The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-28
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Contractor Taylor, who is building
 the house on Imperial avenue, for Mrs. Reeves, said on Saturday that there is no truth in the report that work on the building has stopped. The process of construction is being rushed as fast as the weather will permit William Ticob of Fairfield is wiring the house for electricity. The outside is being covered with stucco, and as a matter of course, when the mercury is near the zero point, the plasterers have to suspend opera tions until the weather moderateS. Mrs. Reeves is in no way financially concerned with the disap- pearance of her son-in-law, Arthur Dolge, and she settles her bills as fast
 as they become due.
 Mrs. John Lowrey was gratified on
 Thursday last to receive a letter from her daughter Sadie, who disappeared so nysteriously fortnight or so ago,
 that she is in New York, where she has a good position. She knows noth- ing of Arthur Dolge, or his move
 ments, save what she has seen in the papers.
 Arthur Do1ge was reported as being in Cincinnati a few days ago. The ring in New York to raise funds and sent the pawn ticket home. It would
 surprise no one if he should return to town within a few days. A friend has gone to the city on the Ohio, with the intention of fetching him back The Hope-Jones Company of New
 York is putting up the new Carnegie organ in the Methodist church, and On
 Thursday evening, the 10th of March, there will be, a grand concert, when the organist will be Walter Gale of the
 Broadway Tabernacle, and Margaret Reyes, contra1tot soloist of the same church, will be one of the singers. yI- s.z-- + I,4IJ Df@ @1, T1N
 quot Library, a free lecture on for
 estry will be given by s. N. Spring, State Forester. It is to be profusely illustrated with stereopticon views. The selectmen of this town have been to Fairfield to look at the steel
 cages used for prisoners, and it is pos
 sible they may conclude to purchase them.
 Saturday last Ruth Weed was in Newburyport, Mass, where she was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Marion Blake. The girls were class
 mates at Mt. Holyoke college.
 One of our oldest citizens, Aaron
 Bennett, aged 94 is in a feeble condi-
 tion and confined to his bed.
 The old question concerning the bath
 houses at Compo beach is up again.
 It will be recollected that last sum-
 mer these were destroyed in the night
 by order of the selectmen. Among
 these a number belonged to citizens of
 Norwa1k Some sort of action is to
 be taken to determine the legal rights
 of all parties concerned and Stiles
 Judson has been retained by the se- lectmen of Norwalk to look after To- cal interests. In association with Att torney Walsh some course of action will be marked out.
 Fifty new bath houses are to be built at Compo beach during the coming summer.
 The local lodge of Knights of PythiaS has just celebrated it's 14th anniver-
 sary Ethel Snffin and Marjory Pur-
 dy piano duet; readings by Mrs. C.. P. Harris and J. Charles Snffin; solo
 by J. C. Snffin. During the evening
 refreshments were served. Today at the local. trolley car barn on Riverside avenue, the men have had an opportunity to pick their runs. The oldest motorman had the first pick.
 His name is Michael Meyers. Irving
 Mills had the second choice. At the recent wedding of William
 Sterling Atwater and Emma Kemper
 Smith, at the Kemper residence, the ceremony was by Rev. Kenneth Mac kenZie William Bacon, Chicago, was the best man. Music by Bentley's or chestra. Samuel E.. Banks, florist, ar ranged the canopy of smilax, roses and carnations.
  to the opening of the smelt season. Attorney Henry Stoddard,, of Bridge port, wants from the town damages for the damage done to his auto tire on State street bridge. Rev. William H. Robinson, Brook field, preached yesterday at Christ church.
 Trinity Guild will meet at the rectory next Wednesday afternoon. William L. Taylor has been to Ithica, N Y, to visit his son who is in the Cornell university.
 Ethel Fairchild went to New York on Saturday for a weeks visit Thursday next the Current Events club meets with Mrs. Jane A. Wood. The selectmen hold a meeting to- morrow.
 The Seniors and Juniors of the Sta- ples High school were recently enter tained by Principal and Mrs. Geo. H. Boyden.