The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-10
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Saturdays Ball Game-Visitors in
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Books for Carpenters-Diphthe
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Books for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Reception.
The ball game on Saturday after
noon between the Hargrove school
team and the Law School team of Yale
attracted considerable attention in
town, and many citizens went to the
grounds to witness the contest.
Thanks are due to Mr.. Samuel Vince
Ter for putting the field at the dispo-
sal of the Hargrove school boys. 1t
is situated on the southern side of
Penfield avenue, in full view of the
Sound, and is a large and level ground.
1t has been put in good condition by
the school, sand on Saturday proved to
be a very attractive spot. A large
number OF young ladies were in at
tendance, with the. Hargrove colors,
and among the other spectators were
noticed DR. Donaldson, Bacon Wake
man, Mr.. Mills, the professors of the
school and other citizens. The game
was called at about half past three
when the Law School team went to
the bat. This was composed of Con-
ner, pitcher; Adds, catch; MacKay,
first base; Kennedy, second base; Don
nelly. third base; Johnson, short stop;
Garlick, right field; Kuntz, center field
and Beeman, left field. The Hargrove
team was as follows: Washburn pitch
er; Abbott, catch; Mckinney, 1st- base;
Farley, End base; Leiher, Bird base;
Bradford, short stop; Holloway, GEN.
ter field; McGarry, left field; Smith,
right field At the end of the game
the score stood IL to in favor of the
Yale Law School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hyde and Mrs.
Elizabeth Hyde, have returned to their
Southport residence for the summer.
Mrs. A. c. Muser has been entertain
ing Mrs. Hart of Bridgeport
Mr.. Irons, of Providence, R. l., a well
known manufacturer of jewelry and
Mrs. Irons, and Mr.. Orrin Eddy of
Washington, D. c., have recently been
visiting Mr.. Byron Eddy, who lives on
the old Glover place, near the village
green.
The Sanford School of Redding, is
booked to play a game Of baseball in
the near future with the Hargrove
school of this town.
The ladies of the Greenfield Hill
Country Club are represented as being
| well pleased with the results of their
recent minstrel show. There is a re-
port that a good SUM was netted for
the club treasury.
Two of our townsmen are now riding
in. new bicycles-Attorney C1itus King
and Justice Bacon Wakeman. When
the law takes to bicycles one may ex-
low.
There is talk in town of forming a
Lacross team.
Mrs. E. r. Osborne has rented her
cottage at the beach.-DriftwoOd.
There is runlor that our postmas-
ter coptemplateS building a four room
cottage on one of his lots at the
beach His daughter Miss Mabel Pick
EFT. has recently been repIenishing
her camera outfit, previous to a. visit
of several days to New York, where
she intends to get a number of snap
shots.
Mr. George Palmer, from vineland,
N. J., is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
John Reid.
The Clucus, family is now occupying
its large summer home on Main street
NJ M ID -fCt1 F1a xva
returned to Peterboro, Canada.
1t is expected that tomorrow Miss
Margaret Wilson will leave Los An
geles, Cal, on her way to this town,
where she intends to spend the sum-
mer.
The Sunday School of the church on
Greenfield Hill has recently been en-
tertained with several talks on Turkey.
Mr.sI. N. Book having had his hours
of work at the tower house from a.
m, to p. m, known as the first
trick" has had to employ a driver
for his bakery delivery wagon, which
port, with home made bread, rolls and
pies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Kendall, of
Roxbury, VT, will soon spend a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Eddy, at
their country place in town.
Mr.. Flanagan is putting the house
of Mr.. John Lahey, Sanford avenue,
into good sanitary condition. and do
making other improvements.
Attention of all those interested is
called to the fact that the Memorial
library now has a large and valuable
collection of books for the use and in
formation of carpenters. If any one
intends to build ttage or repair a
house, many useful suggestions can
be found in these works. A few of
the works are as follows: A Manual
of Carpentry and Joinery, by J. w.
Riley; Building Construction for Be
pondence series, containing among 9TH
er works Mechanical Drawing; Plumb
ing; Carpentry; Estimating; Contracts
and Specifications; Stair Building and
Steel Square; Modern Plumbing Illus
trated; Practical Steam and Hot Wa
ter Heating and Ventilation, and Home
Building and Furnishing.
The Dell house has been guaranteed,
George Dell, the youngest boy, having
an attack of diphtheria-
At the reception given Friday even
ing by Miss Iva King there were pres
ent Roger Smith, Helen F'orsythe, Ar
thur and Citing Deyo, Cornelia Pen
field and others. Music and games
with refreshments, filled up the meas
ure of enjoyment.
If anybody ever said that Percy
Hall is to marry a girl living in
Greens Farms, there must have been
with life in Southport he proposes to
remain single.
The Kings Daughters Of the Metho-
dist church have bought vacuum
cleaner which they hire out for money.
Mr.. Sanford Jennings, who is 1iv-
ing in Biddeford, Me-, writes that the
crops are not yet in the ground.