The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-08
STRUCK BY BASEBALL
Irs. George Pratt Has Narrow Escape Horse Runs Away-Au, the
 News of StratfOrd. i,ssi

Especial to the Evening Farmer)
 Stratford, Aug. S.-Yesterday after-
 aoon Mrs. George Pratt was struck by a baseball while walking on King street and narrowly escaped serious Injury. A number of small boys sev- en or eight years old were playing ball in the street. Mrs. Pratt ap- peared from behind a tree on the sidewalk in time to meet the ball which was batted by little boy in the street The ball struck Mrs. Pratt in the left eye breaking her glasses and cutting her face and cheek. She was taken to the office of Dr. How land who dressed her wounds NO damage-.was done to the eyeoatt . which-was -verx fortunate. Mrs. Pratt took the names of the children and made threats of having them arrest ed The injury was purely. accident al but the children were badly frlght- ened.
 A horse owned by D. E.. McNamara and driven by Harry Flood ran away tn North avenue yestercay aftsrnoon strewing the load of groceries along che street and finally landing in an excavation Tor gas mains. me driveT end a companion were badly scared but not injured. The only damage was to the load of groceries the great CT part of which were destroyed, :,
 The troubles of James Janlno and Anssla 3Ss as4iSs sayaaA efsa SHa5aasff # lnea of s5 and costs taxed on each by Judge Charles H. Peck yesterday aft ernoon. Janino promised to return the dog which Savola claims The latter was fined for carrying conceal ed weapons and firing at his former friend. ..Ths pairnwere arrested some m, time since 6ysth e. state oHc esfor sell ing liquor without a 1icense.:s a
 The plans for the grand celebration Of the fifth anniversary of JOkenuck tribe now include an enormous human American flag to be formeds2of a chorus of children of the town under the direction of Supt. w. B. Kelsey t2f the stratford schools ths ana 'motnodisf Mis5 church choir. About 40Q girls and 50 boys will be needed anaseyery boy and girl in the local schools IS re- ,Qpested tos meet at tctRedmensslfha nall, fFriday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 10 Mrs. C.. Helmar and two sons who have been passing the summer with i, Mrs F. w. Beers, have returned to- Their home in Bridgeport. i c. K. Blakeslee is passing two 'this vicinity.
 MT. and Mrs Henry NessoIs of King street leave today for New York to | icelebrate their first wedding anniver- kzary on a weeks stay at Coney Is- Hand. -'n s1
 Joseph Hines of Scheneetdy, form ler1y of this town had announced that he would pass his vacation here with ghis family. He has now sent word fthat he cannot come till later in the flor erand welcome have been post
 Dr. H. M. Clapp and LoNAs E. Peck have been appointed appraisers on the estate of the late Elvira Miller. Walter Junget, who was thrown ,xrom an automobfie Saturday in Mill ford and who was taken to the New Haven hospital was in Se1ni-cOnsciousl tutAte yesterday. The physicians at h4he hospital have found noss fracture kof the skull and attribute his condi- Ition to severe concussion of the brain. The veteran association of the "OId Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteers have been invited by the .sStratford Board of Trade to hold their next re, union which is slated for August 2S in this town. The board will enter ttain the veterans at the Cupheag club and will serve a dinner for them In fthe rooms of Housatonic grange above Lthe club rooms. The surviving mem |bers in Stratford are J. Henry Blake kman, w. w. Beers and Capt. Wilson tTreneh. The rest of the original 12 members who enlisted from this town khave all died. The following com- board of trade to provide for the en- J. H. Blakeman, chair man;.~F E, Blakeman, Charles H. Welles.e E, H. Beers. William More house. W. H. Crawford, E.. w. Peck, and Clayton K. Blakeslee. They will be assisted by the following ladies: Mrs. c. F. Johnson, Mrs. H. T. Holmes Mrs. Frank Patterson, Mrs. William B. Bristol. Miss Sa1lie D. Wells and Miss Winnie Todd. This committee will meet in Grange hall this evening to perfect arrangements and any assistaAc4 WAiA& "A yiven them Will <Be 9reakA apar&&aAd Arrangements -afe now being made for the fifth anniversary celebration of Okenuck tribe No. 4S, I. O. R. M. at Knowlton Park. Stratford, on La bor Day. Every school child in Strat- ford is requested to be at Red Mems hall, Friday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock Mise Beaffics Derby,r leader Of the liam B. Kelsey, of the public schools. will discuss plans for the formation of big human flag on the hill over- looking the field where the celebration is to be held. s5G;f