The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-07
STAMFORD
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Especial to The Times.) Stratford, June 7-Following sev- eral complaints the members of the local police department raided the place of business of John Phillips of Sedgwickg avenue, early last evening and as result of the raid about 200 , gallons of wine and a small quantity of whiskey was confiscated by the of fcers. The raid which had been care fully planned, was participated in by Chief William B.. Nichols, Sergeant Benjamin Smith and Officers Hanford Bige1ow, Leonard Holmes and David Dinan. Two trips were made to the store of Phillips, who formerly con- ducted a saloon but who now runs a grocery store with the patrol in or der to carry the large supply of wet ] goods to headquarters where it was stored last evening. Four large bar rels of wine, two of which were full, the other two being about half full several jugs. bottles and fruit jars being used for the assortment which is the most yet taken. from any one
 party in Stratford since prohibition became effective. Phillips when ques- toned by the local authorities claim ed he had the intoxicants for his own 1 use. He was released under bond
 of $25o.
 William London of Nichols avenue had the misfortune to severely injure the thumb of his. right hand Saturday afternoon while working on an auto l mobile It is not thought that any bones are broken but the injury is causing severe pain.
 Officer Hanford Bigelow will as- sume the duties of motorcycle off F,,f,, ,.cf Officer Leonard Holmes. The new
 regulations will give the town a ! motorcycle officer between. the hours | of 2 a. m. to midnight. One officer will go on duty at ' in the morning and work until 3 in the afternoon I when he will be relieved by the other I who will work until midnight. The many friends of Edward Will kinson of Nichols avenue, will regret | to learn that he had the misfortune to fall from a scaffold while at work 1 on Broad street Friday morning of places. MT. Wilkinson, who has just recovered from having his hand broken while playing baseball, had l just begun his days work when the accident happened. He is unable to account for the fall which he recefv- l ed from the scaffe1d, but thinks as 1 he ascended to it he lost his balance. ! He was taken to- the Bridgeport hos | pita1 where he received treatment and l was later brought to his home. | At a largely attended meeting Of l the Stratford Republican club which l was held in their club rooms in the Futile building, Saturday evening,
 several matters of importance were l discussed. Fifteen applications were read for membership in the organ
 ization and the report of the treas l urer which was very encouraging was l also presented to the members. Fol | lowing the meeting buffet luncheon | was served and a social time enjoy
 ed by all present.
 I At the meeting of Okenuck trii~- | which will take place in their hall on ] Church street this evening besides 1 the usual routine of business the l chiefs degree will be conferred. I The regular weekly meeting of the | members of the Stratford club will | be held in their club rooms on Nich- II ols avenue this evening.
 The rain of Saturday and yesterday | has been of big assistance to the l farmers of the town and will haster
 crops considerably provided warm
 sunshine follows. The ground has Il been. very dry for the past few
 weeks and seeds have been slow 1T
 coming through the soil.
 |l Harry Hotchkiss of Fairfield, wa:
 a visitor with relatives in Stratford yesterday.
 
 A meeting of the members of tn,
 sewer commissioners will be held il
 their office in the town building thi evening. | Past Great Sachem George A l Fairchi1d of King street, was tn speaker of the afternoon at the me I l morial services of the combine tribes of Red Men at Hartford yes terday afternoon.
 HI Arthur Hotchkiss of North parad 1 was a visitor with friends in Gull
 ford, yesterday.
 a Horace E. Root and son of Nor ] walk, were the guests of MT. Root I mother, Mrs. Mary F. Root, at he l homie in Stratford yesterday.
 FARM FOR SALE. in Stratford. In quire Peter Gleason. Phone Strat lord 2s5 2s9o Main St.
 CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbin
 and heating; jobbing a specialt. Corner Main and Hillside avenu,
 Stratford. D10tfa FRATERNAL NEWS Ell Knights of Columbus. 1 The third degree was worked on g j. candidates at a meeting of Park Cit