The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-13
Stratford

Using Milk Bottles Other
 Than His Own-Victor
 Marcus Added to Police
 Department.
 Stratford is Chiefless for a week. for Chief Allan Judson of the fire department, and Chief w. B. Nichols of the police department, accompan- Ned by their wives, are part of a par ", consisting also of George Porter, Earle Porter and Miss Jane Porter, enjoying weeks trip through Mas sachusetts in the Porter Rec car.
 Believing that a little optimism spread at the right time might help things get settled down a bit man ager Feldman of the srratford theatre day evening, to again operate his theatre six nights a week as per the usual custom. Business has not pick ed up yet to great extent, but MT. Feldman believes it is due for a gain and intends to be standing at the door ready to catch the new flow of sheckles that he believes is coming. Norma Talmadge in "Yes or No" is the attraction for to-day.
 A huge bon fire of old barrels and other thrash just beyond the Berg lund property on Windsor avenue
 
 ed a number of people who thought that a real blaze was in progress.
 The trolley station at Avon park
 Excavating was done yesterday preliminary to the installation of a gasolene tank in front of the Allard Tire store in the Stratford theatre building.
 
 A food sale ts being held in the Town hall to-day by the D. of P.
 George Jasper of Huntington road icourt at the Inst session on charge of using milk bottles other than his own. A fine of ss5 was suspended this being the first ofense,
 f.neerosa Osessti. of 151 Hewitt street, Bridgeport, who was appre- hended for the stratford police 10 answer to g. breach or the peace charge o1rs hsd upns hS pasmenf ease naef of os
 c. Gus Berglupd is erecting an at tractive two-ear garage S at nn the rear
 Traffic was slightly tied up at Main street and Longbrook avenue yesterday when a wagon load of fer 
 of the load in the street.
 that the Connecticut Company has spoiled the appearance Of what otherwise would have been the hand soonest bridge structure in the state by the erection of crude wooden poles | to carry the feed wires over the new Washington bridge. Iron posts simi- lar to those used in the down town districts of Bridgeport would have aided materially in keeping the ap- pearance of the bridge modern.
 Victor Marcus has been added to the police department. He has been sworn in by Clerk H. c. Lowell and will enter upon his new duties to- morrow.
 First Selectman Lalley Sergeant Smith of the police department. and Manager Feldman of the Stratford theatre represented Stratford at the daily win of the Brown Derbtes yes terday over Springfield.
 First selectman James Lalley win. in a few days. make known the date that new voters will be made in Stratford for the coming annual town election.
 A special town meeting will be held at 8 o'clock on Thursday. Aug 1S, to take action on Sunday movies for Stratford Milford recently held l towns of the state in deciding that Sunday movies are the thing.
 Rev. Joel s. Ives. Meriden, will fill the pulpit in the Congregational church tomorrow in the absence of Rev. R. c. Whitehead who is enjoy ing his annual vacation.
 It was a matter of qualification to the fire department that some of the hose on hand proved good enough to successfully withstand the high pres sure tests made on Thursday even ing with the Mack-International truck. The hose used, it is under stood was purchased late in 1919.
 While nothing definite has been announced several names have been mentioned as likely candidates for council in the third district. Among those who have been mentioned are Miss Maud Hull, Miss Edith Hastings. Charles H. Peck, Ivan L. Warehouse and Martin Knapp. There is no spe- ciaI organization Civic association in the makings in the third district yet.