The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-08
FAIRFIELD
Lady Minstrels-Assumed Names
Beach Items-Struck by Lightning
Meeting of Superintendent
Home Mission Supper-PerSonal

Beach Items-Struck by Lightning
Meeting of superintendent
Home Mission Supper-Personal
Notes.
Those who attended the minstrel
of Greenfield Hill at the Country Club,
Friday night, speak of it as very
amusing and filed with witty local hits
and sparkling jokes. A good many
folks from Southport, as well as the
center, went to the entertainment, the
evening being a charming one. Some
80 ladies belonging to the club part1cl-
pated in the event. Among other
things the program contained piano
solos, and numerous songs, such as
Little Alabama Coon, Blind Pig, I'm
der De Chicken Tree, June Glover and
Ta-ra-ra- bOom-de-ay. There were
number Of dances-Pigeon wing qua
Topsy's Frolic, and tamborine drill
Among the Rotations were Auntie's
Medley, and a skit called Patch
work. The second part of the pro-
Meet me in the Rosetime, Rosie; Swim
Out O'Grady; Naughty Eyes; Bake
Dat Chicken Pie, Raining, Kentucky
Babe, and Stop Making Faces at Me.
group assumed characteristic names,
such as Liza Ann Dusty, CaIope
Crum, Martha George Washington, An
gelina SNOWFALL, Susan Smokers,
frankie Freeheart, Melinda Jane
Brown, Dollie Doolittle, Parthenia
Tongs, Dinah Wayback, Sally Lunn,
Fannie F'unnibone, Euphemia Thun-
dercloud, Birdie Blennerhassett, and
Miss Hammerhandle.
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Judd spent
Thursday in New Haven
Four of the Nichols cottages on the
beach are being overhauled and put in
sanitary condition, for the summer,by
Mr.. Flanagan, the plumber.
The Se1ectmen held a. meeting yes
terday at the Town Hall, going over
the monthly accounts for auditing.
The book committee of the library
held an interesting meeting yesterday
slider new books. There were pres
ent Rev. Mr.. Beeman, Mrs. Wright,
Mr.. Sturges. and Dr.. Child.
During the thunder shower early
Friday morning the house of Mr.. w.
N. Pratt, of Holland Hill was struck
by lightning. The bolt first hit a tree,
and from it went into a nearby barn,
where it destroyed one of the wheels
of wagon, ripping the wood work
out from the tire. 1t then entered the
dwelling house, doing, fortunately, but
slight damage.
Mrs. George Pike of Wilton is build
ing a. new cottage at the Fairfield
beach.
Mr.. Drown has rented the house for
merly occupied by Miss Banks, in
Southport. He was unable to find a
rent in the center of the town.
AL. Williams is at his cottage on the
beach for the summer.
Yesterday Supt. Wheat1ey went to
Meriden to attend the meeting of the
Public School superintendent. The
session was held in the High School
ance of superintendents from all parts
of the state. Mr.. Wheatley reports
a very interesting time. The first adj
dress was by Supt. VIM. E. Chance1-
lor of South Norwalk, on the Duties
and Prerogatives of Superintendent.
He was followed by Supt.' Edwin H.
Forbes, of Torrington, the Teach
ers' Meeting. Other addresses were
made by Miss Katherine T. Harry of
Danbury; Supt. Geo. H. Tracy of Dan
bury; by Dewitt C. Allen, of Hartford
Should Do" supt. William P. Kelly
spoke about how the Superintendent
can arrange to spend more time in the
Miss Catherine Mccartney has just
returned from a. visit to Mrs. Chester
Benedict, of New York.
There were but three deaths in town
during the month of April, viz, Her
man r. Seggel, aged SO; Joseph Ed
ward Kovlk,~ aged 8 years and Char
les Kucsar, an infant of months.
Carpenters were at work yesterday
in the Town hall fitting up for the &C
commodation of the public a much
needed room.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Socie-
ty held the last of their meetings and
suppers at the Congregational church
parlors on Thursday. There was a
large attendance, and some $40 was re-
ceived. Mrs. A. P. Wakeman presid-
ed at the head of one of the tables,
pouring the tea, and Mrs. Brewer at
the other. Among the gentlemen pres
.
con Deyo, Rev. DIR. Child. and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Wells recently
went to Milford, from Greenfield Hill
to attend the funeral of a niece, Miss
Edith Harris.
A very pleasant little social was Civ
en- last night by Miss Iva King.
This evening Miss Maud Perry will
give a reception to the boys of the
oneida club and to the girls of the L.
F. c. club. A delightful time is antici-
pated.
Messrs D. NJ Banks, w. Burr Hill
and E. C. Brotherton are the Green
field Hill Hill delegates to the Fairfield
Con- association which is to meet in
Bridgeport on the 18th inst. They rep
resent the church on the hill.
Tomorrow will be observed as Moth
ers' Day at the Greenfield Hill Congre-
gational church Rev. Mr.. Olmstead
the occasion. All who attend the ser
vices, men, women and children, are
requested to wear a white flower of
some kind as tribute to the mothers
of America.
Mr.. Dwight Adams, who has been ill
for some time, is now able to be out.
Miss Cecilia ParShley has so far re-
covered her health as to be able to re-
sumo her studies at the Dwight school.
The average attendance at the Sun
day school on the hill for the past 5
years has been 90 pupils.
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