The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
STAMFORD

The joke of the season in town is | that so many boys were nominated by the Republican caucus to important positions in the local government When does a young man cease to be a 1 boy? If so many of our silver tongued ora- tors had not been at the Beach-W Wales wedding on Thursday evening things might have been different at the eau GUS. Who can tell?
 It is now said that a good many men in town do not wish 'to be tied down to any office.'' The public agrees with them.
 The number of surprises that are go- ing on in town these days is also quite surprising. Nearly everybody is sur prised at something. William Maritime has had pleasant surprise< MT. Malli- band has been surprised, and as our over was a complete surprise referr- ing to the outcome of the late caucus. Then the Chinese lantern decorations at the Beach residence were surpris- ingly beautiful, and David l.. Rhoades was never more surprised in his life than. he was last Friday when shoot ing birds on Knell's Island the barrel of his gun exploded within a few inches of his hand. Truly, we live in surprising times.
 Reserved seats will be on sale next Wednesday for the play called 3StiIl Waters Run DeeD.''
 MT. and Mrs. William Reed sare re- joicing over the birth of a son.
 Recent visitors in town include: B. w. Hanna of Brooklyn; R. D.. Bas- ering of PhiladelpI1ia; Edmund Bart lett of New York; Mrs. M. c. Casper of New York: MT. and Mrs. William Brokaw Gould and MT. and Mrs. Ed ward Baylis of South Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Charles B. Barber and MT. and Mrs. Samuel. Sparks and daughter, of Warwick, N. Y.: MT. and Mrs. Howard Sparks and family, of Hamburg, N. J.; MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Gilbert and family, of Brooklyn; MT. and Mrs. R. and Mrs. William c. Waring and daughter, of Yonkers; the Misses Bal lentine of Newark, N.. J.; and quite a number of other distinguished peo- pie.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Al. Wales, after a tour of the north, will return to town about the 1st of next month.
 Wedding bells are said to be in bloom on King street. Who can it be?
 Elliott W. Peck is to open up the Elias Wells estate into building lots.
 Miss Frances Russell returned to town in season to attend the Wales Beach wedding.
 Fred Platt's new house at Devon is approaching completion.
 dIlQ w. F0Ck LOOh in the Hudson-Fulton celebration.
 Mrs. Ida Falken, the mother of Don aid Falken, went to New York to see the great celebration.
 The little folks recently gave Elsie DeF'orest Wheeler a delightful birth
 A. w.. Stacey has given a party of young people a straw ride up Trum- bull way. A hop followed to the in- spring strains af a violin.
 Capt. Charles Wakeley, in one of his busses, took a load of 30 good folks Arriving at the house of MT. and Mrs. James Sanford, the evening passed with whist, pinochle and refreshments.
 Herbert Fryer, a popular young man of Stratford. has secured a position with Cope & Wilson, electricians, of Bridgeport. MT. Fryer has just fin ished his course at the High school, and will in good time enter an elec- tric school and become an electrical engineer.
 fish business. It is said he takes his orders ahead and delivers them ''in a team"
 People began to grow tired of the Cook-Peary controversy; the big cele- bration in New York; the harbor blues; the recent wedding; and other stale subjects, SO the jokesmith came along and nominated two or three .eboys'' for town offices. Sure enough this was the very thing to set the Stove club on it's feet, and send elec- tric thrills up and down Long Brook avenue. Today the "boys'' are being voted for.
 The very first day the law was off D. L. Rhoades' gun went off. He was fortunate to escape without a scratch
 Next September, a year from now, the Haymakers propose to have a big time in town.
 And now everybody is talking about the resignation of the principal of the High school. Thus do surprises tread on each others heels