The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-20
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Death of Mrs. Aldrich, Also of Mrs. Wake. man - Robbery of the Morris Man. sion = Old Maids in Convention News from Washington - Personal Movements.

l CSlSIOdy dlL0TuOOn the remains or Mrs. Bessie Lowrie Aldrich were brought to town and taken tp Oak lawn cemetery on Greenfield Hill. Mrs. Aldrich died in Brooklyn, where she | was living with her family and her | mother, the residence understood to be on Clinton avenue. She is surviv- | ed by her husband and one child. She was about 30 years of age. She will be remembered by many in town as l the grand child of Obidiah Jones, who was the head of one of the oldest fam flies of this town. The family estate comprised a farm of 96 acres, which in cluded the present estate of A. Hol- land Forbes, and fronted on Main St., from the old academy to near F1int's corner and extended back to the beach. Her mother was Miss Sarah Jones who married MT. Lowrey. At one time the Lowries lived in Ridge field. Mrs. Aldrich was a seconds scou- sin of MT. H. E. Rowland of this town. The ROwlands left for Brooklyn to at tend the funeral. The Jones farm was sold to the late Treat Campbell, who cut through the new street to the beach and thus divided the estate. As maiden Miss LoVrie was remark ably handsome, and she was much be- loved by all who knew her. Miss Emma Brown and Miss Loret- ta Perry are now in Washington, as delegates to the conventioSEA of the Daughters of the AmericanS@Revolu- tion, representing the Eunice Dennie Burr chapter of this town. They go as a1ternates, and are stopping at the Hotel Gordon. A postal received from Miss Perry yesterday says they are having a delightful time.
 News was received in Southport yes terday of the death at Hot Springs, Virginia, of Mrs. William Webb Wake man, in her 95th year. Her remains arrived in Southport yesterday after noon, and were taken to the large and well known family residence on Rose Hill. Mrs. Wakeman was the grand mother of MT. Charles Taintor, who was with her when she died. Mrs. Wakeman is reputed to have been very wealthy, and it is supposed that the bulk of her estate will go to her grand son. The Wakeman mansion is a fine old Colonial residence and is surround ed by large and handsome trees.
 Sometime during Saturday night the residence of MT. Lewis Morris, on Un- quowa Road, was entered by thieves and the house was ransacked from top to bottom. The theft was not dis covered until yesterday when MT. Nor ris came up from New York and paid a visit to the place. He was also in town as late as last Friday when ev- erything at the house was safe and in it's usual condition. The thieves took apparently everything they could carry away in bags, such as eight or nine suits of clothes, a large number of Mrs. Morris summer costumes, sll- yer, bed blankets, and linen. Up-to- date no arrests have been made.
 On Sunday Dr. Child thanked his congregation and the members of his parish for the splendid service they rendered upon the occasion of the mar riage of his daughter to MT. Aldis Ellis.
 Miss Mary Flanagan. formerly res- ident, of this town, was married on Sunday night at St. Patrick's cathe- dral in New York to MT. David A. Rus sell
 The Chautauqua Circle held it's last regular literary meeting on Saturday night. A social meeting will soon be held at the residence of Deacon A. F. Wakeman.
 MT. Ochs expects to vacate his bar Der shop about the 1st of May, when he will remove to Wilton.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel J. German and Jennings German, are expected at Greenfield Hill for the summer about the 1st of May. They come from the Washington.
 MT. N. w. Ogden, who has been sick for some weeks, is now able to be out.
 MT. George Huber of Bridgeport has moved into the James Nichols place, which he bought last fall.
 MT. Thomas Hauseman, Burr street, i'll for the last two weeks, is again able to be out.
 MT. F. R. Cushing and family have arrived in town from New York for the summer.
 little daughter has come into the family of MT. and Mrs. Franklin Banks.
 Mrs. Martin Burr recently fell from the verandah of her residence, and was seriously injured.
 Miss Edna Jennings has returned to the State Normal School.
 The Old Maids Convention appears to have taken the fancy of Southport citizens Another meeting of the maids will take place next Friday evening at the Pequot Library.
 MT. Tallmadge Wakeman is having a fine time with his new automobile and he makes the dust fly.
 Mrs. Charles Sherwood has concluded to take the S1, 900 offered to her by the town at the last town meeting and call it square.
 There are two or three cases of mea- sles and bad colds in Southport.
 Friday last Mrs. John Deyo enter tained the Afternoon Sewing society.
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