The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-03
WESTPORT

WestpoOrt, July 3.@The usual or an- nual pre-Fourth demonstration will be celebrated tonight by Young Amer ica. It has been the common custom gather about the center and let the townsfolks know they are pretty much alive It. is expected that the inno- cent fun will start with darkness and be kept up for the rest of the evening and the greater part of the early morning. Of course the greatest noise will boom out while the clock is strik-, ing twelve The boys claim the great est fun is to have two crowds of youths one at each end of the Saug- each other. The claim is made for rockets that they go sskywards, but the boys fix 'em some way, so that they will skirt over the bridge. The celebration at = Norwalk will draw. many of the young men awaye from wouldn't seem like the Fourth to them unless they were there for the big noise.
 James Bradley, former resident of this place, Is under arrest in Boston on the charge of larceny. When ap- Carl shatib. a we'll known South Nor- walk resident. Through papers on his clothing it was learned that his name was Bradley and that he had former connexions 'LHlS p1dC6.
 Frank McArdle is back in Westport again after working with the street railway company in New York for three years. He is now located at the Riverside .car barns.,~'f
 Mrs Mary A. lind derwoodsS will leave Friday for weeks visit. with friends in Bedding. ' '>~'- --a7~ 9s.-
 Walter Eddy lis now under sPostnlas- ter Harris at the. post ofhce.a.
 Mrs. George E. Keefe is substitut-. ing for Sseterala days at the .Westport Savings bank tsI ~H Last evening members ~of the, Ep-. worth League of the Saugatuck M. D.. church enjoyed a straw ride to- SOuth- port where they paid a visit to, Rev. e. H. .5Servis. pastor of the Southport formerly pastor of the saugatuck M
 Registering at the Westport. Hotel yesterday were aH. S. Grifing of New York, E. Donnel1y, EsBridgeport; A. c. Innins, Ridgefeld, and H:f G. Pratt,
 Tomorrow will see twoe good base ball games in town. In the afternoon at Compo grounds the Saugatucks will meet up with the strong ApnexAA. C. Of New Haven: The 1la latter team s1I is is and is one of the fastest clubs ih9 the state Tn the morning also at :the Compo grounds the All-Stars of Saug- atuck will play the Whiting Manufac- turing Co., team of Bridgeportls The A1l-Stars are a band of fast young sters of Westport and Sauga atuekIgot- ten together. by; Constable George AL len. =
 The Krazy. Kats twill ;: get together for the Fourth and twill go-.to South port to play the Southport team. The contest will be played in the morn ing.
 Edward Lelm turned in the best score of the members of the Westport Gun club for the Dupont trophy at their last match. He fell IS out of possible p. Others who took part in the shoot were Dr. A. F. Kyte, Ed ward Lelm, Jr.s Curtis Eddy. Michael Myers, F. H. Patterson and J. Fl. Weed. Members of the club are plan ming to attend the shoot of the Sea- side Gun club in Bridgeport on Sat urday clam bake and outing is planned for early in August. Miss Virginia Parks will spend her vacation in Boston. She intends leav- ings this week.
 tennis court is being laid out by Robert Lees on his property in North Main street.