The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-21
WASHINGTON AVE. IS UPSET BY A
 SOCIAL SCISM
Critical Neighbor Coolly Ships All Henry c.
 Knights Gourd
 Vines Street Methods, ' Comments Mrs. Knight, on Neighbor's Action

A neighborhood sQuabble is just budding in high brow Washington avenue. Two of its wealthy and fashionable residents, heretofore on friendly relations as nefghbors ought to be, are almost met in open battle.
 Henry c. Knight, who spends his summers in Bridgeport at 149 Wash ington avenue, and his winters in Flor ida, has been priding himself on his horticultural abilities, especially in his ability to raise gourds, which fruit is seldom found north of Florida, and which is commonly known as the Florida or bottle gourd. Last winter while in Florida, MT. Knight secured a number of gourds which he brought abstracted and replanted in his own yard. being skeptical as ito whether the plant would bloom or not. Gourds are almost unknown to this locality, being brought on this way only as curiosities by travellers in Florida. They grow in the Southern State much the same as the cucumber or pumpkin in these localities. On the vine the gourd resembles the pumpkin, though not so large, but has a long stalk. Its length varies from four to six feet. the base or fleshy part being round and not more than six inches in diam eter
 MT. Knight took great pains in se- 1ecting a sunny spot to plant his. seeds. He took good care of the ground and was rewarded in the bud ding spring time to see little shoots oi the gourd plant lifting their tiny petals towards the sun. The plants thrfved and grew into large dimen- sions The vine chung itself to the wired iron fence separating MT. Knights yard and the yard to the west. Then sprouted three bulks which shaped themselves into gourds MT. Knight chuckled to himself over his efforts. Naturally he told his many friends so that there were many vis'-ors who saw the strange plant. So ted was MT. Knights that he antic tted exhibiting his three healthy gourds at the Danbury Fair.
 Today the gourds hang on the iron fence, limp and dead. Its vines to which it chung are wilted and wither ed. Here and there through the vines instrument. @& M
 Mr. Knight was away at service yes terday morning, when his neighbor to the west was seen by a maid in the Knight home clipping with pair of shears, the gourd vines. When ap- preached she remarked that the gourds were too heavy for the fence. She
 
 Knight was not at home. She was just completing her clipping process when Mrs. Knight returned home All Mrs. Knight saw was vanishing form in female gaTb into the household to the west.
 No reason other than that the gourds were too heavy for the vine is given. Gourds are extremely light while a substantial iron fence supports the vines
 Nothing but jealous spite,' says Mir. Knight. "This is the first inti- nation that my neighbors are jealous of me- he continued. we have al- ways gotten along quite well. There may be legal redress, but I will not go that means"
 Looking over his stretch of lawn to the rear of his home, MT. Knight said: There may be jealous reasons for this act Look at my yard and then to the yard to the vest There was big difference. MT. Knights yard showed careful keeping with blooming flowers scattered everywhere in well order. There are flowers in the other yard, but there was a mark ed difference. The yard by no means was neglected, but it did not repre- sent the care and beauty of MT. Knights gardens.
 Attached with ribbons to the walls ,f the sun parlor in the Knight home were number of gourds Mrs. Knight reclining in one of the chairs spoke up and said: We might expect these -hings to happen if we lived in Wa ngton avenue, can't understand their l