The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-15
STAMFORD
A Narrow Escape-Great Rummage Sale-Pulpit Services Tomorrow Oranges, Whist and Dramas-Judge Peck and Temperance-ItemS

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 Peck and Temperance-Items.
 Even in the matter of automobile accidents a miss is as good mile. What might have been very serious accident came near being a reality on Friday morning in the center of the town. A well known resident was driving his own machine, and came within an ace of running down Rev. R. V. s. Abbott, an aged clergyman who lives on Blakeman place. MT. Abbott seemed to be uncertain which way to go, and the report is that be lodged first one way and the other. It is averred that the auto was on the wrong side of the street, and that in order to avoid hitting MT. Abbott it came near running into the hay scales opposite the barber shop. For a few moments the people who witnessed the narrow escape held their breaths with excitement.
 know that next Monday the season for sprinkling the streets will begin.
 The rummage sale held by the ladies of the Congregational church on Fri day afternoon exceeded all expecta- tions. The amount of material sent in which the people were willing to give to the Women's Aid Society was so large both the upper and lower floors of the chapel had to be utilized. There was a large quantity, of winter clothing for both men and women which was disposed of at a very req sonable price. One long settee was piled full of discarded hats worn by ladies, and there were shoes enough to stock a shop. The upper room was used for the display of women's gar ments. The furniture, bric-a-brac. pictures. etc, made very remark was served after Il o'clock in the fore noon. These sales are really a god send to many people, especially those who do not feel able during these hard times to pay full prices for cloth ing.
 Radford B. Smith, Jr., is reported i'll with tonsilitis. Dr. LaField was called in on Friday to look after the case.
 Rev. c. s. Bullock is now in the West. looking after orders for his in vention which finds increasing favor with hotel, steamship and storehouse people. He spends a good sdeal of Falken makes portion of his head quarters. MT. Bullock will return to town the latter part of next week. Tomorrow his pulpit will be filled by a clergyman from Yonkers.
 Tomorrow morning Rev. pr. Pack ard will take for his theme 'The Cos pei of the Second Mile" In the even- ing his discourse will be on "The Two Dwelling Places of God.''
 Boys on the street are whistling Her bert Sniffin's song
 ''Pm tied up to no one!
 Gee! ain't I glad I'm single.''
 Services at Christ church on Sunday will be as follows: Holy Communion at a. m.; morning prayer at 10:30. At this service the preacher will be Rev. Frederick H. Sil1, one of the Fa- thers of the Order of the Holy Cross and the head master of the Kent School for boys, Kent, Conn. The evening service will be omitted and the congregation are cordially invited to vention of the Brotherhood of St. An drew at St. Johns church, Bridgeport, at 7:3O.
 Tomorrow morning at the Methodist church Rev. MT. Farrar will take for his theme "The Ascended Christ" The Epworth League will hold a meeting at 6:45. The topic for consideration is Mountain Top Experiences" At the evening service at 7:30J the hour will be given over to the celebration of the goth anniversary of the Epworth League. The local league will have charge. Special addresses and spec ial music. Installation of officers by the pastor. The program will be as follows: Hymn by the congregation; prayer; address. ''The Young People to the Front, Mrs. Howard Franklin; ''The Modern Movement of the Churches, Miss Lucinda wakelee; vio- lin solo, Miss Christine Shaw; address, ''The Epworth League in this Move ment'', Miss Louise Baruens: 'The Young People ard the Future" Miss Mabel Lathrop: hymn by the congre- gation; report of chapters by Charles c. Breyer; offertory, Miss Rhoda King and Miss Christine Shaw: intallation of officers: solo, Mrs. George A. Fair child; address by the pastor.
 At a recent meeting of the Housa- tonic Grange 15 visitors came from Greenfield Hill. Il from Westport and the same number from Trumbull. This shows how popular one of our home f,,, the good supper helped to draw crowd, and besides there were papers on Raising Chickens, "Why Am Single, and Was Bender Henpeck- and Miss Pease and Beatrice Derby sang, and Miss Barke of Trumbull gave vocal selections. Of course a very "enjoyable' time was had. ton Road has recently lost a sister Mrs. James H. Bailey, who died in Durham.
 No less than five clergymen officiat- son Smith. She came originally from North Carolina, and for many years was a. domestic in the family of Franklin Sammis.
 Among the relatives in town of the late Mrs. Mary B. Peck. who was re- gently killed in New York, may be named Mrs. William Freyer, Miss Ella Field. and Mrs. David L. Rhoades.
 IOcdl laO1eS WnO won pr1ZeS at the whist given by the Azalias at the res idence of Mrs. Julian Clinton were Mesdames Fuller, Price. Daniels, Henry Meachen, Miss Herriet Darrow, and Melville J. Curtis and Andrew Graham.
 At the Bethany Mission tomorrow there will be preaching by Rev. Char les c. Rutenberger, editor of the Mes senger, New York. There will be both afternoon and evening services.
 It is said the hosts for the new cemetery gates will be 12 feet high, and several feet in diameter. This should be sufficient to keep people both in and out.
 The poor Pole who committed sui eide in MT. Tamasco's barn a few days ago was earning but g a week besides his board. As he was an old man he concluded to give up the struggle.
 An attempt will be made on the ev- ening of the 26th to organize a lodge of W. O. WIS in this locality.
 The last meeting of the Embroidery Club was at the home of Mrs. Paul Carey.
 MT. and Mrs. James Whitfield of Boston have been visiting in town.
 George Buck and family have moved