The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-28
STRATFF0RD
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Especial to The Times.)
STAFFORD. Aug 2s-WhiIe return
ing from the home of her father /.
where she had been visiting Thursday
afternoon, Mrs. William Murihead of :
Cut Spring road had a narrow escape
from serious injury when her Ford i
coupe which she was driving collided
with stone fence, turning the car
over and throwing Mrs, Murihead !
against the sfJe of the car with ter
near Peck's Mill bridge. Mrs. Muri-
head was coming down the hill and
heavy truck coming from the other
direction crowded her off the road.
She was badly shaken up and receiv
ed severe sprain of the right wrist.
Democratic Town Chairman Her
bert M. Booth appointed Frank Kopp
and Herbert M. Smith to represent
Stratford at the, First Voters conven-
ton which was held in the Garde
Hotel in New Haven yesterday. The
convention was addressed by Demo-
cratic nominee. for president. James
Cox, who, according to the local dele
gates made a most inspiring address
A small barn belonging to M. Foun-
tine, 115 Honeyspoot road, was burned
to the ground at 1870 yesterday morn
ing. The local department which
was called made a record run to the
fire which had gained such Roadway
that their efforts were unavailable.
The loss is estimated at about $500.
The members of the Nichols avenue
company had their first test of the
new siren which has recently been
placed on their building by Chief
Allen D. Judson. when the alarm was
sounded and the members of the
volunteer company are receiving the
congratulations for their prompt re-
Spouse to the alarm. The chemical
from the department made the run to
the fire in record time many of the
members of the company responding
to the call.
Operations on the new picture thea
| ire at the center were stopped yester-
| day by Mayor Abraan Wellington be-
| cause the contra ctors were not build
| ing the foundations of the buiIdin g
| according to plans and specifications.
| Trhe plans which the promoters were
granted a permission to build called
| for a reinforced concrete foundation
| which was not being built accordingly
/ and owing to the marsh ground On
| which the building is to be erected
! makes it necessary for the safety of
a building of this kind Mayor Well
| ington held UP the contractors until
| the proper foundation was built.
| Bethany church, cor Nichols avenue
| and Wheeler terrace. Services on
| Sunday will be at 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. m. The Rev. E. P. H. King, of
| Montgomery Center, VT, will occupy
the pulpit both morning and evening.
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| close of the morning service. Young
Peoples meeting at 6:45, followed by
! the evening service at 7:30. All are
| cordially invited to attend these ser
| vices. Mid-weeh prayer seSvice at
7:45 Wednesday night.
Mr.. Averi1 Colby, of Main street,
who has been in the employ of the
Connecticut company for some time,
| will leave town with his family this
coming week to take up his home in
Detroit, Mich. 1t is said that Mr..
Colby will enter the same line of
business in Detroit that he was in in
Bridgeport.
The Rev Louis Losch has accepted
the passionate of a. Baptist church in
Bengal, N. Y. Mr. Losch and his
wife, who was formerly Miss Edith
Harrison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Harrison of King street, will
leave town on next Wednesday to en-
ter upon his new duties as pastor. Mr.,
Losch has just completed his studies
at the Nyack and he has the best
| wishes of his many friends in his new
church home.
Mr.. Lewis Somers of White street.
| and Mr.. Albert Stacey, of Long Brook
avenue, have been spending about d
week fishing. They are at the east
| ern end of the Sound and it is report
ed that they are having great success
in trolling for blue fish. They will
return home soon.
Mr.. Robert Erving, one of the let
! ter carriers at the local postoHce, has
decided to leave town with his fam
| lily and take up his residence in
Mama, Fla. He expects to dispose
| of his home on White street soon, and
| if he can arrange matters by that
time will leave about the middle of
October. Mr.. Erving has been a
popular mail carrier in town for a
number of years, and is well liked as
a citizen, and he will be greatly miss
ed by all who know him. He will
| continue his same line of occupation
| in Florida.
Work is still progressing at the
upper dock. Last year it was ru-
mored that large buildings would be
| erected on what was then known as
| the meadows,by one of the large lum-
| Der companies in this vicinity, but
no buildings appeared. Then it was
| said that the project of establishing
| a large lumber yard there had been
| abandoned. In fact no one seems
| to know just what is going to be done.
But work is still going on there.
There is contracting company
| working in the creek pumping it out
| and throwing it up onto the land that
| lies behind the spiles that were placed
on the meadows last year. 1t has
| also been said that all the meadows
| lying south of the roadway on East
Broad street, will be filed in by this
! l.