The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-10

have been able to form camp. But there must still be a few men and women in town who have not as yet been gathered into some of these pop lar lodges.
 On Saturday evening there is to be a rehearsal of the Methodist choir. Mrs. Jack Diamond is taking in the wonders of New Britain for a fort night or so.
 Many new jokes and stunning anec- dotes will be reeled off this evening at Red Mems hall when the entertain ment gets into full swing. The pro- gram was gone over carefully last night.
 Stratford avenue from Hard's corner to McDonalds corner. is said by those who travel over it. to be in a woeful condition. not to mention the loose cobble stones which lie on the surface. William Hughes has just received the present of an umbrella from Wash ington as souvenir of his visit to that city during the great inaugura- tion blizzard
 MT. George A. Porter has begun the erection of another house on Warwick avenue. It is to be a first class build ing in all respects. hard wood finished with all modern improvements, and wired for electricity and piped for gas
 "Dottie," the city lady who was con fined for a day or two in the cooler, where she saw green monkeys" fin ally paid her fine and costs on Wed nesday and was allowed to go free.
 Not a few local people who had in- tended to go into the country for picnic yesterday,were misled by a.fake weather report which appeared in the morning papers as follows: 'New Eng land. Fair. Wednesday," Comment is needless
 MT. Teasdale of North Adams, Mass. employed in the Locomobile works, Bridgeport, has rented one of the Por- ter houses on Stratford avenue.
 letter from Miss Alice w. Lowell states that she has been assigned to the Muhelenberg library. Twenty-third street, New York, where she will prac- tice her profession. She will probably come home to the marriage of MT. Lowell to Miss Hines.
 Our library is doing a good work in the way of helping out in the matter of text books some of our young people who are studying at New Haven One set of books has to do with physical culture. and others are for young men in the scientific school. There has be- gun to be a call for books in German and Italian. and few of these have been purchased.
 Among the interesting new books on the counter of the library, ready for circulation, are ''The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain," in three handsome volumes. by Leonard Williams, pro- fusely illustrated with photographs of carvings. jewelry. textiles. iron work pottery, and statuary. Other works are The War of the Worlds, by Wells: The Philosophy of Loyalty. by Royce; Lincoln Master of Men: by Alonzo Science. by Henry s. Williams: Hyp- notic Therapeutics, by Quackenbos; Shakespeare and the Modern Stage, by Sidney Lee; History of Education. by Painter; Retrospections of America, by John Bernard: Commencement Parts; Italian Days and Ways, by Anne Ho1- hngsworth Wharton; Gray's New w. D. Howells. a book exceedingly thin of information. and about skin deep. so far as London is concerned. Also some 40 volumes for children known as the Little Cousins Series" which treats of children in all parts of the world. is illustrated with coloreG pictures. and as Miss Russell says, is extremely popular with young folks-
 A number of very enjoyable enter tainments are on the program for the rest of this week.
 According to reports Messrs. William Beard and Leroy M. Beach, have been taking headers on their bicycles. while cOaSting down Tory Hill. Clothes were torn, flesh was bruised. hats were dent ed. and the road was injured in spots. But boys will be frisky when out for a bicycle ride.
 MT. Frank Edwards recently caught fall and fractured one of his ribs. He was standing on a ladder when the ungrateful thing took a notion to slip.
 There is to be a dance in Woodmont this evening with music by our own Stringed Orchestra
 The unknown man who was found in the Housatonic river last Sunday has been buried in the Potter's field.
 Sixty-sfx Union soldiers have been buried in Union cemetery.
 It is very distressing to learn that a lady from out of town, while getting off a trolley at the center yesterday,
 turned somersault right behind her husband" Some special Providence prevented him from witnessing the dreadful occurrance.
 People who have returned to town within a day or two. after outings in the country. include Miss Sallie D. Wells. Lester Alden. Miss Beatrice Moss. Miss Susie Hine, and Rev. A. V. R. Abbott. who has been speaking on temperance in Bridgeport.
 When Miss Marguerite Cogswen graduates from Vassar. her mother will go to Poughkeepsie to witness the cere- mony.
 It is announced that the 4th of July dance this year given by the Poota- tuck club will come on the 9th of July. So it will be a 5th of July dance.