The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
STAMFORD
A Fine Audience-A iift-Prof. Phelps Aunt-Fire Matters = The 8 Year Club-Sweet Music.

It is seldom one sees more intelligent or substantial audience than that which gathered on Thursday evening at the library to listen to Prof. Phelp' 5 lecture of the novel of to-day. some thing like 150 men and women crowded the rather small room. the number in cluding Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Packara' Judge and Mrs. Howard Curtis. MT. Carlos Blakeman. MT. Thomas B. ray Tor, Mrs. Randall. Miss Lettie Bennett Dr. and Mrs. William Cogswell. Rev. Arthur Shirley, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. Hodges. Mrs Radford Smith, Miss Amy Talbot, MT. Elliott w. Peck. Miss H. Louise Fair child. Miss Myrtis Fairchild, MT. and Mrs. David Coe, the Misses Cecella and Cornelia Curtis, Miss Albertine Wilcoxson, Miss Vivian Falken, Miss Harley J. Hurd, the Misses Alice, May and Georgiana WilcoXson, MT. Frank Blakeman, Miss Edith Hastings, Miss Bartlett, Mrs. Clara c. Porter, Mrs. F.. H. Allen, Miss Ella Jackson, Miss Grace Belden. Mrs. Dunbar, Miss Julia Fairchild, Miss Winnifred Todd. Mrs. DeLacour, Miss Florence Beers, Misses Mary and Hattie Fairchild, Miss Cor della Sterling,t Miss Dean, Mrs. War ren, Miss Marjorie Briggs, Miss Elsie James, Miss Louise White of Bridge
 
 ski, MT. and Mrs. Charles Swan. Miss Maud Hill, Mrs. Leeds, Mrs. Hull, Misses Braitling. Miss Ethel Spaulding, MT. and Mrs. Stanley Y. Beach, Miss Ruby Reed. Mrs. George w. Spall, Mrs Rowland, Mrs. D. c. Wood. Mrs. J. w.. Thompson. Mrs. Sylvanus Dickinson, and many others. MT. Donald Sammis. MT. Radford Smith and MT. Harold Lowell acted as ushers.
 A gift of $5, the first of the New Year, was handed to Father O'COnnor yesterday, by a non-Catholic, kindly gentleman, well known to the good peo- pie of Stratford. Tn presenting the money he remarked, that any cause which could inspire 500 hard-working must be a Divine one, and he was most anxious to be associated with it. Such loyal people, he said, should receive every support. The Holy Father re- marked recently, speaking of the earthquake. Such calamities have united us all into one brotherhood as suffering knows no creed" So likewise, the noble cause of charity and religion should make all men brothers.
 At the Methodist church tomorrow the morning topic will be by the pas tor: ''The New Years Cargo-What to Take and What to Leave Behind" Text. Acts, 27:31, Except These Abide III the snip I e cannot be SdVeO. Tn the evening Rev. MT. Eggleston will exchange wi..a the Rev Benj. F. Saxon of Newfeld.
 At the Congregational church the pastor will preach at 10:3O and at 4 D. m, his theme will be: New High ways for the Kings Messengers"
 David Hughes won the fountain pen offered as a prize by the Red Men at their recent dance.
 RapS of ooa1 have hpar1 r1aca in the fire house, for the use of the Bridge port fire department if it should ever happen that it be called upon to help extinguish a conf1agration in town.
 When Prof. Phelps spoke of h;s aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay, who used to live in this town, and where he was invited to spend his week end holidays wkile in college. coming down from New Haven of a Friday afternoon and going back on Monday morning, few recO1lected that she was a quiet little old lady, who lived in the big house on Elm street nearly opposite the Beach mansion. The grounds and mansion now belong to MT. Samuel Fairchild of New York, who is disposing oi the ground for building 1ots.' The house has been closed for a long time and has the reputation of having been haunted. It is remembered that many years ago a tramp called at the house ana dSkeQ MrS. Lindsay TOT some Cn1nS to eat. Before he left he sandbagged the old lady and she lost her reason as result of the assault. She never liked to be considered old, and wanted her nephews to call her Libby" It is said she did not dress according to the weather, but as the calendar indi- cated whatever the season should be.
 The selectmen of the town having asked the Hook and Ladder company, and the Chemical Company, to resign, so that a reorganization can be effect ed the Hook and Ladder company has appointed a committee to confer with the selectmen about the matter, and talk the matter over and come to some conclusion. The following gentlemen compose the committee: John Wilcox son, Edward w. Burt, Ephraim Wake ley, Louis B. Peck and Robert Par rOtt.
 A number of the boys of town re- gently dined together at a Bridgeport restaurant. It is called the 'So Year Club,' and the members are Robert Curtis. Louis Beardsley, Seymour Wells, Lucius Judson, and Robert G. Curtis.
 Miss Ruth Bristol is home from her visit to Danbury.
 There was some rather sentimental music at the Ren Mems dance the other night, Share a Nest With Me- Be, Good to Me, Kid" Don't Take Me Home," ''See the Reporter With Her Pencil etc