The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-11

Belle N. Mitchell, Mary L. Ochs and
Cornelia Cooke. members of the Hat
Trades union. asking that the associa-
ton may be incorporated.
An Odd Fox.
Recently, VIM. Gilbert Of Norwalk,
shot a fox, crossed between a gray
and red. It's fur is beautiful mix
ture of gray and red, fine in texture.
Big Cattle Deal.
One of the largest cattle deals
which has been known in Danbury
week when the Stevens Bros. Co., of
Liverpool, New York, purchased fifty
head of Holsteins valued at about So
from the following cattlemen: ]. Rus
sell ratcn, M. G. Knapp. e. F..
Hatch. Middle River district; Eugene
Lake, Brookfield; Lee Dickinson,
town. All of them are Holsteins Of
the highest grade and several have
won prizes at the Danbury fair dur
ing the past several years. All stood
high in butter tests.
Bouton Confesses.
Edward Bouton, the Mill Plain
man now prisoner in White Plains
jail. awaiting trial for burglarizing
residence in Yonkers. N. Y, has
idence of Wallace A. White in Dam
bury last July and stole money and
valuables worth over $3.50 and that
he carried away the moving picture
machine from Kenosia Park theatre
last August. 1t is believed that otn-
er burglaries will be traced to Bou-
ton through discoveries made in a
search of the mans house. Bouton
told Mr.. White where his fob chain
and pendant could be found. He
said that the things We're hidden be-
meath a rafter in the attic of his
house. In the place beneath the raf-
tiers, as indicated, policemen found a
handkerchief in which the fob chain
and a number of other articles were
wrapped. Several of these articles
Identification. One is a. silver locket
and chain. The locket bears the in
itials IL. c.. "" and contains lock
of hair and the. message, Are you
satisfied" Pawn tickets found with
the other things show that on Sep
York a revolver for which he receive
ed $3.50, locket and four rings for
which he received $40, a watch which
he received So and a half dozen fruit
knives and plated watch for which
cts showed that on October % he
disposed of two pin charms and
bracelet for 81 and a coat and vest
for $4.12. Among the unidentified
articles taken from Bouton's house
was a small spoon bearing initials.
"H. A. F." and some small pieces of
jewelry and trinkets.
$7.65O for Water.
The bill of the City of South Nor
walk. for water supplied to the city
drought, has been paid. The check
Of the Norwalk commissioners was
for $3.50, and covered a period of
exactly fifty-one days.
: Kidnaps Bridal Pair.
Disguised as a chauffeur, John H.
Tyson on Friday afternoon kidnap-
ped his friend, Griswold B. Daniel of
New York and Daniels bride, who
until a few minutes before had been
Miss Josephine A. Oatwell of River
side. The reception and luncheon
were over and the bride and groom
went above stairs to prepare for de-
parture. Tysons car was drawn up
in front of the house. They stepped
in and he started out at high speed.
After they had gone few miles DAN
lei said: I'VE don't care how you go
but get us to New York please" mot
yet awhile" was the retort, Tyson
took off his goggles and showed his
face. He insisted on driving the cou-
pie, practically prisoners for many
miles. Then he carried the alleged
joke to a climax by returning to the
place of starting where his passen-
gers were bombarded with rice and
old shoes. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel fin
ally escaped.