The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-11
WESTPORT VISITED BY
 MINIATURE WATER SPOUT
So Thought the Laborers Who Were
 Caught in the Downpour.
ey our special correspondent.o

Caught in the Dowmpour.
 CBy our specia1 correspondent.O
 westport, Aug 11.-A young geyser
 with all it's accompanying aquatic ef- fects spro8ted forth it's spreading spray
 to the delight of the populace and to
 the chagrin and dreuching of a num-
 Der of 1aborers in State street Friday
 afternoon. The contraceors who are
 constructing the new sewer in State
 street have been having their troubles
 evith removing not only the rocks and
 dirt from the ditches and putting it
 on the banks again after it has fallen
 back in a cave-in; also several of the
 men have been having their troubles,
 being either caught in the cave-ins or
 like one worker during the week be-
 ing hit by a falling manet. But Fri
 day came the Dig surprise. One of the workers who was yielding a pick in the sewer we'll excavation in front Of the
 Toquette building had been coming uncomfortably close to the water main. One time he slipped enough to strike the main When he withdrew the pick
 a small piece of the pipe came with 1t and following came a stream of water which spectators say reached the top
 Of the Toquette building Those who were in the ditch had to rush for safe ty. for the well soon began to fill with water and flow over the sides. The youthful geyser had a. gay time spray
 ing the immediate scenery for some time until someone turned off the wa ter The height of the stream is ac-
 counted for in the fact that the pres sure of the water in the center of the town is greater than any other place throughout the water cornpany'B sys- tenn
 A meeting of the old members of the Westport Fire Police which at one lime existed in town has been called for tomorrow evening at the Vigilant Go house. It Is expected that most Of the old members of the organiza,- tion will be present and bring about a reorganiza tion- The fire police have now been out of existence in Westport for over five years. In their time they 1 did very affective work at fires aiding the hremen- It was the duty of the Il members to report in unIrorca 10 kAA ] fires and to conduct the saving of $he personal property in burning homes. l They also acted as guardians of goods removed from such houses and also | maintained fire lines, keeping the eager | crowds in check At fires there are often times some one under the pre- | text of lending aid in removing arti- | cles also appropriates vaIuables to | their own use It is for these purposes | that the organization is to be started | again. if possible. The mem bers of the 1 d was so much like that of policeman | that a stranger in town would think | that the town supported full-hedged police department
 George A Darrow. who acted as auc- Goneer of the Mary Ann Huck proper ty in Main street, and John Niemand, Administrator Of the estate, have dis posed of the property at private sale. The price is said to have been $1,seo- Two weeks ago an auction was held, i. S1 $50 being the highest bid Auction ger Darrow adjourned the auction un- tl a. later date, as the bids were not high enough to suit the heirs. Admin istrator Niemand had been allowed by the court to dispose Of the property either through a public or a private sale.
 The free lunch" edict which went into effect on Aug. 1, did not mate rfalIy affect Westport cafe owners, for very few of them ever maintained the 'sheIp yourseIf'' de1icacies Those that have catered to their customers in this way did not make a regular practice of it, having special days on which the viands were dispensed. It is under stood that these will not take a chance with the new law and will discontinue have gotten around the new law byl offering sandwiches for one cent each They have a small register to receive .he penny. but it is up to the consumer whether he pays or not.
 The natives were given a big sur prise Saturday morning when one of .he big double truck troIleys crossed he state street bridge. met the Bridge ,ort car at the center switch and kept ,n towards Bridgeport The car com ne from Bridgeport and bound for CorwaIk also crossed the bridge. It ,egan to look as if the Connecticut Co. lad taken matters into their own lands. had disregarded the orders Of he Board Of Selectmen and intended Q use the bridge at their own convene