The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-12
STRATFQRD
Special to The Times,

Gsp0EId4 G9 4A6 I1m6S,1 stratferd, June t2.--ofhcer Hanferd Bigelow made the big catch of the year early last evening when he ap- prehended Romeo Secondi of New York, driver of a truck owned by Thomas Seu1ly Brothers of New York city on his way to New Haven with g barrels of wine consigned to the French Italian Importing company ot that city. The contents of the barrels
 were 1,250 gallons which was held un- til late in the evening together with the driver of the truck and his as- sistant until Sergeant Benjamin Smith got in touch with Federal authorities
 who claimed knowledge of a permit having been issued for the transport
 ing of 150 barrels of the wine to the
 French Italian Importing company.
 Second had papers showing. that his
 company had fbeen permitted to trans
 port the wine, but they were not made
 out in regular form and some of the
 sections of the permit were not filled
 In at all which fact made the very alert local police think that the goods
 were being transported illegally. The driver of the truck following the set clement of the transporting of the wine question was unable to show his car registration papers and claimed that he knew nothing of such papers being issued and that no such laws were in force in New York state where he had driven a truck for many years. He was informed by Sergeant Smith tthat such laws were in force not only in New York but also in Connecticut and was released from this charge after posting a bond of $10 for his ap-
 pearance in the town court Monday
 morning.
 The many friends of Miss Julia
 Wheeler, one of the best known Strat- ford girls, were shocked to hear of her
 death which occurred yester day morn ing after an illness of several months Miss Wheeler, who was employed in the Brid geport post office, formerly
 worked in the Stratford office for sev- era1 years where her pleasant smile
 and willingness to oblige the local res idents won her many friends
 In honor of their fifth wedding an- niverSary a number of the friends or
 MT. and Mrs. William Haase, formerly of Stratford, gave them most agree able surprise at their new home in
 Rivercliff, Devon, Wednesday after noon A wooden shower was given after which a delightful and elaborate luncheon was served and a general good time enjoyed until late in the evening. Among those present were
 Mrs. Martha Cranson, Mrs Fred Dale,
 Mrs. Clarence Palmer, MT. and Mrs. J. Haase, Mrs. Andrew Lockwood, MT. and Mrs. w. Lockwood, MT. and Mrs. c. Howard, MT. and Mrs. A. Coulter, Mrs C. Bose, Mrs. F. Dart, Mrs. G.. Vance and MT. and Mrs. J. O'Neil1. The public hearing of the board Of | sewer commissioners which was held | in the town court room last evening l was largely attended by the residents | of Graham, Cornwall and Clover streets who were present looking over the maps of the proposed sewers which will soon be laid in these streets. Three hearings will be held
 in the town hall next week and will be held on the 18th, 18th and 10th when
 plans for the sewers on other streets
 will be explained.
 One of the classes of the High | school have purchased for a class
 ring one made of a fine specimen ot 1 gold and the emblem on the surface l of the ring was worked out by Miss l Ruth Eaton of Sutton avenue, one i of the members of the class. Most 1 all of the members of the class l chose rings, with the exception O.
 one or two who preferred pins. The
 class is taking the commercial course
 in the High school.
 The chi1drens day Sunday schoo l concert of Bethany church, which was to be held tomorrow evening, has | been postponed for one week. The | children of the school have no | properly prepared themselves as yet | so it has been decided to hold it or | the evening of Sunday, June 20.
 Rev. Charles Simpson, of Eas | Broadway, is attending a convention
 in the state of Indiana in the inter
 est of the City Mission of Bridgeport i of which he is the superintendent. The State Highway Commission ha
 been making repairs on the stat.
 highway on East Broadway. Int street has been in a very bad condi ton for a long time, and it is rea1l, l a wonder that there has not beer some serious accident before thi | time.
 Miss Erma Lamphear, of Eas | Broadway, rendered a shower to on, ! of her friends who is employed il | the office of the Locomobile Co.
 where Miss Lamphear holds a hn' position. The recipient of the show
 CT was Miss Mary Palmer, of Hunt | ington. There were about ffteer young ladies present, and a gooe time was enjoyed by all.
 1 MT. George Youngs, who formerly | resided on King street, but for the past few years has been living a l Walnut Beach, has been reported al | very ill, but it is said he is somewhat l improved.
 | A few of the old veterans of the 1 Civil War will attend the annual re. 1 union of the First Connecticut Ar 1 tillery, which will be held at Savir l Rock, on Wednesday next, June Is 1 MT. Charles E. Curtis of Sutton ave 1 nue, will be one of them, and this l annual reunion is one that he never misses.