The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-25
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A Bridal Entertainment Town Improve. ments- Telephones - High School Grounds - Man With 8 Children Muscles-Runaway Boys.


 The Ladies' Aid Society Cemetery fund now has on hand the sum of $S12 The disbursements during the year amounted to s232.
 william T. Hurlbutt. Compo, has gone enc two months tour through the South.
 Tomorpow evening the Farmers Club will meet with Charles B. Meeker, of Greens Farms. Rev. Charles T. ray Tor will speak on life in the southwest and tell what he saw of irrigation in New Mexico and Arizona.
 The mother of Frank LeGrand Stur- ges, Woodside avenue. gave her so2 and his bride an entertainment g. few eveAinge ago, with music and refresh ments. The solos of Mise Clara SIX ana James Silk of Philadelphia, were much admired. Those present includ- ed Mr. and Mrs Frank Sturges. Mrs Sylvester Sturges. Mrs. Lulu Dwyer Mrs. Cora Bertine, Mrs. E.. K. Wilson Mrs. David Sturges, the Misses Ber- tha and Edith Jennings. Miss Cora Bertine, Miss Frances Kosmeck1, Miss Louise Radmamosli, Misses Clara and Edna Sturges, Henry Jennings, John Steegmuller, Edward, George, Herman. Davy and Sterling Sturges.
 At the recent game of basket ball at the old Catholic church, between the High school team and the team from Norwalk, the latter won, 16 to 12.
 B. P. Merwin, A. B. Jelliffe and Rev. p. B. Dean attended the grand lodge of MRSons at New Haven last week.
 The last meeting of the Women's Town Improvement Society met at the library with 16 members present. They voted not to pay money for the sup port of a music teacher for the public schools. Plans are now being made for the great fair which it is proposed to hold in the spring time.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Lees have gone on trip to California.
 Morris Oberg, who has been con- nected with the Hawthorn Inn, has gone to New York for the rest of the winter.
 Tomorrow the Current Events Club will meet with Mrs. E. l.. sTarlton.
 Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr., has been visiting for a few days in Pitts field, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. walter Donohue are in Charleston, S. C., visiting the moth CT of Mrs Donohue.
 D. T. Bedford and family have gone to California.
 Wednesday evening next the Grange will hold special meeting for the in- stallation of officers.
 Eight new lamps are soon to- be plac- ed on the railroad bridge.
 People are still talking about repair ing the State street bridge in the gen. tie spring time.
 it is an excellent thing to have tele- phones in the public schools. Any member of the school committee car be called up at once if need be. anC the school is kept in close touch witt all those who have telephones in theil houses.
 Mrs. DiGioyania has won a sui against Fred Guyer of SIPS for board He must have been a star boarder tc run uD such bill.
 E. N SipperIy has gone on a triI through the Southern States. It looks as if the poor Southern States were being pretty we'll worked.
 Mrs. Edward Allen is reported as be- ing quite i'll.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Schultz will oc- cupy Hon. Hezekiah Aliens new house which Is said to be up to date in al modern Improvements.
 Judge and Mrs. D. P. Bradley, Jr. gave a card party recently for pr. and Mrs. Harold Ogden of Port Chester. .,
 On Feb. Mrs. F. M. Salmon vii give a large whist party for the pur- pose of raising money to improve the grounds and the interior of the Staples High school. Later in the season the High school and the Center school vii give a united entertainment for the same purpose.
 J. E. Cannon and his sister, Carrie propose to go to Savannah for the re- matnder of the winter.
 The officers of the new truck com pany as as follows: President, Edward Coyle; vice president, s. DiGivonna; secretary, John F. Coyle; treasurer, D. F. McKenna; foreman, w. H. Smith assistants. M. J. Myers and Lucius Tanning.
 On the evening of Washington's birthday the Society of c. of M. of Father Duggan's Church of the As sumption will give an entertainment, with music and dancing, at National hall. It will be the leading social event of the church. Miss Riley, the organist, will be the director of the music, assisted by Miss Coyle, and Carver's orchestra.
 Tnere are good many complaints made In town just now of numerous petty Durglaries. The truth Is the times are so out of joint and there IS such a mixture of populations, everything which one can lay hands