The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23
Laundry Mans Horse
A Premier Artist
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial to The F'armer.)
Stratford, Oct 23-A South End
1aundryman bought a horse last week
to be used in delivering work from
his establishment on Stratford avenue
The horse had bronco blood and be-
gan to show it as soon as Stratford
oats and atmosphere had begun TO
improve his physical condition. The
laundryman named the horse Light
ming after his first experience with
bronco's heels. At Hard's corner
few days afterwards, just at the time
when the unaccustoned rations of
oats had-begun to take effect Light
ming gave an artistic exhibition OF
high kicking which would have made
a black crook artist turn green with
envy. He got his leg over the cross
and dove into the ditch getting
thorough bath in the muddy water
which had settled there. Lightning
was quiet for a few days but it is now
believed that he was simply storing
up energy for a more vigorous ex-
htbition. The impulse seized him on
South avenue and this time he sue
ceeded in breaking the shafts of the
laundry wagon. After this the ex-
htbit1ons became more frequent and
violent. Lightning was boss of the
situation and knew it. The laundry
man drove him back to the stables
where he had purchased the animal
in Bridgeport and said: Say Boss,
here's yer boss. Sell him to some
other d fool for what you can
get and turn the balance over to me.
A Teller offered me dollar for him
this morning.. Maybe you can get a
little more. We named him Light
changed his name to Hell Fire and
Damnation.' If that's what you call
a gentle boss I am goin' to get fly
in machine. That'l1 be safer" And
now that Iaundryman delivers his
goods by wheeIbarrow. He says it's
safer and quicker to say nothing
about the cost.
George o. Ellis of Columbus Farm,
at Pecks Mill has returned from a
visit to his old home in Waterbury.
Mr.. Ellis is in his Goth year and says
he begins to feel little old. He COM
plains of failing eyesight a1th ough he
can read the signs on the trolley cars
as clear as any man in the county.
He finds little pleasure these days in
visiting his former haunts for ne sell
dom finds a familiar face. Mr.. Ellis
was made a voter in, Waterbury in
1887 and he is the last survivor whose
| name was on the voting list at that
| time. The voting list of Waterbury
was not small even in 1887 and up to
three four years ago there were
one or two others but these have pass
ed away leaving the aged patriot
alone. Mr.. Ellis is able to get about
as readily as a boy of sixty and takes
| long walks daily as has been his habit
for years. Yesterday he said: es
I am beginning to get along in years
and I don't think shall go travelling
about the country on the cars alone
any more. Last year I went to Provi-
dence and stayed a while but I can
| see very well and might get into
| trouble Yes, am going to have q
I1A1 eIa1 7 rot fn he
! mark if I am spared" And there
seems to be no good reason why Mr.
| Ellis will not live to greet his friends
on that day for he is strong, vigorous
| and enjoys a good appetite. His fail
| ing eyesight is the only sign Of ad-
vancing years he notices.
The people of this town Will be
able to judge of the merits of the
| two kinds of paving which are being
laid for they will be tried out side by
side along the line of Stratford ave.
nue.. The troHey company is laying
| Amesite between its tracks and the
state is laying Warrenite on botf
sides The Warren Bros. are rushing
/ their work and a long stretch on the
north side of the road is now in use
The Amesite people have just begun
4 to lay their portion of the road. Thi:
| road will be completed before colo
| weather interferes. The rails of the
| been laid and are now in use. The
grading is progressing rapidly and {
part is now ready for the top DRESSING
of permanent paving Anesite will b.
used the entire width of this street.
The new press for the Stratfort
Times Company is being set up il
the new building on North Main stree
this week. 1t is expected that tn
entire plant will be ready for bust
ness next week and that four news
papers will be printed there. William
B. Noyes. president of the compan.
and capable printer will have charg
| of the establishment. Louis E. Peck
editor and general manager will tax
charge of the outside work.
The voters at the town meeting OF
Monday night did not take kindly t.
the proposition of the American Bras
company, to straighten the north lin
of the Ferry road adjoining the Wash
ington bridge. The Brass compan.
offered the town a strip two feet wild
along the salt marsh in exchange 70
land further west on the high ground
The proposition was laid over for in
vestigation.