The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-20

town these days are likely to have | them blown off. It is even dangerous | to wear a peach basket hat, trimmed with plums and sunflowers. Walter T. Oviatt has been in town | at the Jewell residence, from Provi-
 dence, R. I. She once resided in Strat- | ford.
 The ladies who so successfully con- ducted the last rummage sale were | Mrs. John Miller, Mrs William B Cogswell, Miss Alice Curtis. Mrs. Char | les H. Silliman. Mrs. Powell, Mrs Margaret DeLacour, Mrs. F, s. Boards
 ley, Miss Edna Sammis, Mrs. Robert Sammis, Mrs. Viner, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs | c. F. Johnson, Mrs. Frank E. Blake
 man, and Mrs. Maynard Smith. A new style hat called the galore was l in evidence. It was worn last sum- mer.
 About May l William Hughes will
 move his news depot into the Porter
 building, on the same side of the street as the other news depot. An increase of business demanded larger quar- ters.
 The young lady who is to be mar ried on the 2d of June to George Coe of this place is Miss Harriet c. Will | Hams of Derby. The ceremony will occur in the Second Congregational church of that city. The family of Henry Brelsford Iias a baby boy which arrived last Sunday l morning.
  ening at the Protestant Orphan Asy- lum at Black Rock, where the little tots gave an entertainment of dancing gymnastic exercises, etc. Miss Slo- cum has been instructing them. Ii was remarked that a little Hungarian girl and one of Scotch parentage danc- | ed very gracefully It is probably of some interest to the MethodistS in town to be informed that next Wednesday the annual district meeting of the New York East Confer
 ence will be held in South Norwalk- A little local dog recently had ar encounter with an automobile, and as usual came off victorious. Not a hail | of the dog was turned, but the auto | was badly damaged. The Haymakers are going to have another big time. Already many 1awr mowers are in evidence. It is no uncommon thing to have a | man in the lookup for being drunk And the mills which supply the liquor keep right on at the same old stand. Mrs. Martha Beard is reported to be on the sick list.
 There is soon to be a land boom near Avon Park.
 A wrinkled egg has been on exhibi- ton at the center. Either the shel was too large and had to be puckered
 or the contents of the egg was toe | small. It is reported to have been laid on the shore near the lighthouse
 It may have been the egg of some
  saw it think it was a. rocks egg. A number of good pupils at the High school have got on the term list. and yet some folks think a High school is too expensive.
 Business of importance was talked over last Wednesday evening at the Methodist church.
 F Rev. c. $. Bullock may be home from Buffalo the latter part of this week. If he is he will preach next Sunday at the Neighborhood church.
 The fine new house which is pro- posed for Paradise Green will be built. so we hear, by MT. Sheehan of New York.
 Newton Reed & Son are having a new floor laid to their piazza
 Not all the people who came down from Nichols to see Prof. Baxter's s Wonderful Invention were young folks. Some of them were old enough to be transformed.
 Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bilton have made a brief visit in town. Many local people would be glad to have a visit from Fred Bilton. Alas, he is in the wilds of the far northwest
 Mrs. Wm. Steadman is visiting rela- tives in this vicinity.
 The Colonna continues to hold an- nual meetings, much to the delight of those who attend