The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-24
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Holiday Chests = A Picture Gallery Making Hay-A Gift to St. James,
 Fire Commissioners "A Bronze Tablet

Making Hay-Adift to St James,
 Fire Commissioners "A Bronze Tablet
 MT. and Mrs. Edward F. Allen were dn town over the holidays.
 Among those who received anV1ta- tions to dine with Governor Lllley last evening, at the Executive Mansion on Pennington avenue, Hartford, was : Judge Charles F. Peck of this town. Business prevented him from accept ing the invitation.
 Last night the Assembly Club held another of it's very enjoyable dances at Red Mems hall. The prevailing east wind made the evening rather raw, but inside the lall all was bright and warm.
 The Camera. Club entertainment for the benefit of the Methodist piano fund was one of the attractions last evening Besides drawing a crowd 1t :. proved to bes amusing and entertain ing-f
 ou1. post office is getting to be quite a picture gallery. Home made posters adorn the { walls announcing all the events which are to transpire in town, 2 and some of these are very artistic. :. The latest addition to the collection IS : a poster executed by Miss Ruth Ha- ven, in colors. calling attention to the { fact that the pupils of the High school will give a. food, sale next Saturday afternoon to raise funds to help out the basketball team. This poster IS very attractive, as well as artistic, and already it has caught the eyes of many of the finest young men in town. The success of the sale is assured.
 Again the Oronoque Odd Fellows will enIbroider the third degree on Friday evening, after which a. mysterious "Se- cret Six'' lunch will be served
 The opening night of the new pool Y, inf is reported to have drawn a crowd of boys and men who are fond of the game.
 :. Mrs. George Keeler Wilson, wife of the we'll known druggist, was yester- day considered to be seriously i'll.
 Edward Chaffee of Bridgeport was in town a. few days ago.
 Haymaking, as it is facetiously call ed, will be the sport of the boys of the Okenuck tribe this evening. The travelling hay rake and Senator TiN- mans pitchfork will be in evidence, and a. number of young farmers will ibe shown how to gather straws, cut a wide swath and build haystacks This is another way of saying there will be a meeting and new members initiated.
 Fred Beardsley is to be the foreman of the chemical engine; Edward Bar ritt will be the foreman of the hose department with Fred Palmer as an assistant. Chief Judson will soon lick the fire department into shape, and then when the next big brush fire breaks out in King street or in it's vii : cinity the usefulness of the consoH- dated fire department can be tested. The local Red Men, to which order the late Edward M. Wells belonged, have adopted resolutions of mourning and sympathy.
 The proposition to place in the hall rf hn orc A bronze tablet in honor of those who gave the funds for rebuilding the church spire, and also to record the names of the pastors from the organl- Zation of the church down to the pres ent day, meets with favorable comment from all artistic people who take an interest in local history.
 At the last meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the members voted to give Father OfConnor $100 to- St. James, church. Father OConnor has decided to join the society and will do all he can to further it's inter- ests He believes it and the church should work in conjunction for the good of the parish, and each should into the order of A. O. H. all the younger members of the parish, and in this way build up a strong society.
 The rural delivery was wholly sus- pended on the anniversary of the birth of the great Washington, much to the dfsmay of the rural residents who live outside the charmed one mile circle.
 A very pretty penny is reported to have been realized at the late rummage sale.
 Mrs. Frank Welcher of Passaic, and Mrs. c. Blydenburgh of New Haven, have been visiting relatives on King street.
 The Camera Club will hold another meeting tomorrow evening.
 uxAtethe recent whist given by the Hi &bernian society prizes were won by Mrs. J. Gibbons Mrs. Joseph Strick- fus, Mrs. Hannah Fitz, Thomas Me- g(srath, James Cullen, J. J. Dunn, F.. B. Osterlund, Francis Castelot, w. F. Mcdonald and Mrs. Osterlund. Over 100 ladies and gentlemen were pres sef1t.
 his orchestra a few evenings since to play dor the, Mechanics lodge recep- sstion.
 Suggestions regarding the consoli- dated fire companies appear to be the order of the day. One of the latest is that a. board of Fire Commissioners be appointed by sonebody-5pr ba.bly the town at a meeting called for the purpose-to. have charge of the fire de- partment, which is now assuming met .ropolitan proportions. Really the de- partment is not so extensive but the chief and his able assistants can run It. If a very serious fire should break out in the business district and threaten the post office, the Cupheas Iluo, and the barber shop, ana so get beyond control of the local apparatus a telephonic message would soon bring the Bridgeport fire department on the scene. This has happened more than
 
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