The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS
 AT TOWN HALL TONIGHT
Will Put Through Strong Slate Session to- Be HarEHonious-Re-
 publicans Sore at Progressives.
FAIRFIELD

Falfneld, Sept. 16.-George Wishar l employed with Wallace Bu1kley while
 riding his bicycle in Spring street late
 Friday afternoon was run down by
 an auto, No 14427. The machine is Farms and contained the cIauffe eur l and a party of women The front 1 wheel of the bicycle was smashed ! Wishar was asked by one of. the occu-
 pants of the car Why he could not 1 get out and keep out of the way?' This was after the accident. Witness side of the street, and that if there
 was any blame, the cu1pability was
 with the driver of the ear The southern New England Tele- | phone Co. have completed the laying i of the 1ncasements- for. their conduits 1 Tn spring street, filling in their ditch the wires tied up the paving con tractors. compelling them to start in Broad street near the library goins off Spring street for a while. When Broad street is completed which will De about tomorrow the contractors Will again return to Spring street the pavement at the library.
 What is believed to be the biggest fish ever hauled in off Fairfield beach. was landed by Dudley Thistle Satur- day morning. Young Thistle was out trailing pen fish when a striped bass became entangIed in the net. Thistle succeeded in capturing the fish by winding the net about it's body. When weighed the fish tipped the scales at
 nine and three quarters pounds. It ed around here but the only striped bass.
 Fairfield beach is also noted for the size of the round clans which are
 dug up in it's sand bars. Horace French of Danbury, evidently knows when to go after this sort of clans. for he has hauled in some m monsters. Saturday he secured about two dozen clans, the smallest weighed one and three quarters pounds and the largest T16 Ia.aT French .wades into the water just be- fore 1t becomes too deep for clam ming He says that is the best time to get, the big ones.
 Harold Clifford is spending several weeks with friends in Newark N J.
 Miss Mabel Prout of Holland struetion after the summer vacation.
 Manager McNamara of the Ivy cot tage at Fairfield beach is to make many improvements at his place be- fore the opening of the hotel next season Contracts have already been let for the construction of wide tage. and for the addition of many new rooms. Several times this year the cottage has been crowded and many have gone elsewhere because of lack of accomm odation.
 Among those now stopping at the Ivy :. are Mrs. Bessie Hazen and George Hazen of Georgetown, Conn, Mrs. Bertha Hill, Georgetown, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farrow. Washing ton. Conn.,. Mrs. Margaret F'airchild and son. Horace Hanford of Danbury, and MT. and Mrs. James Smith of MiddletoWn, N.
 cottages occupied at the beach this month than in any previous SepteTn- Der. This may be due to the fact that because of the cool summer many people delayed coming to the beach. while others occupying their cottages continued their occupation anticipat- OI<.s1krs Fl, weather has been most pleasant, and those that remained are congratuIat- ing themselves that they. took the chance
 A special meeting of the Fairfield Girls club. will be held tomorrow night at their rooms in the Saum should be present. Any Fairfield young lady who desires to join the 1 club can do so during the meeting.
 The members of the Girls Friendly 1 Society of St. Paurs church intend to 1 hold straw ride at the time of the l harvest moon. The moon is full on 1 not be confined to members alone | the young ladies inviting their gentle | men friends.
 Youngsters on the beach Saturday 1 had a great time throwing stones at | school of porpuses whish came in | near shore. guest Of the proprietor of the Fress cottage must explain his conduct of | Friday evening. The Press cottage owner has valuable English bull pup which he secured last week The animal has weighty collar which befits the value of the animal Friday evening the quill driver started from the Press cottage bringing with him the dog The animal was safely tied. one end of the leash being snug in the newsdigger's digits- When the start was made for the only phar- macy in town, the pup tugged at his leash. The tugging continued till the was reached. There a by stander gave the contest booster the i laugh. The leash was attached to the collar, but the collar was pounding the pavement, while the pup freed from the collar was slowly following. More next week.