The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-14

The Great Drama-Big Audience
 Street Sprinl<ling-New Secret So-
 ciety-Sman Fire-An Anniversary CeIebration-Person
 Prof. Baxter's Wonderful Invention was given last night at Grange hall before an audience which crowded the room to its utmost. The play was apparently thoroughly enjoyed, and many visitors were present from Bridgeport and Nichols, as we'll as Devon, Putney and possibly Milford. Before the curtain rose the ladies were requested to take off their peach bas- ket hats. There was a pretty long overture sung by Herbert Sniffin, the refrain of which was Gee, ain't glad I'm single According to- the song married people have a rather hard time of it and the Single man is lucky. MT. Sniffini won. an encore and then there came upon the stage 'tSi and r. who had made a trip to New York where they beheld wonders, and,e'Y', who was Sis wife, bought a hat of the pre- vailing fashion which was trimmed with peaches. tomatoes, a bird or. two, and many other things in the agricul- tural line. After Si and his wife left the stage the next scene disclosed the was infringement upon the patent obtained a. year or so ago when the Old Maids had their great convention at Red Mems hall. The crux of the WnOle matter was the power pOSSeSSeQ by electricity to transform old. men and women into youths and blooming maidens. The inventor was very ab- sent minded and one poor man was left in the electric closet SO long that he came out a. school boy in! knicker- bockers and red stockings. and he wanted to go home and see his mother. A New, York actor who was present thought the whole performance very clever, and the kids in the audience dn ha 1Iyin -ino xuif CIof fnr Evidently every one enjoyed the act- ing and the sentimental skits at mat rimony, which appear to be an ever fresh subject for all mankind.
 In the audience were noticed Post master and Mrs. Bristol. Otis B. Cur tis and Clifford Curtis, Daniel Connors. Ruben O. Spamer, MT and Mrs. David Coe, Deacon Carlos Blakeman. J. Horace Wellington, MT. Nothnagle.z MT. Baldwin, these last from Nichols; Fred and Robert Lewis. Arthur Coe, MT. Oakley, Miss Lowell. MT. Edwards, MT. Plumb, MT. and Mrs M- A. Brakeman of Bridgeport. Georgie and Alice May Wilcoxson, Miss Bullock, MT. Homan. MT. and Mrs. Newton Reed, Mrs. Row ell, Miss Allie Curtis, Mrs. George W. Beers. Mrs. Elliott Beardsley, Harold c. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes, Frank Blakeman, and many others.
 It has been suggested by some of our leading citizens that IL IS tune the streets were sprinkled. The dust is getting to he something awful. Per haps it will be we'll for the authorities to consider whether it will not be just as cheap to oil main street from the railroad bridge to Wells place. and per haps beyond. Two billings will last all summer, and make a good hard road bed for the automobiles This is be- ing done in other towns with success and the approval of the residents.
 Among the gentlemen of this town of the Brothorhood of St. Andrew who will attend the Fist annual convention of the order at St. Johns church in Bridgeport this evening. are Rev. N. E. Cornwall, Frederick Townroe, Her bert Doolittle, Walter Blamey, ahd a few others.
 Plans for an entertainment and a