The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28
SIRAiFORD

It is announced that tickets for the course of lectures to be given at the library are now on sale, and can De had of Miss Russell. the librarian The nrst lecture will be given on Fri day evening. the 7th of January, by Dr. Thomas Edward Potrerton, the subject being London" This will be illustrated Other lectures are to follow iR the order herein indicated: Friday, January 14th- the Present Conditions and Tendencies of the Dissma by Prof. William Lyon Phelps. January 21st. by pr. Potter ton. on the Pacific North West" H. lusuated. January zsth. by Prof; Phelps on Thomas Carlyle" The closing lecture of the series will be or the 11th of February, by Prot Phelps. on Russian Character as Shown in Russian Fiction"
 Duafng the big storm of Saturday quite a number of wild ducks were
 The high tide on Sunday came near -fioating John Bonds club house into the Housatonic. It is a long time since so much water has been seen af this particular club house. "A number of we'll known young men in town are making up party to go to New York and visit the Hip -podrome during the holidays
 Clayton Blakeslee spent Christmas -. Yesterday MT. Charles Wells ship ped to the poultry show at the Madi- son r-QuAIe NIaTQEnSsa 1S CItlCc OA choice fowls to be placed on exhibi- ton
 The fire facilities in town are all that could be wished All that is needed is a defective chimney, or an old fashioned fire place. with a big roaring fire and an overheating of the woodwork. and fire will be the result Such was the case on Sun day, about 2 o'clock D. mr. when some one discovered a big timber, said to be 16 inches square. was on fire under the mantle piece of an open fireplace fin the house of Mrs James H. Thomp- son. of East Broadway. Something like three feet was consumed No alarm was sent in- The neighbors rallied and extinguished the flames Fortunately the fire broke out in the day time. otherwise the results might have been very different
 The ideal snow storm was so severe on Sunday that only a few ventured out to church and many exercises season But If persons assembled at the Congregational church in the morning. and after song and a prayer the handful was dismissed
 Judge Peck found a number of his fancy chickens under snow bank Sunday, and had the good fortune tC dig them out They survived the storm. and today are as lively as ever
 The Christmas exercises for the Neighborhood church are announced for this evening
 The Haymakers are to hold meet ing tomorrow evening
 The storm was so severe on Sum day there were mo services at the Bethany Mission It is thought the cautata Of the Wondrous Message will be sung next Sunday
 MT and Mrs F. O. Rhoades have come to town to live, having rented house on Elm street
 At the next meeting of the wom- ans Foreign Missionary Society tho theme for discussion will be: Mexico and Central America-Tcday Againsi Tomorrow-" Mrs Judge Curtis vii be the leader.
 Housatonic Grange elected officers at a meeting held last night
 The local post office did a yer, large Christmas business. more thar ever before. On one trip the rura delivery. carrier took out 1.310 posta cards besides a lot of other enter faining matter
 The new fire alarm system has beer