The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-16
STRATFORD FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT
daily ChonCngs Of the Dongs Of Our Country Cousins by The
Farmers Special Correspondent
QUICK WORK At HOT FIRE
early Morning Blaze Believed to Be
Incendiary Does $500 Damage
to Market

| (Speclai TO the Evening Farmer.)
! Stratford, Aug. 16.-An alarm OF
fire sent in at o'clock this morning
from the corner of Bruce and Bar
mum avenues called out the depart
| ment and the auto-chemical made
good at the first opportunity the fire.
men have had to demonstrate it, NJ
F1ndorak who lives over his cafe at
the corner discovered the fire in the
market conducted by John Buynek,
next door and in the same building
He turned in the alarm and in six
minutes the department was on the
ground. When discovered the whole
interior of the market was in flames.
Four firemen arrived in time to &C
company the machine. A dozen more
arrived soon after and two lines of
hose were laid to the nearest hydrant.
1t was stubborn fight for while
but in an hour the fire was extin-
evidence that the place had been set
on fire. Kerosene had been freely dis
tributed in the back room of the
market and can full of the same
material was placed where it would
soon catch fire and increase the dan
ger. When the firemen reached the
place. the flames enveloped this can
and 1t would have required only a
few minutes to have caused an ex-
plosion. The damage to the place
hudson has reported his findings to
the state police and an investigation
VIII follow. The rooms on the Sec
ond floor occupied by M. Findorak
and his family were filled with smoke.
They might easily have been burned
to death if chance had not led to the
discovery Of the fire. Some citizens
complained of the unearthly screech-
ing of the siren when the machine
returned from the fire which inter-
fered with the slumbers of the whole
section.
The annual fair of St. James parish
begins next Tuesday at Redmen's hall
and will continue eight days. The
hall will be fitted with booths for the
sale of different articles and also re-
freshments. There will be a pro-
gram Of vocal and instrumental music
followed by dancing each evening. A
fine assortment of beautiful articles
have been presented by merchants to
be disposed of at the fair. The most
valuable is building lot on South
of Bridgeport. The lot is valued at
$500. Charles M. Ellis, just over the
line in Bridgeport, has given a $40
gold piece as his contribution.
M. F. Smith, formerly of North
port, L. l., has rented the Carey
building on Main street and has open
ed a repair shop where about every
thing in use in the community will
be put in order. Bicycles, sewing
machines are easy for the new conner.
He is the inventor of self-sharpen-
ing shear which is the latest in cut
ting appliances and wonder. 1t will
cut a tin can and immeditely tissue
paper.
John J. Bohan. manager of Shan
ley's restaurants in New York, was
Sunday.
The ladies of st. James parish will
conduct a restaurant at the corner of
Main and Broad streets during the
Redmen's anniversary celebration on
Labor Day. Rev. Father O'Connor
and his flock are doing everything in
their power to help the Redmen along
in their enterprise.
w. r. Palmer, veteran of the End
Conn. light battery, is in New Britain
today the guest Of Capt. w. F. Daily
formerly of Bridgeport. but now in
the Government printing office at
The occasion is the re-
union of the 9Th Conn. Volunteers
which has called a large number of
veterans to the Paddock town.
his home here last night much i'm
proved and Is getting stronger every
day.
A rubber social will be held at the
Methodist church tomorrow night, the
admission to which will be some arti-
Gle of rubber. 1t is not stated wheth-
er rubber necks will be accepted.
The plans for the human flag at
the Redmen's anniversary are being
rapidly perfected. The following uni !
forms have been decided upon: |
Blouse for girls and boys of the ordi-
nary kind made of cheese cloth and |
ordinary bakers, busting
or bathing caps of gaherd to fit the |
head. The boys will occupy the field |
of the flag with blue blouses and blue
caps. Girls in the top row will wear
red blouses and red caps. The other
rows of girls will wear white caps |
with red blouses and red caps with |
white blouses. Hair ribbons will |
match the caps.