The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-15
SIGNAL LIGHTS NOW LIT
Man Added to the Track Force to
Attend to the Lights
Daily
Snecial to The Farmer.l

Special to The Farmer.)
Southport, Aug. 15-The wrecks on
the New Haven road in this town
and in Bridgeport and the subsequent
discussions concerning the lighting OF
the signal lamps has evidently i'm
pressed the management of the rail-
road that the service in this depart
ment has been inadequate for on Sat
urday young man commenced work
on a new job which makes it neces-
sary for him to examine the signals
and put them in good order every
day His beat extends from Southport
to the signals beyond the station at
Fairfield. The lamps on most of these
signals are designed to burn three
days and it was formerly the business
of the section men to keep them filled
and in good order. That they have
not done so is now as well known to
the company as to the public. 1t is
probable that there will be fewer dead
lights in this district for engineers to
pass than formerly. The ordinary
section hand of the present is not con-
sidered competent to look after signals
by trainmen in general. -
= Capt. George Clark took out a par
ty of Southport people in his sloop
George O. on Sunday. After a sail
on the sound the party landed on
Cockenoe Island where the captain,
who is an expert, put up a clam bake
and initiated his guests into the joys
of shore camping. Next Sunday a
stag party of ten will enjoy cruise
in the sloop and also a shore dinner
at the same spot On the Sound.
Samuel Knapp, who was dangerous
ly injured in Waterbury on Saturday.
was well known here where he had
many friends who have visited him
at his Wilton home in the past. Mr..
Knapp was thrown from a wagon and
suffered a fracture of the skull. His
friends here are anxious for his re-
covery.
A new camp has been pitched on
Southport beach near the foot Of Sas-
CO hill.
Perhaps it will be well to explain
that the frisky young fellow seen
driving about the streets yesterday is
not a stranger here. 1t was Matt
sprinkler. who has shaved off his
whiskers and decided to add twenty
years to his life among US.
James Honest Bonney locked up his
harness shop at noon yesterday and
went over tor his salt meadows at Pine
creek where he moved a couple of
acres and got back to work promptly
at 1 o'clock.
Mary Tenko and John Kalosky,
both we'll known here went to Bridge
port on Sunday where they were mar
ried at the Polish church on the East
mony and met their friends at the
home Of relatives of the bride who
live on. what is known as the Christy
Corcoran place. A wedding feast had
been prepared which will last threes
days as provision has been made for
that length of time. Several hundred
friends were On hand to congratulate
the couple and enjoy the good things
prepared for their entertainment
Rev. Dr. Coleman who is passing
the summer at Fairfield beach occu-
pied the pulpit at Trinity church on
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Aubin Branch and daughter
are the guests of Miss Malvina Bulk
ley at her Willis street home.
NJ. w. Jennings, formerly of this
town. has closed his place known as
the Good Luck Cafe on Main street
in Bridgeport. His friends here re-
greet that Dick Lombard's good luck
did not go with the place.