The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
SYMPATHY FOR DONLIN
 WHO STOLE U. 5. MAIL Has a Good Record in Saugatuck- Secret Out on Those Trolley Switch Numbers-'Bar
 is Dead.
WESTPORT

Westport, July 24-Residents of Sau-
 gatuck are hoping that the postoffice
 authorities will deal lightly with Ber- 1 nard Donlin when they act in his case. Donlin has always held good reputa- | tion in Saugatuck, his offense of Tues day eve ening being the first time he who know him are confident that he would not have taken the mail bags If he were in his right senses. Every one in Saugatuck is convinced that Donlin did not take the mail with the intention of theft.
 Barney famous dog of Chief Heath of the Conn. Co, was killed by an auto Tuesday evening in State street. Barney was a knowing animal and was really a part of the Riverside av- enue car barns. He will be missed by every n1otorman or conductor who are not many dogs around the coun- try that will hop a swiftly moving trolley car, but that was nothing for Barney" He could get on or off as fast as they made them go. E There are advertised letters at the postoff1ce for Iver Lewis, James Mc- Elwee, G. H. Lilley, Mrs. H. S. Sullivan, George Evans, B. D. Rey- holds and N. l.. Thomas. Unless claimed they will be forwarded to the dead letter office.
 The secret is out on the numbering of the trolley switches. Didn't know they told the number of miles to Bridgeport. The engineers of the Con necticut Co., measured the distance from Bridgeport to Norwalk giving a number for each tenth of mile. When they got to Harris switch they found they were 8.5 miles from the (Ns . IL II. switch 85 Batterson's switch is 9.2 miles away and is therefore No. 92. Likewise the Hawthorne switch is No 99, the center No. 103 and Peet's Swamp switch No. 121. The new numbers kept many guessing for some time, but now you have it.
 s. $. Wolcott, William Camp, Wal lace Beekman. G. R. Holway, Henry Wilson and G. J. Sullivan, all of New York were visitors in town yesterday
 Mrs. Carl White, formerly Grace Butcher, is visiting her husbands pa rents, MT. and Mrs William White at their home, "Harbor View in South Norwa1k. -
 The annual exhibit of the artist col- ony will be held in the library some time during August. It is hoped the exhibit can be started by August 19. The artists met at the library during the past week and arranged commit tees for the exhibit.
 Miss Theresa Brady has returned af ter weeks vacation spent out of town
 The. silk ought soon to appear on the corn. Corn stalks which only few weeks ago were but a foot Or more above the ground are now waving their three or four feet of length in the breeze. It took the recent show CTS to bring about the activity. The same proportionate growths are evil dent in all the other crops.
 MT. and Mrs. G. c. Dolge are enter taining friends from Dolgevi1le, N. Y.
 The Westport Bremen anticipate big doings at the freman's parade in Danbury. At a recent meeting the local fire fighters voted to join in the procession and also to purchase new red shirts for the occasion.
 Lady Palmerton Lodge, Star of Beth lehem. will hold it's annual trolley ride this evening going to Sea Breeze Isl- and, Bridgeport The cars will be boarded at Bridge street and Riverside avenue at o'clock and at Hotel Square at 7:3O. The ladies say they will do the Island up right. Since the Island has been under new man agement this year it has become a fa- vorite place for picnics and outings. Many Westport people are seen there during the week.
 Deputy John w Gault installed the newly elected officers of Court Vest port, Foresters of America, at a, recent meeting as follows: P. c. R., E. J. Mc- Leopold Strack; S. w, D. H. Silver man; J. w, Charles Huenerberg; S. B.. N. P. Christensen; Lecturer, Thos. Frazer. After the installation refresh ments were served and a social hour enjoyed