The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-29
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Men Who Paved the Way - Rumored Sale Moving Back to the City - The Bridge Club Luncheon -H House. warm;n~


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 Rev. c. S. Bullock returned to town on Wednesday evening from two weeks stay in Yonkers where he has been engaged in evangelistic work. Next week Friday he will deliver in the Bronx district, New York, one of the lectures which is being given to the pupils of the public schools under the auspices of the board of Education. His theme will be Men who have paw ed the. way" Among other things he will discuss the development of the submarine from the days of David Bushnell, 100 years ago, down to the perfected boat of the present day. An l other topic will be automobiles from their inception in 1894 down to recent productions. John Fitch is another one of the men who paved the way, be- ing in the estimation of many the in ventor of the steamboat and his work will be contrasted with the gigantic steamships which ply between New York, English and German ports, as we'll as the great steamboats on the Hudson, equipped with the latest de- vice for detecting fires-the Dillock fire enunciator. Locomotives from the days of Hero to the latest 20th century linn ited will be another topic. Possibly the beginnings of the telegraph may be touched upon down to Binns sitting at his wireless instrument on the Re- public.
 A young man from this town, MT. Clarence Booth, will enlist in the reg u1ar army for three years. He is strenuous young fellow, who for some time last summer was an assistant on an ice cart.
 There was a rumor in town yester- day that the Curtis house. on the cor ner of Main street and East Broadway, had been sold, but the name of the purchaser has not been made public. The property has long been in the market, and there have been frequent rumors of the same import before. The family of MT. Smith, which lives in the western half of the house. is moving into the Stagg house on Harris street. Mrs. Ella Hines is in New York for a month.
 As the heater for the Neighborhood church is out of repair, it is possible services will have to be held in the Town hall next Sunday. The sermon in the evening will consider one of the famous, men whose Tooth birthday is being observed this year. Charles Dar- win will be the man to be preached about
 A family by the name of Bullard, from Bridgeport, has rented one of the Beach houses on E m street.
 AA1 IL ry Thompson's, well known as the head contractor for the new Rowland building in Bridgeport, is reported to be quite ill.
 MT. Hawley of Bennett & Sloan, New York, was in town yesterday solicit ing orders for cigars and groceries.
 MT. and Mrs, Charles Lucas of Bridgeport have taken a house on Sut- ton avenue. .'t.
 Mrs. Charles Seitsinger has gone to Florida
 It is said little was done Wednesday evening when the joint committees and the Selectmen met in the town clerks office to talk over fire department mat ters, beyond making suggestions. Pos sibly the gentlemen wish to wait and learn what action the town will take at the meeting which has been called for early next month.
 The flower of the town as well as the intellectual class, will be at the lib- rary this evening to hear Prof. Weir talk about Rome and Michael Angelo. 1,
 Among the ladies of the Bridge Club who will attend the luncheon to be 1 given at the Stratfeld next Wednes- | day are Mrs. William B. Bristol, Mrs. | Charles 'Judson, Mrs. Frank l.. Curtis. l Mrs Frank L. Hanson, Mrs. Frank Patterson and Mrs. David l.. RhOadeS. The. last two ladies give the luncheon.
 It is announced that the proposed ] contest of the will Of the late Mrs. Sally Sanford has been given up. Probably an amicable settlement has been made with the neice who propos- ed to make the contest. l
 There will be a Lincoln memorial service at the Congregational church on the 14th of next month.
 The Lounsbury family has returned to Bridgeport, after living for while on Elm street.
 The next Monday evening En1broid- cry club will meet with Miss Mabel Merrick
 MT. Samuel Patterson has become the agent for a fertilizer.
 Tomorrow MT. and Mrs. Louis F'orst will have a housewarming at Devon. The house has all the modern in1- and there will be music and something to eat.
 MT. Louis E. Peck hopes to become Great Junior Sagamore. He is al- ready a Chief Hay7naker.