The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-11

taxed at three-fourths of it's value, as the law requires, and all owners of real estate are treated the same basis, it might be possible to have a treasury containing some surplus funds.
 The Odd Fellows held a regular meeting last evening. Those who have charge of the Ma sonic building fund propose to give dramatic entertainment some time in October. Mrs. Frank Edwards is at Laurel Beach for a few days Some of our young men have built a cabin at LordShip Park ready for shelter when the duck hunting season | arrives.
 Mrs. Upson and Mrs. Harry Walker have gone to the Berkshire Hills in an automobile.
 There will be communion services at | the Nenghborhood church tomorrow | morning at 11:15 o'clock. In the even ing Rev. MT. Bullock will take for his theme "Old Truths for New Times There will also be a special musical service.
 Miss Ethel Lownds has gone to | Walla Walla, Washington, to become connected with Whitman college. This evening at Grange Hall the pro | gram will be. in charge of Miss Bea- trice Derby. Miss Marcia Phillips will | sing.
 It is announced that Charles Curtis 1 has made a visit to the Soldiers Home | dC dFOCOu. lie QdO d SOOu IlLIl0. | Miss Anna M. Anderson has charge of the boys and girls who go to school at the Neighborhood church.
 William Hughes has returned from New York.
 The next regular town meeting will be held early in October. It was in tinnated at the last town meeting that a. special one would be called to con- sider the purchase of the Sillick house.
 Father OConnor continues to re- I1oS e. f1oo faf afy- ir1o o1II61 a ton of coal each from the following dealers: B. w. Hall and Alfred w. Wakelee, our local dealers; and Arch l ibald McNeil 6 Sons and Wheeler & Howes, of Bridgeport; also a silver Sons, tea set from D. M. Read & Co.,, a couch from George B. Clark, blan- kets from Howland's and Snith-Mur ray Co.,, table from the Lee Furniture | Co.,, rocker from Buckingham & O., and two barrels of potatoes from Cor nelius Ahern and Timothy Ryan. AS the fair given in Westport by Father Duggan cleared S1, 800 it begins to look as if much might be the result of prizes, which is constantly growing | larger, is quite remarkable, and at tracts much attention. | Mrs. Edward Alvord thinks that someone has poisoned 50 or more of her chickens. The affair is being looked into.
 Thomas B. Taylor and son are home from their recent trip to Canada | Father O'Connor attended the fu- neral this morning of Antonio Mar | celia, who was killed a day or two since by being struck by a stone near | the county jail, which was loosened by blasting. He leaves a widow and | two children.
 George A. Porter has not as yet de- cided in what part of the world he will spend the winter. He prefers Italy.
 Judge Howard J. Curtis is expected home on Tuesday from Europe. 1 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Swan are home from Roxbury.
 At the Congregational church, Rev. | Edward N. Packard, D. D., will preach in the morning on "The Appeal of the Heroic'' In the evening on "Christs Methods With Souls.'' The congrega- tion is invited to attend the laying of
 the cornerstone of the Union Chapel at Boards corner at 8 D. m. l Services at Christ church tomorrow as follows: Morning prayer and ser
 mon at 1o:so; Sunday school at twelve o'clock.
 The regular meeting of the Brother
 hood of St. Andrew will be held at the
 rectory on Wednesday evening at a | quarter before eight.