The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-16


 -Mellen's Merry Melodies.
 It is announced that at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon the famous sea-going street-car "Mayretainye" will try for the trans-Bridgeport record. It will leave City hall at 4:30 o'clock for East Bridgeport and is expected to break the record of hrs, 8 m., for the round trip. It is said that a number of East Siders intend to take advantage of this special trip in or- der to get over town and do some Xmas shopping in time for Decem- Der 25.
 Mayor Buckingham peeked out of window in the city hall today and saw a large luteous trolley car ap- parently stalled in front of the muni- cipal building.
 Hey what are you waiting there fcr?' he shouted to the morotorman. shouted that dignitary in return. A great discussion then arose as to whether or not the car was nov ing or standing still. City Engineer McKenna and his gang of surveyors were called into play and after train setting the rodmen at work for halt an hour, they were able to assert positively that the car had moved three quarters of an inch. The may or expressed his qualification.
 Representatives of Weinberg S Company. who control the advertisins privileges in the trolley car. contenl- plate complaining to the trolley com pany that their concern is suffering great loss. When their representa- tives try to change the cardboard posters, they break all to bits, the cardboard being frozen stiff.
 A peculiar incident occurred in the car that left East Bridgeport this morning.
 When the car arrived at Main strap-hangers announced their inten- ton of getting off. When their cor ner was reached. they did not budge.
 Several people on the street saw that something was wrong. An in- vestigation followed as it was fea. . solid in the positions they had as- stunned. One by one they lifted by the legs and their arms were unlocked from the straps. They were set out on the sidewalk in the sunlight and after q while they thawed out suf- f1ciently to move slowly away.
 A car which arrived in front of one of the big factories at 8 o'clock this morning almost created riot this noon when the factory employees were leaving for lunch.
 One of the passengers in the car, having no other method of willing away the long hours, wrote signs like the following in the thick frost on the car windows: Hot dogs, 10c", "Roast beef sandwiches, 1Oc"; "Cof- fee, 5c."
 Coming from work, the factory em- ployes spotted the ornamental motor. hack. and mistook it for a newly ar rived lunch wagon. They stormed the car, but when they attained it's Si- ed to wrath. If the temperature of the car hadn't forced them to beat a nasty retreat, they night have made trouble.
 What's the new trouble at the power house?' asked the woe-begone trolley passengers, as they walked to their places of business this morning through the biting cold wavesA which had descended upon the city.
 It's no new trouble, it's the same old one as The Farmer ascertained from Superintendent Chapman today. The new generator at the power house is not in place yet. Superintendent place in time for the rush th.s even- ing but he is making no promises on that, score.
 The awful drop in temperature last n tight and the storm that accompanied it. were coincident with a complete cessation of activities at the power house
 Bridgeport has ceased to regard af- fairs of this kind as wonderful CO., incidence They have grown too com mon.
 Today the thermometer playfuiv toyed about the 10 degree mark, with a biting cold wind. Everybody walk ed to work At 6:15 a. m. the once power disappeared almost completely from the trolley wires and the cars moved by fits and starts the passen- gers furnishing the fits and the cars occasionally giving the starts.
 Every now and then car would move three or four feet and then hes tate.
 As for the temperature, it recalled that now famous remark of President Mellen to the committee of Bridge port citizens.
 q suppose the passengers get hot enough under their collars to keep the cars warm"