The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-18
FAIRFIELD
A Clam Bake-The Guests-Suit Threat. ened-Grasmere OthelIO Bnnnell Recepti0n-PerSonal Mention.


 A very successful and much enjoyed l clam bake was given last evening by | the gentlemen of the Congrega tional | church. on the beach at the foot of
 Penfield avenue. All the things to eat, 1 the wood for roasting the clans, the | tables and the silver and dishes were | brought to the beach in trucks While | the sky was overcast, looking like | rain, a gentle breeze came in from l the water and the air was none too l cool for comfort. William c. Burr had charge of the roasting. A huge iron pan was placed on supports beneath which rousing fire was built.s Fresh cut grass was placed on the pan, which was filled with water. On the top of this a barrel of clans was
 heaped, and then more grass, followed by layer of chickens, squabs, eggs
 and sweet potatoes. All this was cov- wet down with burlap bags, to keep in the steam. After an hour of steam ing and cooking the supper was ready to be served at about 7 o'clock D. m. Three long tables were set upon the
 sandy beach. well supplied with bis cults, fruits, butter, coffee;. and all things needed to wash {. down the
 clans, etc. Rev. Frank S.. Child pre-
 sided at the center table and invoked
 the blessing. Boys and men with pans of hot roasted claTns, and other things, waited upon the tables. Ev
 eryone complimented Mr. Burr for the perfect manner in which the roast was prepared. For over an hour the feast was enjoyed, and by o'clock all had returned to their homes few of the gentlemen who sat at the tables were MT. Hulse, Francis H. Brewer, Dr. Child, Jr., Prof. Charles Saunders, MT. ForsyGhe, the well known builder; Charles Jennings, W. c. Burr, Dea. Deyo, Rev. John Deyo, Arthur Deyo, drew iWakeman, Royal Smith, Roger Smith, Winfield Thomas. Earnest Thcmas c. A. Wyrtzen, MT: Shuttle, Harvey Taylor. Mr; Shay, MT; Mur- ger Sherman Child and many others.
 MT. Eating Deyo is now in New | Brunswick, N. J., taking his entrance examinations for Rutgers College:
 Supt. Wheatley has succeeded in finding teachers for all the prospec- tive vacancies in the schools except | one. : One or more suits for damages are | threatened as a result of an attack up | on the passengers in a trolley; car on | Thursday night of last week, while on | its way to Bridgeport.
 It is understood that all the. lots at Grasmere, fronting on Fairfield ave- nue, have been sold. No house is to be built costing less than $2, 800. And no lot is to be resold or gravel tcarried away, until 1t has been paid for. A number of. gentlemen have. purchased three lots, running back to the street ! cut through Grasmere, parallel, with Fairfield avenue. The. lots are 25 feet front It is said that nearly the whole of Grasrnere has been sold.-
 The Stars Juniors will get their un- forms from Howland,s next, week.
 The next. lecture. 'byAe pr. Abbott of Boston, at the Pequot library, on on Tuesday, the 22nd inst. The at tendance has not been as large as could be wished, and a good sized au- aience is hoped for. Dr. Abbott talks r@Jo ir,H I iier, and gives recita1s from the text.
 Some 70 ladies attended the recep- lion given to the Daughters of the Founders of the Patriots by Mrs. house was decorated with roses, and Mrs. c. W. Shelton and Mrs. Isaac presided The opening number of the program was a song by F1iske, Mrs. Emma Allen Hull an61 Miss Gertrude Duell, all of New Ha- ven. Miss Elizabeth Packard of Shell .on. gave a number of eFecitations. Fohn Bracket. who surveyed and laid ut the city of New Haven. An elab- rate luncheon was served, Mrs. Hen y Perry and Miss Cornelia Pomeroy Derby. assisted her sister in receiv- ing. The ladies in attendance included Mesdames A. B.. Fairchild, W. B. sseeley, w. 4; Phillips; Charles H. Sterling, Hobart wheeler, Charles Cole, J. T. Lee. Harry F. Parrott, Elizabeth Moore, Lewis Curtis, Nor -is R. Beardsley, Fannie s.. Whiting, and Misses Fairchilds Jeanette Booth ,f Stratford, Helen King and Martha D. Beach. s.4.c ,-,
 Tuesday last Mrs. Abran, Banks ob- served the 94th anniversary of her birth. Children and grandchdldren rom many towns were present. She s the oldest woman in town. She is he mother of nine children and has 5 grand children.
 MT and Mrs. George Sherwood, of Weston, have been visiting MT. and Irs. John c. Lobdell.
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