The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-02
SMALL BANDITS CAUGHT
Small Boys Take Charles James Horse and Carriage and Enjoy
 Night Rides About the Town
(Special to the Farmer.)

Southport June 2-Charles James, %ho conducts the fruit store at Meek CTS corner, did a bit of shrewd detec- tive work on Wednesday night which furnished surprising results. He dis covered that wee bandits, aged not more than ten years, had been in the habit of visiting his stable at night and taking joy rides with his faithful horse as a motor. On Wednesday morning MT James found his horse in a condition which indicated that he had been used during the night. On previous occa sions his suspicious had been aroused and he mace up his mind to institute watch. Wednesday night he laid in wait for some mid night marauder and was dunbfounded when two boys not more than ten years of age accompanied by one yet smaller entered his stable and hitched up his horse to a buggy preparatory to taking a joy ride. MT. James all lowed the boys to hitch up but inter fered before they had time to drive away. MT. James reported the mat ter to fine parents of the boys ana they have promised to take action in the matter. One of the parents prom ised to send his boy to the reform school. but Mir. James does not insist on any punishment SO severe. Char lie James has been the friend of the boys of the town ever since he set tied here, and Is not seeking ven- geance but he does not relish the idea of his hard worked horse being driven around all night by bold and bad youngsters.
 The westerly gale yesterday drove a number of boats into the harbor here for refuge. The Whistler, Capt webber. dropped in from an ceiling expedition.. Capt. Tobys sharpies to oyster. The old Tiger, Capt. Mo Kenzte. formerly owned by Capt. Will Lewis of Bridgeport, also dropped an- chor
 Early in the week the Thistle of Travers Island broke her shaft while on . cruise. and managed to get in, side for repairs. She remained until the damage was remedied and contin- ued up the Sound.
 Samuel Sloan, 2d, has commenced work on his boathouse at Sasco beach
 Harold Millildn of Washington, has occupied the Charles Meeker cottage.
 Lu1n B. Switzer has unintentional1y invented novel fish trap which might be copied with profit by the fish ermen of this section. A few days ago he threw a big glass carboy off the dock in the rear of his drug store. The jar had been bent and was un-
 
 A day or two later at low water a big horse shoe crab was found firmly fastened in the glass.
 A load of valuable antique furniture was received this week by D. H. Nor gan, who purchased the John Hull place at Hulls Farms
 Frank Crelman of New York, has occupied the Burch cottage.
 Peter Pryor, who was injured at the fire on the Andrew Huntington place at Mill Hill, on Monday, is getting along as well as could be expected from a man with broken ribs. Those who saw Pryor on the roof of the house feared that he would fall to the ground, but he seized the projecting limb of a big maple tree, swinging off from the roof. All would have been we'll had not the nmb broke. Pryor fell a distance of about 25 feet and was unconscious for a few minutes.
 Joseph Webber was at the beach this week preparing his cottage for occu- pancy this summer.
 The Andrew Radel Oyster Company has four steamers at work on the grounds off this harbor at present. They are the Mildred, Myrtle, Joseph fine and the Lewis R. The oysters taken are being replanted on other grounds