The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-06
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Happenings of Interest About
 The City

--1ne DoSS parperS or the city met last night and voted not to close their establishments on Columbus Day. which comes on Tuesday. 1I fire department of the American Graphophone Company will be preced- ed Friday night with a parade in which the Pacific Engine Company, the Warner Bros. Fire Company and the fire companies of West Haven, port will take part. The carnival will be held in Park City rink. Some splendid prizes will be offered.
 The Bridgeport Anti-vaccinatiop League held a meeting last evening to take steps for participation in the mu- nicipal campaign. The league is es- pecially desirous that the views of the candidates for places on the Board of Education shall be sound upon this important question. The application of five persons desiring to become members of the league were acted up on.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene WardweH, who have recently returned from their wedding trip, were visited by a. party of friends last night at their home, 76 Poplar street. They were present ed with a cut glass water pitcher.
 The Republicans of the Eleventh
 
 gene Meyer, Frank Braithwaite and Frank Elliot were chosen as delegates, and pledged to the candidacy of liar Dor Master Charles H. Morris for May or. The ticket will probably be op- posed in the primaries by a ticket which will be promoted by. F. T. Sta pies.
 Two calls for meetings of Fifth district Republicans have been issued, one by Fl. O. Hull, district chairman, and one by George Melius, president of the district club. Delegates to the city convention are to be chosen for presentation at the primaries.
 The opening reception of Prof. Charles J. Collins dancing classes, which took place in the social hall of EIks' home last night, was attended by 100 couples and was a delightful affair.
 -B. A. BullxleyA of Southport, was awarded a handsome silver cup. four blue and two red ribbons for his horses at the North Westchester Horse and Catte Show which was held in Mt. Kisco.
 Court Nathaniel Wheeler. F. of A., has invited Grand Chief Ranger Bag ley of Waterbury. and Grand Secre- tary O'Laughlins of Naugatuck,- to att tend the class initiation which will be held Friday evening.
 
 yesterday signad all the proceedings of the last session of the Common Coun- cil, excepting the ordinance increasing the pay of police patrol drivers from $2.75 to $3.25 per day. This he left for Mayor Lee to consider.
 Miss Clarissa. L. Curtiss of Strat- ford has been chosen chaplain of the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons As sociation of the Order of the Eastern Star of Connecticut.
 The patrons of the two bootblack stands in the Post Office Arcade will be surprised to learn that the rivalry between these two enterprising sons of Italy has developed into rancor and hatred so intense that Daniel Troiano, one of the knights of the pastes~in the presence of several people called his competitor. Joseph. Inzerrar a "black hand'' and a vile name. Inzerra has Shapiro & Shapiro to get $100 damages for his wounded feelings and falling off of business which his being called a "black hand" has brought about. Troianos good money to the of $150 is under attachment. The papers are returnable in the city court Oct. IS.
 Frank Glasner of the Independent Loan and. Security Company, attached $550 worth of the stock of Charles vice president of the w. P. Kirk Co.,, in that company and other companies in which he is Interested, in suit for $500 damages which MT. Glasner claims as the result of a dog bite suffered by his son Samuel, aged II, June 26, from the teeth of Mr Schroeder's dog. MT. Glasner alleges that his son was walking along North avenue on the date mentioned, paying attention to his own business and was bitten by the dog. Shapiro & Shapiro have been retained by Mr. Glasner and the papers are returnable in the