The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
STAMFORD

F. Father O'Connor's food sale, Satur- l day afternoon, when the lateness of | the season, and the coolness of the ! afternoon is taken into account, proved to be, a very successful affair. AS us- ual the members of his parish were | lavish in their contributions, and there were on the lawn of the rectory many baskets of potatoes, tomatoes, grapes,
 a large collection of celery in a most beautiful condition, and heaps of beeIts, cabbages, and greens of various kinds, as well as pumpkins, onions and | all. the late vegetables. Pens of ducks were also on the grounds and | the citizens of the town .>@d fine opportunity to lay in their winter l stock of. vegetables. Inside the old reotory tables were spread with, cakes, 1 loaves of bread, preserves and can lned fruits. Coming so soon after the an interest the St. James people, take in E1e building fund. This week Father OConner, his sister and two nieces, will move into the Cogswell building which. is very large house and most substantially built. There on the first floor; mary large rooms well suited for entertaining the cler- gy of the diocese; a fine hall and stair
 case, and half dozen large chambers. On the top floor there is a large room which can /be used for small social gatherings or parish fairs. while the offices in the rear are well suited for a library; for the reception of visitors, and for the use of a priest. Father l OrConner feels that he could not have found a place better adapted to his wants than this one.
 l z The committee in charge of the me- i.moriaI exercises to be held the last 1 Suno3y in October by the Red Men consists of Robert Sammis, George A. l Fairchild and Frederick Nettleton. / | ~Ti. ic cli a 4Q00 8A00 l needed to install practical fire alarm system, has been secured.
 More of our local residents have gone to California for the winter-Mrs.
 H. s. Seitzinger Mrs. Willard Miller and Willard R. Miller. They will win ter in Los Angeles. Miss Eda FHal-
 kin is spending the winter in Oakland, | at Mills College.
 | John Burbank will spend the winter | in Providence in the office of the Mer- win Oyster Company. | Mrs. F. c. Drew; after, visiting on King street., has returned to. Bethel. Crystals from the North Pole are on exhibition iii /the window of one of Four popular drug stores. The following ladies have been elect ed officers of the Women's Aid Socie- lty of the Congregational Church: Mrs. Margaret DeLacour, president; Mrs. Philo P. Ravens, vice president; Mrs. Robert D. SamInis, secretary; Mrs.
 Maynard T. Smith, treasurer; while the social corlnaittee consists of Mrs. B. 1 N. Packard, Mrs. George Spall, Mrs. H. J. Curtis.
 Miss. Nelta Clements of King street has been entertaining Miss Louise
 Hansen of Bridgeport.
 George Payne having reached his | And birthday, a number of his friends gave him a surprise call one day last weeek.
 The Woodnnen of the World will dance sometime in November. There were but deaths in town | during September. <s E I On the 18th inst, there will be a
 rummage- sale under the auspices of | the ladies of Christ church.
 l Mrs. R. Dana August is home again | from the Bridgeport Hospital.
 1 A son has been born to MT. and Mrs.
 William Smith, Platt street i Harry Yates is to go into the em-
 ploy of the Singer Company, in the city.
 I The services in the churches were of I more than passing interest yesterday.
 The preacher from Boston drew
 crowds, and many fiocked to the
 Methodist church to hear :, the new | quartet and the new soprano.
 | Kenneth Peck is On a cruise to GuiIford, on duck hunting expedi-
 l ton. He sailed from port on Satur-
 l day.
 Miss Emma B. Allen is in Larchmont
 l for a week or so. @
 I The Myrtle Sewing Circle of Calan- | the Temple, No. 19, Pythian Sisters,
 | assembled at Mrs. M. J. Berwald s | residence on North avenue. on Wed fesday, Oct. 13. Among those present i were Mesdames Eckler. Hotchkiss 1 Audley, Laflin. Schepp. Andres, Els. Kupfer, Tyrrell. Cole. Marsh, Turpin, l Townsend, ,Petrie. and others as also I the Misses Turpin and Irene Townsend and Master Geo. Schepp as guard. After regular meeting a delightful afternoon and evening was spent tchestnuting, dancing and singing. Re l treatments were served and everybody | went home at 10 p. m. tired but very 1 happy. w. Gilbert Newells select school of dancing at Masonic Temple. 1905 Broad street Established in the year of | 1880 Fifteen thousand graduates. | Beginners Class for ladies and gem | II, ,S1<,,x- .x~r lnt