The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-29
STAMFORD
\ Farewell Sermon-The Touch of the HaudHA White Hand Return from Florida-Empty Rents - Doings of Residents.

The Methodist church was filled to -verhowing last night by people anx- aeus to listen to the farewell sermon of Rev.sJ. Wilbur Eggleston who has been it's pastor for four years. MT. Eggleston said nothing about going away, but delivered a good gospel ser mon, about the woman who touched the hem of ChriStS garment and was healed.
 With the return of MT. J. Henry BIakernan to town, nearly every one of our local inhabitants are present or accounted for save Mrs. Hudson, who still hovers in the south, Miss Kate MacEuin who is rusticating in New Haven. and MT. George A. Porter and family who are expected home this week from Los Angeles, California A few of our residents are in Waterbury and New York, but the Easter holidays will most likely see them hockfng home. While in Florida MT. Blake man and his wife saw a. good deal of the country, and although the orange and grape fruit trees were very beau tifu1 to the eyes of man from the north, and the celery fields stretch for miles, and the pine apple planta- tions are very curious. MT. Blakeman had rather live up Putney way, in dear old Stratford and raise, say a thousand or more bushels of onion seeds every year. Milk, and butter ard eggs. and many other things, are not as good in Florida as in Stratford, and the land is not as rocky.
 King street appears to be waking up One lady is having her house moved back from the street, and she intends Ito make it an up-to-date residence. Work is to begin this week, and there will be 8 new front yard with all the modern, posies-
 The Hunt cottage off Stratford ave- nue has been purchased by MT. John w. sBayne.
 in town now which can be had at mod crate prices. It is a little odd to see so many people g6,ing over to Bridge port to live. when this town has so many attractions.
 Tn honor of the third anniversary of their wedding, MT. and Mrs. Douglass Wells took run over to New York on Saturday, to do the city and enjoy some one of the theatres.
 Roger Briggs is in town from Storrs Agricultural College. Miss Bessie Wheeler, daughter of MT. Marcus Wheeler, is home from college, and so Charlotte Smith. Other college stu dents are expected every day for the spring vacation.
 MT. D. C. Wood is now driving a fine x+ It is a pleasure to learn that the late : EA1r. Booth, whose funeral took place Yesterday, was good and consistent Democrat, and that he voted for A diff Elected, of course. He was born in the house which belonged to his great grandfather.
 n One of our famous Red Men. who is a candidate for great junior Sagamore and chief Medicine Man, was never so red as he is now, since he is enjoying T an attack of the measles.
 At the last social of the Colonna Art society. the president, Mrs. Patterson of this town was not able to be pres- ent but she will be on hand To-mor- TOW and Wednesday afternoon, at the annual cake sale.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Stagg are back from Bay Shore
 The 18th of April is the date set for the next Assembly dance. so stated.
 There is to be a spelling contest in town between the honor pupils of the
 M. Clayton Blalesleg is reported to be out of danger. There were fears of appendicitis
 Mrs. Jane s. Burlock, of the 9th grade has 13 pupils on her honor roll; Miss Beatrice Derby of the same grade