The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-03
STRATFORD= FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT
Daily Choncngs of the Dongs of Our Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
GRAND PARADE PLANNED
Okenuck Redmen Will Have Arrang- ed for the Line of March at the
 Labor Day Exercises.
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 Labor Day Exercises.
 Special to The Farmer)
 Stratford, Aug. 3+William B. Apple yard, grand marshal of the Redmen's parade, which will precede the annl- versary celebration of Okenuck tribe has announced his aides and also the line of march. Fred Nettleton IS the chief of staff and the marshals are Charles Silliman. William Fryer and b. H. Beers. The parade will form on Main Street, left resting on Church street The line of march is up 10 Main to Long Brook avenue counter marching to. Barnum avenue to King street. to Linden avenue, to Broad, to Main to Hard's corner to Broad, to Elm, to East Broadway, to Main, to Broad, to the grounds. The parade will start at Il o'clock. The visiting tribes will bring bands and the pa rade will be a revelation to spectators. There will be more than 1000 men Tn line and almost every automobile in town has been offered to carry the guests. The residences along the hne of march will be decorated.
 More men are engaged in the bus1- ness of gathering shells in the river for distribution on the oyster beds m this vicinity than for several years. There is a strong demand for the shells and the price this year, which iss6 1-2 cents per bushel, is better than usual Although the work IS hard the men engaged in the industry make good pay. A good sheller will gather SO or 70 bushels of shells in a tide and the catch is seldom less than 50 bushels per man. Two concerns are buying here this year. The seal shipt Oyster Company and the H. J. Lewis company. John Goodsell is buying for the Sealshipt company and he has already contracted for several thousands bushels. ses sgs.@
 Rev Albert J. Chamber4ains of the Bethany Mission here and Miss Emma E. Breyer were married yesterday af- ternoon at the home of the parents of the bride MT. and Mrs Edward F. Breyer, Johnson avenue and Booth street Rev T. H. Robertson of the Berean church in Bridgeport perform ed the ceremony at four5o' clock. Af- ter a short wedding tour MT. and Mrs. Chamberlain will reside in Strat- ford
 Edward Booth of Nichols avenue an employe of the u. M. Cartridge Co. at Bridgeport was painfully burned by molten lead yesterday afternoon as he was pouring bullets. His face and hands were badly burned but his eyes escaped injury almost miraculously.
 
 this town will hold a business meeting at the Congregational church this ev- ening.
 Sig sautelles shows with all their glittering paraphernalia arrived at 2 o'clock this morning and set up their tents at the corner of King street and Barnum avenue. People who visited inc Srounds this morning were sur prised at theamount of material and the extent of the menagerie which ex- ceeds anything seen in this town. The collection of animals includes all of the sbig cats'', elephants, camels and the never failing monkey cage. The small boy was on hand when the show arrived and has not left the grounds since A grand street parade intro duced the show to the residents of the town and it gave promise for good performances which is in progress this afternoon The show came from Der by last night where the crowds who attended agreed that no better show has been seen in this part of the coun- try.
 Harry l.. Stagg is at the Bridgeport hospital in a very critical condition. He was taken to the hospital several days ago and has not shown any inn provement since.
 tai where Former Sheriff Charles B. fStagg has undergone an operation are not very encouraging to his friends who had hoped for marked improve ment The operation was successful but the former sheriff has not been able to take sufficient nourishment to satisfy his physicians
 William B. Futile is enjoying weeks vacation out of town where he will not be reached by business cares.
 Those who wish space or pictures in the Redmen's souvenir book must get their copy into the hands of the press agent this week for the book will be closed on Saturday. The sou- venir will be one of the best ever gotton out in this vicinity. It will -be sixty pages, with over 200 cuts Of interesting points and prominent men.
 . Housatonic grange has announced its annual picnic at the home of Mrs. F. E. Blakeman at Oronoque on Aug. and the afternoon will be passed in games and other amusements. The dinners served at these affairs in years past warrant the assertion that there will be enough to spare and in variety beyond anything that can be Obtained at the shore resorts. Maria Judson died at her home on East Broadway yesterday aged 47 years. During her whole life she has been interested in educational matters and has taught for years. She was the sister of States Attorney Stiles Judson and of Cornelia Judson a missionary of the American board in Japan. Ss
 A bull dog owned by Mrs William Austin disappeared several days ago and his owner has been anxio6sly looking for him. A day or two ago the dog was seen chasing a pair of deer on Knel1s Island and this morn ing David l.. Rhoades and Walter Hanford discovered. him. .anxiously awaiting some one to bring him across the river. The dog had evidently dis covered the deer and had swum the river in pursuit. After a long run the dog was too exhausted to again swim the river and waited for relief He was very hungry and emaciated. He had been away four days and it is believed he had nothing to eat dur ing his absence. .ss HAOmnry -svg