The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-20
WESTPORT

| There was report in town last week that Contractor Thomas Null lins had shot his wife. It proved to
 be false. There was some family difficulty. and Mrs. Mullins left her | home, when MT. Mullins promptly
 notified the public he would pay no more of her debts. In few days Mrs. Mullins returned, and as the husband says, they kissed and made | up.''
 | Edward Sturges, of this town, for
 merly 8 grocery clerk, has gained considerable reputation by making a success out of a farm of two and cne-haH acres. He lives on King street and his land is all said to be | on hillside.
 The ladies of the Congregational church have decided to give lawn party on the 2sth of this month. | There will be supper and fancy articles for sale.
 The Knights of Pythias met yes- terday and proceeded to Willow Brook cemetery where they decorated the graves of departed members. The wedding of George E.. Ingham and Miss Eva L. Bowen. will take place at the Methodist church at 4:3O on the 30th inst.
 Steps are being taken to have a l sane and safe Fourth of July cele- raise some s200 and have public display of fireworks. A committee has been appointed consisting of Col John N. Partridge, R. T. Lees: M. H. Cooley, N. $. Foster, Dr. Rutland, W. |. Taylor. S. G. Allen, ". s. Adams, There is to be a musical enter tainment at Christ church parish rooms on the evening of the 30th inst. There will also be recitations and cake and ice cream. Father Duggan has become an ex- pert in handling his Overland touring car.
 The Sunshine girls club has raised s6o towards buying a new carpet for the Congrega ational church. The Gun Club held a shoot on Saturday afternoon.
 Next Thursday evening the graduating exercises of the Staples High school will take place at Ma graduates-Morris I. Burr, Harriet P. Langenberg and M. Edith Ward. Charles A. Reyes of Hartford will make the address. The baccalaureate sermon was delivered last night by Rev. Charles F. Taylor. at the Saul gatuck Congregational church. The center grammer school will hold its commencement next Thursday even ing at the assembly room of the Staples High School:
 gently given a delightful tea ir honor of Elizabeth Austin, of Nor walk, who has been their guest and was married last Thursday.
 Arion lodge gave a social at its rooms last Saturday evening.
 Relatives and friends of Mrs. Cliff ford Jennings have given her a birth day surprise party.
 The wedding of Miss Margerie Mitchell, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Neil Reed Mitchell, will take place at Trinity church, at o'clock, on the evening of the 18th inst, when she will wed Kenneth Gerard Mack enzie, son of Rev. Kenneth Macken- zie.
 Louis Doscher announces that he has arrived in Kansas City.
 Judge and Mrs. D. B. Bradley have returned from a trip to Massachu- setts.
 Cornelius B. Kemper has gone to the Bridgeport Hospital for treat ment.
 The Danbury superintendent of schools, George H. Tracy, has been in town looking for good school teachers.
 Ruth Mcfarland is home from her school duties in Philadelphia.
 The West Saugatuck school holds an exhibition Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs. David Bulkley is seriously i'll, at her Riverside home.
 Mrs. George Servis, wife of the Methodist minister, is very ill at the parsonage in Saugatuck.
 James F. Lees and wife are spend 1 ing a few days at Atlantic City.
 J. Frank Bradley is home from Cornell University.