The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-02
.WESTPORT FOLKS
! GREET GROUND HOG
ON CANDLEMAS DAY
Constable sturges Tells
Townsmen He Saw Ami
mafNear Weston
Especial to The Farmer

Westport, Feb 2Today, the End OF
February, is known in religious cir
cles as Cand1ernas Day and according
to tradition it is the day that the
woodchuck, sometimes called the
ground hog, peers forth from his hole
where he has been alternating for the
winter. If he sees his shadow he beats
it back into his bungalow for six
more weeks Imprisonment. If it IS
cloudy, as it was today, and he fails
to see his shadow, he will go back very
much elated over the prospects of an
early spring Frank Sturges came
rushing into town today with the
startling information that he had seen
the ground hog while in pursuit of his
duties as constable up near Weston.
The guests were inclined to believe
that Frank was framing up. the story
when in came Farmer Mitchell, who
lives up near the town line, and he
corroborated Sturges' story about the
ground hog. He said he saw the ami
NAL this morning about 8 o'clock and
that he was resting comfortably upon
the stone wkH in the rear Of his dairy.
At the m betting of the Westport fire
f.police to be held tonight in the head
quarters of the Vigilant Hose COM
pany it is expected that the dissension
among the members of the department
will be threshed out and the depart
ment put upon a harmonious basis.
| l. Darow and Russell Chalfont have
rendered their designations and they
viii be acted upon at the meeting to-
night.
Tomorrow night the members of All
the local fire engine compnaies will be
the guests of Fire Chief Thomas Kirk
and Assistant Chief Morton at a ban
quet to be given at the headquarters
/ of the Pioneer H. & l.. company on
at 8.
The board of selectmen were in
session all ay today approving out
standing bills against the town for
the past month. The board meets
the first Tuesday of each month. s
The following arrivals were listed
| in the hotel register this morning: A.
| S. SHOEMAKER of Stamford; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Washington of New York,
4and J. P. Burnside of New York.
George Hendricks of Treadwell ave-
nue., a popular conductor on the To-
| cal trolley lines as recovered from
| his recent illness and is again back
on the job after a, two months lay
off,
Yesterday was Founders Day"
and was to have been observed by
the pupils Of the Staples High school
by giving an entertainment in the
| auditorium last evening. Owing to
the Indictment weather the entertain
nent was postponed until next Mon
day. { In observance of the day
| there was no session in the school
/ yesterday.
Tonight at the regular meeting OF
| Dorfc chapter. No. so, Order of the
Eastern Star, in the Fable building,
initiation will take place. Delega-
tions from the several lodges of the
order in Bridgeport and Norwalk will
be present at the exercises After
the initiation refreshments will be
served the members.
| TIL following addressed letters are
awaiting claimants at the local post
| office: William Gregory, Henry
Kirelchevr. R. r. D. 35; Grace K
Palmer, Robert Wallace Raymond
Mrs. Horace Slater and Sam Zallar
R. F. D. IL.
Aspetuck lodge. knights of Pythias
will hold their regular meeting this
evening. in the lodge rooms in the
Fable building. Important business
is to be transacted an full attend
4 ance no doubt will be, present.
Rev. Henry Blackjack, rector OF
Christ Episcopal church, left today
for Providence, where he will spend
a few weeks with friends in thai
city. During his absence Rev. H. e
| Robbins, late of Hartford, who ar
rived last week to assist him, viii
conduct he services.