The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
COMPANY DEFENDED ALLEN
Standard Oil Driver Withdraws Ap- peal and Pays Fine and Costs
 Lowell Will Collect.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Peck on Saturday, and convicted of larceny by charging for 20 gallons of gasoline which he never delivered. 1 Allen is the driver for the Standard Oil Company for this section. The company employed Attorney John c. Chamberlain Of Bridgeport to defend Allen, who was fined $7 and costs, l amounting in all to $29. Attorney Chamberlain gave notice of appeal, but afterwards settled by paying, the full amount. H. c. Lowell & Co. of this town who made the complaint, have bill for the gasoline which was not delivered, and it will be presented to the Standard Oil Company for pay ment. In the event of a refusal, MT. Lowell will probably bring suit to re- cover. A representative of Bridge port oil company said this morning the chance make a fine thing by giv- ing short measure to customers. They get two prices for the oil they steal which is more than any honest firm can obtain. They get pay for the oil they do not deliver, and afterwards sell it to private parties, getting the full price. The companies are en- deavoring to break up the practice.
 MT. and Mrs. John Ince of the Poli Stock Company in Bridgeport, passed Sunday with George O. Lines at Co., lumbus Farm.
 The trolley ride of the Neighborhood church will take place Wednesday af- ternoon at 1:30. If stormy it will be postponed till Thursday.
 Postmaster W. B. Bristol discovered two men acting strangely in the neighborhood of his residence at o'clock this morning. His attention was attracted by series of curious whistle signals which were heard in the neighborhood. The men would
 meet and converse, then part and sig nal from different places. Before they could be accosted they discovered that they were being watched and dis appeared. M<. Bristol canvassed the neighborhood this morning but could find no traces of an attempted bur glary.
 Attorney Charles Shapiro of Bridge port, an officer of the Civic League of North America, delivered an interest l ing address in the Neighborhood church. last evening. in which he as- tonished his audience. He not only talked of the status of the Jew in America, which was the subject an Inounced, but also touched on the for eign born population of the State Of Connecticut, which he stated amount ed to 65 per cent of the whole. He also stated that one-quarter of the ] population of New Haven were Italian born. His talk teemed with sugges- tions as to the best methods of as- smilating this vast population, sub | feet to which he has devoted years or study.
 ! Miss Alta Bullock with Miss Loren l Abbott of Bridgeport, will leave for I a two weeks visit in New Hampshire, | this afternoon.
 | Eugene Lynch of Broadbridge road is now member of the regular force | of Selectman Fred Nettleton.
 It is hoped that every member of Azalia Chapter, O. B. s., will attend l the shore dinner at Savin Rock,
 Thursday evening next. The mem bers will meet at the band stand at 7:45 Members are requested to mo- | tify the secretary not later than the day before so that arrangements can be made.
 Advertised letters at the Stratford
 post office: Thomas Abbotts, George Il Beardsley, Mrs Mary Pagan, Mrs. James Grinrod CD, Mrs. M. Hallissen. George Hart, Carrie Hodosie, Stephen Kajus, Mrs. Lizzie Lewis, Cornell Lyke, Mrs. M Mocek (3), Jan Matlas- elk, Aug. Olinder, Andry Papcum, MT. and Mrs George Taylor, R. Vanden- Ihenden, Tom Wright.
 The trolley tracks at the Center were blocked for an hour yesterday morning by a Paraside Green car
 which ran off the switch. The re- pair car was called to get the car back
 on the track. MT. and Mrs. Harry Meachen of
 King street, are enjoying an outing I with friends on the Sound this week. 1 Joseph Johnson, Constable William Smith and William Warehouse in the motor boat Bachelor picked up sail
 boat yesterday off the Stratford light
 The boat was capsized and bore every evidence of having been struck by 9
 storm while it's occupants were fish, | rfc Of hAV1ne
 been lost have been received here, and , the cause of the wreck is a mystery Tko boat was lowed to the PootatucA Yacht Club where it was righted. Il bore no name.
 Burglars who visited the cottage o1 William Taitor at Walnut Beach, one night last week, took away $40 IT , money, a new suit of clothes and 8 gold watch The whole valued al s125. On Friday night burglars were driven away from the home of Mrs
 Thomas c. Mcconnell in Nichols ave
 nue, when she heard them attempti7e !, to gain an entrance to the house. F. R. Plumb of the local firm o1 Plumb & Bartram, will take a motor. , ing party on tour of Long Island this week. The party will consist O MT. Bowling and family, Vincen :. Neck and N B. Curtis and family, O. Bridgeport.
 | O. Q. roborated the report that he had ac : cepted a call from All Souls church il . New London. The members of thu church voted on Friday night to en
 dorse the call extended by the com mittee. MT Bullock will remove hi family to New London and will form 3 ally occupy the pulpit of his nev r charge on the second Sunday in Sep e tember. All Souls church is an in y dependent organization, having n r creed and requiring no doctrinal tes for membership. He has occupied tn
 pulpit several times and his sermon
 | were acceptable. He chose the Nev
 London charge out of several offer
 on account of the educational advant
 ages of the place.
 Okenuck tribe of Red Hen will hol
 an interesting meeting tonight a |, l which the State officers will be pres ent and the final arrangements for tn anniversary celebration discussed.
 The public improvement committe
 of the Board of Trade will meet at tn : residence of David Coe, Main street r Wednesday evening.
 n CORONER MIX ANNOUNCES e VERDICT IN MLOUGHLIN'S