The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
MONROE MUSINGS
Especial to the Farmer :. (By Arthur ". French )

there's a band of crepe hung around the map of "Sawrnill City which is over forninst lower White EIills Why Well, Stefan Laslxi, a farm hand, saw
 ed up from his wages something like forty bones, or long green, if you will This, with the Mexican muss, made him feel likewise, so he and his man, beat it down the pike to find the boo zeries which adorn the above borough and he did. In an hour he got in with a bunch, who drank and smok-
 ed $5 worth on him Later he want ed some more drink, but found that about $30 of the wherewithal had fad ed like a dream from his pocket and the one that lifted it had faded too. So Stefan had the home wanderlust and got there, crepe, mourning band and all,
 1 The new Center State road is about finished, or as good When the top gravelling has settled down and pack ed it rather looks as if the thres-mile highway would be "a1I right The construction proper has been 20 feet in width, but the roadway is generally much wider, under the clearing of rocks, tree, shrubbery and enbank- nents. In several places the town has begun the erection of guard rail- ings. Two bends or curves in the roadway, have been eliminated and ldepressions filled iny Selectman w. w Bliss, as inspector and townsman; | H. sherman -t watched the work closely and are to be credited with offering number l of good and beneficial suggestions, which the contractors have fully car Tied out. all of which is appreciated 1 by vehicle users as well as those de- 1 pendabIe on 'sshank's s nare.'S
 Now there is Charles B. Nichols. who lately sold his residence and prop erty just east of the Center, purchas-
 Ling and occupying the former Stiles M- l Clarke home. which he is transform- ing and improving, barn and several Paint and new carpenterwork are making noticeable and pleasing Ichanges. Mir. Nichols expects to have 5everything completed and in ship 1 shape before the 'sgood old summer i timef' comes again. Report has 1t,
 that Mr. and Mrs. Nichols will ere I long. acquire an automobile. Any way, they have space enough to have
 a garage on their property.
 You wouldn't think so, in this l 1'sbeautifu1'' springtisne, but. yes there's a broken hearted young man l in Monroe. He lives here as a hired l man, and the fracture is thusly. He l had talkfested just long enough with la girl of 1T, that he had the bug ito think he could annex her for life I lsh6wered her with candy kisses chewing gum, Jolly pops, three-for-a- I nickel chocolates, peanuts, ginger ! pop, Moxie and lemon soda, and birch sl beer. But alas and alack, one Wed zl nesday night, he caught O rlde with
 2 chauffeur acquaintance and came with some class and a. bulge of can dy to her door, in an auto. She slswasn't there. but ma said her girl had I gone, In a lightning change to Bridge port to accept a position as nurse gir I and a peranbulator pusher for a Iada in a prominent family. Ma sampled I the candy. But the young boob
 thereof sustained the fracture so it il
 alleged.
 I The past month of April in Mon I roe,1 has certainly put up some freaf
 weather stunts. As a change artist
 Miss April has the vaudeville head Fl liners very much frazzlcd to the beat
 She put temperatures over us tha' made the nonogenarions even, of tho itown, set up and hark back The
 .sthree times froze in,'' of the peeper, Il was increased to a score. A Stepnel
 man, with his pea vines above ground
 had to keep bonfire in his garder all night and another over that way jcuts his summer ice early in the sI month Next while local minister
 was preaching about the ttbeautiful' spring, an inch of snow was failing
 outside. Then came day with tho thermometer at S2: then Marcf
 gale and-ssto be continued in oul |
 ] The center park is praised by ev' cry visitor or come-to-town stranger It is also the pride of the townspeo. 5ipIe with it's urnbrageous shade tree:
 and its Iawn1ike ground. Many be Iieye that it would be an appreciated # Improvement to have the present ir' I regulaP and foot wide footwalk re placed by something more in con l forrr1ity to good looks and regularity
 It would seem that even an earth ol gravel walk, could be built yer. cheaply and answer all purposes. I there is no money to cover the ex pense, some one might get. up some
 thing to realize the necessary funds II Why not?
 Harmony Grange, D. of H. of Mon
 roe is to have quite a large time a
 it's next regular meeting on the 14tn
 It is to be what grangers call Neigh
 Fl bors' Night and some are conin
 as visiting guests from other granges Entertainment is to be of interes , There is to be a competitive program , in which one-half an hour is allowe
 the lady officers for argument and tn
 same time to gentlemen officers. Tn
 defeated side will have to furnish supper or refreshments at futur meeting, when the clouds have roll I ed away" and the tally is counted Well, how do you like the looks ( 7 the center of the Center? In fror :. of the Masonic temple, the Lord will; = west and soutk of the park, in fro1 n of the Episcopal church and Beach n department store, a gravel fill ar d uplifhting of the roadways has mao n most decided improvement and el d erybody says so. Marshall Reac d has had the work in front of h