The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-06
STRATFORD

S EhH q SzHD Strange contrasts at Paradise Lawn yesterday. On one side the skaters having their innings on Judson's pond and on the other the first courageous youths of 1922, playing a game of | rounders- It's the National game, and no mistake.
 There is one sure sign of an early spring. The family cat started shed ding week ahead of the appearance of the grould hog. Since last Sunday said cat lost SS7,59S hairs by actual count. Anyone who doesn't believe this sure sign of the passing of winter can count the hairs on the cat tonight | and again next week.
 Better keep the snow shovel pol 1 ished up.
 Have you received your tax bill vel? .? They are being mailed out alphabet ically The fellow whose name is Zulu will be lucky. He won't get his
 until Valentines Day. Good gracious
 what comic Valentfnei
 Prosecuting Attorney Ivan L. More l house is out with an offer to aid any and all in the matter of presenting protests to the Board of Relief, or any other body necessary to appeal to, in
 instances where any evident unfair | ness has been done in the matter of | valuations. No use "crossing any bdidges," but Warehouse will be busy. | may find valuations raised are well
 able to hire counsel. There may be 1 some, however, who do not under
 stand the 1922 system, and they will
 get comfort in having matters ex- | plained to them by one who is able to | fathom the plan.
 Now that Bridgeport has been fairly l ChOrOu0hIV aCduAintad t. | ford's ''figures," the taxpayers who
 have to furnish the ink for making up | all those reports, believe 1t is their | turn to be enlightened
 The council will meet tonight. Pro- | gress is hoped for no one cares just
 affairs just so 1t is progress: The l folks haven't gotten over the idea Of
 wanting real fire fighting equipmen ent l either.
 | After all. reports, budgets, propa- l ganda and all wont matter an 1. O.. I U. year or so from now. If the | counci1-nlanager form of government | expects, to stay; if Manager Hunter 1 expects to stay, and if the men in of- | flee expect to stay, or elect to leave,
 and leave in a blaze of glory. this is
 what has to be accomplished. Wheth-
 mileage higher, the voters will have | to see the Town improve, without the
 taxes, figured in dollars and cents, being higher. Nothing less was prom
 ised, and nothing more expected. The streets, the school police and | fire departments. sewers. lights, and
 some day garbage and cash collec-
 sidewalks, will have to improve at
 the same. or less cost to the tax payers. If this can come. and start | to come in even small way soon. | al
 town is going to be in an unpleasant 1 and tiresome turmoil, until some
 thing else Is tried Experiments too
 are often times costly. money wise, | and time wise.
 Several local men will participate
 in the father and son hike Of the Boy
 Scouts, to take place next Saturday
 avenues, Bridgeport.
 1 The Stratford Democratic club will
 give Valentine dance in Red Mems
 Williams, Miss Gertrude Moore, Mrs.
 Fred Guerin. Miss Starr Barnum and 1 Miss Dorothy Barnum compose the
 committee in charge of arrange
 ments.
 Again last night the Flora. Park 1 residents had their sleep ruined when
 two strangers, one of them departed l III d IllVNeTs were seen by George 1 Barnes. Barnes. first phoning for the | police, gave chase, joined later by the | patrol. However. the strangers were | able to elude the pursuers somewhere | in the Lordship district. Very soon, 1 with the present vigilance unrelaxed, 1 and with special officer on duty in | this section at night, there will be a prowler or two looking like a human seive, for all the neighbors have their 1 artillery oiled up. In the meantime ! it has been suggested that they move
 the val of China and surround | Floral Park.
 And now the skating is spoiled, en- | tirely. Some doubt very much
 whether there will be any more this
 season. It is fortunate the ice crop | was harvested early, and it was 8 good crop.
 Geese were heard flying northward l this morning. Another sign of an l early spring.
 The following judges have been | chosen for the Poultry and Pet show 1 to be held February g, 10. and II.
 from 2:30 to 10 P. M, daily. They
 are: A. E. Jessel of Bridgeport, Pro- | Stratford, Hayward B. Beebe of Wa
 rerbury. Oscar F. Schultz of NorwaIk,
 and Anthony Sibby of New Haven 1 Poultry, turkeys, ducks, guineas-
 rabbits, and household pets may be received beginning February 8. All
 entries must be in Thursday morn | ing
 The police have pocket book