The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
WESTPORT DOCKS
AWASH IN STORM;
SHIPPING TIED UP
Fire In Tanklls Apartment
Speedily Extinguished BY
Chemical Grew
Especial to the F,armero

I
westport. Feb. The storm of
last night and today has raised havoc
with the longshoremen around these
parts A consignment of coal re-
Gently arrived at the dock of the
Hubbel1 Coal company was to be un-
loaded today but owing to the heavy
swell of the incoming tide had to be
abandoned. The foundation Of the
coal run is resting in four feet of
water and the barges containing the
consignment of coal have been al
most washed on the dock. The La
this morning with orders to report
Tomorrow when it Is expected the
heavy swell VIII have ebbed. It was
one of the heaviest tides seen around
these parts In many years. AS there
Is ilttle, Ice In the river no material
damage Is expected along the water
front,
WaHlam kris spent yesterday In
Badseport VISITING Eli b Meade at
the Br1ng@porf hospital. suffering
from an attack OF dropsy. MI
MSmde ha8 been an inmate Of that
s inst1eaEe1on for the past a1ve weeks and
has not esq k4zl1oEsn. any signs of inn
M and MRkw Francis Jennings Of
BradgspoEt, are spending the week
zn tnun with relatives In State street
The fozlowlns gz1ests spent the
week end at the eVVestpoFt hctaf= Mrs
p Turnlrlng and daughter Of
ezlmssn4Ai1eaKss Conn ME- / Cheufnn
OF tzap saraS place and N6r- and Mrs
n n. EInaahune, OF sz1znzzsoE Locks
Al aRGlz azaxzn WAS sent in to Com
pOl cal cOunE yegtsTlRay noons
caz1znR tbs depaE1nnsnt to q chimney
dra "A Gaaa SECOND saory dat over the
kun- Thn sEhzslEua saxnlzy Hives ia the
Na&- T1a4 flames gBege SOON ezt4n-
guEnsG 1W the uAe OF hand chen1d-
GAIA Thare waa Hf1ze damage
xhe vtpfzm OF ths fast mail train
at Greens EaEzns ata81cns THURSDAY,
has not yet bean ldantaAed ana VII
he knhezzsA ~ EzaaalsF<n1zsr z kzo1e this
a9teEnoen An pofters9 Held Opposite
yV1Hl1sgsrocgk c4nnatry. The cost OF
the antersneunE wll1 be szsOrne by the
state
me uaazass club of klae Sangat1aek
Couzxktcnaa ol1urHh VIII gather IN
the church rax7Ors tomorrow evening
to name an entarfa1nznerE counnfEtee.
The 60110ssaag o11cezs have been cho-
sens EkedeH1ck Hu11beu pres1dents
Sylvester M Foster. secrstary5 and
Clarence linden. treasurer. Meetings
win be held on the hrst Tuesday even
ing OF each month 40 the close of the
business sessions refreshments win be
served.
The Priscilla circle Of the ladies' OF
the augatuck Methodist church have
planned to gfSa q play the early part
Of this month Rehaarsa1s WI be held
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
IN the church par1ors- The proceeds
wa be given Tor expenses OF tbs
church.
union Episcopal service was held
last evening at the Memorial Church
Of the holy Trinity and szaA attended
as well by the congregation Of Christ
church "A special musical program
was rendered by the church euartet
Rev Kenneth AfacKenzie. pastor 81
the church, read the address OF the
evening.
The members Of the Afternoon Whist
club. os weston, will meet tomorrow
at the Lyons Place residence of Mrs
James A. Smith The following are
pEa 1ping to attend Miss Lizzie AID
ansA A&ra. John Fitch. Mrs. W1nfred
Butler, Mrs. James Co1ey, Mrs VIII
liam =. Sherwood. Mrs. OXFORD Pat
chem Mrs George Sherwood, Mrs. Ell
Waterman Mira. Thomas TredweIl
Mrs. olivia kellogg. Mrs. Robert Co
lev, Mrs. Henry Coley, Mas Charles
Meeker. Mrs. LeRoy Meeker and Mrs
Nellie E1wood.
The school board win hold a specia
meeting IN the toWn hall tomorrow