The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
STAMFORD
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS WILL
 ELECT DELEGATES TONIGHT
Rank and File of the Party Asked to Turn Out and Show Their Interest
 in the Campaign.
Especial to The Farmer.)

NSpeC1d1 10 The faI InneT-J
 Stratford, Sept. 3.-At the Demo cratic caucus which will be held in the Town hall this evening delegates will be chosen to the state, congress aional and senatorial convention. This caucus will be sort of get-together for the Democrats and it is hoped that there will be large attendance. With it's old time enemy hopelessly opportunity which has come to them in years. If it is not taken advan- tage of 1t will be the fault of the rank and file of the party. A clean sweep if every Democrat takes a personal interest in the campaign and gets to Chairman E. N Wakelee has the situation well in hand and all that he needs is the support of the rank and file of the party to win out He wants to see every Democrat in the town at the caucus tonight for it will be indication as to how much interest really exists He will be disappointed if there are not more than 100 voters at the caucus tonight.
 The open season for water fowl be- gan Sunday and gunners in this vicin- lty took advantage of the holiday yes terday to visit the harbor with guns. Shang Wheeler brought in seven black ducks. Sportsmen report ducks scarce and shy.
 F. s. Beardsley. superintendent of the Sealshipt Oyster Company left last night for the company's head
 
 The first sturgeon seen in these waters for years was caught by party from Derby Sunday. The fish about 30 pounds The fish was cap tured with hook and line.
 Mrs. Frank Camp of White street, two months ago and who has been In the hospital since, has returned to her home much improved but still unable to move about without crutch- + The completion of the big barn on the premises of William CIegg at night by dance and jolIification at which there was large attendance. Among the guests were a number of members of the Yonkers yacht club who sailed over on a yacht Capt. Bill Austin was engaged to tow the yacht up the river with his motor and grounded on the Mill Bar The guests were taken ashore in Select man Welles motor boat and were in time to enjoy the festivities The yacht floated when the tide rose and everything ran smoothly afterward.
 The premises of Mrs. Charles Shell Icy on Thompson street were entered Saturday night or Sunday morning by thieves who pulled the staple from the turkey house door and stole a pair of birds which were valued high l ly by the owner. The gobbIer was a 1 year old and weighed 26 pounds the hen was setting and was expected to come come on next week The turkeys Mrs. Shelley intended to exhibit thenn this fall. The theft has been renort ed to the state police and arrests are
 Saturday afternoon a kettle of fat at AIIards soap works on the Mead 0"s caught fire. An alarm was sent I Tn ana Chief Judson opened the auto chemical wide and flew to the scene. Tn three minutes he had covered the @ a1ssanee: a mile and one-eighth, and TSaOV T~, utes the fire was extinguished. If people who send in alarms worId tf tfake the tIme to give accurate direc- lions much time would be saved. It is seldom that the chief can eef any accurate description of the loca lity of a fire from the persons sending in inc alarm A few seconds used in ejuint5 ri, ir complete information over the wire Will orten save many minutes and The distinctness with which the aIarnI from the soap works was sent in o1 Saturday enabled the chief to make quick time A few minutes lost would have allowed the fire to gain s11ch headway that it might have been i'm possible to save the buildings As i.
 stratford was well represented at the races Tn Huntington bay yester- day. George Warehouse, Deacon Clinton and Bob Dorman went tn Setauket on Sunday in Capt More houses boat and passed the night with Capt. Cyrenius Smith. The next other party consisting of First Select man Charles H. Wel1es, Abe Welline- ton and Dr. H. M. cIapp left yester- day morning in the selectman's new boat. Capt. Arthur MeIoy took party in his yacht. Louis Welles Louis Burritt, Fred Converse. Charles Rogers and E. H. Beers were tho crew and they enjoyed the day i'm mensely. Those who returned last night had a rough passage across the Sound. Some remained at Northporl rather than brave the storm.
 The showing made by Stratford !i the parade of the Progressives a; Bridgeport yesterday was a genuint surprise to everyone. Over 100 Strat ford men were i'll line and it was th. hiEvesf of fine dN7egafiouz from Sr77a