The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
STAMFORD
Decoration - Avon Park Matters "A Married Man Home for the Holiday -lhe HoIlister Heights Question.

:. ration Day, it was noticed yesterday in Union cemetery that the grave of an old man who used to be well known about town, and who died not long ago, was heaped with flowers. It is supposed relatives placed them on the newly made mound, since strangers would hardly be so extravagant. The story is that while alive the poor old man was discarded by his sons and other children. and that they would pass him without a sign of recogni- tion. ''It doesn't make any differ ence to me-" he would say, T am their father" A lady who was in the cemetery remarked: Well, old Hum mer. you're getting your flowers now!" It must be a great consolation, now that he is really dead, to have his grave heaped with flowers. A little kindness while he was alive would have been quite acceptable. A lady who lives in California street says she wants her flowers while she can ap- precia.e them. The friends who for get her now and weep when she is gone can be dispensed with.
 It is to be hoped the Methodist la dies will soon give another of their strawberry shortcake suppers.
 It is noticed that some local baseball teams continue to play at Avon Park on Sundays. The place has been suf- ficiently exposed and parents have re- ceived due warning. There are other places for the game where the moral
 
 ing drinks cannot be had. Any par ent who allows his boy to play at Avon Park may know what to expect in the end.
 One of the Embroidery clubs recent ly met with Mrs. Edgar Beardsley.
 Miss HoEghton, who made the artis- tic poster for the Craft Shakespearian reading, is taking a course in art at Yale.
 Our local redlblacl minstrels are studying up new jokes and gags for the show on the 10th of this month. Of course you are going.
 Although Mrs. Unwin did not enter tain the Golden Rod Whist club, it was announced that 'she gave her guests a delightful time" It is dan gerous to suppose that all entertain ments are, per SC. delightful. even those which do not take place.
 It is thought that Mrs. John Ben jamih will not open her residence in town this summer.
 Some married men who take a wife for better or worse. wish they hadn't when the worse makes it's appearance. well known man was up before the court on Saturday charged with non support of his wife. She is said to have creeping paralysis and is unable to do her housework, but can oversee domestic matters a little. Not long ago she was in the Bridgeport hos pital. Since her return from that in stitution the husband and wife have
 
 been boarding with his son. He is a hard working man, but claims that he earns only about $10 a week. The court required him to give his wife A a week for herself and two children. With this understanding the case was continued for a month. The amount of domestic infelicity there is in town, owing partly to the drink habit, is too large to be detailed.
 Miss Myra Curtis was recently in Stamford on business connected with the local Women's Christian Associa- tion. According to some of the wise. conservati tive people in town, a woman has no business to be putting into the temperance question. She should be home alarming stockings while her hus- band or brother Is running to the sa- loon.
 Miss Hazel Beard has found work with the Bridgeport Locomobile Com pany.
 Mrs. Harry Hunt of King street, has entertained an Embroidery Club. These clubs are very busy now, and the amount of work they are doing in the fine art line would set China man wild.
 Many are asking if the lady who ex- pected to see "some great Sprint1ng in the Marathon race on Saturday. actually attended the races.
 Miss Wells has arrived from Texas end is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs John E. Holmes.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Stevens de- cline the soft impeachment of twins. One cannot be too careful when play ing with vital statistics
 The Mallett household is rejoicing over city water. When city gas comes there will be more rejoicing.
 It is reported that the minstrels re- gently had very "enjoyable' time They know how to enjoy the times. People who go over to Milford for a brief stay are amazed to find the fact heralded in print.
 One of John Bonds pugilists has sailed for England.
 The Smiths, in California street, have got city water.
 The late Jacob Leize left an estate valued at $5, 300
 MT. Sherwood, who run a milk a house near the ferry. No one sus- poets there was not enough water at Long Brook.
 We hear that Miss Eva Jewell has gone to Portsmouth, N. H. Rev. F. V. Atkinson had charge of the Bethany Mission on Sunday.
 Rev. w. H. Holman of Southport. preached at the Congregational church on Sunday.
 The times are such that Sheriff Stagg has to take frequent trips to Middletown, some unfortunate human being going along with him. The Pootatuck Yacht Club was to have given a dance last night, just to open the season.
 Mir. Hanson's ice cream mill has been freezing the real stuff. Harold Lowell, Emmett Beardsley and Frederick and Robert Lewis did the honors very gracefully the night of the Crafts Shakespeare recital. Their elbows were always ready to show a pretty girl or an old gentle man to the best seat in the house. MT. and Mrs. John w. Thompson spent Decoration Day in New York The Biconstras took their annual picnic at Pine Rock Park yesterday. A few of those who came to town to spend the holiday were Donald Falken with his sisters and mother; Tommy Anderson, a former resident. from Stamford; Miss Rowland visiting Miss