The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-22
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witty and observing lady who lives up Paradise Green way, made linen showers bring forth April we'd ding hQwers.'' This is a new and mod ern version of an old saying.
 Rumors continue to circulate about rows up King street. Sometimes he tips the point of them with a huge bo- quet of violets. Few people will be surprised when the engagement is an- nounced.
 Capt. Bond discovered small fire a few days ago in one of the sleeping rooms of his house and was able to ex- tinguish the flames without sending to the esnssf Sf re the t9wn t caet Bonds residence is a good ways from the fire house.
 A certain row of tenement houses in town has acquired the name of the Come and Go Row. owing to the fre- quent changes made by the occupants some moving out every few weeks and others moving in. There is sus- picion the houses are haunted.
 The boys basket ball team of the High School, took a run over to Bridge port on Friday night,-unlucky day-to play a game with the team of Browns Business College. The play progress ed favorably for the Stratford boys ''foul', was charged and the Stratfords agreed to play another round, when the game went to the Browns. The girls team of the High School expects soon to go to Ansonfa to play with the high school team of that city.
 A tip for fat women-the tip of the scales.
 On the eve of the 17th Mr. William A. Newbury gave a little luncheon par ty in honor of the Saint of the day, at his home on Judson Place. There was & musical programme with luncheon favors done up in green A few or the fN hIIfn wife and daughter, Miss Louise; Miss Hattie Latham. MT. and Mrs. Charles w. Smith, and William H. Smith of Kent. It was a very enjoyable time for all who participated.
 It is remarked that there was but one marriage in town during F'ebru- ary There might have been more only this is the shortest month III the
 Next Wednesday Mrs. William Beard, Warwick avenue, will enter tain the sewing society of the ReDekah lodge of even stars.
 Mrs. Robert T. Wheeler is visiting her brother in Yonkers.
 There were ten deaths in town dur ing the past month. The oldest per- son was s1 years. and there were three over 70 years of age.
 A few of the recent visitors in town include Louis Barton of Cromwell, Sherwood Preston of New Haven, Mrs. J. C. B. Reynolds of Brooklyn. Mrs. Jane Steel or HOlyOke, 1HoCoS Hall and Mrs Charles Ellison.
 All the different grades of the local schools are turning out remarkaoi pie honor rolls. The honors consist m nor being absent or tardy for weeks to- gether.
 Charles Bradley of Fairfield, was in town on Saturday renewing old ac- quaintances. One of his former school mates whom he was glad to meet was George K. Wilson.
 l. Cnnina had the pleasure or meeting ex-President Roosevelt at the Masonic reception given to him ln Oys- ter Bay on the 17th. Being in town on business MT. Conine was invited by the Matinecock lodge to be one of its guests and participate in the recep- tion.
 F. E. Conine in addressing com mittee of the Legislature upon the rayages of the San Juan scale in these parts, and the necessity which exists that something be done to externln- ate it if our apple and other trees are to be saved, did a commendable pub lie service. But the difficulty is to find an effectual remedy. The scale has long been known in California. and the Department of Agriculture at Wa shington has devoted much time and spent great sums of money in try ing to check it's ravages. At one time it sent a man to Australia to import a. species of lady bugs which the de- partment entomologist thought would
 
 of the official bug man did not ma terialize. This State should make it. self familiar with the work done by the U. S. government. and not go over the same old ground. Meanwhile tree that is attacked by the scale should be scraped and all dead limbs 1 should be removed and burned. Old trees ought to be cut down and de- | stroyed. There are many such in town, and they are neither picturesque nor useful Every owner Of S tree should do the best he can to destroy | the scale. Send to Washington for | all the literature there is on the sub 1 ject.
 Lester F. Scott who played the vio- | in in a. rnasterly manner at a recent | meeting of the Mems club held at the ] house of Deacon Baldwin. has accept | ed an offer in Jersey City at a salary ! of 1,200 a year. SIMPLE REMEDY FOR LA GRIPPE
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