The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
STAMFORD

St. James'-Ihe ScOtch.Irish Concert
 The MaIlett Estate - Will of Mrs
 Curtis-The Latest Fire - Sunday 1 Services.
 As showing how far and wide the
 movement for building a new St James church has become known tt the public Father O'Connor mention ed yesterday that he had received s1I from the great house of Sfegel | Cooper in New York. On the 17th o1 March the people of this parish wil give a concert at Red Mems haH and there will also be lecture. After Lent there will be a great whist enter 1 tainment.
 1 The Nonesuch Pinochle Club was en-
 tertained on Thursday night by Her bert Buck at his residence on South Main street.
 | A postal received in town yesterday from C.. A. Porter says the mercury stands at 90 degrees in Los Angeles. He is sucking oranges and eating ice cream and strawberries. He will re- turn to town and open up the family residence on the 1st of April. The Scotch and Irish concert at the Congregational church last Thursday evening was pronounced success and drew a good sized audience. Just as the singers were coming out upon the platform, all the lights in the church went out and as one fair re- porter expressed it, the darkness was awful. As the concert could not pro ceed until the elctricity had begun to come in, Miss Hogan sang '"The Last Rose of Summer The electric lights all over town went out at the same time. It is thought the generator or the engine, slipped a cog. Miss Hogan who sang Irish songs was dressed in white and wore big green satin bow. MT. Calder who did the Scotch music was dressed in a Highland cos tune, Miss Heisler wore a white satin dress. The flower of the town, with a few exceptions, was present, and all
 agree that the concert was worth hearing.
 The late Daniel A. Mallett left an estate which has been inventoried as follows: the cash in the various banks amounted to $15,149; his real estate is valued at $500; the amount he held in trust was $4.850; his holdings in stock amounted to $112O0; his loans furniture was estimated to be, worth $500. The whole estate amounts to $58, ,425.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Goddard have returned from Atlantic City.
 MT. James Buckley has found work in Meriden.
 Mrs. w. H. Benjamin is home from New York city.
 An old gentleman who says he has observed the fact for many years as- serts that the weather of the last Fri day of the month is a good indication of what the weather will be for the following month. He never knew this 4< fC;r 1o1S~> hI.0,S in this town for March will be cool, calm and fair for the most part.
 The will of Mrs. Mary E. Curtis was yesterday admitted to probate. She gives to her sister, Fannie s. Judson, most of her parlor and dining room furniture, table linen, silver and glass To her niece, Mamie Et Mallett, she gives her diamonds silver spoons, bed clothing, nine shares of New York Central railroad stock, and such money as she had left in the Bridgeport Saw ingss bank. To Howard J. Mallett she gives her gold watch, chain and charm. To her nephew, Edmund H. Judson, she gives whatever money may be left belonging to her in the Peoples Saw ings bank. It is thought this will amount from $500 to $1000.
 A gentleman remarked yesterday, apropo the recent fire, that one can be sure there will be cellar and a well left if nothing more. The fire which destroyed MT. Uhlmanns house that the building was doomed before 1 it was possible to get the chemical engine to the place. It had to be l dra gged up several long hills A de- fective chimney is said to be the cause of the fire. If this is a fact, then the | caused by the same defects. Why not l appoint a commission to examine all chimnies in town and weed out the defective? The new consolidated fire l is in no way to blame for not being able to save the Uhlmann house. It was a small and very old building, and the wind was blowing | at such a rate nothing could be done l Besides Putney is a great ways from 1 the fire house in the center of the | town. The proposition has been made that Putney and Oronoque be set off and made into a new town. This would relieve Stratford of good deal of anxiety and expense. AS matters now are fires at either end of the town are likely to burn themselves out be- fore an engine can reach the scene of destruction.
 The big Sellick residence on North Main street is reported to be in the market for $2O,0OO. A gentleman on King street has offered S15.O00 b11t if
 
 ,f the finest in town, and occupies a site. It was formerly he home of Judge Sellick
 Tomorrow morning Rev. MT. Eggle- ton will preach upon the "Still Small Voice. In the evening his theme will ,e "The Supreme Coronation-SomeI Thoughts Suggested by the President al Inauguration
 At the Congregational church in the morning Rev. w. G. Pudderfoot, of In- iana, will speak on America for Christi MT. Pudderfoot has often 'een heard with delight in Stratford. L, Ie is @ most eloquent speaker and al- ways welcome. At p. m. Rev. B. N ( continuing character sketches, will give an address upon Darwin , nd Religious Thought in the Last Half Century" On March 14th. Major 1erwin, a personal friend of Lincoln, , yill give an address upon Lincoln. It , yill be the last opportunity that many / 7ill have of hearing a man who for < thirteen years was intimate with thef C nartyred President. : Services at Christ church tomorrow s follows: Morning prayer at 10:9O; lnbject of sermon, "The Parable of the s