The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-27
STAMFORD.
Prizes for High School Scholars - Lin'
 coln's Birthday Off for Florida - Clubs and Meetings - Life in Vermont.

Clubs and Meetings Life in Vermont.
 Just now the pupils of the Center ] school are very busy with their mid- winter examinations. These have been l in progress for a number of days and i thus far prove to be very satisfactory. ! The teachers are giving considerable
 attention to the program for the com : ing celebration of the Tooth birthday Of Abraham Lincoln. There will be spec . ial exercises in each grade suitable to the comprehension of the scholars. An i other matter which is interesting the scholars is the competition for the 1 prizes on Colonial subjects which have 1 been offered by the Connecticut So-
 ciety of the Colonial Danes. who have
 their headquarters in New Haven. For 1 scholars of the High school they give ! three prizes of, twenty, ten and five dollars each for the best compositions on any one of the following subjects:
 Colonial Ships and Some of Their
 Passengers Thomas HI Hooker r,,raad ana
 Through the Wilderness; Indian | Trading Posts": "The Pounding of 1 Philadelphia and William Penn; and | ''The Colonial Boy Goes Hunting" l The subjects chosen by this school are ! the second, the fourth and the last. 1 These essays are to contain not more than 1,500 and not less than 1,200 words. All the essays are to be sent before the first of March to Mrs. James K.
 Thatcher. 77 Mansfield street, New
 Haven. A special prize of $15 is of for an essay on Colonial Gardens and the Flowers our Great Grandmothers Crew." A certificate of merit will be sent to each of the pupils taking a
 prize as also to F others whose com- positions show thoughtful intelligent study. Among the members of the
 committee is the name of Mrs. James o. Wright of Fairfield.
 Tomorrow J. Henry Blakeman will go to New York from whence he sails for Florida where he intends to spend a month with his brother. This is not
 MT. Blakeman's first visit to Florida; He is glad to escape the winds, cold waves, and sudden changes of temper ature, which make it difficult for one to keep in good health on the shores of the HOusatOnic.
 Members of the Sons of the Revolu- tion living in town have received invi- tations for the big banquet which is to be given on Washington's birthday at the Stratfield in Bridgeport. MT. and Mrs. James Robert Coe are rejoicing over the birth of little daughter.
 After all the young men who came to town to canvass for a New York daily succeeded better than some peo-
 pie thought they would. What with the help of a couple of chrOmos, and taking subscriptions by the week at 12
 cents week they managed to pick up IS subscribers for four months each.
 This amounts to a total of about $32.
 While it is against the regulations of the post office department for post
 age stamps on letter to lap, there IS
 no rule prohibiting persons from lick ing them if they wish.
 xryI,A Sc p1nv i'll at the Bridgeport hospital, was one of the route boys to carry newspapers for Mr. Hansen. He had recently se- cured position at the Locomobile works in Bridgeport. His attack of appendicitis came on very suddenly and an immediate operation was nec- essary There has been vast amount of illness in the Topping family re- gently, and much sympathy is express ed for them.
 The members of the Bethany Gospel Mission have been invited to attend the services now being held at the Summerfield M. E. church. Those who go over this evening will leave the Mission hall at 2 o'clock. All will be welcome.
 Miss Stella Park is now employed at the Rowland Dry Goods store.
 Samuel Dickinson is home from a re- cent visit to Brooklyn.
 The Camera Club will hold another l meeting tomorrow evening.
 Next Sunday Rev. MT. Eggleston con- templates exchanging pulpits with | Rev. MT. Lounsbury of Southport He will tell the good people of this town about Bulgaria where he was once sta- tioned as a missionary.
 Mrs. Julian Clinton is recoverins from her recent painful and severe ill., ness.
 A man named John Albrecht, Jr., of hi C1oir fn how rnd by the new process called psycopathy. After a few passes he was able to throw away his crutches.
 The Hayloft people meet this even-
 Two or three ladies from town went over to Bridgeport yesterday to attend the Art League pink tea. It was delightful day and all who attended had the usual good time.
 Jerome May has been entertaining MT. Sumner.
 While Jane Eyre of the bi1lboards is not exactly the "girl from Stratford," a number of locals propose to take five cent trip to the city to see how she comes out in the play.
 w. I. Parrott is said to be on the sick list.
 The following gentlemen are officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in this town: President, Patrick Cullen; vice president, Timothy Ahern; record ing secretary, Edward Cullen; financial secretary, James Cullen.
 The baseball club held a meeting last evening to complete arrangements for the hall on Saturday night.
 It is thought there may be an out Of town speaker Monday evening, when the Okenucks have another one of their infrequent meetings. Possibly Judge Perry of Southport will come on to address the Red Men. The local man. doIin club will furnish the music.
 A fine lot of Washington birthday cards have been received at the Han sen news depot.
 All the Masons of St. Johns lodge who wish to hear a special sermon, for their particular benefit, will go to the Methodist church next Sunday ev- ening They will meet on the plain and part of the square.
 MT. and Mrs. Austin Burritt from Waterbury, passed Sunday in town.
 Young MT. Coe who has been passing a portion of the winter in a lumber camp in Vermont, near the mountain called CamePs Hump. speaks we'll of the people he meets in that State and the good things they have to eat. The butter, cheese and canned fruits are all home made and of the best quality. Wood is so plentiful that the houses are kept as warm as one could wish, and now and then a haunch of venison is served, for the woods are full of