The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-17
NO CORNING on sUNDfYS.
bridgeport Young Wen Organize Club to
Discourage All sabbath Ioyemaking.

BRIDGEPORT. December 1.-THE
Bachelors club has decided that Sunday
night sparkling must stop. The club is
made rp of members Of ST. Patrick
Total Abstinence and Benevolent So
cicty.
The bachelors have decided that matri-
mOny is very bad thing for the society.
and its inruads must be checked. Total
abstinence men who have best girls laugh
al the bachelors. declaring they are ill-
favored persons, whom no nice girls VIII
look at.
The bachelors gave fair warning. They
announced that they would start an ac-
tive anti-lOyers crusade on Sunday night.
and If the sparkling members of the So
Cicty knew what was good for them they
would be IN the club-rooms that night
The sparkling men snOrted with rage
and declared that they would spark as
usual The Bachelors club numbers
about twenty. They assembled at the
clubhouse. M Main and Catherine
themselves into squads. They had lists
of the sparkling men.
4 squad went to the house and rang
the bell When the door was opened
they forced their way in. one man gath
cred The victims hat and coat The
others sought the young man and wo-
man.
I'VE are very sorry to interrupt you.
said the bachelors spokesman. but this
kind of thing must stop. We have en-
dured il too long already. We must re-
quest you TO excuse this young man from
further counting, and ask him TO come
with us
some of the men laughed and rose i'm
mediately. but the majority protested
and said II was an outrage. ana that
they wouldn't move step Whsreupon
the bachelors picked them up bodily and
carried them out while the young women
protested in vain.
In al twelve houses were visited by
the hard-hearted bachelors. who ruth
lessly parted fond hearts that expected
10 have anywhere from one 20 three
hours more Of bliss. They sent sixteen
Young women to bed i'm tears. Three
Young men were taken from one house
and two from another.
But il was not always easy for the
bachelors 10 carry away the cUrtinG
young man. There was one house IN
which am athletic Young woman hadc
them get out AS quickly as possible. She
said things TO the intruders that mad
them blush. But they persisted. Then
she grabbed the spokesman by the hair
and yanked with AN her might She also
drew her hngcr-nais hurriedlv across
his facc. But while she was thrashing
this bachelor the others carried the ,Nung
man out bodily. She ran 10 his rescue
but ST e. didn't succeed i'm freeing him.
I'm another house the young man was
found hiding under n sofa. and ne was
hustled away i'm hurry. After the raids
we're over there was a roundup In The
club he use The men who took the thing
good-naturodly were allowed TO depart
But those who were angry had no cud of
trouble.
They were solemnlv warned by the
bachelors that their Sunday night love-
MAKING must cease. and tnat ass long as
il cont inucd the raids would continue
Now. his made tremendous row. As %
result there was compromise. VI was
agreed that if some OF the mon were such
bowling idiots that they couldn't i've
without getting married. they were 10
hurry matters MP, and not drag court
shin over years.
The end hasn't come II is likely 10
brock 'Ip the society