The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
DEVON

A fire which had some peculiar features occurred at Myrtle Beach Wednesday afternoon. This fire was in a cottage on the water front at the foot of Sea View avenue and was going merrily when discovered by a neighbor. A call was sent to the house of the Myrtle Beach fire com pany, brought that organization with their auto chemical. The fire was just breaking out through the roof when they arrived, but by prompt and efficient work they put the blaze out in a very short time, and prevent ed the destruction of the building. Investigation made after the fire was out showed the officials that the cot tage belonged to a Bridgeport man, that it had not been occupied for couple of weeks and that some one had been tempering with the gas meter, and 1t is presumed that who- ever was doing this had been after the money left in 1t by the people last occupying the building and that the fire had been started either accident ally while this was being done or had been started to cover the attempted robbery. No clue is said to have been left by those who had done the job. The damage to the cottage was not heavy, but 1t could not be learned whether Or not any insurance was carried. That any one should he bold enough to start the fire in cottage in the daytime when there are so many about as at this resort, seems hardly creditabIe, and there is a good deal of speculation as to just how this fire started and congra tula- tion that it was discovered before 1t had gotten any more of start.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies guild of St. Peters parish took place in the parish house Wednesday even ing. This meeting was largely at tended and reports read showed the past year to have been a very suc- cessful one for the organiza tion. Election of officers for the coming year resulted in the choice Of Mrs. J. A. Nelson as president, Mrs. Thomas A Humphries as vice president, Mrs. Frederick King as secretary, and Mrs. A. Duncan as treasurer
 Chief Engineer Johnson of the Bridgeport fire department, was the guest of the local board of fire com missioners at the meeting of the board and the line officers of the Milford department at their meeting at headquarters last evening. These IneelllSS are neIO rom tune 10 tune and the board has been able each time to have some practical fire fight CT of well known ability address the men present and lot of real knowl- edge has been secured for the off, cers of the department here by this means.
 , Company B, Second regiment State Guards, held a drill Wednesday
 evening. These drills will be held Monday evenings after this and as the Armory is not large enough for ! the men to drill properly in, 1t is very likely that a request will be made of the town officials for the use of the town hall for drill purposes This hall was used by the company last winter with results satisfa ctory to all.
 Events scheduled to take place this evening are: A reception by the members of Tinto council, Kniehts of
 Columbus, to those members who l were in the service during the war l A delegation of members of Park City i council of Bridgeport, are expected 1 to be presented in the parlors of the l First Congregational church, the | members of the Y. P. s. c. E. will present the playlet Jack O Hearts, , , This organization invites their friends | to attend and enjoy the event with 1 them.