The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-30
E. HI. DILLON & CO.
STAMFORD

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 Cupheag Club Dinner Yale Graduates = Arthur Derby in Africa = The
 School Question Preacher from East
 Africa-Personal Mention.
 Something like 35 gentlemen of the Cupheag Club took their annual din- ner last night at Sarah Smiths, Mil ford Point. The gentlemen present in cluded Charles F. Judson. Frank L. Curtis, D. c. Wood. Charles E. Stagg, George Jewell. H. P. Stagg, E. H. Beers, F. S. Beardsley Allen Wilson, F. Nettleton, Edward W. Beers,< John Williams, S. Dickinson, Frank Hanson, William Latin, William B. Booth, George and Roger P. Warehouse, Ar Beardsley, Arthur Beardsley Samuel Lewis, G. w. SpaH, F. O. and David L. Rhoades. E. H. Judson, R. A. Cur tis, B. Reed, H. F. Meachen, w. S. Curtis. R. D. Samnis and Edward
 MT. Graham and MT. Wagner of King street. took part in a play given Monday evening at Woodmont. To- day they are playing in South Nor walk.
 Our rural free delivery carrier, Geo. ChaveH, is taking his annual vacation. While away the team is in the control of Chester Dunlap.
 Roger Briggs has found employment in Milford. Pa.
 It is quite true that Sarah Orne Jewett died recently, but no one rec ollects that she ever lived in town.
 No less than nine of our young men graduate from Yale University this week. They are Messrs. Robert, Fred erick and Henry Leroy Lewis, Donald Sammis, Vernon Morehouse. Joseph Allard, Raymond Munson, Ivan More house and Harold DeIacour.
 The weather being favorable and a good breeze blowing, the lawn fete at the Methodist church last night was all that could have been expected.
 The wife of Capt. Samuel s. Lock wood died at the Bridgeport hospital. Monday, aged 3S years. Her husband is captain of the steamer Babcock, and she is survived by four children. Rev. N. E. Cornwall conducted the funeral this afternoon from her late residence on Stratford avenue.
 Arthur Derby, known to many in town, has been heard from in Africa He has not as yet met MT. Roosevelt, but he says the weather is almost as hot as it is in town, that the mission aries are doing a good work. and plenty of wild beast are still left in the jungle.
 Recent visitors in town include
 
 Derby; A. c. Wetmore of New Brit ain; Otto Harnish of Mt. Vernon; Vii villa and Herbert Rowland from Wa terbury; MT. and Mrs. Geo. Gorham of Sandy Hook; Clifford Peck of New York; MT. and Mrs. Edward Rourick of Hartford; Mrs. William Theis of, Bridgeport; pr. John E. Henderson of British East Africa; George Appleward from Chicago; and others.
 The excitement in town about the school question, since the facts became known, has died down considerably. All who wished have had their say, and the steam has been blown off. While one may not be able to prognos- tee, it looks now as if it would recom- mend a new school house for the Hol- lister Heights district; that the High School at the center will go as us- possibly a temporary school room will be required for the Beaver Dam dis trict. It may be that music, drawing. and the commercial course will be dropped from the curriculum of the High School. and that it will be brought more fully in line with the course taught at the Bridgeport school
 Rev. c. S. Bullock has gone to De- troit for a week.
 Dr. John E. Henderson who preached in town last Sunday, has not been in East Africa for a year. He therefore missed seeing Col. Roosevelt. He is said to be translating the Bible into the native language, which is a spoken one and not a written. He finds that many words have more than one mean ing. which is true of the English Ian guage. He finds that Mohammedism is making rapid strides in that coun- try, which will at least have the effect of keeping the native sober. The with keep and hold them as Christians, aft CT they have once been converted. This is not an unknown problem in Amer ica-
 pendence day by the members of the Pootatuck Yacht club are causing much interest among those in Strat- ford, who are interested in aquatic events. The program planned by the regatta committee has a number of novel and interesting features never before attempted by the club, and it is expected by the members that the af- joyment than any event which the club has ever undertaken. As the en- tries have not yet closed for the va rious events publication of them would be many more before the close of the week. The rowing races have caused much interest as it is well known that the club has several very expert and speedy oarsmen, and it is rumored that there is a dark horse who is holding back his entry until the last This is causing some of the wise ones to believe that the rowing races will prove among the most in teresting events of the day.
 The blindfolded rowing race has the largest number of entries and will un doubtedly prove a very Imaginable af- fair as will the duck race. A good lively duck with just enough mixture of coot and hell diver in his family