The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-14
STAMFORD
Life in the Old Town- Rummage Sales - About Pigs-Hard mes-New OfficiaIs-Trayelling Men.

for Shivering kids, and various other garments. including a bushel or so of neckties and shirt cuffs. The first days sales were not as large as could be wished on account of the rain. but yesterday was a genuine mill end sale and bargain counter affair. Those of this town who exhibited in the Bridgeport poultry show included David M. Allen with a fine lot of bar | red Plymouth Rocks: c. N. Warehouse. George Schneider and c. A. Blackman. The little daughter of Mrs. Harry Hunt. King street, is reported to be seriously i'll with pneumonia. The Misses Edith and Pearl Weed of Putney, will give skating party this evening at Peck's mill pond. Mrs. William Muttitt who has been i'll for a long time. was able to be out on Wednesday for the first time, with her two little children. A gentleman in town says "Uncle Wilcox S red hog, when dressed, weigh l ed 428R pounds There has been con- siderable curiosity among people of this generation to know why so much interest is manifested to learn about the killing of pigs and their weight. It appears to be an old custom which has been handed down in town from gen. eration 10 generation, when the farm CTS had little else to talk about. and gathered Sunday noon in t he horse sheds to talk over crops and the fat tening of hogs Then the farmers com pared notes and bet on the weight of each others hogs That was long be- i fore the advent of telephones and trolleys and when there was little else to think about.
 The times must indeed be hard when an employe at the depot is laid off for | week in order to save money with which to pay dividends. Even the clock which 11S66 tn hang in the west = ern bound depot for the convenience of passengers. has been removed, and the clock in the depot at Fairfield is l as dead as a door nail. Once. not many months ago, a good deal was said about electrical clocks for the depots, but like many other improve ments they fail to come to the surface. A very interesting missionary meet I ing was held Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. John w. Thompson. On the 23rd of this month the new officers of the Housatonic Grange will beinstalled by Deputy Sherwood. These , installations are getting to be very common.
 Miss Celia Wells has recently re- covered a watch which she lost two years ago. Parties in Massachusetts sent it to her.
 One of the interesting events of the future. if one may judge by the staring
 
 guessing contest. at 10 cents a hog. The woman who guesses nearest to the true weight of the beast will get the hog Such pastinne should draw an immense crowd.
 Mr. Leonard Saunders is in Provi- dence opening oysters. k At the meeting of the Chemical En- zine Company. held on Tuesday even- ing. the following committee was ap- pointed to confer with the Hook and Ladders about the future status of the fire department of this town: Frederick and Sidney Beardsley, Charles B. Stagg. William H. Crawford and Louis H. Burritt.
 It is very interesting to learn that Mr. Louis Peck has become a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. He is also Chief Haymaker and a Deputy Grand Sachem. And he is said to carry 8 staff when he visits the Konckapotauauh in Bridgeport.
 Miss Emma Rogers has had one of the Embroidery clubs at her house.
 Soon after the grand rummage sale at the When restaurant closes its doors there will be another for the Neigh borhood church.
 An optimistic gentleman thinks busi- ness at the local depot is bound to in- crease.
 AmCng the reports read last evening at the Congregational church were those of Putney chapel. the endeavor societies, the Mems club, the mission ary societies. the Woman's Aid society. the Sunday school, the clerk and the trea Surer
 Deputy Grand Sachem. James Holt. has finally installed the new officers of Okenuck tribe. This will hold good for the next six months.
 Mrs William B. Bristol was recently in Milford.
 MT. George Pratt is one of the Judges at the Poultry show.
 , Tonight the Assembly dance and to- morrow night the lecture by. Prof Weir at the library.
 Dr. Packard considers the great raii way system of the world as "New Highways for the Kings Messengers.
 Harold Dunbar. of White street, has celebrated his birthday.
 The funeral of Mrs. Pickett took place yesterday afternoon.
 The Brotherhood of St. Andrew met last night at the Episcopal rectory.
 At the latest Art league tea Mrs N. Ellsworth Cornwall read a paper which was a story called the Divine Be- trothal,'' said to be founded upon an incident which actually happened in Stratford in the sweet and simple colonial days. Such betrothals seldom occur in these days.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Sexton recently
  dence on Stratford avenue.
 MT. William Maritime is in New York on business.
 The following are the officers for the library for the present year. elected a night or two since: President. George W. Fairchild: vice president. F. c. Beach; secretary. Frank Blakeman; treasurer Walter Wilcoxson; book com mittee, Howard Curtis. Miss Winifred Todd and Mrs. Margaret Delacour.
 The fire underwriters have been look ing at the new hydrants in town to ascertain if they can find any basis for the lowering of insurance rates.
 MT. Charles Brooks. a travelling man for the house of H. D. Foss Boston was in town yesterday drumming up trade for confectionery.
 MT. Charles E. Jones. also of Boston. another travelling man. struck the town on Tuesday for Roberts & Co.
 Miss Eleanor Lines of Columbus Farms, entertained some of her friends from the Courtland school evening or two since. Those who rode in the big wagon back and forth were: M sses