The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-15
AN ATTEMPTED BURGLARY?

What looks like another attempt to burglarize the Wilson pharmacy on Main street occurred a couple of nights ago, the attempt being thwarted by the fact that a passerby happened to notice the suspicious looking charac- ters lurking around the drugstore and succeeded in soaring them away.
 To Herbert Laister, the local carpen- ter is due the credit for eventing the burglary. Laister has a shop at the rear of the drugstore and gener- ally works there pretty late nights. As he was leaving the shop the other night he noticed two men examining the lock of the door of the drugstore with the aid of a pocket search1ight- Laister did not let on that he saw home for a distance of about a block and then ran back and aroused AL len Wilson, who lives next door to his brothers drugstore.
 The two fellows who were examin- ing the lock of the door evidently they started at post haste down through the back lots, Jumping fences, and making the sw1ftest kind of getaway It was well for them too that they got away when they did for Wilson had his shot gun ready to give them a nice taste of bird shot, which, needless to say, they would hardly have re1ished.
 Stratford, Conn. To the Editor of the Farmer-Sir:
 It has been stated that the main question before this town is whether North Main street will receive the available state money for highways or whether West Broad Street will get it. I wish to take issue with you on that point, as it has already been assigned to West Broad. Therefore, the main question is whethor those in favor of North Main will succeed in getting it away from the advocates of West Broad or not. You say the sentiment of the majority is in favor of North l Main. I think you are breathing the l ozone of that locality, and suffering | under a delusion, as there is a very | sentiment in favor of West Broad, and with a fair chance to | strength. this assertion can be proven. I now wish to state a few | facts concerning this question. West Broad street has been accepted as 8 | state road; money has been appro- priated; plans are on file in the high way commissioners office. I am at a loss to understand why some citizens of the town, especially those who em- brace the opportunity on every public occasion to vaunt their civic pride, can place themselves in the attitude of striving to take from those energetic citizens, who have made it possible their concerted efforts to en- ist the synpathtes of the state high way commissioner to make West Broad street a state road. Why mould their efforts not be app1auded? Is it not for the benefit of the whole own? Will 1t not make one more beautiful thoroughfare. which will be | valuable asset to us for taxable pur- poses, from the fact that it will en- the building of houses of higher order, regardless of the anxiety ,f those who own propertys on this street? Could one conceive of a nore dep1orab1e condition than one ection of the town striving to take rom the other that which it has fairly von. Could anything be more seI- ish or unfair, than for these men to ry and persuade the highway com missioner to change his plans. wish O say to the prominent citizen who that the state of Connec- icut constructs roads for the travelling public and not especially for the town n which it passes through.
 THOMAS H. MQU1LLAN.