The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-13
CHILD DIES From
EATING HORSE CHESNUTS
All-Stratford Football Team
Will Be Supported by New
Athletic Association.
Especial to The. Farmer.)

49, AOSJALdl yesterday lTO11
what is now believed to have been
poisoning. The child and his little
sister was seized with commissions on
saturday. DR.. Cogswe1I was called and
both were sent to the hospital on his
Recommendation. The cause of the
strange attack has not yet been fully
determined. The family lives in the
Avon Park district and the children
have been gathering large quantities
OF chestnuts, acorns and horse chest
nuts and it is believed that the latter
may have caused the fatal attack. The
little girl was brought to her home
from the hospital yesterday. She will
recover.
The first football game of the season
at Knowlton park took place yester-
day between the ST. James and Bel
score Of 26 to 0, a result which sur
prised even the doughty st. James
boys themselves. The Belmonts are a
much heavier team. The local team is
greatly encouraged by their first sue
cess and ready to meet any team of
like weight in this section.
John Murphy of the South End has
gone to Sayville where he is putting
UP water tanks.
Fred Felt, formerly of the Auto Wire
Co. of Oakville, is now. employed at
the Baird Machine works.
After making extensive improve
ments at his cafe on Barnum avenue
and preparing to give a grand open
ing, Charles Ornestein will build a
new chimney to take the place of the
one which tumbIed into his store in
the heavy storm Saturday night.
The selectmen met and organized
last Thursday night, but have not as
yet done business. The board will
meet every Thursday night for a pc
Rod and residents who have matters
to bring to their attention will find
the officials in their office in the town
hall ready to hear them.
The AH-Stra tford football team has
been organized and practice has al
ready been begun at Avon Park where
the team will play all its games. The
following have been signed: Isaac
Flanagan, Jack, VIII and Francis Nc
Gahay, Skfdder Moran, William Smith,
William Mosier, Ferd iBuddington, Ar
thur King, Charles Hinrnan and Frank
Patterson. This team will be backed
by the Stratford Athletic club, a new
organization with headquarters at
Avon Park The list of the club has
not yet been closed and it is expected
that about fifty names will be regis
tered before the meeting for election
Of officers is called. The club will take
an interest In all athletic events and
have a team ready to take part in al
most any kind of contest.
Francis McGahay has bought the
horse shoeing business so long con-
STRAIT avenue. Clarence McGahay
has been running the business for sew
era1 years. The McGahays. father and
sons, are well known experts in this
line and Francis, who has taken the
business is sure to make a, success Of
it. Recently Francis bought famous
old horse from DR.. Martin of Bridge
in HTarOnarifa q 50IIIa with a
record down in the twenties but which
has been lost sight of for many years.
It has been suggested that as STRAIT
ford is the mother Of the oyster indus
try in New England a celebration dur
ing "Oyster Week. which begins Oct.
20, would be particularly appropriate
Frank Patterson of the Baird Ma
chine works passed Sunday with his
family in Southford.
Judge Charles H Peck of this town
has been appointed administrator of
the estate of the late John E. Foster,
of the firm of Foster, iBesse & Co., of
Bridgeport.
The board of trade at it's next meet
ing Will act upon the suggestion of
E. Sniffen which proposes that COM
mittee of three members be appointed
in each section of the town to investi-
gate matters of public welfare and re-
port to the full board where such ac-
ton as is necessary may be taken. 1t
is believed that the board of finance
will be asked to look after the many
beauty spots in the town which are
now neglected and overgrown with
weeds. These places exist at street
Intersections in different parts Of the
town and an effort will be made to inn
prove them.
One. of the first matters which will
be brought to the attention of the
board of finance will be police force
in uniform for the town. Already there
is considerable activity among pros
pective officers and the post of chief
of police of the town will be eagerly
sought.
Those who are active in opposing the
proposition to erect a new High school
building will probably be oTerruled
when the matter comes UP for action.
There is a strong sentiment to con-
tinue the High school in the town and
the only question will be the selection
of a site The residents of the outly-
ing sections will oppose a site at the
center, believing that better locations
can be found It is probable that an
such a building on the high ground in
the vicinity of Paradise Green or on
Barnum avenue.
Miss Annie Fox, we'll nkoWn in this
town, met with a serious accident one
day last week in a Bridgeport store.
MISS II OK S4lppSu OIA tHO Liz k'cAs S4AAeAAI
and falling broke her left arm in two
places She is now at ST. Vincent's
hospital swhere she isedoing as we'll as
can be expected.
Mrs. Carrie Payne, who was sent as
delegate from the local lodge of -Shep-
herds to the convention at Niagara
last week extended her trip to Toronto
where she visited relatives, among
them an aunt 81 years of age
Mrs Ella P. Hines went to New York
this morning where she will visit
friends.
VIII G. Richmond, a resident OF
Inglewood, Cal, will answer any in
quiries about Fo1ey's Honey and Tar
Clo,,anc,,rd VS. further. ssITcnl e1r,s