The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-28
|O-CaLLED PRIZE FIGHT A BRIDGEPORT OVERFLOW
Anfanr May Not Be SO Funny When Prumoters and Participants Are Brought to Book.
STAMFORD
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 trAsford, Aug. 2s-It is asserted at the so-calied prize fight which bk place in. HubbelPs woods, Sum E. was only one of a long series hich have been held at intervals in Of the way places and some places zx were not so far out of the way Bridgspogt, and that Stratford was guted as the scene of the event be- R1He it was learned at the last mo- nf that there would be police inter Gmce if the affair was staged in s city. No one has been found here o had any inkling that Stratford 6 to be the scene, and it is doubt i4senyone outside of the promoters er exactly what the plans were fcne the crowd got under way on hday. The only Stratford residents Tp were present were called to the Hnne by curiosity and these have had tle to say. A Stratford official Nfd yesterday:
 i it makes me laugh to, see the Bridgeport papers taking fling at
 Stratford officials when these hts have been held every week in hdgeport for months and no arrests I've ever been made. The first time b accused of being asleep. If that w true, the Bridgeport police must Eve been asleep for months.'
 morning paper which sent a re- ff8r to the scene with the crowd Eht-have given the officers a tip if, tt asserts, the affair was almost oiicIy announced in advance. It aaons into the oft-repeated Ques- whether a newspaper is an en- ie for the promotion of law and fer or an aid and abettor of law sness. The answer in this instance ms to be already given in unmis- able characters. If the authori- so will. the promoters and par pants in the disgraceful affair may brought into court with very lit exertion or expense.
 STRATFORD HAPPENINGS.
 amuel wakelee is still very low at home at kerodrome Park. Ar Eements have been made to re- ve the patient either to the hospital to the home of his sister. but his hdition is such that his physician,
 H. M. Clapp, will not take the endant chances. It is now plain
 MT. wakelee has long been suf- Hing from kidney ttrodble although neyer knew that hes was not in fleet health He has often boasted he never knew what it was to be
 Sam is one of the most pop r men in town. He always has a ba ord for everyone and his con @IWn is causing much concern all ksthe town. He is making a strong kF and his physician is hoping tha. hange for the better will soon take ce.
 Toward Ladd, who is now in Lon
 has written friends here that he bects soon to return to Stratford. a ffT1 iV10 ccs and has enjoyed the best of fltht during his absence.
 HKN Rosamunda C. Winton and two 3ghters. Kathlyn and Eulenna, are Ay Tn attendance at the Farmers <1fc@ at Rockland Lake, near Green h~wf1ere an equal franchise dem tration is one of the features of day. Prominent suffragists from Fork and Connecticut are at the 10 hear a debate on the question vofes for women
 he annual meeting of the Poota-
 Yacht Club for the election of CTS and the transaction of any er business that may be necessary,
 be held on Tuesday, Sept. g. at
 in the club house. The commit appointed to revise the bylaws # report at this meeting.
 aniei Murphy. who died at Walnut oh yesterday, was at one time a dent of Stratford and was well wn here Mrs Murphy is danger lr i'll and is ignorant of the death her husband. A son, Henry D. rfphy, a contracting decorator of 6xeport. and daughter, Mrs x1es F. williams. survive.
 DeRcon'' Clinton has the measles. i8e this might not be a startling nuncement to some. it is of inn tance to he victim who is very -s''Deac" caught the malady from youngest child and there is now Ice betwe. n the "old man. and the r to dete mine which will get well
 "Dea i''. never very spare in t, is much puffed up over the ter and would not object if some his friends should appear and 0ck the spots" off him.
 ite Dingbat club held it's annual Hing last night at the roof garden
 Tuttle's blocK.where the club has holding meetings for several thE. The election of officers for
 ensuing year <was the first busi-
 There was .a lively contest for office of president There were 9 Ne cast on the first ballot and every
 was for a different candidate,
 h aEpused the suspicion that -