The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
WHAT THE WILD WAVES SAY ALONG THE MILFORD SHORE Girl Narrowly Escapes Being Run Down By Trolley Car at Walnut
 Beach-Nevv Club House
 Being Built.
Special to The Farmer.)

Special to The Farmer)
 Only the fact that a motorman on a Bridgeport-bound New Haven trolley car which passed through Walnut Ssach about o'clock last night was ewing strict attention to business, prevented what might have been a Rm7%Sus accident resulting in a fatal r A young girl was standing with Beaass friends at the side of the trolley track in front of Galvin's dance hall -Sughing and joking and did not hear thS approaching trolley car. She jumped back without warning onto the trolley track when the car was only al few yards away and if the motor man had not applied his brakes irnme daately. bringing his car to a stop, she undoubtedly would have been struck and perhaps killed by the trolley.
 She. like scores of other cottagers at the beach, had become careless and grown so used to walking the troll ley tracks which run through the Mill ford shore resorts that she was uncon- scious of the danger she was in until she was brought to her senses when the car bore down upon her narrowly escaping hitting her. It is safe to say that In the future she will look along the track in both directions before stepping on to it. It might be wise for some Of the other shore residents who like her have become careless of danger as regards walking on the trolley tracks to follow her example.
 NEW CLUB HOUSE.
 There is soon to be a fine new club house at Myrtle beach between the soundview hotel and E. W. Coneys Inn The club house will be in the form of a yacht club house and when completed will be one of the pret- xfest and most substantial buildings along the beach Work on the foun- 1 dations of the building began a few
 
 all laid and in readiness for the hoar- 1 ing beams to be placed upon them
 Some thirty or more Bridgeport men are interested in the new club house, | each man having contributed $1O0 to a | fund which is being used to pay the | preliminary cost of the building. The lmembers of the club will go in for acretic sports and it is understood | that they will probably build a hand ball court next to the building while | the interior will be fitted up with sleeping apartments billiard room. reading room and many other convent ences-
 VISITORS AT BEAcH.
 Among last nights visitors at the beach were noted Arthur Beardsley, Christopher Egart, George Hale, Mar GUS Garry. Hunt Tomlinson, G. T. Jew eu. Frank Blakeley. Arthur Dahlin and others
 T Robert WaIienta and J. Connel1, young men employed as engineers for the city of Bridgeport were visitors with friends at Walnut Beach last evening
 ST. GABRIE;S CHURCH. Services at St GabrieI's mission at the beach tomorrow morning will be held at the usual hours a priest from Milford saying mass and delivering the sermon
 SUNDAY SERVICES.
 Rev H. D. Gallaudet of the North Congregational church, Bridgeport, will be the speaker at the Sunday afternoon church service in the Laurel Beach casino tomorrow afternoon at o'clock Miss Ruth Wilcox of Milford will sing at the service tomorrow
 DANCE HALL IMPROVEMENTS. Improvements will be made at Carey's casino at Walnut Beach the early part of next week The single door at the front of the building is to be removed and double doors installed in it's stead and the stairway at the front of the building leading up to the door is to be enlarged thus facilitating the caring for large crowds at the dance hall
 PITTSBURGH VISITORS.
 aIr. and Mrs David Brophy of Pitts burgh, Pa. are visiting MT. and Mrs. Ii. E. Carey of Walnut Beach.
 BUSINESS GOOD.
 One Of the wellknown business men of Walnut Beach said yesterday in lr Epeaking of business at the beach this season that it could not be improved upon for this time of the year. ''The second week in July he said, '''is al- ways the dullest week of the season at the beaches as a rule but this year it is proving quite the exception and business continues good now a1- most as 1t was during Fourth of July week.