The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-27
MONROE AS MlRRORED
BY OUR correspondent
Especial to the Farmer.)
(By Arthur w. French.)

Monroe, Dec. 27.-Washington
lodge. No. 10, F. & A. NJ. again
scored another big success. particu-
larry In q social way, by giving its
annual public installation of officers.
Tuesday night in it's home, at the
Masonic Temple. This is an occasion
that brings out representative guests.
The attendance numbered about 100,
including visiting brothers and other
both the concert and the dancing, was
orchestra Of Bridgeport. The newly
elected officers. with Worthy Master
Davis of Long Hill. were installed by
Samuel Campbell. past grand steward
Of the Grand lodge of New York.
After the ceremonial and a few re-
marks. there was an adjournment to
the bountiful supper served in the
banquet hall, with an orchestral
addition to the menu. Then came an
hour or more Of enjoyment in dane
ing and everybody said 1t was all
The sretort courteous" is under
stood by Monroe children. A four
years Of age boy having backache,
located 1t Dy saying: 90 muzzer. rs
dot an awful pain. right behind my
And a youngster. who had gone on
seeing anything coming after the job.
biurted out. well. do I get any
money!
Representative-elect Stiles M.
Clarke will attend the Governors in
augural and ball. Mr.. Clarke has
planned to be In Hartford and on
the job very much during the session
Of the legislature. He will stop at a
hotel, preferring this to the trouble
Of getting back and forth from Mon
roe with its early rising and travel
changes.
Marshall Beach already has his ice
! pond picked out, his help engaged.
and with the old year out and the
he anticipates something doing in the
way OF fllling his icehouse.
Victor Burr on route IA, letter car
rier, II having his first Christmas ex-
perience this year and the rush OF
on, I'D infinitum, a little bit surprises
him. He IL bracing up on four meals
a day and the horse is getting dou-
BILE rations Of oats and hay. this
Miss Gilmore Habersham of the
Center school. was a competitor in
the contest given out by the state
board Of education for an article on.
the Written . subject .e "c9 ;an .h Life
sham took the third prize. a pleasing
amount of money. and is pardonably
elated at this Christmas-tide season.
Frank L. Wilder. a Masonic district
deputy: Frank Garfield. worthy mas
Wheeler. and another brother. whose
identity u lost. all Of Bridgeport. on
their way to take prominent part
IN the big installation exercises OF
Washington lodge. In Monroe. were
motor car nsarooned somewhere down
Long Hin way and had to "come back
to town. as all the horses were asleep.
as well as the car. from its break
down. Even all the milk cars were
shdding towards Bridgeport. So did
roe" and singing. Thou are so near
and yet 80 far"
Miss Mabel l. Hayes. for three years
the efficient and very popular teacher
at the Center school. has lately mar
rowly averted a Juvenile insurrection
was thinking Of getting transferred to
the Upper Stepney school. near her
home. where there is TO be a vacancy
Jan. l. Some Of her scholars declar-
ed that If she fent, they would leave
school. There was also kindly par
entail remonstrance and Miss Hayes
affably acQuiesced to the desire that
she would remain. And her pupils
greeting Of Merry Christmas" will be
all the more gladly given.
At the Hudac house. just above the
Center. Wednesday night. there was
a lively chimney fire. threatening the
residence and nearby buildings. owing
to the high wind carrying masses of
burning SCOT In all directions Albert
Fohrenback. as well as neighbors and
others. did good work in auenching
the flames by deluRing> the burning
chimney with fifty or more pals Of
water. The furniture was removed
but the building sustained no great
damage Owing to the intense cold. II
was q bad night for this kind of a
demonstration.