The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-26
BOY HURT AT PICNIC
YOungSter Falls From a Swing and is
Rendered Unconscious But Not
Seriously Injured.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Nok0OAc~i
Stratford, July 26-The ladies were
entertained Monday night at the new
club house of the Taxpayers Improve
ment Club at Nichols and Johnson
avenues. A fine program of music
and other interesting numbers was
given, and the ladies were served with
refreshments. Rev. G. S. Bullock was
heard in an address which interested
all who attended. Miss Bertha Black
ert was awarded a five dollar gold
piece which was offered by the club.
VanYsich's orchestra furnished music
during the evening
The lawn party to be given by Aza-
liza Chapter, o. E. S., at the residence
OF Herbert W. Doolittle, this evening,
event in the record of the chapter this
summer
The annual trolley ride and dinner
of Okenuck Tribe will take place to-
morrow evening at Savin Rock. Cars
will leave the center at IT'S and the
return will begin at midnight. An
elaborate shore dinner has been or
dered and the affair promises to be
as enjoyable as any of its predeces-
sors which made record.
The interest at the Pootatuck Yacht
Club on Saturday will center in an
auction sale of articles furnished by
the ladies and others for the benefit
of the building fund of the club.
There is considerable speculation con-
corning the event, which will not be
allayed until Vice Commodore E. H.
Beers places the articles on sale. The
club is looking forward to the time
when it will be housed under its own
roof and a series of entertainments
are being planned to raise money to
build
The course of Tanners Brook has
been changed to allow the building
of the foundation from the new futile
block, which will accommodate the
post office and an additional store.
Capt. Charles Weeks is now engaged
in planking his new 40-foot motor
boat and he expects to have her in
the water before many days.
The Sunday kindergarten of the M.
E. church will meet Sunday afternoon
at . o'clock in the kindergarten room
of the church. ALL friends of the
see what the little folks are doing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Judson of Plain
Vile, n. ", are guests at the home
of Charles H. Judson in King street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kinner of
New Britain, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Nesson, in King street.
The Sunday school picnic of the
Methodist church was largely attend
ed yesterday at Lighthouse Point.
The affair was one of the pleasant
est in the history of the school, and
was only marred by an accident to
Clifford Marsh, 10 years old, who fell
from a swing and was rendered un-
conscious Elliott w. Peck took the
boy in his motor car to a New Ha-
ven hospital, and afterwards brought
him to his home here. The boy was
not dan gerously hurt.
A birth In the family. of Sidney Col
burn in Nichols avenue, has just been
fad ut a office
This morning cars from Shelton
were delayed by the falling of the troll
ley wire above Parasfde Green The
first car to reach this village was two
hours late. The repair car remedied
the difficulty and cars have been run
ming on time since
Miss May Beardsley of Judson Placs,
is visiting friends in Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Sherwood Day and two sons,
Samuel and Walter. are making an
extended visit at Watch Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wright and Mr..
Stratford avenue, have returned home
from a short vacation spent with rel
atives in Kingston, N. Y, and in Jer-
sey City. N. J.
Captain J. A. Schofield, who is con-
nected with the Lake Submarine Com
pany, has gone to Newport News, Va,
on a business trip for this company.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wales of
Elm street, and Miss Dorothy Wheeler
of Academy Hill, have returned from
Spring Lakes, N. J., where they were
the guests of Col. Favel.
Captain and Mrs. T. NJ. Clinton have
returned from a short visit with
friends in Philadelphia.
Alexander st. John, who was over
come by the heat week ago, is able
to be out again.
The fire house is assuming unusual
airs, the result of a fresh coat of
paint administered by Chief Allan
Judson
Clarence Swan has returned to his
home in East Broad street, after an
absence of several weeks passed in
travel.