The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-14
STRATFORD LOTHARIO WITH
TWO WIVES SOUGHT ANOTHER
Charles stuItz, Supposed to Be in
Canada, Discovered Living on
STATE Street With wife
No. 2.
STAFFORD
Especial to The Farrner.)

Stu1tz. a prosperous resident of the
North End living in a handsome home
| and North avenue, ran away with
Edna Wink, the 17-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Jennie Wigglesworth and the
couple were married. The brides
with the assertion made by the couple
that a ceremony had been performed
the home OF the brides aunt Mrs.
Howard House who then lived on Car
rol avenue. The young couple lived
happily together, in East Bridgeport
for ten months when the groom dis
appeared month before the arrival
of a son in the household A dill
that he had gone to Canada and was
staying with his sister there. One
day last week lady friend Of the
family Of young Mrs. Stuitz stumbled
| on to the wayWard young man in q
fiat in the West End where he was
living with another wife The visitor
had a previous spouse ana also baby
now living at Walnut Beach. OF
course word reached the abandoned
wife No. Immediately and she In
voked the aid Of police She visited
the fiat with her baby in her arms
and found her fecreaut husband there.
There was scene and g. detective
who was posted close by was ready
to make an arrest but StuItz escaped
| by a back door and was not seen till
"Wednesday night when he was ar
Wife No. 1 and wife No held a, con-
ference and they have Joined. issues
Stultz had contracted an engagement
| which would have resulted In a third
member OF the conjuga1 collection. The
/ Catholic priest in Norwalk seven
months ago and she will soon become
a mother. The name OF the third
/ candidate for q seat at the Stultz
breakfast table has been withheld out
of consideration for the feelings of
herself and family. She is said to
be a handsome and accomplished
| Stultz's father furnished q bond OF
$4,000 and the voting man was released
bigamy. Stultz has not been regard
ed as particularly attractive but he
seems to have been more than usual
/ the ladies he selected for his atten-
lions are progressing and well con-
nected.
grand of Evening Star lodge of
Rebekahs who has been very i'll from
| throat troubles has recovered and re-
turned to her place in the Sammis
i store.
/ The appropriation for the improve
/ ment and repairs at the town hall
which was made last November Is
now being used and lumber necessary
i to carry out the work has been de-
Iivered The roof win be repaired to
prevent rain from descending on the
floor will be laid to keep his feet dry
i Other necessary repairs will be made
include fresh paint and moral decora-
tons. 1T has been suggested that the
i grounds about the building be clean
ed and that Shang Wheeler be COM
/ naissioned to produce q panel repre-
i cFoven foot and q. pair OF ice tongss
! sharpening q cleaver for the heads OF
the unregenerate progrssstves who
?
The friends Of Ar and Mrs. Joseph
Teller rendered them q house warm
Il ing at their new residence on Barnum
avenue Saturday night. 1t was
genuine old fashioned affair patterned
after those OF a century ago. A
genuine old fashioned fiddler Pinky
Reynolds furnished the music which
i consisted of the Virginia reel, the
Money musk and other dances of the
feet of the guests. Mr.. Jennings OF
! William street, Bridgeport, did the
prompting. Not the least Of them en-
supper which was served.
i The board Of trade held an interest
ing meeting last night. The annual
staff Of last year as follows: r. w.
1 Peck, president; Philo Ravens e. H.
Beers W: H. Crawford, David Coe.
treasurer; William H Hart. secretary
| Frank Sanrnis, Auditor. The matter
Of remaining and nurnheTing the
| work Of the mail carriers was dele
gated to a committee consisting of
| Frank Samnnis and David Coe. Maps
have been prepared and the matter Is
! In shape to be presented to the voters
| at the special meeting TO be held Feb.
20. The suggestions embodied in the
report Of the committee include first
| that streets running east and west be
/ numbered from the west and that
streets running north and south be
numbered from the south.
l It was suggested that the north and
south streets be numbered each way
| from the railroad but as this involved
| a duplication Of numbers with only
the distinction of North" or South
to distinguish them there might be
/ disadvantages. Tt was therefore de-
/ cfded that the numbers should begin
/ at the extreme south end of the street
and continue to the northern sxerernf-
i ty. Thus Main street would be num-
ington road. with no characterizing
/ title of north south Main. H. H
Beers compltmented the president and
secretary of the board for their ex-
cellent work during the past year and
called Tor a. vote of thanks which
was enthusiastically carried Pfliio
9laynes was appointed a COMMITTEES to
/ appoint assistants to produce the an
nl1a1 banquet of the board WlliCh takes
place the last week in March. Deacon
terLn1ned to retrieve the record OF the
board and have a banquet which will
not be mistaken for free lunch in a
temperance town. The women of the
town viii be called in to assist at this
affair and they Will be sure to relieve
the dark brown taste which has re-
manned since the banquet OF last year
Robert Brandt kept the members in
good humor by his frequent saIIiee
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