The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17

ing decorated with vivid green for the St. Patrick's celebration this evening. These include the Wilson and Tudue pharmacies, the Wells store at Hard s corner. the Reardsley hardware store, the Samnis emporium, Hanson's. and many others.
 Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Eggleston are the happy parents of a little girl which came last Monday.
 The Booth house in North Main street is to be occupied by Miss Fanny Peck.
 A social function at Woodmont was recently enlivened by the music of the Stratford Mandolin club.
 It is now said there was nothing in it, referring to the alleged Salome dance at the recent meeting of the Jolly 12 PinocIlle club.
 Howard Curtis, of this town, who Is a student at Yale, recently entertained over Sunday Ario Walker.
 The estate of the late Frederick M. Long amounts to S3,000.
 Two well known gentlemen in town have just celebrated the 60th anniver- sary of their birth. One of them was William Perry of Main street. He gave supper to some 20 of his friends who dropped in just in time. MT. Booth has spent most of his time 1n dear old Stratford.
 Mrs. William B. Hine is now in Pas safe, N. J.
 The foreman of the Washington bridge Improvements wishes to finish his job in about three weeks. He would be glad to employ more help, but up to the present time has been unable to do so. He offers good wages. No less than three men in town who are out of work have been offered a job on the bridge, but all declined on the ground that the work is too strenuous.
 MT Sexton, who has taken such a deep interest in the celebration of St. PatrickS day. said yesterday that not less than 20 trolley cars will be on hand this evening to take visitors to Stratford. The band of the Woodmen of the World. consisting of 2S pieces. has been engaged to lead the process sion. There will be AS members of the Hibernian Rifles in dine and something near s100 has been subscribed for fire works. There will be a number of the clergy in carriages and the St. James Cadets are expected to make their first appearance. The procession is ex- pected to start at a point on Stratford avenue near the stone yards Of MT. Sexton, where there will be a big bon fire. Other bon fires. with red and green fires and many rockets, will line the route to the town hall in Stratford. At the latter place a supper will be given by the ladies of the parish. What with the concert and the lecture of Father Duggan, the people of the Nothing has been seen like it since the Red Men in great numbers took the war path some years ago.
 A postal card from Town Clerk H. P. Stagg, mailed at St. Georges, Der muda, says that-he and Mrs. Stagg had a. fine passage; that the hotels are all full: and that he has a fine suite of rooms at the St. George Hotel. He will remain there flor about a week, and then make excursions to various parts of the island.
 It is rumored in town that one of our grand jurors intends to purchase an automobile. This will put him in the same class with our very lively sheriff.
 The many friends of Richard King, who is very popular, will be glad to know that he telephoned yesterday that he is recovering from a severe at tack of pneumonia
 Two gentlemen were in town yester- day looking for a. small farm to rent or purchase. Real estate dealers. with tears in their eyes, had to admit that they knew of no such farms.