The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-22
STAFFORD

Mrs. H. L. Hunt and children who
left town to avoid the epidemic of
scarlet fever have been heard from
at Philadelphia where they are visiting
with friends. They are all well.
Mildred, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
ported yesterday as having scarlet
fever by Health Officer George F.
Lewis. This is the only new case this
week. The young son of Town Clerk
H. c. Lowell is conva1escent and all
other cases are out Of danger.
The contest instituted by the pro-
prietors Of the Stratford Lunch Room
for the most popular man in town
was last night decided in favor Of Sc
1ectman James fLally- The voting has
been spirited throughout and at the
had an equal number of votes: 1t was
then decided to settle the contest by
drawing straws. The seIectman was
fortunate enough to draw the longer
straw and he will receive the trio of
Light Brahma fowls which was the
prize offered.
The graduating class Of which Miss
Phi1o Haven, is member, consisting
of 21l young ladies have pledged them
selves to devote their dives to the for
graduate from wellesley college at the
coming commencement in June.
A blind ditch is being constructed to
take the surface water from the vicin-
ity of the town hall and convey it
to Tanners brook where it may find
its way to the Housatonic river. The
led into a cess pool to be cons tructed
as soon as possible. There is a gen
eral complaint concerning the empty
ing of sewers into the brook and the
practice has been condemned Every
case where anything but surface wa
ter is dumped into the brook will be
the cause of special inquiry and the
ton Of the brook for the last few
years has been frequently complain
ed of and the matter has been brought
to the attention of the health officer
several times.
The Board of Trade has set March
81 as the date for the annual banquet
It is proposed this year to enlist the
famous cooks of the town in the en-
terprise and the ladies of the town
who are noted for their culinary skill
viands to enhance the feast. The
unfavOrable comment which the ban
quent last year occaSioned has spur
red the members to do something bet
ter this year.
Mrs. Gertina Travis and Dudley
Stafford for whom warrants were is
sued on Wednesday but who were not
found when they were wanted to ap-
pear on the evening of the trial of the
other liquor case on the docket tele-
phoned to the prosecutor the next day
homes when wanteds The trial was
then set for next Tuesday night
Inc commissioners appointed by the
superior court to decide upon the in
junction proceedings brought by Ru-
dolphBankwitz to stop the, work Of
widening California street have rec
commended that the injunction be
raised and that such property as the
town needs from the Bankwitz front
be bought at private sale from the
owner or condemned in the usual
manner. The work will now proceed
as far as the property mentioned and
rest until the matter is finally settled.
Stratford M. z. Church
Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the Das-
tor, will preach in the morning The
topic will be visionary People,
In the evening one Of the popular
song services will be held conducted
by Miss Beatrice Derby, assisted by
Miss Phillips and Mr.. Meyers voiltn-
ist- Short address by the pastor.