The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
DANGERS PROTEST AGAINST
ROLLER SKATING RINK
Plans of Manager Mcbride to Intro
duce Sport at the Auditorium
Meets Much Opposition.
STRATFORD
Especial to The Farmer.)


Stratford, Jan. 31.--It has been an
nounced by Ray Mcbride that he will
introduce roller skating at the Audi
toriuna as soon as the place can pc
prepared for it. He has ordered 200
pairs of roller skates and Other ac-
cessorieS. necessary for the venture.
The young people and some Of the
older ones are protesting against this
hall for dancing alone. The Audi
torium is the first place the town has
ever had. where. dancers felt that con
ditions were perfect. The floor Is hne
and the wide space makes the hall
one of the most desirable in this sec
ton for dances. Many Bridgeport
people come over here to dance in
duced by the excellent accommoda--
tons of the place. 1t is feared that
using the place for roller skating will
so injure the floor that it will not be-
fit for dancing and there is a general
howl of protest over the announce
ment. 1t is pointed out that roller
that after short time it will not
prove profitable.
The two women clubs who were adj
-vertised to appear at the Auditorium
last night failed to appear and a large
audience was disappointed Through
some misunderstanding two teams ap-
peared to play the Ramblers, the Wa
terbury five and the All Star team
from Beacon Falls were on hand and
the matter was settled by the Juniors
taking the former and the Ramblers
and younger the Juniors made the
Brass City athletes look like Boys
sMifter game. The lineup: =
Rambler Juniors. waterbury
Hale - 49, p 0ioueito
i'A L. F.
Baldwin. Center. c0nneliy
Mcouilen & Hogan
he
4uttie l. O. cn0's
Score: First half, Juniors 81, Wa
terbury 10. Total, juniors ST; Water
bury %. The Ramblers won from
Beacon Falls.
tournament between the Taxpayers
Improvement club and the hremen
the 1remen who now have substan-
tial lead over their opponents. The
purse which amounts to $25 is the
prize and the Taxpayers hope to buy
silver cup with it. The hremen will
add the amount to their fund if they
en ne pc WITH the firen 5e 1908. and
the Taxpayers 14,785. The next ses-
sion will be held at the Taxpayers
club on johnson avenue on Tuesday
night.
DR.. IL. Leonard, who has made
liberal proposition to the school COM
rnittee to examine the teeth Of the
all charge, will appear before the
board at the meeting next Monday
night when action will be taken in
the matter. The members of the
board favor the proposition and DR..
I4eonard's offer wiz probably be ac-
cepted.
BeardsIey was injured while at his
work in the Stratford laundry. A few
days later blood poisoning set in and
since then the victim has suffered IL
tense pain. The trouble is slowly re-
spending to treatment.
The None Such, picked-up BOWL
ing team of five, engaged the team
from the American & British com
pany. last night at Porter's Casino and
lost three games in succession. The
defeat was a surprise, for the None
Such had been advertised as stars and
the hall was full of local rooters. The
prolonged and vociferouS roofing dis
concerted the home team but did not
affect the visitors who are accustomed
to such demonstrations.
The parties who are seeking to buy
a section of land in the South End
from the town are Coulter & NettIe-
ton. real estate dealers, and not For
mer SeIectman Fred Nettleton as
stated in these columns.
to a baby girl at the Bridgeport hos.
pital and the father is the object of
much congratulation by the firemen
On Sunday Holy Communion will be
administered at Christ church by the
rector, DIR. N. Ellsworth Cornwall
of Christ in the Temple" In the
evening the sacrament of baptism will
be administered.
DR.. H. M. C1app has recovered from
the effects of an automobile accident
several months ago which laid him up