The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-11
STAMFORD
lriSh.Scotch Corcert-Saloon Doors - Taxing Oyster Beds-Centennial of Darwin - Evolution an Error - Shrinking of Souls.

Shrinking of Souls.
 | On Thursday evening, the 25th inst,
 there will be a concert of Irish and i Scotch songs at the Congregational church. Miss Margaret A. Hogan, so-
 pr'ano, of New Haven, a well known singer in that city as well as in Bridgel ort, will render the Irish songs.
 Thomas A. Calder. baritone, of Tor
 rington will wear the cap and scarf worn by his clan in Scotland, and he will also give sketch telling how the | Scotch songs came to be written. The 1 proceeds of this concert are for the piano fund.
 One bill introduced into the Legisla- ture by Judge Peck of this town meets with the approval of temperance peo-
 pie, as far as it goes. He would have all entrances and exits in liquor sa- looms adjacent to public streets This would close up all back doors, and save honest people the necessity of sneak ing to 4he rear entrance when thirsty
 for the necessary stimulant. But as
 all gooi people have observed, many saloons stand at the junction of two
 streets or on the corner, and have side doors adjacent to @ public street. And if this bill should be put upon the
 statute book how long would it be be- fore new streets would be laid out
 right il. front of back doors? In
 order to block all of these tricks the
 bill should be so amended as to pro-
 hibit saloons from having more than
 one door, and that should be the front door.
 If there are any first class folks who desire to open a picture show in town,
 the hungry and forlorn When restau- rant. 1t stands in a very convenient
 situation, cheek by jowl' with some of the finest business blocks in town. and on the great artery of trade and fashion. This place already has an excellent reputation for providing for the long felt wants of the inner man, and why not for the intellectual? The
 very recollection of it's savory fish dinners it's fowls of stearning clam chowder, its minced turkey, it's mouth watering corned beef hash. would draw crowds to look at any kind of moving pictures especially if they were of the right kind. It was to be expected the pious Red Men and the town hall jan itor would turn down any moving pie ture proposition, since the films are very dangerous and the fire depart ment is not yet wholly reorganized, a1- though rapid progress is being made.
 Since oysters are really planted in beds and grown from seed, like other things which men eat. farmers who raise vegetable oysters. and sweet corn, and Hubbard squashes, onions, celery, etc, see no good reason why the own- ers of salt water oysters should not be taxed the same as the rest of mankind. The land on which they are grown be- ing under water makes no difference in law. As Judge Peck is the chair man of the Shell Fish committee, and as this town is known the world over as headquarters for the oyster indus try, and large fortunes have been made by pursuing it. so that even some of the oyster aristorcacy ride in automo- biles and have oyster shells on their coats of arms, it seems to outsiders to be no more than equitable that oyster beds should be taxed the same as any other kind of beds. The bill provides that if any of the residents of Strat- ford feel aggrieved in the matter of such taxation. they may have the right to appeal to the courts. It is known that oysters are poor this year all over, and many educated people refrain from eating them through fear of the oyster bacillus. thinks the Grand Army of the Repub- lie ought to allow the Sons of Veterans to attend their meetings. He says it would be pleasant if the wives and | daughters of the veterans could go to | the meetings.
 tucIc dI0 CdUSOIuIcly hotels in this State-there are none in | Stratford-then Judge Peclz's proposed 1 bill that such hotels need not provide | ropes or fire escapes for each room, is | a good one. But so far as known l there are no fireproof hotels in the l land. The hest hotels in San Fran cisco went down in fire, and the Wind | sor and Gilsey in New York have been burned. It would be good plan for | travellers who stop at hotels to have a | rope fire escape in their grip sacks.
 The sudden death of Theodore Trow- bridge is said to have been caused by heart disease.
 good attendance is reported at Mrs. Fairchild's valentine social.
 The pail bearers yesterday at Miss Wilcoxson's funeral were George w. Charles F. Judson, Henry Lewis, John Holmes, George Booth and 1 MT. Sneider.
 The visits of Percy Lewis to town are all too brief. He has taken up his abode in New Haven.
 Charles Allen and Augustus Meyers have been visiting MT. Wfldman, the president of the great Pinochle club.
 David E. Miller wants to transfer his liquor license to David E. Meller.
 o. Leigh Miller is to make his home in town.
 A number of local people have re- gently been shaken up'' from various on toboggans, slipping on sidewalks, falling into holes, tum- bling down stairs, and reading dis tressing news in the papers.
 Edmund H. Judson is again to serve as treasurer of the Bridgeport Trust Company.
 Jerome May is very busy getting up 3 special musical program for Lin- coln celebration.
 Stiles Judson has recently made a speech at The Stratfield.
 On Sunday, Rev. c. s. Bullock gave } sermon in honor of the centennial of Charles Darwin, who was born in England, on the 12th of February, 1909. He said:
 Darwin was educated at Edinburgh University and at Christs College, Cambridge. At this latter institution 1e tcok up seriously the study of biol ,gy through whit1 he afterward be- came famous. By the influence of lis professor in botany he was given | place as naturalist on H. M. $. Bea- gle for the sailing in which was to be made the Photographic survey of South America, and there he gathered ogether the data for his great work of 859, entitled ''The Origin of Species