The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-14
STAMFORD

| Gerald Coffin. who was once in the
 automobile business came up from
 Norwaik to stop over Sunday. l A number of boys went to Judson's pond on Saturday to skate and play
 hockey. The. ice was rather too thin,
 and Radford B. Smith. Jr.. broke ] through. getting into the drink up to
 his arm pits. He was rescued by his
 brother Frank.
 There is an epidemic of bronchitis. and many are suffering from the 1 complaint.
 At the library concert on the even
 ing of the 18th inst. Prof. Carl Deis will give piano solo. Mir. De Vano. who is to sing. was formerly an in etructor in languages at Berkley uni versity, Cal. MT. Frost. is studying music with Sanger. the we'll known teacher of opera singers In New York. He now sings in Christ church. 72nd street, New York. and previously sang in the choir of Trinity church, New Haven He will be accompanied by MT. Deis on the piano. This is an unusual array of talent for a local concert. g
 Two young men. Louis Banney and Richard Smith, were caught on Sum day hunting rabbits in Buck Swamp. They were out with dogs. But the law prohibits all hunting on Sunday. It is said one of the men did catch a poor bunny, which managed to get away. The boys were put under bonds of s2o each to appear later in the local court.
 The heating apparatus in the Neigh. borhood church having broken down. the school has been obliged to close awaiting repairs. Possibly it will be necessary to postpone the social func- tion which had been projected for next Friday night, when Robert Fulton and Harriett Livingston were to tell about the people who first saw the Half Moon.
 The choir of St. Jameschurch is do- inc raH fFn et..s ~ hearsing for Christmas music.
 The candy baskets and boxes this year. intended for Christmas. are more artistic and much prettier than us- ual. MT. Wilson has put e good num- Der on exhibition. and he reports that many have already been bought for the coming holiday.
 Christ church guild meets next Wed nesday, at 2:s0 p. m. at the residence of Miss Todd.
 Father OConnor has set a good ex- ample in the matter of removing trees. He has the stump dug up. and the the surroundings. Many neglect to do this In some instances a. large trunk is left standing, from 10 to Is feet high. The Import is that 1t is intend this thing keeps on Main street may we'll be Ivy street. Joking aside. all stumps should be at least be cut even with the ground.
 dDOul LONn leAlIlB nOW Capt. Coiey lost g at the Stove club. on Saturday night. which was won by one of the advisory committee of the tax assessors. who at once bought ci- gars and treated all the members pres ent- The problem was a very intri- cate one in mathematics. A man sold horse for S100; he bought it back for ss0. He then sold 1t again for $110. How much did he make? Capt l Coley bet he made but S10. A commit tee consisting of Seymour Bullock. Gilbert Edwards and William Craw- | ford decided Capt. Coley had lost his | bet Some good folks think the Cap l tain was buncoed-and some do not l The question is being discussed in all | the shops in town.
 Little George Stacey, Patterson ave | nue. years old. has had birthday | party. Something like 10 young folks | helped him celebrate.
 The Grange had a very interesting | meeting on Saturday night and five | young folks received the 4th degree. | Bertha Wilkes. Livingston Smith. | Clarence Palmer. George BIakeley and | Miss Savage. There was a fine mus ical program followed by a supper.
 Next Friday afternoon there is to be a food and fancy sale in the Confer ence room of the Congregational church.
 The ideal rain which struck the town yesterday has filled the wells and ought to lower the price of milk. Ev- erything is now ready for a cold and winter.
 A grand piano is to be placed in the library for Mrs Carl Deis. who. it is will act as accompanist at the coming concert.
 Somebody has sent the Benevolent Union of the Methodist church the sum of S2O to be used for the poor.
 We are told that the Fisk Jubilee singers discovered and introduced to the world the Negro Folk music. This Is an important piece of news worthy the attentions of antiquarians.
 Clarence H. Mercy of Hartford, has haen fin town