The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-10
STAMFORD

One of the most interesting pictures projected upon the screen at the Pot terton lecture at the library, a few evenings ago, was that of the cat and dog cemetery in London, not far from Hyde Park. .Dr. Potterton thought it quite likely few Americans visit the spot, which is highly probable as there are many more important things to ! be seen in the world metropolis. The l names of the dogs on the headstones created a good deal of enthusiasm. Fancy going into solemn place of I the dead and seeing a row of tomb | stones inscribed: tWhiskey," Nip, :" Booze" and "Inspiration.'' Such a graveyard is very English, you know the highest product of culture and | the blossom of civilization. Mrs. George Spall is reported on the sick list.
 l 1t appears to be little late in the
 season to start an early closing move ment, nevertheless the thing has been
 done, and now it is announced that
 MT. Schenks shoe shop will close up early in the evening.
 | Some people got things a little mix
 ed in their notions of London, as
 caught from Dr. Potterton's lecture. It is charitable to suppose ae did not | intend to nlislead, but really no one | is allowed to touch the crown jewel
 in the Tower of London; the great mu- l
 end of that town, and in going from
 the Parliament building one does not have to cross the Thames, to get to l Westminster Abbey, since both struc- lures stand close together on the same
 side of the river. It is believed that
 first Mrs. Roosevelt in St. Georges
 church, London, and not his second
 wifet After all such little mistakes are more amusing than of serious conse- quence
 Since Frederick w. Nettleton bought | the livery stable from Charles Wake ley, people are asking what MT. Wake ley will dQ. It was initimated in town
 yesterday that he would likely go in
 to the oyster business on Long Is- land.
 John Graham, Jr., has moved into l one of the Porter cottages.
 l At the last meeting of the School
 Board no conclusions were reached re- garding the Holster Heights school. I The School Board is waiting for the | Selectmen to purchase a lot as long ago authorized by the town, some where on (Hollister Heights, on which
 to place the new school house. All the town knows that many months ago l in town meeting, the sum of $2,6OO was
 voted for the purchase of a lot from
 the Curtis Thompson estate, but all though the whole estate was assessed | for about $4,O00, when the town wish ed to buy one tenth of the property the snug sum of $3.000 was asked, for
 one tenth. This should be a pointer l for the present board of tax assessors,
 and they ought to bring in the prop l erty at its full value, according to l the law. It is said that Stiles Jud-
 son has been asked to draw up pa pers for condemnation proceedings,
 but no further steps have been talk tAva HH,.H D T,,1 | ~ When a lot has been secured then the School Board can go to work in- ltelligently on plans.
 l. A gentleman who has been up Nich- | ols way reports that the farmers are very busy this winter drawing water b ythe barrel full for their cows to Idrink. 1 The Library association is to hold a meeting on the 18th inst.
 Next month Christ church is to give Ian operetta at Red Mems hall called Love and Cards" People are betting the cards will win.
 Those who have charge of the forthcoming Okenuck dance are Ivan Morehouse, Asa Parketon, Wm. Ap- lpleyard, Fred Bevan and Geo. A. Fair child
 The water has been so deep in some lof the gutters by the side of our streets, that some of our popular young men have had to be helped
 over by big stout gentlemen wearing
 seven league boots.
 Yesterday Miss Ruth Reeves gave an
 address at the Colored Baptist church on the Beginning of the New Year l Fred Alvord of Pittsfeld,. Mass, has been in town for brief visit.
 Miss Emily Wheeler has gone to Troy
 Jack Frost. from New York, has been guest in town.
 Rev. F. H. Robinson preached at the