The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

selections by a local orchestra The new entertainment committee of
 the Oronoques is composed of Roger Morehouse, Fred Bevans and Edward | Burritt.
 Mir. Graham is very glad now that he did not go down to Washington as | a representative of this town. | At the recent 4Gth anniversary of the | A. O. H. of Bridgeport, Timothy Ahern | and Patrick Cullen of this town were among the guests.
 l Recent visitors in town, mostly from | Bridgeport, include Mrs. Ida StaImot
 Miss Mallette, MT. and Mrs. George L.
 Booth. Mrs. L Phillips, Misses Alice
 and Annie Gleason, Mr. and Mrs Sam Miss, Elizabeth Joyce.
 Exactly how much money was raised l at the whist given yesterday at Colum- bus Farms by Mrs. Lines, is not known l but it is thought a very handsome sum was realized. One gentleman in l town sold tickets to the amount of $27
 on his own account among his neigh ] borS, and it is presumed others did the same.
 Mrs. George K. Wilson up to yester- day noon was still very sick, and the chances for her recovery had evidently ! grown less. She was in a delirious i condition the night before. A number of Red Men proposed to go to Naugatuck last night to meet some other Red Men. If they went that fact shows they are men of great courage.
 Charles Homan. the- efficient assist ant at the depot, is now one of the trustees of the Okenuck tribe. It is pleasant to know that our post | master is in favor, or was. of the town assuming the risk on buildings of the
 town in the matter of fire insurance. The Charming family at Hard's cor Ter will move to Bridgeport in a. few
 weeks.
 Rev. E. [. Wells of this town has recently been visiting in Southport.
 Rev Father Jeremiah Duggan of | Westport. Church of the Ascension,
 will deliver the lecture on the even ing of St. Patrick's day. at the concert which is to be given at Red Mems hall for the St. James building fund. The Sunday evening before the 17th Father OConnor of this town will lecture for
 Father Duggan in Westport. The choir of St. James will give the concert as-
 sisted by talent from abroad. Mrs. Sexton and Miss Susie Ryan have the music in charge.
 Much may be expected from the ad- dress to be given by Major Merwin on
 Abraham Lincoln, at the Congrega- tional church on the 14th inst. at p. | m. He knew Lincoln from 1852 until
 the day of his taking off, and at the Presidents request was allowed to visit the army during the war ''wher- ever he may think the public service | may require" He was also highly endorsed by Gen. Winfield Scott. | Speaking of MT. Merwin to Lincoln. C0n GOOIC once Sd1Q. A man S1Ich force and moral power to inspire cour- age, patriotism, faith and obedience | among the troops is worth more than a half dozen regiments of recruits" :" It is a rare privilege these days to meet a man who knew intimately the principal national figures of a genera tion ago. and when such a one is tall ented and brings the powers of a trained and observant mind to the dis cuSSiOn of the men and events that | made all this nation free. the privilege | is still more to be enjoyed. Two young men in town have recent ly given a stag party. No names mentioned.
 Sidney Mills and Ernest H. Reed
 have been visiting in Hartford. William Beard, aged 73, who lives at Oronoque, is said to be rapidly failing in health.
 William Topping has been visiting in
 Hartford. That five feet of snow reported to be in Canada, took a notion to step over into town yesterday. At last about
 a, foot of it came.
 Fred Rilton has again been heard from. This time he was in Alberta, Canada, with both feet in the snow. Wednesday evening last two ladies,
 Mrs. George F. Hoeschle and her
 daughter, Miss Gertrude, came to town to attend a meeting of the Rebekah lodge Their horse took frieht. spill
 ed the ladies out of the carriage and ran home to Milford The ladies were badly shaken up and terribly fright ened, but no bones were broken. The carriage lost a wheel.