The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-24
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STOP ACCIDENTS
n! CEMETERY
|Stratford Department Will
Station Officer Near Gate
of st. Michael's.
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Stratford, Nov. PAS a result of
the numerous accidents which have
occurred at different times on STRAIT
ford avenue between Surf and Bruce
avenues the selectmen voted last
evening at a meeting held in the town
hall that Chief William B. Nichols of
the Stratford police department be
INSTRUCTED to have partolman sta
toned at st. MichaePs cemetery mid
die gate on Sunday afternoons. The
selectmen have been contemplating
fthis move for some time but it is be-
lieved that action was fastened in the
matter because of the recent fatality
(which occurred last Sunday afternoon.
IlNo patrolman has as yet been select
ed for that work by Chief Nichols but
It Is most likely that Officers Ben
M 5amin Smith and H. Briggs Barnum
M will alternate each Sunday.
The Selectmen also informed Chief
Nichols that he was to be relieved of
night duty and will in few days
start patrolling the town during the
day. Heretofore all three policeman
| were subject to "a hour service. Many
times they were unable to sleep but
4 a few hours as calls came in contin-
NJ ually throughout the day which re-
CURED immediate attention. AS the
result of the new ruling, the night Of
ficers Barnum and Smith will not an
| swer any complaints or investigate
any matters during the day except in
case of urgent necessity.
! Fred B.. Donaldson of Lordship
park district and William ]. William
son of South Main street were ap-
pointed special policemen by the Sc
lectmen last evening. Their term of
wR N-@
William F. Blamey who was selected
N TO fill the unexpired term of building
inspector which was left vacant by
Harry A Burnes at present stationed
at Plattsburg Military school, was ap-
pointed to that office for one year.
Clarence q. Palmer of East Main
street was appointed tree warden for
one year.
1t was voted at the meeting to have
Clerk Harold C. Lowell notify all per-
sons who now have licenses to sell or
use explosives to turn in Immediately
all such licenses as required by law.
h Hereafter Town Clerk Lowell will be
X the licensing official II this law is
\ not strictly compiled with, arrests and
4 prosecutions will follow.
A letter will be forwarded to the
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., by Clerk
4 Lowell requesting them to repair the
water mains on Bruce and Surf ave-
nues.
The old chemical efuck at Stratford
Fire Department No. 1 will be prop
er1y equipped with ladders, chemicals,
axes and all other paraphernalia. This
action was taken at the meeting and
1t was voted to leave the matter of
equipping the truck to the selectnen
and Fire Chief Allen d. Judson-
Appointed Military Enroller.
Frank r. Brakeman, deputy judge
of the Stratford town court was re-
Gently appointed military enroller of
the town by First Selectman James
Lally. Mr.. Brakeman. has already
started the work. 1t is expected that
$500 persons will be subject to. the
\ military, or personal tax .. 5-r
Patriotic Service s.sa.,s
A patriotic service will be held al
the Stratford Congregational church
Sunday evening at which Rev. s
Cranston Benson, Of New York will be
the speaker. His subject will be "Bach
From He'll" Mr.. Benson will relate
his many thrilling experiences while
in Belgium, his capture by the Ger
mans and escape. Mr.. Benson ha,
seen actual service in France. A ser
vice flag will also be unfurled.
~n Hold Meeting
The Paradise Green Study club will
meet on Monday evening, Nov. 26
j. at s o'clock at the home of Miss Alice
f. Curtis, Paradise Green, Stratford
The program will include whit,
n Horse Winter" and THE White Her
on" levitt; which will be given b.
Miss Beard and Miss Mabel Wilcox
son. Miss Grace Curtis and Mrs
Booth will give sketches of the live
OF the two authors, Wilbur D. Steel
and Sarah Orme levitt.
$50 Realized
Eighty dollars was realized from
the bazaar given in Red Mems hall
Church street, Wednesday afternoon
and evening by the ladies of the tow
| for the benefit of the Red Cross. Il
the afternoon all kinds of fancy ar
ticles were sold Dancing was tn
main diversion in the evening. 10
cal orchestra furnished the music.
Holds First Practice
Stratford high school basketball
team held first practice Thursday af
terpoon. Among those who wer
present at the practice were Edwi
Hall, Irving Bennett, Sidney Follett
Paul Carpenter, John Wilson, Rober
and John Thompson, William Pegs
Stanley Curtis Herbert Hart, job
Taylor, Arthur Smith. Coach THORN
was also present.
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3051 Main and Hillside avenue
Phone 114-2-s. 10 "tf
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