The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05
SOUTHPORT

Southport, Aug. 5.--A former mem
 Der of the Brighton Beach Life Saving
 Corps is Jack Marlowe. mo relation to
 the famous Julia, an electrician with the Western Electric company at the
 new S. N. E. T. Go building in Mic street The fact that Marlowe is an
 expert swimmer was not known to his
 many friends about town until a hap
 pening few days ago. William
 Flenner, Jack Blankerton and Tom
 Gleason, local well known young men.
 inYeigled Marlowe into skiff with
 the Intent to push the latter into. the
 harbor, good ducking being their purpose. Marlowe reluctantly rowed out with the plotters. Out good dis
 tance. Mariowe was instructed to di-
 vest himself of his wearing apparel and to edge into a bathing suit. Though protesting he followed orders MarlowSs six feet and more went
 gliding into the brine. It was his first plunge th1s season. The three conspirators held their sides in laugh ter, but their smiles were soon chang ed to, expressions of fear and then fright when Marlowe's frame did not appear on the suface in due time. The three had previously gotten into their bathing suits and their first thoughts when the first fright had vanished was to plunge in to Mar 1oWe'S assistance. FranticaAly they strove under water to catch glimpse Of his, form, but to no avail With the first creeping of the brine over his body, the old life came vack to Mar lowe and while under water with rap i'd strides he sped away from the craft.
 At a distance of many feet he arose to the surface and chuckling to him. self watched the actions of his almost
 panic-stricken eompanions. When he thought they had enough fright he
 revealed to them his position. After
 boarding the craft he informed them of his former occupation as a life Sav-
 CT and to prove his assertion brought
 the young men to his home where he showed them medals of his former of
 flee. The cigars are on the trio
 For hours Saturday morning. Luin
 B. Switzer and the clerks in his phar-
 macy smelled a peculiar non-redolent smell. The very perceptible odor em-
 anated from the cellar of the plar-
 macy. There was an investigation,
 but nothing could be found, but still the smell persisted. Switzer or none of his clerks could place the smell, but from those who happened to be ac- quainted learned that the effuviun bore. marked .sameness to essence of skunk A youngster passing by, at tracted by the smell, informed MT FSWitZer that there was some sort of an animal trying to break through the screen of the cellar window. That was enough. Out came Mir Switzer with a small rifle and with one charge sent the stupefying animal into dream land, shooting through the screen. The effect was even worse than the grav- eloent odor preceding. Surely the ol- factory nerves were working over time. Chloride Jof lime and other de odorizing compounds soon got in their good work and the odor was killed | skunk and kept the pe1t.
 The Owl club finished it's week al | the Sunny Side cottage, Pine Creek yesterday, the members returning to 1 their homes here.
 Dr.-C. E. Hyde is, now moving to the old Hyde residence in Main street op- posite his old office. For the past few weeks the old home has been in the hands of nasons and carpenters mak- l ing extensive repairs. The lawns
 about the house, have also been at tended to.
 Mrs L. c. Michae1is, who has been visiting Mrs. c. M. Meeker in Harboi road, has returned to her home ir l New York.
 Miss Irene Bonney is the guest ot
 Miss Helen Bonney at the latter'e home in New Haven.
 Seth Morris has returned home after | a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa.
 A telephone has been installed ir the home of Miss Laura Moshier