The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-23
STAMFORD

lOp6c1a1 to the F Sll1ntI Iy
 Stratford, March 23sSportsmen in the town have interested themselves in providing food for the game birds and they have undoubtedly saved many from starvation. George Bart lett found one bevy of nine quail froz- birds sat in a circle and met their fate when the ice accumulated about them. Large quantities of small grain was scattered about the different sec lions where the birds gathered. Game Warden Wilbur F.. Smith provided much Of the food and took pains to see that it reached the most favorable locations Warden Smith says that the bevy of quail mentioned are the only ones which have been reported lof food were distributed for the bene- fit Of the wild ducks and while these birds prohtted to certain. degree crows and gulls got the larger part of the food. Hundreds of ducks died, however and their bodies have been washed ashore Some public spirited sportsmen have been in the habit of distributing bird food during previous winters but this is the first winter when there has been an organized eff fort. Through it, thousands of birds have been saved.
 The largest. crop of ice in the his tory of the town was harvested this winter. Every ice house in town is filled to it's capacity and hundreds of tons have been stacked outside for early use. The stacking outside has not proved q profitable investment in the past and dealers are planning larg- CT houses.
 new weekly newspaper conducted by Siratford parties in Milford is re- ported to be in the works. Milford already has one newspaper, the "Citi- gen., which has been conducted there for years. Milford is growing rapid lx- 1R~,,-
 The Chat Noir and Outing clubs will combine in. a. subscription dance to be given 1.-the Auditorium next Sat- urday evening.
 On Saturday evening of this week, there will be an informal dance in TuttIess Auditorium. to be given by three of the young fellows in town, [ Emmet Beardsley. Henry Wells and Vincent Sexton. The affair will be rather informal on account of it's be ing in lent
 MINSTREL REHEARSAL The rehearsal this week for the Red Mems Minstrel show, will take place | on Friday instead of Thursday, as it did last week MT. Appleyard, who is directing the show this year, expects to be able to present it about April "A and 25
 To anyone who has been Inside the hall recently, it presents a very chang led appearance At the entrance, quite a good sized lobby has been built in (which are stairs leading mp to a gal l1ery where possibly fifty people may Ibe seated. The walls have all been newly plastered and new wainscoting and finishings have been built, mak- ling an indeed attractive looking hall. ElThe stage is larger than the old one (which will permit of better perform ances. On each side are spacious 1dressing rooms as well as in the base lment- With these better facilities. ithe tribe is going to present a finer thing which everyone is looking for Iward to.
 PERSONALS.
 Miss Nina Aufford Of Judson Place, has been visiting friends in West Ha- lven.
 Louis Bristol has returned to New Haven after a. brief visit with his parents on Judson Place.
 Miss Cornelia Judson is visiting her
 sister. Miss Alice Judson, on East .t Broadway Miss Judson is a, mission ary in Japan
 I Harriet Beardley is i'll at her home
 on East Broadway, with measles. i MT. John Wells of Putney was a vis- itor in town yesterday. j Raymond P1att has returned from
 a brief trip to New York.
 VISITING IN CHICAGO.
 Miss Julia Wheeler of the local post
 office is enjoying a two weeks vaea-
 ton from his duties there Yesterday Miss Wheeler left for Chicago where
 she will visit friends, later going to Detroit to visit Miss Lois Nicholson, who formerly lived here. State Policemen Rowe Wheeler is } able to be about again after having been confined to his bed for several days result of breaking his foot
 at the recent Wakelee fire.