The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Stratford
NEW TRAVELLERS WIN
 THEIR FIRST GAME.
Re-organized Team Makes a Good Showing and is Greeted With Enthusiasm

stratford, Jan. 5.-Basketban was revived in this town last night with great enthusiasm after a lapse of six years. The reorganized Ramblers oe- Naugatuck by score of IS to 5. Over 200 people were present in the Town hall last night to see the opening game Town Clerk Harold C. Love Il 0Dened the season with an address, In which. he told of the fame or the oin Bamblers which hold the state cham pionship and made a record TOT n,5 sle town. Ivan Morehouse was chosen referee ond the first half started off with rush. The struggle was sharp and close but the locals held tnelr oP- 1onents down-by~ score of to B.. Tn the second half the Strattoro poys struck their gait and rolled up 14 points against the two scores n11Ge Tois made the final score Is to D. Harry Flood and Emmet Beardsley maue ,S!I1 the goals for the Stratford boys: me game was exciting from start to fin ish and the absence of rough house was notfcea bic. The eNaugatuck boys started off well, but lost courage aIter fine hard work of the first half.
 Next Thursday night the Ramblers will play the St. Johns team from Stamford and the Saturday after the Tef1rn garnc with the St Johns. This team. will give the Stratford boys some hard work for they are peneVeo to be a strong team
 .1The Ramblers have perfected ar 7angenents by which there will be games once every week to be follow purchased by the club.
 The captain of the Ramblers IS Frank Goodwin and the piayers: Richard King, Harry Flood, George Ash. William Blamey, Emmet Beard eIey, Charles Davis, Charles Frantz' Andrew Heig. socclean and inviting in many years. William Blamey did the necessary carpenter work in fitting up the room and screening the windows ana trank Goodwin installed electric lights. The revival of the game here has caused general satisfaction. One Of the old Sr residents said after the game: FsWeIl, this looks like old times before the town went to sleep.
 A valuable black and tan rabbit dog walked into Alan Wilson's news room on Tuesds y and seeking a warm spot Jay, down and went to sleep The dog was exhausted and famished. He by. hunters who never leave trail until they find their quarry. This hound would. awake long enough to devoIlr the. food given him by MT. ssiurnbers- He was still sleeping this morning. The dog wears a Bridge cd up The dog was probably put out by some hunters who did not fol- low him and he continued until hun ger compelled him to leave his' trail. 1T is possible that he escaped from his home and went off on a hunting ]. expedition alone.
 ,. X Mrs Nellie Wheeler of Main street is recovering from an attack of the While caring for her large flock of fowls early this week Mrs. Fred Smith met with an accident which burst . blood vessel in her left wrist. Since then she has been under the care of a tphysician and will soon be out of = e w. Blakeslee is building the eel ford.
 Gus Johnson is continuing his good work of building up Johnson avenue extension: He has completed the eel lars for five new houses on this street where he has put up over 20 dwell will be no let up in the increase of the tax list in the town during the coming season. The building boom now on in Stratford beats anything the town has ever seen and rivals that of the city of Bridgeport.
 An attractive new sign has been placed over the entrance to the depot of Al Wakelee at the centre
 Sidney -Beardsfey has the contract for the repairs at the Cupheag club rooms. The interior will be entirely l remodelIed- and refitted. The club whist next Tuesday night will he held in Redmen'5 hall. The prizes are the in the ztoWn,-
 as sTnrnerz9IaIiband.,
 It has been ,annoUneSd here that WilliaFa-Tt4FHeF and Mrs Eda-Aaif band quietly visited Colchester on Dec 31 and were married by the Rev.