The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03
STAMFORD
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VCulieueu-VTedI InleIS-mdtleTS Personal.
 Carpenters were at work yesterday making preparations to place a new | series of windows in the lower story of the Congregational church. The intent Is to remove the present rather din- gy stained glass and put in it's place window panes which will be more | cheerful and let in more light. As l matters now are the interior of the religious light" It is gratifying to note that a num- Der of local residents believe in having trees set out along the streets where will cause half a dozen maple trees to be placed around the lot on which the rectory stands and along the sidewalk where the new church is to be built. Next door MT. Swan has had a number | of trees set out in front of his resi- | dence, and Mrs. Bunnell has done the same thing with reference to the grounds surrounding her estate. | MT. Michael Dalton has found em- ployment on one of our local trolley cars as conductor. Thursday evening at 6 o'clock MT. George A. Porter, MT. Earl Porter, and 1 other members of his party, arrived at | the mansion on Church street from a | winter in Los Angeles, California. MT. Andrew Graham has returned from a visit to New York where he went to attend gathering of the ShrinerS.
 | MT. William Perry is on the sick list with the grip.
 Since the measles took hold of one of our popular reporters, little is heard about the proposed doings of the Red Men. People begin to miss the daily bulIeton.
 It is supposed by some that the Peck ' ESairnhild xUeddfnO faE r1ao ot ', ; m., in order to give the happy couple time to catch a late train for New 1 York.
 i Next Sunday evening Mir Bullock Triumphing Man" | Father OConner will bless and dis tribute the palms tomorrow. He se- 1 cured a supply long ago. He is plen- Communion in a body on Easter Sun 1 day. and they are to be escorted to the church by the men of the parish. These will meet at the residence of MT. Jas Sexton on Stratford avenue, and march ! to St. James church. There is likely l to be several hundred in the process | sion.
 A brother of Mr. William Wilson of this town, leaves Bridgeport to-day with his family to take up his resi- dence in wyoming. MT. Patrick Callahan has returned from Florida, in the best of health
 
 | has gained IS pounds in weight while away.
 | A large party of residents went over to the city on Thursday to witness the play-"Fluffy Ruffles.' l Mrs. William Perry has recently been | visiting in Milford. That is a strange incident which be- fel MT. Hughes, who keeps the news stand, one night last winter. While i he was asleep in his room some one en- tered and got away with a handsome sum of money. They took bunch of keys. which were on the table. A week or two ago the keys were found on the table, where someone had placed them. ] It looks as if the spirits were playing some of their old tricks. l It is now thought Mrs. Gunther will not return to town until after Easter. While she has been gone a building which stood in the rear of her house has been moved and will be trans formed into garage. Mrs. Gunther will hardly know her old home when she gets back Such sudden changes are very distressing.
 The Rhoades family of King street have been entertaining Mrs. Edward N. J.
 MT. John Bond has for a guest MT. H. D. Buschardt of California. | We hear that MT. Lyman of King street has been taken i'll. The town assessors are now at work : daily at the Town hall balancing their books, and doing other necessary tasks.
 Mrs. William C7iborn has recently given a luncheon to a number of Bridgeport friends.
 It is stated that the late Mrs. Fred erick Blood of Bridgeport was well known in Stratford.
 Several more honor lists have been filled out in the public schools.
 There is rumor that the Great Chiefs of the State will be in town on Monday evening. Gov. Lilley will I,l1r 1~r @I1 pP T,,6- if he comes as the chief of the state
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick c. Beach are expected home from California this levening.
 Mrs. Hines and Miss Treadwell have gone to New York.
 It is said of a gentleman in town that he was so 'IniXed upOn' a few ev- enings since that he lost his "equilib- riun' and found his manner of living intercepted" He is now doing as well as could be expected and was able the next day to go to New York or business.
 Mrs. Grace Chatfield, an aged lady widow of the late John Chatf1eld, died in town on Wednesday, at the house of MT. Ellsworth Wilcox, Bruce ave nue. She formerly lived in Oxford.
 Those who attended the meeting oi the Epworth league at the Methodist church, Thursday evening, are said tc have had a very nice time
 Lovers of baseball will be pleased to
 
 game being called in the vicinity o1 Avon Park on Fast Day. The loca team hopes to play the North Enders of Bridgeport.
 On their way home from California MT. George A. Porter and his family came by way of the Grand Canyon New Mexico, Albuquerque, Kansas City and Chicago. While in California they visited the ostrich and alligator farms. But after all there is no place like old Stratford.
 There were six births in town dur ing the past month, four girls and two boys. It is interesting to note how the girls take and keep the lead.
 A family from Bridgeport is said tc have rented the Futile house on Bruce avenue.
 Mr. A. Spencer Reynolds, who once worked for the Yost Typewriter Go. in Bridgeport. has gone back to hi: first love.
 Two men named James Jones an6 Frank L. Chapman, have recently visit ed in town.