The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-10
STAMFORD
Engagement Announced - Story of a Aertgage-Phelps and Shakespeare Trip to Einsted-A Live Ground H0q-TWo funerals

Announcement was made yesterday # the engagement of Miss Edith Nor ton Packard, second daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs, Packard, to Marshall sAyery Howe, Ph. D., one of the cur ators in the New York Botanical Gar nens He has taught both at Berliey college in California and at Columbia in New York Just now MT. Howe Is tn Jamaica in the. interest of science as connected with marine flora Miss Packard is a resident of New York Mr. and Mrs Harold S. Brown in tend to go ito New York today.
 The iWomen's Auxiliary of Christ church met yesterday with Miss Lib bic Burritt.
 It is now thought Miss Ruth Haven will escape a serious attack of appen- ddcitis.
 MT. and Mrs w M Wheeler spent Sunday in Meriden.
 Mrs Robert Brandt has returned from New Britain where she went to attend the funeral of a relative.
 Mrs. Terry of Torrington. is the guest of Mrs. R. T. Wheeler.
 Housewives say it is almost time to begin to pick moth balls
 The story is told in town of a. Swede who bought place on Hollister Heights, but who came near losing it on account of action taken by certain gentlemen It appears that the Swede
 
 was dape s10 interest from the former owner. This the Swede knew noth- ing about. He was ordered to pay the interest, and not being able to do so, foreclosure proceedings were taken on the mortgage and the place was sold to parties who were ignorant of the circumstances. Then a bill of $6S.14 was presented to the Swede as that sum. The case looked so bad and so much sympathy was excited for the man. his wife and children, that some benevolent gentlemen in town went to work and raised the sum of $Se&14 and paid off the mortgage and the bill of costs and saved the Swedish 6amily 6rom being turned out of doors. And. all this happened in the year of grace, 1909.
 It seems that just before he died MT. Theodore Judson had been out to feed his chickens, had fixed his fur mace. and eaten his breakfast. For a day or two previous he had been suffering. from slight attack of indd- gestion.
 son is spending a few days in New Haven
 We hear that a few local people are wondering what has become of the honor rolls of the numerous school children which used to be given to readers of the press at great length and frequently As all the children in town are covered with honors. pos
  come a, trifle stale.
 It is said that the late MT. Judson was always glad of the opportunity to do kindness for others. In this he set a. much needed ex ample in these days of dollar chasing and forgetful- ness.
 Clayton K. Blakeslee has returned from a very enjoyable trip to Port
 A contribution has been taken up in one of the local churches for Jacob Orleman. the milkman who recently
 The handsome milk cart, with the name of G. O. Lines on it's sides, att tracted a good deal of attention yester- day up Paradise Green way.
 Tomorrow evening the Camera Club will hold a meeting at the house of John Graham, ST. Just now the seen cry Is so dull and brown, it will be landscapes Some of the snow storms during the past winter have given beautiful effects.
 Capt. and Mrs. Benjamin have not as yet gone to Palm beach. The an- nouncement of their sailing was quite premature.
 It is said that a very enjoyable en- tertainment will be given this evening at the Methodist church. A number of singers will come over from the Washington Park church.
 It is perfectly safe nowadays to say that certain visits and functions viii take place weather permitting :. Winter seems to be lingering in the lap of Spring
 Miss Marjorie Maynard is we'll again from the attack oe scarlet fever which caused the house where she lives to be quarantined-
 Mrs. William Morrell has returned from Providence.
 Many plain people in town were sur prised to learn that Prof. Phelps in a recent lecture on Shakespeare, given in Bridgeport, said very little is known about the poet. He wouldn't think so if he had heard Mrs. Weed Barnes Ward lecture not long ago in our libra ry on the same gentleman. We know where Shakespeare was born; the font in which he was baptized; who were his father and mother; that he had a sister; how many children he had; whom he married; why he went to London; what he did while there: Where he was tburied; how he looked ana some good people have read his poems and plays. What more would -