The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-02
FAIRFIELD
Sailed for Europe Letter from Princi. pal Simonds - Bids for Carrying Children-Services at St. PanPS = Team from StratfOrd.

On Wednesday morning, June 30 there took place in St. Thomas R. C. ingly pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Miss Rose Shannon of Mill Hill and John Corliss of New York city. The bride was attired in a gown of embroidered white organdie, with large white satin sash and dalnt1ly trimmed leghorn hat, and carried a handsome ivory covered prayer book. She was attended by her sister, MISS Mary Shannon, who was also becom- ingly gowned in white with blue sash. The groom was attended by his cousin, MT. P. Ryan of New York The marriage ceremony was perform ed by the Rev. T. J. Coleman, Wno also celebrated the nuptial mass which followed After the ceremony at the church, the wedding party repaired to the home of the bride, where sump- tuous repast was enjoyed by the lIn- mediate relatives of both parties. The noon train, and after a short honey moon will take up their residence in New York city, where the groom holds a lucrative position. The bride was the recipient of numerous suDstantlal as we'll as dainty gifts.
 Today Rev. and Mrs. John M. Deyo went to New York, and tomorrow they will sail from that city for Eur ope, to be gone until some time in September.
 D. Bridgeport High School, has sent to Superintendent Wheatly a list of all the pupils from town who are cond1- toned, and their percentage as re- yealed by the markings. Hereafter he will keep the Superintendent posted on the standings of each pupil. In few days some eight or ten young men and~ women will probably receive a letter from the superintendent;
 There were 54 pupils from this town in the Bridgeport High school at the beginning of the school year. Of these four dropped out, leaving 5O- twenty three of these passed their recent ex- aminations without a single condition.
 Prof. J. H. Swan goes to New York tomorrow for a few days, after which he returns to his home in Salem, Mass, for the summer.
 The library will be closed all day
 It is understood that a wealthy gen. tleman in town has engaged the Wheeler & Wilson band to play on the green, during the forenoon of next Monday.
 Bids for carrying children to the Greenfield Hill school, from five dis tricts where the old district schools have been closed, will be received by the School board until it's next meet ing. which will be on August 2.
 MT. Doyle of Westport at one time station agent in that town, is to take the place at the local depot left vacant DN the reSiSHdlloh ol MIL eti hS.
 Next Sunday evening. at St. Pauls church. there will be special patriotic services Rev MT. Beeman will de- liver an address appropriate to the occasion; there will be songs, and the ritual will be varied to suit the day.
 At the commencement exercises of thr Grammar school last Tuesday, Miss Julia Banks, the principal of the Sth grade, was presented with a hand some, cut glass, gold bordered lemon ade set. as a token of appreciation from her pupils.
 The School Board held a meeting yesterday at the library and transact ed considerable business. All the members were present.
 Monday afternoon, the strong Strat- ford team will come to town to play game of base ball with the Town team.
 A well to supply the Nicholas Ter race school with water is to be dug.