The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03
FAIRFIELD.
Hope Chapel Concert-A Ladies Tea Another Wedding = A Sensation r. Gypsies-Famous Sunday School.

A large audience filled Hope Chapel on Thursday evening to listen to the concert given by the young people who are connected with the Christian En- deayor Society. The music began at about p. m., and the first number on the program was a trio-two, flutes and a violin. followed by the Oneida quartet which sang 'Juniata." For an little Doggie." This was received with applause. Miss Marion Donaldson followed with a reading, Uncle Sam's Letter." and for an encore gave '"The Fly on the Wall" The next number was a. duet on the piano by Misses Sa- die Deyo and Louise Forsythe. Miss Iva King followed with a reading and John Buckingham played ''The Magic String on the mandolin, followed by an encore. There was more singing by Perry sang "Silver Threads Among the Gold" Altogether the concert proved to be very satisfactory.
 Invitations have been issued for the marriage on the 14th inst, in South port, of Miss Grace Banks, Sister of the Honorable Speaker of the House, at the family residence on the Shore road. to MT. Bishop. of Lafayette St., connected with steamship line which takes him away from home a good deal. It is understood that Mir. and Mrs. Bishop will reside with Miss Banks mother at the homestead. If rumor may be relied upon, there is a domestic sensation in town, which is giving a good deal of food for | thought as well as conversation. A affections have been supplanted in the bosom of his family by another man. Possibly it is but dream after all A delightful and largely attended social gathering took place in the par lors of the Congregational church on l Thursday afternoon, when some 40 or | more ladies met to sew for the mis- sionary cause, and at six o'clock gave a supper to such gentlemen and 1a- dies as desired to partake. A very elaborate menu was served. consisting |, of shrimp salad, escalloped potatoes, | biscuit of various kinds, cakes, tea, guava jelly from Palm Beach, beans, clipped beef, etc. Mrs. A. P. Wake at the head of one of the long tables and poured the tea. Dr. and Mrs. Frank s. Child were at the head Nan other table, and gathered around them were MT. and Mrs. Howard Wakeman Miss Emma F. Wakeman, Mrs. Brew CT, Miss Bessie Betts. Mrs. Fry, Mrs. | Hayes, Mrs. O. c. Jennings, Mrs. W O. Burr, the Misses Glover, Misses Smith, Mrs. w. H. Whaley, and many | others.
 l Six wagon loads of very dirty look | ing gypsies came to town yesterday square, attracting a good deal of at | tention. Their salutation to white folks was: Hello! Good Lucki" There were in the company, numerous babies and patient horses appeared to be in 1 the need of oats. The women want ed to buy calico and asked for butch i CTS shop.
 | Plain road for a new dwelling.
 Mrs. E. R. Banks has been passing the week in New York
 | Miss Marjorie Northrop has just eel ebrated the sth anniversary of her he1 birth with a gathering of little folks | who held high revel from to o'clock The company included Misses Haze Craft, Elsie Moulthorp, Dorothy Sher- wood, Gertrude Perry, and Herman and RolIim Pinkham and Alvin Nor. | tnrop.
 MT. c. O. Jelliff and MT. F. E. Nor throp are delegates to the Methodist
 conference being held in Stamford. | Judge J. H. Perry has gone south fol I a few weeks.
 MT. F. Chase has found employment | in the SwitZer drug store. | Capt. F'urniss is able to be out again He has been i'll.
 MT. Churchouse is credited with re. gently catching nearly two bushels o1 ] fatfish near the breakwater.
 | The Sunday school at the Greenhelo Hill church is quite famous. It was
 organized during Rev. MT. Belden'. I pastorate between 1912 and 1921 Among it's superintendents has beer three pastors, one of our governors, z lady, Mrs. Eunice Wakeman, one doc tor a number of deacons and othel efficient men served in this capacity One of our deacons, Deacon Donaldson joined hands with the Fairfield churcf and established a mission school il Fairfield Woods QS69) meetings at frs being held in a pvirate house, but la ter a chapel known by the beautiful name of Hope chapel was built ant has been in existence ever since. Miss Fannie Smith and Miss Anns IG. Bennett are spending few day with Mrs. Jas. Bennett at Jamaica I Long Island.