The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-23
STAMFORD
A Legal Boom-Two Drunks and One Assault-A Speaker on Temperance
 Doings of Towns PeopI e The Scale Problem.


 It looked in the local court room yes- terday as if the prosperity boom, So long predicted. had struck the town The room was filed with people who had been hauled up before the judge, and the witnesses who were. to testify If called upon. The evil spirit which is vended in bottles and steals away mems brains was at the bottpm of all the troubles One gentleman. whose name is withheld on account of his re- spected relatives. was in a sadly diia- pidated condition. He was found lay ing in front of the lookup on Sunday evening in an entirely bissful and un- conscious condition. It took several men to remove him from the spot where he made his bed, and as the night was bitterly cold. it was fortu- nate someone put him under cover. He pleaded guilty and was fined $1 and costs which amo unted to $1O. The case was continued one month to en- able him to raise the funds, which if not forthcoming will result in sending him to jail. Fe
 The next case was that of MT Bish- |op of Hollister Heights against John St2hi or the same vicinage. The in sufctment charged assault and intoxica- ton. It was admitted by NSr. Stahl that he did commit the assault. and beyond that he had nothing further to say. MT. Bishop said the two had some words together in a trolley car, and when he got near his home MT. Stahl followed him to his gate and struck him. He was told to go home and sober up. Something of scrim- mage followed. and the man was ar rested. The charge of intoxication was nolled, and the man was fined $1 and costs. Another case is brewing for the courts to settle. and will be called next Friday by Judge Peck. There is a misunderstanding between Peter Greath and John Hodock. about a uf<> <l C.- claims that it should run on a certain line and the other is sure it should run on another line.
 Harry Wilcoxson and Oliver Beards- ley have gone to Washington for a. weeks visit.
 MT. and Mrs. David lCoe passed last Sunday alone. for the first time in many weeks. None of their relatives For sons came into town for the day.
 After months of illness Miss Kate McEwen is just out. and now is visit ing in New Haven for few weeks
 Sunday last Rev. MT. Abbott of this town. so well and widely known. spoke in Bridgeport on the Drink Curse. He said it originated with the devil. He quoted a number of writers who re-, ferred the same curse to the evil one. He would enforce good laws and edu- cate the rising generation to hate alcohol. and cast a vote for the total annihilation of the traffic. E. It is possible Lieut.. Schofield will conclude that the sands in Egypt are too deep for good automobiling and de- eide to give up that part of his trip as an adjunct to his visit to St. Peters burg. It is really a far cry from St. Petersburg to Cairo. s-YeSterday afternoon the remains of Thomas Jewell were brought to town for burial in Union cemetery. He was a son-in-law of the. late Ezra Whiting and died in Dobby's Ferry. N- Y.
 Ff,<a rr,f Cox ,I,,r will be held at the house of MT. George Powe. Carroll avenue. Bridgeport on Thursday evening.
 The Greatness of Strength was the subject of Rev. MT. Bullock's sermon on Sunday eveoing.
 Both Stiles Judson and Sheriff Stagg were in Norwalx recently taking in the strike situation M
 A lady in town thinks it is dis couraging to try to raise fruit trees nowadays. owing to the dreadful in- sects which destroy them.
 Those ladies in town who have in vitations will go to. the Sea Side club next Wednesday, which is the day set apart for them.
 Jack Carroll. who has been i'll for a long time. is thought to be failing rapidly.
 Hardwood floors are being laid at the Rhoades residence.
 Four of the Sammis brothers are members of the Housatonic Oyster Company. There is no oyster like Samrnis.
 While it is not known if the Far mer's Institute to be held at Milford on the 30th inst. will undertake to wrestle with the San Juan scale problem. it would be a profitable matter to take up if any gentleman present has ex- pert knowledge on the subject.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Henry Blakeman the sights of Washington they stopped off to visit Baltimore
 Arthur Park. who has had an at- tack of the grin. is able to be out and there is & report that Mrs Robert Hard has been quite ill.,
 Miss Edna Innis. formerly a resi- dent of this town. is announced as en- gagged to MT. David W. Workman of Ridgefield.
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