The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-21
STAMFORD

Returning to her home at 304 Windsor avenue Friday afternoon to
 obtain some belongings, Mrs. William H. Aseltine, who with her children had left her house the day before to visit with a sister in Bridgeport, found that her house had been enter ed some time the previous night, seV- eral trunks and chests of drawers ran
 sacked, and oen trunk with it's con- tents thrown out in the front yard. ASeltine is in New York for a few days and in his absence Mrs. Aseltine had planned to remain in Bridgeport. Upon making the discovery yesterday afternoon the police were notified and Chief William Nichols and Officer Holmes responded. The entire place was looked over. It is evident the in
 truders entered the rear door with a skeleton key, although one upstairs window was left open. As far as can be astertained nothing of value was stolen, the unwelcome visitors appar- ently being after either money, or | else bent upon making all the con- i fusion possible, plus a little destruc- 1 t1on.
 It is believed that either tramps visited the place for a nights shelter. | the house not being completed, and | upon finding same partially occupied, 1 made a search for ready cash. Either | that Or some young boys of a not far distant neighborhood made the break | as matter of miSchief and spite. This is the third break on this | street in less han a year. On Jan
 uary IS, the Rome of Thomas King 1 at 36S was entered in the early even
 ing and the house searched for
 money. Nothing was missed at the | time, but recently the family has been
 unable to locate gold bracelet Just
 a, few weeks ago the Clark residence, 1 a great deal nearer Main street, was entered, some money and clothing be-
 ing stolen There are not enough lights | on the street. There should De light
 in the middle of the first block, and l another on the top of the hill at
 the turn in the roadway.
 John Pettigrew of 1o62 Fairfield
 avenue, Bridgeport, before the war
 employed by the Bridgeport Brass
 company, and recently of the Lake
 Submarine & Torpedo Boat company,
 is now employed at the Spring Perch
 in Stratford.
 Dr. Robert E. Phelan. 25sO Main street. was recently appointed medical examiner for Stratford, to fill the va Ii cancy left by the death of the late 3 Dr. William B. Coggswe1. Dr. Phe-
 han and Coroner John J. Phe1an are not related.
 Fred G. Taylor, an executive of the y American Tube & Stamping Co. al s made the head of the Board of Edu- !. cation. to succeed Dr. DeRuytel : Rowland. Frank Fargo was choser
 vice-p president and Mrs. A. J. Mohr = secretary and treasurer. q e George A. Flafrchfld and Fredericl y Starr Feardslcy have already asked - c. M. Higgins, secretary of the Pub = lie Utilities Commission, for a Strat l. ford hearing to protest the recent fart = ''deorease order. that really means al ] increase for StratfOrd- The Ee.ief vii
 not down that all territory known a! a Bridgeport division should hav y been included in the cut, and tha Stratford at least should not hav' ' ] hesa,, tn = contrary to the present trend in al a other lines.
 l. stratford people were much inter = csted in the dispatch from CIevelant - published in the Times Thursda /, evening, in which were reproduce' l. parts of the speech of Bradley Hull :, made before the annual convention o n the National Municipal league. HI n stated that the city manager plan O
 town government was baced upol r, ''principles of aristCcTacy'' rather. thai l. democracy. and declares among othe d things, that the plan sweeps us bacl l. to a system we~ have already repu '. diated
 l. Several items in last years town re r port are interesting. For shad
 trees s1,2OO was appropriated. a bal IT ance of $217.34 being turned over t
 the Charity Commission. Flo
 'tparks'' s1.2oo was also appropriated
 this department showing a deficit o Y s3426S For trnisceflaneous an !, contingencies s2.000 was appropriat d ed s334.s2 covering the amount of tn " deficit.
 0 There will be a meeting of tn Il Eighth District Civic association hell
 road, at o'clock this evening. Thi IS will be the first annual meeting O ,f the socnety under the bylaws. am
 tho most innnortant business of tn