The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-05
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with pleasant anticipations for the lecture on the .'Whir of the Press to be given in the Historical hall by gentleman from Boston, Mr.. Blair, who was once newspaper man. Mrs. NJ O.. Wright has so far re- covered from a bad cold as to be able to attend meeting of the book committee. The committee ordered quite a large number of new books and they will arrive in season for
 Game Warden Smith says almost all the birds have disappeared, A few faithful winter birds remain, such as the chicadees. the white breasted nuthatches, and. flocks of chippies or tree sparrows.t The gold en crowned kinglet can be found in the cedar trees. Speak ng of the boys who were caught shooting some birds in Stratford a few days ago. he said: they threw. Into their coarse black bag four chicadees, two anuthatches, one treesparrow and two kinglets.
 The library report for the month of November is as follows: The total number of visitors was 1888, of whom 649 were adults, and 360 juveniles, while S79 people came in to. look at the building or wait for the trolley. The tota humber of books circulated amounted to 1,494. of which 700 were fiction and 245 juvenile fiction. The new members number IS. and general works circulated amounted to 1S4.
 At the recent meeting of the Audu- bon Society held in town, Mrs. Anna F. Cowles of Pennington became new member; Mrs. c. B. Ledyard be- came local secretary for Ledyard; and L. B. Matthias and Mrs. Jeannette Matthias were made local secretaries for Bridgeport. The treasury showed a balance of $15S. The receipts from membership fees amounted to s4s.
 No% Club, the chief interest of which is the study of birds. It officers are as follows: President, Ralph Lanes vice. president. Helen Collins; secretary Evelyn Post: and treasurer Clara La cey Wakenan.
 The statement that Frank Koeliski, of Greenfield Hill, got drunk on Thanksgiving evening on hard cid- CT" and frightened his wife by pull ing her hair. and set the town in an uproar by the cry of bloody murder. and was not captured until last Thursday when a load of ammunition was sent up from the corner phar-, macy, is little curious. and reads good deal like fign'ent of the ima- gination. That Koe!iski was found drunk and brought to the center Village is a fact. While not arrested. he will be obliged to pay the co.t of the exped' tion to Greenfield Hill.
 Justice Hezekiah Elwood is to pre- s'de at the trial of MT. Tracey of Waterbury. then the hearing takes place. If he cannot be present. prob ably Justice Boyle will be called in. Bacon wakeman and Hephurn Walk CT, who saw the automobile run into a team being driven by MT. Sirup. will be the principal witnesses. e
 It IS announced that Miss Anna B. Jennings closes her house on Fair field avenue. today. for the winter, but that she will come up frequently from New York to look after the es. tate. ~t~. cst -,y
 This evening Col vaiery Havard goes to Bridgeport to deliver his lec- ture on the Cathedrals of France. Mrs. Abbott is visiting Mrs A. F. Jennings at Sunny Bank.
 Mrs Samuel. Jennings i; visit ng Visiting Mrs. Henry Meeker in New York City. s x Miss Sarah Gorham is home from a protracted visit to Watkins Glen.
 During the winter Mrs. Edmund Guilbert will occupy the ED scopa1 rectory in Southport. James Corners and wife have been entertainins, John Corners and wife from Derby. .t The next meeting of the .Sasqua- naug reading club will be at the res- idence of Mrs. Howard Wakeman. William E.. Hulse, secretary of the Poultry association says the recent show of poultry at Lincoln nall m Bridgeport was a financial success. The following local gentlemen have applied for membership: Charles c. Saunders, Marshall King, A. $. Wake man and Walter Koopman. Miss Elsie Smith is home this win ter at her parents. l.. G. Smiths.
 A few of those who. attended the last meeting of the Ladies' Afternoon Whist club, at the hone e of Mrs. Frede erick Bennett. were Mesdames E. H. Wintzer. William H. Wilson. Norris Beers. E.. P. Dodge, Marvin 5cribner. Thomas Reid, John Broth we'll. w. c. McFarlane, Harry Ed wards Wilmer Pratt. Frank Broth we'll and Amelia Wheeler. A hearty supper was served after the whist
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