs. ....- 900
 Next Saturday at Knowlton Park the Maplewoods will play the Frank lin Jrs. At the M. A. c. lot in Bridge port the Brooklawns will play the Stratford Jrs
 Bray Buys Out Wilson.
 Earl ('rDoc } Bray has bought out KeeIer Wilson's drugstore and is now running the store himself. It was known for some time that Bray was thinking of buying out Wilson but formal announcement of the deal was