The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-12
STAMFORD

The Bird Music Fine Audience = A
 Good Minstrel Joke-Success of the
 intertainment-A Drunken Dane
 Nen.Support = Sunday Sermons-
 The Grange.
 A much larger audience than could reasonably have been anticipated, ow- ing to the state of the weather. filled talk on birdR. with his wonderful mimicting of their songs It is esti- mated that over 100 of the leading people of the town were present and a handsome sum must have resulted for the purchase of books The tmita- tion of the whip-poor-will. the bobo- link. the thrushes and crickets and bullfrogs were remarkably lifel1ke. ana produced much enthusiasm The lan- tern slides. of which there was a large variety. proved to. be very beautiful and interesting. A few of those in the audience included Hon. and Mrs: Stiles Judson. Miss Martie Miles of Milford. Capt. and Mrs A. B. Ben 1amin. Judge and Mrs Howard Curtis. MT. and Mrs. w. R. Briggs, Mrs. H. T. Lewis. MT. and Mrs. A. DeF. Wheeler. Miss Dorothy Wheeler. Mrs Powell, Mrs. Greeley. Mrs. J. ". Thompson. Mrs J. B. Miller. Mrs. George Bo.ce, HISS OIa 1<y man. MISS E. xn EurIALls MT. F. c. Beach Mrs. c. Van Houten. Mrs George H. Spall. Mrs. R. H. Rus sell. Miss Sarah Mitchell. Mrs. Emma F. Allen and Miss Ethel Lowndes. made to the Cemetery fund by the minstrel show. since the hall was so crowded it was difficult to find even standing room All who attended were delighted with the performances A joke which the public appeared to relish was in connection, with a per petual calander. One of the end men said he took a perpetual calander into the Town Clerks office Why did you do that ?' asked the handsome inter locutor- Because thought one would be very appropriate" How so? Please dark individual. i've have a perpetual sheriff. perpetual town clerk. and a perpetual probate judge. and so was thinking a perpetual calander would sssHe gave me 30 days" Thirty daysr'i exclaimed the interlocutor. What for7'' For carrying concealed wea- pon-' "A concealed weapon, What was it?.' 'sThe perpetual calander." Gauxhfer-)
 It is expected there will be a crowd ed house tonight at the center school to listen to the debate on Immigration-
 Mrs. John Boyce. of North Egre- ment. Mass. Is visiting Mrs. John B. Miller.
 Mr wflcoxson is said to have a WnOIe acre or SIraW D0TIleS WHICH are now finding their way into the. local
 At the Consregational church to- morrow there will be Children's Day presentation of Bibles. exercises by the school in it's various departments. ad- dress. etc In the evening the pastor, Rev E. N. Packard. will preach on "The Rock in the Desert" Subject of the Endeavor meeting The Life of Miss Frances E. Willard
 The program for tomorrow at the Methodist church Rev Geo. E. Farrar. services morning and evening 10 a. m- class meeting led by the pastor; 1o.45 a. m-. infant baptism and sermon to children Parsnts are urged to noon. Sunday school 7:30 p. n1-, chil- dren's concert. GAS D. m-. Epworth League.
 Last evening a number of Grangers made a visit to the Milford Grange
 MT. R Dana August. King street is now 2 lieutenant of the Connecticut National Guard.
 Joseph Meehan has been up before the court for keeping an unlicensed dog His case has been continued for
 It is dangerous for a man in town to have a burglars voice." whatever that is As soon as the voice is heard. the telephone begins to ring for the sherin.
 InOSe who attend the BcLndny MIS- sion on Sunday, afternoon will have the pleasure of hearing Rev. Geo. B. Farrar
 MT. and Mrs Clarence Payne and four daughters. have come to town from Wichita. Kansas. and taken the Merwin cottage at Lordship Park.
 If all burglars" will bring a new suit Of clothes to be delivered. as did those who visited the Rhoades resi- they must not call the house maid Sweet"
 MT. George T. Jewell is making fre- quent trips to New Haven.
 Miss Mary Mccall. of Catalonia. N. Y.. lis visiting in town
 It is said the young Dane who was up for being intoxicated, had not thinks Bridgeport whiskey is bewitch-
 There is to be a Children's day con- cert at the Neighborhood church to- morrow.
 Little Leroy Lane has been feeling i'll lately He is better now.
 Mss LiIlie Austin is at the light house. enjoying the sea breezes and the Jokes of MT. Judson-
 Frederick Bassett has been visiting on Long Brook avenue.
 There was a dance last night at the Poofatuck Yacht club
 The Housatonic grange meets this evening. when the following program will be given: Paper. Marketing of Truck Crops" Joseph Adams of West port Eranse: Bee keeping Herbert and Farming; Gardening. Geo. Meach- en: Fruit Growing. John J. Williams; Seed Growing. R. O. Spamer: Dairy ing. Frank Cook; Selling the Farm by tions. Herbert Smith. Strawberries and plenty of ice cream
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