The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
MORlTz'S STEERS REFUSED
 TO RIDE IN AN AUTOMOBIL E
Pair of Cattle Seized by Sheriff Vii Hams Causes Trouble All Along
 the Line.
STAMFORD.
Especial to The -Farmer. ,

| ~~~0 VI o1 SIOAy HI W41lC1i oONSAdA residents of the north end and Sheriff
 John J. Williams took part this week Arpad ,.A1oritz/ owned a little place con the Cut Spring road. Vincent Coleman Iof Boston avenue, found a buyer for
 the place and demanded his coEamfs- sion after the sale was made. Mori tz l refused to pay Coleman obtained a I writ of attachment and sent Sheriff
 John J. Williams to take possession of a pair of oxen alleged to be the I property of Moritz. The sheriff found 1 the oxen all right and levied on them. He was accompanied by Coleman. The | sher1H rode in his automobile and at
 a loss to know what to with the OK en after he had taken possession of them. The beasts could not be in- | duced to enter the motor car and en- Hoy the fine autumn weather in "a ride to- the sheriff's home Al. attempt to tow them in behind the machine failed the. cattle and the Iautomobfle at the
 zsame time xHe said to Coleman : l Now I'll turn the cattle over to you and you can take them home and hold them until the matter is settled ; Coleman did not know agee'' from .haw, and he was up against a i-wdth his memory for a few minutes the sheriff took charge. He remembered that the smallest OK was usually
 as ha5sasd 5s fne 4sarslds and .,,E,s Was and called to Buck to take his place on the left of the other whom he ad- | QI06k3Sd as .(SBfOAQ Y Se9S It a S lssaid tae sheriff. Now you you can take | the switch and drive them < home. They'u go all right If they don't ff drove away in his car, leaving Cole man to get along as best he coald.. tColen1an got Into difficulties at frequent inter1als but After h ours of persua- sion and hard work he got the cattle to his home. The next morning he went out to feed his new stock and was E. ,f7 l in the night. He Immediately reach ed the conclusion that they had been fabstracted by their former owner and got the sheriff on the road again The cattle were discovered later in the day calmly eating grass in a neighboring field. They had broken out of the The supposed theft Of the cattle brought all the interested parties to- gether and a settlement was reached by which Coleman was satisfied and inal owner. Moritz took his cattle
 home and gave the sheriff and also
 Redmen's hall was packed last
 night with interested listeners who
 came to hear an exposition of the
 claim Of women to-the ballot There
 was hardly standing room in the hall.
 Mrs Maud Hincls, president of the
 State league presided Ilse speakers "a
 Hill of ENew York, Mrs. Charles Stod-
 dard of New Haven and Robert c. Beadfe of the Mems league of New
 York Many automobiles brought
 visitors from out of town.
 The mana cement of the Audi itor1um
 picture show in Iselftle's block .Pas in
 will be a part of the program on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights. The songs last night wereI count of the failure of the express company to deliver the films shipped for the occasion. These films are expensive and are the acme of art of moving picture producers. Edwardl Cole, a baritone of considerable. ab1l- ity and excellent voice, has been en- that the songs will be presented on Saturday night with all the access sories.
 was held at the home of E.. e. Bur riet in the north end last night Pop | Reynolds was there with his old hd-sI dle, and the way he tore off Money.I Musk Irish Washerwoman.'' 'NThej Arkansaw Traveller" and other old time favorites was a caution. The whole countryside was in attendancej and the revival of this ancient au-I tumn frolic proved very enjoyable-i Others will probably follow the. ex-st thir old fashioned and cordial man uer.
 The selectnen have received from the registrars the names of PA men who have made application to be made vo- ters at the two sessions to be held to- day and on Oct. 25- The selectmen will be in session from g a. n1 till g. D. m It is probable zI-hat nearly 200 of these applicants will appear.
 Preparations for the winter are be- ing made at Bede1l's ship yard, and many boats will be laid up there till the birds sing again next spring. Dr. Martins auxiliary is hauled out for repairs, and will be laid up there. The owned by Walter Wheeler, is also there for the winter
 Capt. Andrew Downey and Robert Wednesday, where they will pass the winter in accordance with their cus- tom. Capt. Downey will go to Hope Sound and MT. Winter will winter Sound and MT. Edwards will winter at Sylvester and Jone. the sketch ar tists. left for New York last night, where they will open up the season before going on the road. |
 The yacht Venus owned by the the Mill River Yacht club for the win ter.
 The Republican club will meet at headquarters tomorrow night.
 Capt John Blakesiee will return to his home at Stuart, Fla, next We'd nesday after a two months. visit with relatives here. Capt. Blakeslee, al- though a native of Stratford, and much attached to the home of his ancestors, finds a residence in the south much more to his taste. and is hastening :: home to avoid even the first frosts of winter
 John c. Wilcoxson, the Democratic candidate for Judge of Probate, is re- point to his election. The general public, regardless of political aff1lia- Iions have unbounded confidence in ais honesty and ability