The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-01
STAMFORD
The Last Lecture -Ground Hog Letter frsm the South "A Surprise Party What the Snow Brings.

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 The next and last lecture of tn,
 course which has been given at the
 library this winter will be on the
 evening of Lincoln's birthday, when Prof. Phelps of Yale will talk about 1 Daniel Webster. Wendell Phillips and 1 Lincoln.
 1 At least four of our we'll known citi.
 zens attended the Mckinley dinner al
 the Stratfcld. including Stiles Judson
 F. V. Robinson, Sheriff Charles Stagg
 and Frank L. Curtis 1 It Is expected that the whole matter
 of the fire department will be settled
 at the town meeting tomorrow night
 Mrs. Julia Clinton has so far recov- 1 cred from her recent illness that she
 was able to go to Hartford a. day or l two ago.
 All the members of the Stove club : should watch and see if the ground hog comes out tomorrow, and if he
 does whether he can see his shadow If the day is fair then we are to have 1 six more weeks of dreadful winter weather.
 | There will be an important meetirg g ! Of the Rebekahs. in the form of a sew ing circle, tomorrow afternoon at the residence on Long Brook avenue of Mrs. Leroy Beach.
 i If the various committees of the fire department. which have been holding
 high joint conferences with the select men, had only been empowered to take action, as we'll as to talk, something might have been accomplished. 4 talk ing committee is more ornamental than useful.
 MT. Howard Curtis and Miss Mara
 F'a!ken, came down from New Haven to pass Sunday in town. The Okenucks are to have another raGyl11Qr inl1ifiRS Xxyft:
 music. singing. the usual 'corn and venison.'' and a tall talk by Edward P. Nobbs. the probate judge of Bridge port.
 And now the Rufus Buddington fam fly will leave one of the Stratford ave- of the Lundy's Lane Peck cottages.
 Mrs. T. H. Robinson took charge yes terday of the services at the Bethany Mission.
 Several local ladies will attend the after Easter Colonna whist at the Stratfeld. By that date it will be spring time.
 Last night at the Methodist church Rev. MT. Eggleston preached to the Masons on 'The Temple of Christian Manhood"
 A few days since the ladies of the Home Missionary society held a meet ing at the home of Mrs. Dea. Haven, and listened to some very interesting letters written by the recipients in the South of the barrels of clothing which had been sent to them. Some If these letters were quite pathetic. The peo- ple of certain sections Of the South are very poor. and have little chance to better their condition, as there is no renuncrative work and they are far removed from the centers of popula- tion and civilization. .
 MT. P.J. Blackert arrived at his home in town on Thursdav night from Phil adelphia. oft the U. s. 5. Lancaster, having served for five years in the navy. He received an honorable dis charge.
 A surprise party in honor of her birthday was given to Miss Bertha B1ackert. Jackson avenue. few even ings since. There was music by the "stra tford Orchestral" composed of Misses Christine Shaw. Rhoda King. and Irving Shaw and Arnold Oster- lund. Solos were rendered by Charles crime Blackert and Rhoda King. A Jack Horner Pie'' was one of the features of the evening which contained prize for each guest and an humorous bit of verse. Those who enjoyed the evening were Adelaide Drew. Elva Breyer. Rhoda King. Dora Rogerson. Mabel Lathrop. Sadie Rlar1-  and Ethel Johnson. Gunda Bentgon, 1 Katherine Rlackert. Amelia Rlackert 1 Bessie Yates. Alice Breyer. Loretta 1 RlacIert and Katherine and May l Tyer of Bridgeport. The young gentle 1 men present were Louis Johnson, | Douglas Knowles. Kenneth Know'es, ! Herbert DoolittIe. Charles Brever. Ar 1 hold Osterlund. Irving Shaw. Theodo~a 8lackert. Richard King. William Bert Jewel George A. Yates, 1 Herbert Laister, Wilbur Yates and Mir. Harry Ta-Num of Bridgeport.
 A number of townsfolks have been attending the services at the Summer field church.
 Now that the assessors have com ,leted their work the board Of relief ,teps in to see what can be abated of he taxes.
 Mrs. Shelton has gone to Derby for ! few days.
 Miss Edna Sammis is visiting in New York.
 Miss Wilkes thinks it is no joke to ,e followed }-y g ferocious dog. She escaped unharE1ed.
 Straw rides and jolly sleiehing part es will he all the ~0 now the "beautf- al snow has con
 E. F. Rullard. president Of the Bull ard Machine Tool Company of BridFe- ,ort has taken the Beach residence in Elm street and will make Stratford is residence in the future.
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