The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-13
STAMFORD
Easter Offerings Danger in Drinking Cups - The Trolley Track - Mr.. EggIeston Leaves - Address Before the Mems CIub-Men and Women.

| church Sunday amounted in cold | cash to the sume of $243. There were 1 two checks of s25 each. When all the | offerings have been made it is thought they will reach the sum of $500. Miss Marjorie Silliman is enjoying | a beautiful attack of measles. Prayers were offered on Sunday at St. James for the restoration to health 1 of Gov. Lilley.
 l In his sermon on Sunday Rev. MT. Bullock alluded to the danger which | turks in common dranking cups such as are provided for our school houses. He spoke of the center school, and said that in his opinion there ought to be water on the second floor of that building for drinking purposes. so that all the school would not be obliged to use the cups which are in the lower hall way.
 The household goods of Rev. J. W. Eggleston were placed upon the cars yesterday to be moved to Orient, L. l. Mrs Eggleston and her family left
 town today to spend some time with her parents in New York. Mrs. $. P. Brown has arrived in
 town for the summer at her residence in East Broadway. Her husband is
 a prominent civil engineer in New York who has had much to do with building the Subways. Surveyors are at work on East Broadway for the purpose of enabling l the trolley company to relay and ele-
 vate it's track through that street.
 
 fact that all the children are in school.
 George A. Smith of New York. Da- vid Wohlgemuth and William Holmes of Shelton, have been recent visit OrS. A clergyman by the name of Schutz. from Rye, N. Y., was the preacher on Sunday at the Methodist church. It is said that the numerous em- l broidery clubs will again begin to ply the needle now that Lent is over and | the sun is warm.
 Recent visitors in town include Miss Ruth Walden of Waterbury; MT. and Mrs Hopkins: Miss P. R. Halstead
 and Miss Elizabeth Bowers of Yonk- | CTS; Mrs. Mooney of Hartford; and Mrs. J. W. Odie of Milford. As Rev. H. K. Job was unable to | meet the members of the local grange last Saturday, to give them a talk about birds, the evening was devoted to the discussion of a number of ques | tions. including whether a milkman would do better to buy or produce his ! milk, and the raising of chickens as | an occupation for women. Herbert Sniffin gave a number of his delight full songs, and it was announced that MT. Job will try to give his bird talk | on the 24th inst.
 Our beloved postmaster recently cut his hand badly while in the act of
 pruning trees. He is better at stamp ing letters.
 Tomorrow evening it is almost need | less to say, the Red Men will give one of their swell entertainments, It is said the young ladies of town
 displayed big punches of violets on Easter day, given to them by their sweethearts. And the times are hard too, and violets cost a powerful lot of | money.
 There was a little mixup on Satur- 1 day night at the Koonechaug Inn. and
 his man in the cooler. As there was | no court held Monday morning the presumption is the man was allowed to go.
 | New York. She has been the guest of Miss Alice Curtis, Paradise Green. Mrs. F. w. Viner, Warwick avenue,
 has been in Boston for a week. MT. and Mrs. Frank L. Curtis were in Washington over Easter. There was a large and very inter esting meeting last night of the Mems Club at the residence of Radford B. 'fThe Value of Man., by Rev. John MacLaren Richardson of the First Presbyterian church of Bridgeport. After the reading of the minutes and the transaction of the usual business,
 Dr. Packard presented the following resolution in regard to the death of MT. Rufus W. Bunnell. who was a
 prominent member of the club: Whereas, In the Providence of God, our brother, Rufus w. Bunnell. has been taken from our number, after long and distressing illness, we desire to place on record our appreciation of his character and our sense 6 loss in his departure from us.
 MT. Bunnell was native Of the adjoining city and spent his life in
 these scenes He served with honor in the Civil War; for many years he devoted himself to the work of an architect with taste. skill and sound judgment. As a citizen of Stratford he was deeply interested in everything 1of fo, fhn of @1 Through a long term of years he ren- dered valuable services to the church and Ecclesiastical society. He was one of the original members of our club and made valuable contributions to its success. We shall cherish his
 memory and honor his good name. To
 his family we extend our sincere sym
 pathies.''
 It was voted that copy of these
 resolutions be sent to the family of
 MT. BunnelI and that they be entered