The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-01
MONROE NEWS ITEMS
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Monroe, Sept. Miss Mary l.. Lock hart, the noted pianoforte artiste, teacher, recital specialist and com poser, of New York. last week finished her summer sojourn here with her near friend, Miss Helen l.. B1ondel. Miss Lockhart was the student of a pupil of Litz. While here 9 favored few had the pleasure of being graciously entertained by her talented interpreta- tions.
 Monroe Center is geographically and officially the hub of the town. Fur thernore, it has the town hall, town clerks office, Masonic Temple, Grange hall, and pretty park, a. setting for all. The Center also has ambitions and wants, 1. e.: to have trolley cars next the regular running of a moderate fare passenger conveyance to the troll ley and railroad station.
 It Is the cause of much satisfaction particularly in and about the Center, to know that the former Streeter or Nichols homestead is occupied again after a long vacancy Mrs. Cornelia. Mccormack, the buyer, with a, large connecting family, from New York, are moving in this week.
 Arthur w. French of the Center, has cate document, @ sr showing that his pa terna1 grandfather, Jelnes French, was made a Master Mason by Temple lodge of Albany, N. r., on Sept. N, in print and penmanship, is remark ably we'll preserved, despite it's life of 97 years this month. MT. French later affiliated with Washington lodge of Monroe.
 Mime. Emma Jai1let, soprano in the New York Cathedral choir, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. D. Jayaet for several weeks, this week has returned home. She has sung number of times at the Congregational church, with the choir quartette and in solos, her artistic rend1tions having been heard with much appreciation
 The town hall will have something doing in it often this month There will be caucuses, primaries, new names well as other gatherings. All on ac- count of this being the year for both town and State elections, only a month
 That big snake, for years and years the reputed occupant of Still Road swamp, just out of the Center, and the bigger stories about it, keep bobbing up serene1y this season. The afore- said snake has been "seen'' by a nun Der and its measurement runs the gauntlet, so they say, from 8 pitchfork handle to a. bar rail and a telephone pole. Some Of the children and tirnid ones are afraid to come home in the Wiero and big noises, heard over west from the Center, some ascribe to that reptile who has never yet been even coaxed to Hook pleasant, please,'' be- fore 8 kodak or a gun.
 At the Democratic caucus, held last Saturday evening, delegates to the seU- eral conventions were elected as fol- lows: State, Stiles M Clarke, Freder- ick W. Wheeler; Congressional, John D. Hawkins, Homer B. Clarke; County Stephen B. Hayes, William C. Mich ols; Senatorial, Warren W. Bliss, Mar shall Beach; Probate, Edwin c. Shel- ton, Howard H. Wheeler.
 MT and Mrs. Edwin c. Shelton and son. Leslie, with Mrs. Cornel1a, Shel- ton, are this week occupying a cot tage on the Milford shore.
 H. J. Lord has now in working order on his grounds several fire hydrants, that throw a stream of water over the roof of his house and barn. He is soon to build a large reservoir, adja- cent to his pumping plant.
 Miss Mabel Hayes, the efficient and affabIe teacher at the Center school, who has charge again next term, was here this week getting used to the many improvements that have been made in the school room, almost trans forming the place. School opens Tues dav Sent. 6.