The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
LENOx HEIGHTS YOUTHS
 HEAVILY FINED IN COURT
In Battle Royal Pitched Upon John PokIember Who Sustained
 Broken Jaw.
tspeetal to the Farmer. )

Fairfield, June 19.-For the part | they took in assaultfng John Poklern- | Der, in a Lenox Heights cafe, Joseph 1 Bailey, Thomas Thomson and Miles | Springer were fined by Justice Bacon | Wakeman in the, town court yester-
 day. Bailey was fined $41 and costs | and sentenced to 10 days in jail. 1 Thomson's fine and costs totaled SPA and Springer's $25. Friends came to 1 the rescue of Springer and Thomson,
 while Bailey was taken to the Bridge port Jail there to finish out his sem | tence and also to work out his fine and
 costs.
 The assault occurred the latter part of last month. The trio entered the 1 cafe and after taking a few drinks
 became 'tmussy.' They demanded of 1 the bartender that he treat the house I which he refused to do. Refusing | he was struck by one of the trio. John ! Pok1em Der a spectator attempted to | tender peace offerings. The trio mis-. interpreted his attentions, thinking
 that he was taking the bar tenders part. Bailey set up on him followed by the others, a free for all fight ensuing. When Poklern- Der became too groggy to fight long CT, the battle ended. PokIember sus-
 tained broken jaw besides other mi
 nor injuries
 The Holy Name society of St.
 Thomas church is planning a field day to be held at Fairfield beach on July 12. All sorts of athletic, contests will be arranged for which prizes will be- awarded the winners.
 The Fairfield baseball team will go to Darien Saturday afternoon where they will play the Dariens. The Fair
 fields have already secured the Da- riens' number and intend to repeat. Miss Fannie Burns has returned lei% n E in rI< N. J.
 It is stated by those who know that if the work of the association which is attempting to rid the town of the mos quito pest is abandoned and the ditch es through the marsh meadows neg lected that 1t will be considerable time before the mosquitoes swarm this To- caIity as they have in the past. As the dftches now stand there is constant running water washing away the mos quito eggs The female either will lay the eggs in the running water or will seek another locality. most likely the latter. Should the ditches in this locality be neglected, by the time they are so neglected, the mosquito will have other breeding pieces It is thus assured that for a time the town will be rid of the pest but not for all time as the mosquito will again return to the old thrivng4 grounds.
 Just how the improvement asso- citation can be thwarted in it's work of mosquito elimination, that Is by ac- ton Of residents who refuse to allow ditches to be dug on their land is shown in an instance which occurred in Southport. Tn this particular the land owner last year allowed the ditches to be constructed but after they were dug complained of the man. ner in which they were located. Dur ing the early spring it is stated that the owner filled in the ditches. This he had 8 right to do. Members of the association viewed the locality and were not surprised to find stagnant water A later inspection found my riads of wigglers. future mosquitoes. The association then took it upon it. self to again dig the ditches. Now there is a constant flow of water on the place and no wigg1ers breeding.
 The Improvement association not only has tackled the shore marsh land but other breeding spots in Fair field and Southport The most no- ticeabIe is the Pequot Swamp. It is stated that the mosquitoes form erly hovered over this swamp in swarms The railroad company aided the local association greatly in draining thisI swamp by constructing a concrete cul- 1 vert under their tracks