The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-06
Stratford Briefs

N f Mr and Mrs. A. P. Beers were the ruests, .pf Commodore B. H. Beers at his home on Stratford avenue, yester- day. They have passed the summer on the yacht, mainly in the waters about New Rochelle The yacht will be brought to this town and laid up for the winter while MT. and Mrs. Beers are in Europe. They will leave about Dec. l.
 "A lively party have been, enjoying an outing at Hickory Lodge at Cut Spring, on the Lines, estate in Putney. Franklin Peck, Harrison Bennett and Harry Johnson made up the party and they have been living on game and
 Capt. Charles Hendrickson has brought his houseboat Lena" to this port, where she will be laid up this winter. About the 18th of this month Capt. Hendrickson with his family will leave for Miami, Florida, where : they will remain for the winter.
 On Saturday, George MOrehouse in his motorboat lowed the Eleanor Lo to the Bridgeport Motor Works, where she will be hauled out for the winter. MT. and Mrs. George Dickerson of New York are the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Futile.
 postmaster William Holmes of Shell ton, was in town yesterday calling on old friends, who were glad to see him and congratulated him on his re- covery from a severe ana pa1nIul ope- ration.
 Okenuck Tribe of Red Men will take = number of shares in the StratfOrd Building & Loan Association, to be ultimately used in the construction Of a wigwam.
 Mass, today, on a business trip.
 The first payment on the first series in tf1e Stratford Building & Loan As sociation will be due and payable to- morrow night at the meeting to be held at the town hall
 A young man driving an auto Wisn ! one hand and hugging girl beside him with the other, passed through town yesterday afternoon. That's a dangerous proceeding" remarked the 7 fire chief. "Yes, he'll be driving a baby carriage next" remarked an other fireman who knows how 1t IS himself
 On Dec. i the apartments for the post office in the new Futile building will be ready for Postmaster Bristol, and the paraphernalia of the office will be moved from it's present quar- ters. The fixtures ordered from the fsorbin Lock Company of New Brit ain are almost ready and are expect a here in a few days. Several ap- r,lications have been made for the re- maining store in the block, but no one has yet been able to secure. a lease.
 Capt. Moses Hyde of the Sealshipt pvster steamer Governor, now located Ir1 East Providence. passed Sunday with his family in Stratford.
 Charles s. Wheeler passed Sunday It his old home in Westport.
 Eugene Lewis has gone to house keeping in the old General Walker house on Main street. 1t is believed that he is preparing to take on the matrimonial yoke in January.
 Frank Lycett of Mount Vernon who decorated the porcelain for the White House, has donated a tea set and al- so a tobacco jar to the Redmen to be given away at their fair this week. The set Is on exhibition at the Peo- ple's drug store.
 The Chat Noir club dance Saturday night was attended by about 25 cou- ples. Finkleston's orchestra furnish cd the music ets33t1
 e6Feanute'' Runs For Mayor.
 sPeanuts'' Park who is now with fhe Sealshipt Oyster company at East Providence is the hero of an experi- once which has brought him much @---aAA 4 f>1ioR Enxl<nnan 70 years