The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-02
MEAT MEN HAVE NIFTY
 TIME JUMPING AROUND
Business P1aces Changing Hands and New Locations Being Sought Many UnmuzzIed Dogs Roam
 ing About Town.
WESTPORT

westporf. Oct. 3-Some of those in nhe meat business in Westport are aaving a fine time among themselves changing hands and opening up in new quarters. From the many sales lately it would appear that the meat men are the only ones in town who FW. wood for years located in Main e&reet gave up his business, assign ing all his claims to Samuel A Pur- dy. Unlike most business men, MT wood quit with his assets greater than his liabilities. His troubles were that he had too many creditors indebted to htrn- Then following the purchasing H5y Milton Allen of the grocery and provision business of F. w Hubbell, Riyerside avenue. and removing into new quarters Last week Beers Bros Main street, announced that they had taken lease of the Smith building, Riverside avenue and Bridge street recently vacated by Milton. Allen. Monday came the information that afezsrs- BCrr, Baker ar Brotherton clerks in Edward Fanton's store, the weztport Market, had bought out =heir proprietor. Who's next?
 There are advertised letters at the post office for Miss Mary Carr, Miss Frances Hodgson, Mrs. T. LeBoutelle, Edward Rockwell, G. l.. Smith, Mrs. Adolf F. Roderwald. Anna Robinson. Mrs Edward Wagner, Mrs. Beriser. Mrs Banks. Miss Curran, Mrs. Abra- nam DeRondeau. Miss Maria Foster, Dorothy Hamilton, Lena Morehouse
 
 J Lee, Joseph Siebisky and Caspar whitney.
 due for the Oct 1-Dec 31 quarter. Under the government regulations the boxes must be closed by the local post office officials on the first day of the quarter unless the rent Is paid
 The winter schedule of the railroad IS now in effect but there are no changes in the local railway service. Where changes have been made it is in the express service. The opening and closing of the mails at the post office remains the same.
 A. R. Chase New York. Frank Fa- gan. New Brunswick and S.. P. Men dell. Syracuse, N- V. registered at the Westport Hotel yesterday
 There are many residents of West port and Wilton who are taking a chance with the orders of H. O. Aver sil comm fssioner of domestic animals and are neglecting to have their dogs Enuzzled- The commissioners order was to the effect that all dogs should be muzzled by yesterday and that, the months By the number @of unmuzzled dogs which are running about the streets it does not appear that the order to any great extent.
 When the commissioner gave the order he was acting under the fol- loving statutes-According to Sec. of Chap 55 of the public acts of 1909, The selectmen or dog warden may kill or cause to be killed all dogs
 
 zroyed in accordance with such rule, or which shall be found rabid or are Tisibly suspected of being rabid.'' Ac-1 cording to Sec.4 of Chap. ITO of the acts of 1907, Every person who shall violate or neglect or refuse to com ply with any rule or regulation made under the provision of section of this act shall be fined not more than
 Under these provisions it is within rhe power of Sheriff Eli B. Meade who is the dog warden for Westport 70 kill all unmuzzled dogs about town and also to kln any dog which he sEspects of being rabid Owners of such dogs have redress under the law
 Now some of the dog owners are snaking complaint They state that freeing their heads from the nuzzle fcr- that some micI1ievous person who seeks to have the dogs killed has loosed the straps The fact is that been muzzled are seen roaming about | sAe streets unmuzzled Commissioners Averin in his orders states that the 1 dogs must wear 1nuzzles Of such con Etructfon as to be absolute proof i against the dogs biting Should any of these dogs that have been rnIzzled l be killed their owners are sure to | make trouble zVe.stport will have a football team h Jre field this year There seems l 10 De a growing interest in the sn,aIi- i Town teams this year to contest on the 1 sr1dirOn- The sport is a lively one l and when conducted properly will re- 1szSe sncOurageme It is expected l chat team will be picked this week and that games will soon be chedul- | sd-
 of New York where three Westport-I erS are undergoing treatment for mad f hnG httee are that all danger of ser- !