The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-08

1 meeting of the colored folks in Boston, l at Faneuil hall, when they were wait ] ing for the proclamation. Hope had l almost died in their breasts; the hours l passed on slowly into the night; the people were praying and in tears, when a man burst into the hall with the cry: l Its coming; it's on the Wires!'' An in- describable scene followed. In closing pr. Packard spoke of the recent blood less revolution in Turkey; of the great Italian earthquake and the world wide sympathy it had caused, and he said Guard carefully the principles for which Lincoln gave his life. Equality of privilege for all man kind is not accepted to-day in the Southern states; it is not accepted on the Pacific coast where men are trying to bring war upon us through fear of few thou sand Japanese; the loss of Nevada would not be felt in this nation! The same principles and laws must apply to all men,
 1t is estimated that at one time there were as many as 20 couples on the floor at the last Assembly dance. This was was an unusually large number. ] Two well known gentlemen in town are seriously ill-Mr. Rufus Bunnen and MT. E. H. Wells.
 Miss Ethel Walbridge of Brooklyn is visiting Mrs. Grace Belden MT. George Jewelfs our town treas
 
 pion billiard player of the Cupheag club.
 Three new members were added to the Odd Fellows lodge in town last week. Two of them are Samuel Lock wook and ENart Beardsley.
 Mr. w. E. D. Chamb erlain, of Main street, has sold a house to MT. Walter Hubbell, of the Hubbell Building Com pany.
 Mrs. Robert Clarkson, wife of ex- Sheriff Clarkson, is reported to be on the sick list
 The way the four village doctors go driving about town, at a rapid rate, leads one to suppose there must be great deal of sickness prevailing. The Tickle weather is blamed for much of it.
 Lady Rogerson's chowder party was pronounced a success. The guests in cluded MT. and Mrs John Nolan, MT. and Mrs. John Kopp, Mrs. William Cli- born, John Moon, Herbert Doolittle, Miss Julia Bigelow, Mrs. Nellie Vince Ter, Mrs. William Perry, Mrs. Fred erick Newell, James Lalley and others. The ladies were engaged upon large bed quilt.
 The regular meeting of Division Mo- 1, A. o. H., will be held this evening at p. 4n., After the meeting there will be drawing for a meerschaum pipe, followed by a social session, with mu- sic by Prof. Flynn.
 Mr. Frederick Newell does not inn prove in the Bridgeport Hospital as rapidly as could be wished and it is uncertain when he will be we'll enough to be discharged.
 The Women's Christian Temperance Union continues to hold regular meet ings, and while not much progress is made in this neighborhood towards prohibition, it is interesting to watch the total abstinence wave winch is sweeping over southern and western states.
 MT William Newbury is travelling through New England soliciting orders.
 The mere change of name of the fire department of the town, does not cast the old and respected institution into oblivion. It simply sails on under an- other designation, but is still the same old institution. Mutual Hook and Lad der company was little too antiquat- ed for these modern days when the ap- pliances for extinguishing a fire consst of chemicals and water at high pres sure, forced through new hose Hooks and ladders are not in much demand, and are of very little use. The Strat- ford Fire Department sounds much more metropolitan. It is announced there is to be still another meeting of the two committees to elect officers for the company under it's new name and that the fSelectmen have the res- ponsible duty of naming the new chief l It is thought the Stove club knows who l will be the new chief.
 The great new hose house, which has ! caused such world of talk, and a spe- cial town meeting, will be 12 by 15 feet. 1
 Rev. B. F. Saxon had charge of the l Bethany Mission services last Sunday l
 Dr. Packard announced yesterday l that a very generous offer had been l made to the Congregational church, | and he requested the gentlemen who l have it's affairs in charge to meet on | Wednesday evening to consider the l proposition. People about town are 1 wondering what it can be.
 It is now known that Judge Beers 1 will speak this evening before the | Mems club upon his impressions of | Holland. He recently made a trip to 1 that country, and is well posted. There | is much even an American can learn l to his advantage in that country, fla l nous for it's canals, it's dairies, it's 1 flowers and it's art.
 Next Thursday the Women's Aid so- | ciety will hold a pound social in the l chapel, to which everybody is invited. 1 Admission; a pound of anything
 Last night at the Neighborhood 1 church Rev. c. s. Bullock preached on l the lessens in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's recognition as a | poet comes late in the years but grad ually the genius that gave to the world l "The Raven,' and "The Bells,' is win ming place for itself.