The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
STAMFORD FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT Daily Choncngs of the Dogs ur Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
NEW KNOCKABOUTS HERE
Lively Times Expected in the Races of the Mosquito Fleet at Black Rock During the Coming Season
Especial to the Farmer)

Southport, May PA fleet of five knockabouts arrived at Black Rock this week which are expected to make the races of the Bridgeport Yacht Clut an interesting feature this season Two of the fleet were brought to this harbor yesterday They are the Me takah owned by Henry Jennings and the Bunny owned by E.. T. Bedford The boats were all built in Boston waters and vary enough in build tc make their good points matter ot discussion. All of the five will be seen in races in this vicinity this sum- mef.
 William Smith, who died in Strat- ford yesterday was formerly an op- orator at the Greens Farms station He had many friends in this vicinity who will regret his untimely end.
 An auto delivery car has been plac- ed at sound View Farm by Dr. l. De Yer Warner. The car is one of the best in its class and it will be used to deliver the products of the farm and bring back supplies.
 baby daughter arrived at the home of Stewart R. Pinkham on Sun day night and the matter is a cause for congratulation among the friends of the popular expressman.
 A party of philanthropic young men
 
 Creek on Sunday and erected a home like and comfortable residence for Joe Spigot, better known as the Sand Spider The house is 10 by F and is constructed from the remains of the old ice box stored on the wharf in the rear of Caspar Schicks cafe. The old ice box was transformed into a com fortable and homelike place of one room. The sand Spider catches clans cells. and other fish and makes good living. Everyday he can be seen about the streets selling his wares.
 Mrs. Daniel Olmstead mother of Mrs. Samuel Jennings of this town died at her home in Georgetown on Saturday.
 |. De Yer Warner has purchased 10o barrels of oil which has been deliv- cred at his Sound View Farm. The oil will be placed on the roads in this vicinity and the comfort and pleasure of the whole community will be con- sidered when it is distributed. There is no selfish vein in Dr. Warmers makeup and he will not conf1ne his road work to his own immediate vii cinity
 Potato bugs and cut worms were never so active in this vicinity as they are this spring. Herbert Sherwood, the ice man, planted two acres of po- tatoes and tried to keep 1t quiet as it
 
 When he went over the ground last Sunday he found dozens of potato bugs roasting on the clods waiting for the potatoes to come through the ground. Application to the state or national agricultural departments will provide remedies for these pests but safe and sure method is to catch them and hit them hard with an axe.
 James ConnorS was taken to St. Vincent's hospital yesterday upon the advice of his physician Dr. c. c. God frey. Mr.. COnnorS has been a suf- ferer from urethral calculi for many years and has suffered intensely.
 That juvenile circus tent erected on the Banks lot on Water street was the scene of some of the most fantastic dingbat orgies ever heard of outside of a New York newspaper office. When John Larson the shoe builder at the Wood Brothers store looked up after begging three feet each way on a pair of Jack Johnson's shoes, he discovered Capt. Jim Browns @big Rhode Island red rooster, leading the parade of the people up stairs'' through the tent. First came the roos- ter and following were the whole fam Rocks, mutts and dunghills. High wire acts followed, acrobatic stunts until Lawson rubbed his eyes and walked away from his bench. Be- ing assured of his sanity he resumed his work and the performance went or.