The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-17
STRATEORD

Close on the heels of the robbery in Ine Davey store at the corner of Bar mum avenue and Otis street, the police were called at 10 o'clock Saturday night to the home of Thomas J. King at S6o Windsor avenue, to investigate a break made there during the ab- ] sence of tn. family. evidently be- tween o'clock and 10. Entrance was gained through a dining room window that had been left unlocked, and the thief had ransacked every drawer and bed in the house. appa- rently only being interested in ready cash, for as far as can be checked up no silver, jewelry or other prop erty of value is missing The ma rauder was no amateur. however, for no clues were left behind, and nearly every door in the house had been left open to furnish a getaway. The only thing the police have to work upon is the description furnished by a neighbor that encountered man about g. o'clock who was telling the usual hard luck story and looking for work Probably the man was try ing all sthe houses on the street and trying windows at any houses where the occupants were not at home. Three suspects were picked up by the police in relation to the robbery at Davey Brothers store but they could not be identified and were re- leased.
 Tomorrow night at o'clock the ' mems class will meet at the home of Harry Dawson 1874 West Broad street.
 wilmer Reed won the typewritine contest that ended Friday morning al the High school. The contest lasted two weeks, Frances Healy being sec ond and Helen Thompson winning third position.
 A Bubble Book party will be giver Tuesday evening in Christ church parish house.
 The. stratford fire department bowling team just naturally cleaned 2 house Saturday evening at Walnu < Beach. Three straight games was the record and they do say that ordinar. 70 powders knocked them dead fol s over a hundred each string. Not be 1ng satisfied with running wild durins ! the regular match game some of th'
 Stratford boys messed up the extr;
 pool games and one of the copped thu
 h4gh total for the week.
 Dr. William G. Williams. dentist
 has located in Stratford, his office ' being located in the Futile building.
 The American Legion basketball {, team plans a trip Thursday to pla, X the Stamford quintet on thelr owl y stamping ground.
 The police of Stratford had a bus Sunday morning after the discover, by Wesley Burrit, of body appar entry hanging to a tree in the wood
 near the Weatogue Country club, Peck's Mill
 The police were notified and Chic ] Nichols and Officer Holmes invevestl
 gated, bringing back to the morgu
 of Frank Curtis the body of an age
 man, later identified as that of Abra Z ham Toreson, 68, of 27 Drew place pr. Edward Fitzgerald examined tn
 body, and the Stratford authorize are given to the belief that the mar I though he attempted hanging, die really from exposure, this being de
 ducted from the position of the TOD
 and body, as well as the condition c
 the mans face.
 No reason can be advanced for tn
 suicide, which it seems evident 1t Il
 for the man was in the best
 spirits when last seen after brsakfas Wednesday The old gent1erAHn re gently came to Bridgeport Trol # Pennsylvania and was living with n
 son, Adolph Toreson.