The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-22
STAMFORD

To-day MT. Frank Sarnmis and his daughter, Miss Helen Sammis, who is one of the Supertntendents at the Black Rock Protestant Orphan Asy-
 where thex-are to attend a large gath ering of the Rabbit family family. Miss Sanmis is a descendent of one
 Nathaniel Rabbit, who was an early settler on Long Island. The relation ship comes from the mothers side. It is expected that something like 1000 members of this great family Will meet at Taunton
 Those who were interested in re- cent drawing for a rifle will be glad to know that 43 was the lucky number. Father Duggan of Westport was
 guest last Sunday afternoon of Fath- CT O'Conner.
 A great political calm fell upon the town yesterday after the fierce storm which ragged in the Town hall Mon day night. One gentleman said he received a tip that nothing would be done, so he remained at home. The opposition to the established order ot
 things is so small it is hardly a fac tor in determining how the town should be governed.
 This evening, at o'clock, the Dew on Evangelical Association gives a harvest supper.
 MT. and Mrs. Sherwood Preston. and Id family, have made a brief visit In | town. coming from New Haven. Mrs. Charles J. Porter is home from Danba1ry.
 Postmaster Bristol has recently been to New London to attend a gath
 ering of State Presidential Postmas- | ters.
 Miss Minnie T. Beers has gone away l for a fortnight's vacation. 1 Miss C. Phillips, of Easton, Pa., IS visiting in town. | There will be a teachers meeting at tho Honoregational church tomorrow night.
 One hundred and twenty-six men have had their names put upon the list of application to be made voters, and it is expected most of them will
 take the oath to support the constl- tuition, on Saturday next when the se- | Iectmen meet for that purpose. Among | the well known young men who de-
 sire to become voters are ReglnaIo
 DeLacour, Charles A. Downey, Ivan and Allan Morehouse, John and Geo.
 N. Park, Kenneth B. Peck and the | Townroe brothers.
 | Tonight there will be a grand ''W1d-
 ow. Hunt in town, at the Grange hall The pictures of the actors acorn
 the shop windows. | Robert Duncan Brandt has return
 ed from a week in Mer1den. lie Will 1 take in the great celebration in New
 York, going down to the city on Sat | urday.
 l MT. John W. Thompson has just eel ebrated his 66th birthday. number
 of his friends met at his house on
 Church street, and. gave him memen-
 toes of their friendship and regard. l The Foreign Missionary Soclety
 conducted by the ladies of the Con-
 gregational church, has prepared an 1 elaborate program Of meetings ana | subjects for discussion during the con-
 ing winter. Meetings will be held at
 the residences of Mrs. H. P. Stagg,
 Mrs. J. w. Thompson, Mrs. William
 B. Coggswell, Mrs. H. J. Curtis, Mrs.
 Rufus Bunnell, and Mrs. F. W. D.. 1 Cruser. One of the timely topics for | discussion is ''The Peak of Dreams" !" | This might interest Dr. Cook or MT.
 Peafy. Both claim the peak. l Edward Fl. Churchill has been enter
 taining a. number of his army friends. | Another supper is on the program, but it is not to be served until the
 evening of Nov. 2nd, which seems a long way off. It will be given at Red
 Mems hall by the Women's Aid So- cietv- and as already announced, is a part of the seTni-centennial celebra- ton.
 | And now the Epworth League pro-
 noses to give what is called a "War | of Dahlias" it is to be given next | Tuesday. It is said in this connec- | tion. that St. Johns lodge will at the same time confer the degree of F. C.. | Twenty-seven works of fiction have recently been added to the library, also some 35 or 40 books for juvenile readers Mrs. Wright's "Poppea of the Post Office,'' has made its appear ance and other authors Of note rep resented are James Lane Allen, +. Marion Crawford, Ellen Glasgow, Rob ert Grant, Beatrice Harraden, Will liam Dana Orcutt and Joseph Vance.