The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-29
STAMFORD JUDGE PICKS LUCKY DIME
 STOLEN BY PlCkPOCkETS
AdrOit Thieves Hold Up StraROrd Jurist on Crowded Corner in
 Bridgeport.
Especial to The Farmer.)

(Speclal to The fdrmeTD
 Stratford. June 2s.-Judge Charles H. Peck of the Stratford town court was the victim of pickpockets at the corner of Main street and Fairfield avenue yesterday while working his way through the crowd waiting therc for the circus parade. The Judge lost only ten cents but that dime his a his- tory. Three pickpockets were working together and they closed in around the judge pressing him so tightly that he could not move. He felt 8 hand in his hip pocket and immediately. used one hand to grasp his large wal
 let containing $150 which was in his inside vest pocket and the other 10 hold the gold watch he carried. ''Y ou can take the clothes off me but you can't set this." he said. The men imme ediately disappeared as If by magic The whole affair occupied that the pickpockets were very skill fu1 In their work. A Bridgeport of ficer was only few feet away at the time but the thieves were so Adroit that they got away. A small wallet
 tasn n rS s the .haR sR aosk sSs Jaasa psd highIy as a pocket piece. Ten years ago while sitting in the Congrega-
 tional church at service with an open
 hymn book in his lap the silver dime
 dropped on the book. He could not
 discover the source from which it
 came at. the time and has never been
 able to unravel the mystery since. 1t
 is possibly a magic piece which may
 have unknown virtues or powers which will enable the present holders to accomplish wonderful things The
 possession of this piece may have succeas of the judge in everything he
 has undertaken and his enemies will
 watch coming events and take advan- tage of the loss of his talisman if
 possible. n.sss = .s-s
 Having has commenced in this sec
 ton and It is a bumper crop this year.
 In fact the wet spring has caused a
 very rank growth, most too rank for
 1t has exhausted the roots in many places and forced them from the
 ground. This is ideal hay weather
 and the crop is being put away In the best condition possible. Timothy
 some parts of the town. Other grass-
 e are in prime condition although down in some places. The price
 keeps up well in the face of the big
 crop. and if 1t does not drop soon farmers will profit we'll from their grass lands and meadows this year.
 Vincent Sexton for some time past local correspondent for a Bridgeport newspaper leaves for Europe on July s. MT, Sexton will be away from home three months, returning to con-
 tinue hts studies in tho local high
 school at the opening of the fall himself in the German language and will eprobably obtain employment on a neWspaper in Germany and at the same time study the language under competent instructors.
 The Dingbat club is now pictured on postal cards for the benefit of coming generations. The pictures money Yetta and her side partner and tnseparable companion, white cat called Shorty are the subjects of another picture postal which rep- restnts them in a characteristic pose. Ehe town was deserted yesterday and lest night hardly q person was ni4ted that 1000 people from strat- ford attended the circus. The gen- eral opinion is that the big show is better this year than ever before.
 Arrangements are being made for a meeting of the believers in equal suffrage to be held on the lawn at the home of Mrs. Rosamond c. Win ton on King street on some date in the middle of next month to be de-
 cided upon by the speakers who will be present. These speakers will come from New York and other points and
 will be the acknowledged leaders in the movement An effort will be made to get everyone in town to at- tend and listen. whether they are be, lievers or antia. The speakers will
 have something { to say about the movement which will interest every one. One of the objects of the meet ing is to discuss the possibility of electtnA a woman member of the