The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-08
STAMFORD

John Thorley, eliminated as a can dicate by the adjourned meeting. of the Eighth District Civic association, which was held in Eli Whitney school on Huntingdon Road Saturday night, will have company in the person of Merritt Vanderbilt, who has also for whom a petition is being circu- lated: Webster Conine is another candidate, but it is understood that James Sanford has decided to give up the fight, and Eford, Clark thinks that someone has had a fine pipe dream, for he never had the slightest intention of running, and near as can be ascerained in the district, no mention has ever been made of his name as a possible candidate.
 Harry Sanford. Wheeler Terrace. | will likely run in the Fifth district stacking up against John J. Albright Both men are popular and have large l followings of friends who will make the contest real contest
 The Board of Sewer commissioners l of the Town of Stratford will at a meeting tomorrow receive sealed bids | for materials and labor to complete | tho constrlction of 3a inch trunk sewer, manhoIes, timber foundation, etc. plans for which may be seen at | the office of the Board of Sewer com missioners at the Town Hall. A cer- ttfled check must accompany each bid. to an amount of 10 per cent. of the amount of the bid. The com mittee reserves the right to reject any bid.
 In the meantime work is being rushed on the sewer construction on Main street which has now been ex- tended as far as Hillside avenue.
 Persons in the neighborhood of the Green yesterday afternoon thought | from the howls of a dog that one ] well known fo If fer a bargain in sausage, but inves- tgation merely proved that a fancy Airdale puppy had been purchsed by the proprietot of the Helbig market and was parked out for the after Eooon in the back room. The dog was bowling or it's mother, and the market cat played substitute.
 Enormous focks of swallows and | English sta arlings, which are becom- ing a worse pest than the sparrows, adise Lawn section. Thousands of | the birds were in evidence this morn- ing, literally covering the roofs of houses and telephone wires in the be heard for blocks. The birds rare ly are seen to approach the ground and always make their neighborhood visitation about 7:30 in the morning.
 Mae Murray in the "Gilded Lily will he repeated as the feature at the 1 Stratford theatre tonight, along with 2 Holmes travel reel, a comedy and a News pictorial.
 The recent requests for help sent to the Charity commission were for 1 hcuscmaids, one being asked for in Stratford. and another at Wood 1 mont. | The Stratford center cars were conspicuous by their absence, this morning the additional service being subtraced since last evening. Strat- l ford conmuters are getting thor
 ouehly disguised witch the transpor-
 tation- both as to trolleys and buses and will be mighty glad when the
 courts finally settle the matter one
 way or another so that there will either at all hours be plenty of troi- leys or an ample number of buses. As
 matters now stand those who prefer trolleys have to wait too long, and
 those who prefer buses have to wait and often times stand. There are
 not enough of either under present conditions, and neither class of tram |sportation can apparently afford to
 send mere equipment over the lines
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