The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
STAMFORD
Tea and Coffee Tax-A Large Birthday - A Presidents - People Coming and Going-Movings-Masons

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 - A Presidents - People Coming
 and Going Movings-Masons.
 Teddy Lewis left for Washington
 yesterday afternoon on the Colonial e1-
 press.
 Howard Curtis is home from Yale
 for the spring holidays.
 i There is considerable opposition fin town to the proposed tax on tea and
 coffee, and a. petition is in circulation
 addressed to the Hon. E. J. Hill wig
 orously protesting against any duty or
 tax on teas or coffees by Congress- and asking MT. HNl to use his fnflu-
 ence before the Ways and Means conn mittee toward the defeat of any such
 measure. Among the we'll known cit
 izens of the town who have signed this petition are Rev. A V. R. Abbott. | Plumb & Bartram, S. C. Dickinson. ! Rev. c. 8. Bullock, c. s. Gooda1e, F. L..
 Hanson. c. B. Curtis. Harold c. Lowell, | R. Rhoades.
 1 A surprise party was given to Ho- mer Wilbur Porter on Wednesday ev- i His friends to the number of nearly
 seventy assembled at his residence on
 Judson Place, coming from Bridgeport, | Milford, and other towns MT. Por- ter had been anxious to go to New
 York all day, and it was only by re-
 sorting to various subterfuges that he ! was induced to remain at home The
 evening was very enjoyable for all who attended. and the hours passed swiftly i by with music, dancing, games and a 1 bountiful spread. consisting of cakes, | creams, fruits, salads, chicken, candy, punch. sandwiches. coffee and coco. A ! few of the guests were MT. and Mrs. 1 Fred Marion MT. and Mrs. Charles Burger and son, MT. and Mrs. Horace Hall, son and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Baldwin Jensen and two daughters, l Mrsz T.. r md
 Miss Stanton, Miss Julia Leopold, Miss i Cath herfne Donovan Miss Hazel Iiyns- colt, Miss Gdadye Cobb. MT. Andrews.
 MT. Bush, Miss Jennie Frederick, MT. Berner, Mrs. Bathe and son of Mil ford. Clarence Baldwin and John Mo i Kennea of Milford, Fernand Brunnelle
 who presided ct the piano. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fowler and son, Mrs. Emma Wfiliams. Mrs Edward Skinner, | Miss Pearl Porter. Harold and Harry Mott of Bridgeport, MT. Costandy and Mrs. A L. Summers and son of Bridge !! port.
 Wednesday George Keeler Wilson took an automobile trip to Cheshire and Waterbury. aged 96. and who is said to have voted for "A Presidents must have repeated. | or else he began to vote before he was | 21. Perhaps he voted for Fremont, | others, besides those who were elect | ed.
 There are signs that L. E. Peck is | improving in health. He is now able to sit uD and take notice.
 George E.. Kelly, after a. very pleas i ant visit in town, has returned to l Northampton, Mass.
 It is announced that on the Thurs day after Easter the Wome ems Aid So- ciety of the Congregational church will | give a tea party and at the same time combine business with pleasure by holding a cake and candy sale. Nvr EN orf7I Irv,d and gone to Providence, R. l., to live, MT. Bond having business in that city. number of our prominent Masons went over to the Stratfield a few days ago to attend a Scottish Rite celebra- ton. In the trolley one saw John L.. Porter, Rollin B. Curtis, Swan Brew ster. Charles F. Judeon. Edmund H. Judson and George T. Jewell. The Epworth League held meeting last night at the Methodist church. The frame for the new house for Dr. Rollin B. Curtis. Judson Place. is being raised. The Knowles family has gone to Bridgeport to live. One by one our old families are leaving.
 W. N. Pierce of the Boston Idaho i Mining Co.,, has been visiting in town
 The Butterfly family from Shelton | thinks of coming to town to live.
 During the coming Easter vacation | teachers propose to visit Washing | ton. There is said to be renewed life in | the Masonic Building Association The i sttrrings of spring-time, no doubt. | Some day we hope to see new life in l the proposed Russell building, which | once was so much in evidence.
 Miss Ethel Lowell intends to come l on from Colorado this summer. She | may take a. spin into Maine before she returns.
 Miss Edna Falken will most likely come on from Oakland, Cal, for the | summer. Her many friends will be | pleased to greet her.
 Mrs. George A. Faircilfld is enter taining Mrs. M. Morgan of Concord. l N. 1T.
 It is said that there are in town a number of pink eyes. Goo goo eyes | have long been in evidence.
 Mrs. Robert J. Wheeler now occu- 1 pies c. B. Stagg's cottage on Warwick l avenue.
 Irving Shaw has found employment | in the Locomobile works, Bridgeport
 The Bayne family is moving, into the | Hunt cottage. Change is the order of | the day.