The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-14
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Sealing Horses and Harnesses -histor. ical Meeting Staples High School "A Successful Whist-A Surprise Party-Deer-PerSonals.

Some one in town indulges in the practice of stealing horses, wagons, harnesses and other traps of a like nature. MT. Leonard Gault is the latest victim, and is out some $500 in the matter of harnesses and things
 used about a stable. The sheriff and the constable of the town are on the look out for the thieves, but up to date no traces of them have been found. It is thought the things This case is quite as mysterious as the horse stealing in Stratford a year or so ago, when a team belonging to MT. Holmes was taken from his barn, and according to some driven over Wash 'ington bridge, where it disappeared from mortal ken
 This evening the last meeting of the year of the local Historical Society will be held at the Jesup library au- ditorfum. Col. John N. Partridge, the side. It will be recollected he was once Police Commissioner of New York city, under Mayor Lowe, and was also many years ago, Colonel of the 23rd regiment in Brooklyn
 A very interesting exhibition has just been held in the Staples High school. of the work done the past year in the public schools of the town. and all the teachers were present and manay visitors took the trouble to at tend just to see what their children have been busy about during the past school year. The walls of the rooms were covered wita essays, drawings, solutions of arithmetical problems, and many other things. Altogether the exhibition was a very gratifying surprise.
 The whist given few evenings ago by the Town Improvement Associa- ton for the purpose of raising money to help out the building fund for the new bath houses at Compo beach, was a decidedly social and financial suc- cess. What with the cards, the cream and the other refreshments, the receipts amounted to over s20O. The ladies hope to raise $500 more to make up their contribution of $500, who has promised to give the other $500 needed for building the bath houses. MT. J. B. Morris has given s1OO for the same purpose. It looks now as if Compo beach would soon have bath houses worthy of the place.
 The members of the Fire Company are debating whether to put the old bell on the new fire house in the rear of the Town hall. or whether to try and get a new bell with a sweet tone. The price is the only thing in the way.
 A couple of Polish residents, James Jankovister and Annie Haskel. were recently married by Rev. Father J. J. Duggan.
 The Choral class of the Congrega- tional church has held meeting at the home of Mrs. c. F. Taylor.
 The Natural Food Company recently menu consisted of triscut, shredded wheat, peanut butter, fruit sand wishes, and cocoa nutlets, and other similar things. If any one went away hungry it was because not. enough shredded wheat was eaten.
 Quite a large number of the friends of MT. and Mrs. Bradford B. Baker, gayen them a surprise party on Sun participated were Mrs. Florence Parker. Mrs. John Steigler, Mrs. Gus tave Macl1back. Mrs. Lottie Allen and Miss Ethel Allen. Mrs, Edith Crawther. Mrs Jennie Cliff. Mrs. Alice Mccormack, MT. and Mrs. liar -ry Platt, MT. and Mrs. Charlie lloyd and a large number of young folks.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Bunnell of Walnut Beach in Milford, have been entertaining a party of people from this town. including Judge Dan- iel B. Bradley. MT. and Mrs. Austin Wakeman, and MT. and Mrs. w. S. Taylor.
 Judge Bradley doesn't take kindly to the practical joke which assumes the form of a black hand letter. He promises to wiring the neck of the next fellow who sends him one. Some one in town sent him one as joke.
 
 men have seen deer in the regions round about, and one man would like to have the antlerS of the pretty ani- nal hanging over his fireplace. Fort unately the law protects the deer and his antlerS are safe.
 The party qf local residents which went to Greenwood lake in York state has returned home.
 The Compo skiff club proposes to hold a race on the 4th of July.
 It is said that up to date but three of the obnoxious bath houses at Com DO beach have been taken away. A few more days remain before the se- lectmen appear on the scene armed with axes, crowbars, pulleys and matches. The edict has gone forth and the laws of the selectmen must be obeyed.
 Homer Beers has left town for Mex ico; MT. and Mrs. Whale will move to Norwalk; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Kittel, are at the Burr residence for tho summer; Dr. M. R. Powers has