The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-18

ed it could transform four persons a.
a time. if the right buttons were press
ed. This is an advance on the ma
chine used at the Old Maids conven
ton, which transformed but one per.
/ son at a grind. Some of the actors
in this play got into a great rage
and threw bombs with their tongues
at the professor. This is dreadful anG
overdone, and ever afterwards had tt
be led about town by his nurse. He
came out a dear little boy, and stop
ped growing on the spot.
While in town Rev. Mr.. Rae was
very busy. He preached at least foul
! times in two days. His talk at the
Bethany Mission is spoken of as very
interesting and full of good words
Mr.. Rae has been a preached fol
many years and has learned the art
of pulpit oratory. He is a short. stout
man, and remembers many good stor-
les, with which he illuminates his dis
course; He was horn in Middletown
this State, but at an early age his
parents moved to Canada. Mr.. Rae
the father of the preacher, came to
America with a lot of quarry men, tc
work in the celebrated sandstone quar-
rieS at Portland. just across the Con-
necticut river from Middletown. He
was not satisfied with the treatment
he received from the Americans, and
distrusted their honesty and integrity.
The result was he went to Canada.
, 1t is now thought that Mrs. Hudson
and Mr.. and MS. J. Henry Brakeman
have not returned to town as soon as
was anticipated. A careful search
and close inquiry among the neigh
'borS fails to reveal their presence.
Possibly Mr.. Brakeman got lost in the
bareback slush which struck wash
ington on the 4th of March, if he was
in that city as had been announced
he would be. Well, people change
their minds.
A delegation of prominent citizens
went to Hartford yesterday on the
morning train to attend a hearing re-
Bridgeport. In the group were First
Selectman Wells, Grand Juror David
l.. RhoadeS. Town Treasurer George
T. Jewell, Sheriff Charles Stage, Syl-
vanus Dickinson, Charles Mills, and
others.
Six elm trees are being set out in
front of the Bunnell estate on Main
street. This is a good example to fol-
low.
1t is said the town hall needs a new
roof. Why not call a special town
meeting and ask for an appropriation?
No one seems to know just when
work will begin upon the new fire
house which is to be placed on the
vacant lot in front of the lookup. If
the hose is really in such DANGER and
the underwriters will not reduce the
rates for fire insurance until the new
house is built work cannot begin too
soon. Yea. for a truth
Mrs Adelaide Gunther did not leave
for ANNAPOLIS quite as soon as she in
tended, but she is there row all right,
visiting her daughter.
Mr.. Lockwood is now occupying one
of the Fairchild cottages at Nichols.
This afternoon Mrs. John Kennedy
has been entertaining the Shepherds
of Bethlehem. This event took place
in Bridgeport. but the presumption is
some of our local Shepherds were
present.
1t is hoped that Miss Hattie AIvord
viii soon be able to resume her rug
weaving She has been quite i'll.
The Stratford string orchestra fur
nished music for dance given by the
w. S. L. S. corps at Woodmont last
Friday.
People who have recently returned
to town from various points are Miss
Cornelia Thompson, Miss Sara Swim
dell, Mrs. Horace Field, and a few
others.
Miss Kate McEwen, who has been ill,
thinks she will go to New Haven soon
for change of air and environment.