The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-08
FAIRFIELD

l The Historical Society of the town has made arrangements for another lecture which is to be given Monday evening, in the auditorium of the Me-
 morial library: This time Prof. Vii, liam Elliott Griffis, of Boston, will lecture on Japanese arts, literature
 and history. He is well qualified to give a very interesting and reliable lecture, for in 1870 he went to Japan 1 to organize a system of education in
 that country and afterwards became
 professor of physics in the Imperial
 University of Tokio. He has been the i pastor of a Unitarian church in Syr- acuse, and has written large num- | Der of books, the most noted of which are "The Mikado's, Empire" g"The
 Hermit Nation referring to Corea, l Brave Little Holland'' and "Verbeck Is o'clock and the public is invited to attend. MT. and Mrs Tomlinson have re- turned from their visit to Boston and propose to remain in town the rest lof the winter
 she is up and around the house, and teven ventures out of doors.
 i Mrs. A. Holland Forbes was the | fortunate winner of two prizes at the lreeent poultry show, for a drake and lduck known as Indian runners.
 r There is rumor in town that a Itrrst is soon to be formed, which will control the Aluminium Foundry in this town.
 Seven Or eight of the pupils of the FIargrove school have arrived and all are expected back by Monday. The new tutor will come today.
 At the meeting of the D. A. R.'s on Iparsonage, Mrs. Frank s. Child the regent, presiding, Mrs. J. R. Buell. of Litchfield gave an interesting address on the educational work in which the daug hters are engaged. A few of the invited guests, not members of the l Eunice Denuie Burr chapter, were Mrs. William D. Halligan, Mrs. John T. Sterling, Mrs. John B. Woodruff and Miss Elizabeth Belcher Bullard of
 Bridgeport ard Mrs. Dr. Guilbert of Southport.
 I Miss Kate Knapp contemplates giv- ling a sheet and pillow case dance be- fore long at the Greenfield Hill Coun- try club house.
 Next Tuesday evening the Grange at Greenfield Hill will hold a meeting and install it's newly elected officers, l Miss Maud Prentice is the guest in
 Brooklyn. of Miss Sturges.
 Mrs. Cushing has gone to New York. | The Pequot poultry farm at South port drew 35 ribbon prizes at the late poultry show in Bridgeport.
 | It is reported in town that MT. Bed | ford, gave to his daughter, Miss Elm 1 fly Bedford, who was, married on
 Tuesday in Brooklyn to MT. Davis, | the sum of one million dollars. The Bedfords reside at Greens Farms dur l ing the summer time.
 | MT. Davis and family have return ed from Los Angeles to Mill Hill. Henry Horn, our aged tree warden, | is reported to be seriously ill, and is hardly likely to recover. HeN is at his home on Sasco hill.
 Mrs. Albert Birko, Bridgeport, has been visiting Mrs. J. H. Jennings. Mrs. Alfred Whitaker is visiting in Waterbury.
 As was expected MT. Charles Meeker
 died yesterday afternoon from the self | Inflicted wounds which he suffered Hast Wednesday. Besides his inlme- diate family he leaves a good many relatives. His first wife was Miss Julia Northrop, sister of William and George Northrop of Southport. Be sides two own brothers who died years
 ago he had three half brothers--Net hemiah Jennings, the present postmasA ter ot Southport, Stephen Jennings of Mill Plain and Horace Jennings. It is said some of the Jennings boys were once in business with MT. Meeksr. when he was carrying on a produce
 trade with New York and ran a
 schooner to that city. His sons were
 also at one time in business with him.
 He is to be. buried at Oak Lawn cem-
 eterv Funeral tomorrow