The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-04-09
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssas the Of &AzzN
.STRATFORD
The Big Wind-Church6 Icers Base.
ball-Arrivals iE Town-The Lewis
Party-On the Sick List-Cast for
a Play.

There was so much dust in town yes
| terday, all the commercial travellers
| who were trying to sell cigars, candy,
vacuum cleaners, perfu1nes,R etc., got
winds keep up there will be a call for
the watering carts.
The Tuttle mansion on Bruce avenue
is being redecorated.
The following individuals have been
elected officers for the Methodist
church for the coming year-Treasurer
Mr.. Joel f. Wilcox; financial secretary,
Mr.. Frederick c. Tooley; secretary, Ar
collections. Mrs. Edward H. Churchill.
After all Mrs. Adelaide. Gunther did
come home from Annapolis before
Easter as was generally expected.
On the 1st of April, Mr.. Theodore
Judson had been light keeper for 20
years. And this is no first Of April
joke either.
Miss Lucy Wheeler is now so much
improved in health she is able to see
her friends.
Several of our local Red Men pro-
pose to go on the war path next week
as far as Philadelphia.
The Carey House, Main street, has
been vacated by the Wilberforce Nor
ris family, which has gone to Bridge
port.
Mr.. John Molyneaux is now living in
his new house at Lazy Bank.
Mrs. Louise Gilbert has returned
from a visit to Derby.
Mrs. Cosier went to Hartford yester-
day to be gone some time.
A number of the Order of the East
ern Star expect to come to town from
Derby, next Tuesday. They will visit
our local Azalia chapter, and will be
treated to refreshments.
Recent departures from town include
Miss Ellen Abbott to New York for a
few days; Miss Emma Goodwin to At
lantic City; and Mr. J. H. Peck. to
New Haven.
The line up of the Stratford base
ball club is as follows: Catcher, Ivan
shortstop. John Bossey; first base. NJ.
Flanagan; second base, John McGahay;
third base, John Buckingham; left
Hsld; FT rank Exits ES,d center r field A.
The Misses C1aribel, Eleanor and Es-
Their Lewis, daughter of DR.. Lewis,
gave a quiet little card party few
days ago at their residence on East
Broadway. The guests included Ar
line Curtis, Marjorie Silliman, Ario
Walker, Allen Wilson, Henry Wells,
Radford Smith, Joseph Grathwol, Mr.
and Miss wicks of Long Island, and
Mr.. Charles F. Wheeler of this town
is reported to have purchased a resi-
dence on North street, Bridgeport.
Mrs. Louisa Carey is home from San
Mr.. John Bond has had some trouble
with his stomach, enough to put him
on the sick list.
Mrs. Walter Wilcoxson is entertain
ing Mrs. Swartz of New York.
Mr.. George Barrett and Mr.. Samuel
Patterson are both improving in
health.
The Lenten Cantata of "Penitence,
Pardon and Peace was given at the
church this afternoon.
A party of local people who have
been spending the winter at Fort
Pierce, Florida, are expected back in
town in a few days.
Mr. Frederick P. Beardsley is ill with
the grip.
1t is thought Columbus day will not
be observed to any great extent in
this town, the countrynen of the great
discoverer are so few hereabouts.
And now it is said the food sale at
the chapel will be on the Thursday af-
ter Easter.
The following is the cast of charac-
ters for the play called 1.-The Old Hick- |
Dry School," which the Red Men are
to give on the 14th instant: Elizabeth |
]. Crabtree, Agnes Bevans; Indiana |
Crabtree, Monny Pendergast; May Up
hill, Maria Bitternlan; Henrietta Lee,
Emily Fisher: Deliverance Daggett. |
Maud Hamilton; Hard Nails. Robert |
Farrell; Michael OPatrick O'Connell, |
John Brodegast; Mugg Rudd, Otto !
Johnny Short, William Bev- |
ans: Jim Henry Cobb, Walter Bevans; |
School Teacher, Mrs. Rose Farrell; |
Professor, Albert Wigglesworth.