The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-26
FAIRFIELD


in town yesterday afternoon when al
1 3:45 the whistle at the Rubber plant
blew two shriH blasts, indicating there
was a fire in the northwest section
Of the township The report spread
| rapidly that Hope Chapel was on fire
and men and boys by the score has
| tened to the truck house and got out
the old chemical machine. Ut was
dragged a few rods opposite the resi-,
dence of Attorney Ctitus King, and
then the question was how to get il
up Osborne hill and into the Hope
! Chapel district. To think Of pulling
| it that distance by hand was futile
1t SO happened that Mr. Lockwood,
| chauffeur for O. G. Jennings, had just
| returned from New York city with
| one of Mr.. Jennings automobiles. He
goes to the metropolis twice a week
to take down to the Jennings resi-
| dence in the city cut flowers, vege-
tables, chickens, eggs and other things,
and returns with a load Of empty
boxes. Recollecting the fire which
consumed the Jennings stables and
barns year ago, he volun teered to
hitch his auto to the fire truck and
haul It to the scene of the conflagra-
ton. He was at the Boyle pharmacy,
refreshing himself, but he backed
down to the truck. and very soon was
speeding up Elliott street at a furi-
Gus rate. The mon and boys piled
themselves in heaps upon the auto
and the truck, and off they went in a
cloud Of dust. When the vehicles ar
rived at Edward B. Warehouses; cor
NOR the truck broke down, and had
to be left in the road. Fortunately
the discovery was made that the
Chapel was not on fire, but that a
grass fire was raging, and the people
in the vicinity were afraid 1t would
get beyond control. The men with
their chemicals assisted in quenching
the flames, and a young man was dis
patched to Wallace M Bulkley's sta
bles to get a team to bring the truck
back to the fire house. 1t is hoped
the auto-chemical Will soon be in COM
mission Ten minutes was lost from
the sounding of the alarm before the
truck could be started for the fire.
Worthy Grand Lecturer John e.
Boyle has prepared an elaborate pro-
Grange, which will be on Tuesday ev-
ening, May 2. Besides the various
selections to be given by the orches-
ira, there is to be q. debate between
John c. Lobdell and Andrew B. Wake
man on Roads and How Best to Build
Them, in which it is hoped members
of the Grange will take part. Miss
s'Growing Plants Under Glass" This
will be followed by an address by
Clifford Brotherton on Raising
Chickens for the Future Market" Mr..
Boyle, himself, will make his maiden
address ON Chow to Finance a
Grange Clarence Banks is to fol-
low with a paper ON '"The Grange and
Its Objects It will be seen that
this program is cramned with prac-
teal information, and will doubtless
attract a large audience.
The family Of Mr.. Brett returned to
New York yesterday for 10 days
stay.
Lloyd G. Griscom. VINO spent the
week end in town, has returned to the
metropolis.
Everywhere on Greenfield Hill the
farmers are busy doing their spring
blowing. It is acknowledged that the
season Is backward, but It looks as
if it would come forward with leaps
and bounds.
A new floor covering of Inoleum, at
a cost of $500, has been laid by the
D. Nj. Read Co. ON the floor of St.
Thomas church. 1t Is very heavy
and brown in color.
Tt appears that the manner of their |
being taken prisoners in Mexico, is !
explained by Arthur Child and his
partner, Arthur Maynar. by the fact
ludL Willie they were tdk1IlE jill dQUO-
mobile ride to JuareZ. they suddenly |
found themselves between the two
contending armies, and wild bullets
were flying in all directions kicking |
up little clouds of dust. They at |
to escape, but the Federal |
soldiers took them for spies, and held
them prisoners, until they could prove |
to the contrary. when they were es-
corted across the lime into the United |
States. AS is we'll known Mr. Child !
Is native of this town, and son of |
Rev. DR.. Child.
There has been a little falling out |
in the family of David Thompson and |
wife over a trivial matter, and al
though the case has been brought be-
fore Bacon Walzenlan, it IS thought |
nothing will come of it,
There was a. lively meeting of the |
firemen last night, and naturally they /
the situation as lit devel-
oped yesterday when the alarm was
turned in and the old truck broke |
down.
The F,airfieIds and the Fairfield
Juniors had preliminary game of
baseball on Sunday. the score stand
ng in favor of the former, to 2.
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