The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-05-17
STRATFORD
Wedding Anniversary

Quite spry and full of pep for a
chap tossed about upon the matrimo-
NAL sea for four years Edwin Fairfax
Ludlow, Stratford resident and wound
. ed veteran of the World War, ap-
peared as the guest of honor at a ST.
event for him by his comrades IN
arms on the Times staff. The affair
was held in the sanctum. After re-
covering from the shock Gen. Lud-
low told he had set sail four years
ago yesterday, described honeymoon
ing by auto and wound up by endors-
ing Grover Cleveland's say-so on
marriages Married life is one grand
sweet song. 1t was the shortest
speech on record for Gen. Ludlow.
After receiving fluctuations Eskimo
ment committee consisting of Charley
McGiu and Bill Kearns. After the
soiree Cen Ludlow boarded the
first trolley car for Stratford, where
Letters of regrets We're read from
Madelyn Finley and J.. Lawrence
McGovern Jr.
Fire discovered few moments be-
fore closing time last evening at the
Sexton Monumental works, Stratford
avenue near city line, did damage to
one work shed and a stock of COM
pleted monuments, estimated at &c.
900. 1t is believed that sparks from
a passing locomotive caused the blaze,
which had considerable Roadway be-
fore being seen by Charles Roehrich,
. who conducts adjoining florists
shop. Both concerns, and the Keene
Monumental works, are directly OPP
posite ST MichaePs cemetery.
The Stratford fire department sub
dued the flames, having the fire I'M
der control in Is minutes. with two
fined to the shed in which it start
ed.
Grass fires along the railroad right
of way have again become frequent
the past few days
The stavola gasoline station at
been taken over by the Standard Oil
company. The new gas station on
the same street midway between Avon
Park and Surf avenue, being built for
the Star Oil company, Is also nearing
completion Several other stations in
this vicinity are nearing completion.
That the present guiders of STRAIT
ford's destnies will within the near
future make some drastic cuts in
costs OF operating the town affairs is
able to visit the center without be-
ing banned or panned- That the
town managers stipend will be re-
duced; that some jobs will be abol-
nual saving to the town OF about So
600, now seems certain. That some
saving will be necessary to make up
for an almost unprecedented amount
to be expended for auditing and at
torney's fees. seems certain.
In the old days all circuses had
para des. Some of them do yet. At
the end of the parade was wagon
shooting off steam, with a lot of sour
notes, that We're music to the ears of
the kinds, because II was circus day.
The wagon that meant the end of the
parade was the caliope, or as the high
brows were bound to pronounce it, the
ca-H-o-pe, with the accent on the
III Well this column is no circus,
at least not every day, but it has its
caiope. 1t is the daily statement
from Old Irritability, who worries
about Stratford's affairs more than
liar. Well, since he includes all
the rest of the papers. and we have
plenty of company, we viii pass along
the info. Watch your step!
MY dear SIR
Have heart!
- Don't start no arguments
If you want argument let me take
Honest, I could put it all over that
irritable old cuss.
What da va mean? Your neutral
That reminds me of the story Of
the man that took q fifty foot rope
to span fifty foot river and tied the
end to a tree twenty-five feet up the
bank which brought HIN exactly in
the center of the stream.
That's your case and the case OF all
the papers. You started so far away
from the truth that you have landed
in the middle of the river.
How about my arguing both sides
OLD IRRITABILITY."