The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-07

gave lectures upon this subject. His | unexpected death is deeply regretted
 by all who knew him.
 ] The dance given by the Red Mer last night was we'll attended not fal from 250 ladies and gentlemen being
 in attendance, many of whom came from Bridgeport and Milford The
 ball opened about 8:s0 when some 5(
 couples took the floor. The music
 was by Hotchkiss' orchestra, and the 1 order of dancing was composed of two steps, waltzes and two barn dances
 A few of those participating were MT
 and Mrs. Dan Russell, MT. and Mrs George T. Jewell, MT. and Mrs. Char les King. of Bridgeport, MT. and Mrs Eel Rogers, Miss Lucinda Wakelee, Miss Mabel Guile, MT. and Mrs. Will i liam B. Appleyard, MT. and Mrs. AL 1 fred Stacey, the Misses May Foley, Sadie Coyne, Mamie Cunningham, Ber- 1 tha French, Helen McGarry, and Messrs. Emmitt Beardsley, James Bulkley, Clarence Mercy, Chester Dun I lap. George A.. Fairchild. Lewis Ba- 1 ker, George Parks, Theodore Tompkins, R. E. Bliss, Joseph Yates, Charles Johnson, David Hughes, Alfred J. l Hagies of Bridgeport, Will Wakelee, Fred Graham, Horace Allen, Frank Smith, H. B. Barnum, George w. Spall, H. W. Doolittle. Walter s. Curtis, Everett Beardsley, William Fryer, John Kopp, Ernest Wilcox, Clarence l H. Mercy, Edward Roberts, Louis E. Peck, Richard L. King, Charles .Gra- ham, Sterling Filmer, Wilson Donald son, w. Mirey, w. A. Strickland J. E.. Beardsley. F. M. Wells. w. M. Wells, Nicholas Brunner, Fred Barret and i John Clark.
 | The hay press which was at work so | vigorously on the great South mead ows, and which at one time was said 1 to be giving employment to 8 lot of men for the rest of the winter, has taken to it's wheels and gone to Phil i adelphia.' It was a great machine and the local reporters assembled in large ! numbers to see it work. One day it baled and pressed 171s tons before din- | ner It has been known to turn out l 200 bales in one day. Now all the | hay on the meadows has been baled, and the wonderful machine has gone l away.
 For number of days there has been on exhibition in the window of the Wilson pharmacy a large and taking photograph of the Corinthians-the To- cal football team. In the first row, standing, from right to left. one sees the handsome faces of Tom Keegan. Mike Stevens, Horace King, Fred 1cl C1u oIdlC CIICG MCGIduty. III ,luC | second row, from right to left, are Charles Wood, Charles Wicks, IT,, John McQuillan, Henry Meachen and Bill Knight. Sitting down are Percy Jewel and Ted Tompkins. In after years from now this will prove to be a very interesting souvenir and when hung up over ones bed. will recall many pleasant meetingssof the boys and their common struggles to win victory. ~ py1Ha o,f to Yonkers, N. r., where last night he preached in the church of Rev. MT. Hearn.
 In a. chat yesterday with Mir. An drews, the superintendent of schools, who succeeded MT. Hood, speaking of the coming of Lincolns birthday and centennial, he said it was proposed to celebrate the day in a fitting manner but the precise program has not as yet been determined.
 Miss Bennett had very pleasant visit to her Ohio home and has re- turned to her school duties with re- newed health and vigor
 While the trolley company may have made an offer to Capt. E. Bedell Ben jamin for a section of his park at the corner of Stratford avenue and Beards- ley avenue, it is understood that he is not likely to accept the offer. He is opposed to having car barns in that part of the town, and planted the hedge of evergreen trees along Strat- foro avenue on purpose to shut out glimpse of the passing cars.
 Father O'Connor is having a new floor laid in his stable. Not long since his horse broke through the floor, but escaped without serious injury.
 Fred Jennings has been enjoying a visit to Bethel.
 The wiseacreS who predicted an early and hard winter, are 'biding their time. And when the next one blows in they will all rise up and say, 'I told you sol" But in any event winter has been late so far.
 Miles Stowe and family of Milford, have been visiting in town.
 The following gentlemen have been elected officers of the First Ecclesias- tical Society: J.. w. Thompson, presi- dent; James Mallett, secretary: Ed mund H. Judson, treasurer. The fi- nancial condition of the church is good.
 The Women's Aid Society of the Congregational church are holding a meeting this afternoon.
 Miss Charlotte Smith has returned to Wellesley college and Miss Margaret Cogswell to Vassar.
 The Housatonic Grange will hold it's first meeting for the year next Satur- Gay evening.
 Gustave Rosenbaum has bought one of the Thompson lots on Graham street.
 Charles J. Flynn has purchased 21s acres at Wood End.
 Carlton Sterling has returned to Dartmouth college.
 Mr. and, Mrs Fraderiek Shrev haye