The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
MEMBERS, OF CUPHEAG
 OF STAMFORD WILL
 HAVE CLAMBAKE SOON
Annual Outing To Be Held on the Samuel Lewis Place in Putney- Trip Up the River to Be
 Made In Launches.
Especial to The Farmer.o

Special to The F'armer)
 Stratford. Aug. 26-The home of Samuel Lewis in Putney will be the rendezvous of a hundred hungry Cup heas club members on the afternoon Of September when the annual clam bake and "big time'' Of the club will be held The time and the place for the coming outing were decided upon at a recent meeting of the committee in charge of the affair. It is expected that the event will be the most suc- cessful ever held by the members of the club The trip to the Samuel Lew Is place in Putney, an ideal spot for an outing of this kind, will be made from the center in launches, the party leaving the Pootatuck Yacht club dock | for the trip up the river. Stuffed, baked clans, clam chowder, corn on the cob, broiled chicken and all the other delicacies of a genuine old fash toned clam bake will be served the members Needless to say they are looking forward to the outing with eager anticipatfons.
 SCHOOL REOPENS SOON Announcement is made by superin- tendent of Schools William B. Kelsey that the pu bile schools of Stratfor6 will reopen after the summer vacation 1 on Monday, September 8. This is a week later than has been the custom in former years, the schools of the town generally reopening4 the day af- ter Labor Day. The schools of Bridge port and many other cities and towns hereabouts have always had the chill dren return to school on the later date and Stratford has now fallen into line. The news that they are going to have another week of grace will undoubt- Iedly be received with joy by the young sters.
 OKENUCK TRIBE FEASTS.
 A delicious clam chowder supper was served the members of Okenuck tribe of Red Men at the meeting held in the tribal hall last eveping. An entertain ment preceded the supper and the meeting on the whole was one of the best held in a number of weeks. Sa- chem Fryer, who suggested the en- gratuIations on all hands at the suc- cess of the meeting.
 A NEW HAVEN VISITOR
 Mrs. EKnma Barnun of New Haven is spending few days at"tne home of MT. and Mrs. H. B. Barnurn on War wick avenue.
 OFF TO CAMP.
 Henry Meachen of South Elm street is having the time of his life in camp part of the state. Mr. Meachen left Saturday for Camp Wopowaug on the lake Of the same name and is not ex- pected home for two weeks. Stanley Meachen, his brother, will spend La bor Day at the camp.
 WIN TOURNAMENT
 The ladies tennis tournament which past at the Weatogue Country club has been won by Miss May Topping and Miss Helen Hyde, who defeated Miss May Beardsley and Miss Louise Top ping in the fnaks by the score of 6-2 and 64. The tournament was close throughout and the final sets were most interesting.
 CLOSE sToRE
 With the approach of the cooler weather, busiMese has begun tc grow dull at the Milford beaches for the merchants along the water front and as a result Allen and KeeIer Wilson of this town who have been running an ice cream parIor and confectionery store at Walnut beach have closed up their emporium for the season The young men are in New York today on a business trip and expect to be gone for several days.
 ENTERTAINS FRIENDS.
 At her home on Judson Place last evening Miss Dorothy Beardsfey enn tertained a. number of friends in honor of her guest, Miss Elsie Church, of Ithaca, N Y. The young ladies are classmates at VaSsar college. Among the young people present at last even- ing's function were Miss Airline Cur tis, Miss Esther Lewis, Miss Ruth 1a- ven Mrs F. C. Bennetto, Miss Mary Hotchkiss, Misses May and Dorothy BeardslsE, and Miss Church. The young men present were Howard Cur tis Ario Walker, F, c. Bennetto, liar old DeLacour, Howard Beers, Fsreder- ick Lewis Joseph Grathwol and Henry Wells
 FTNB FISHING
 With every day that passes the blue fish now running in the Housatonic river become larger in size and as a result the fishing is improved. Fine catches are being made every day now, some of the catches running high as the 15O mark It Is a funny day now that does not see a dozen or more boats with fishing parties angling oft the end of the breakwater.
 PLATFORM REPAIRED
 New blanks are replacing old rotten ones in the flooring of the stratford work there for several days past mak- ing the needed repairs.
 FINE OUTING
 The outing of the -Dingbat club which was held at the George Lines lodge in the northern end of the town Sunday is said to have been the most success full outing of it's kind ever held by the club There was plenty to eat in the way of clans, corn on the cob, roast chicken, etc., and the stream of clear cold water which runs by the lodge furnished the diners with plenty to drink Yes it did, really. If you don't believe it ask any of the fellows who were present
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