The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
STRATFORD

There is great activity today in the
| local wigwam Of the Red Men, for the
| Great Incohonee from Texas is ex-
pected to arrive in the bordering city
| this evening, and the Indians will
rush over to meet him. The Oke-
nucks, the Ansantawaes, the Ham
monassetts, the Waquaheags, the Mat
tabessetts, and other tribes will be out
in full force, and the Great Senior and
Little Senior Sagamores and Sachems.
as we'll as the Warriors will give the
glad hand to the Great Incohonee. 1t
will be a great event for our loca!
Red Men, many Of whom never saw a
Great Incohonee.
In about two weeks from now Fire
Chief Judson thinks he will have In
commission the uto-chemical ordered
by the town.
There was a special musical service
at the Methodist church last night. in
which the orchestra of the High
School took part. Miss Catherine
Richards also sang solo parts. Some
Of the pieces were as follows: THE
Heavens Are Telling The Better eft.
Land; "Hark, Hark My Soul; 1.-The
Lord is MY Light, and Hear My
Prayer
Next Sunday the monthly musical
services Of Christ church will be held,
when the cantata of 'Penitence, Par
| don and Peace will be sung.
Sometime in the future the Senior
class Of the High School proposes to
present a play before the public.
Before anybody was up, a day or
two ago. John L. Porter, Alfred Sta
cey and Albert Anderson rolled out OF
bed and went claiming, going to
Milford bar, and coming back with
bushel each of the Juicy bivalves.
Many more CLAIMS were seen flying
Somebody in town is said to have
a remarkable watch. Every time it
runs down it winds itself UP. Fact
assure you.
There was considerable alarm in town
on Friday night, when the town
building was ablaze from top to bot
TOM Chief Judson, who lives close
by, surveyed the remarkable phenom-
enon, and concluded somebody was
making light of the evenings enter
tainments.
Something like 70 people attended
the St. Patrick's celebration of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, at their
hall. Visitors We're present from ad-
Joining towns. Addresses were made
by T. j. Murphy, H. M. Murray and
1. J. Mccarthy. There was music
by Dolan's orchestra, and songs by T.
Ryan, and Messrs. Callahan and
Ahern.
Fred A. Billion, who once lived in
town, is ill at his home in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
Chester Donaldson is rapidly recov-
ering from his late attack which
threatened stomach troubles.
Arthur Derby Of this town is at the
scene of war in Mexico.
It is reported that when the Housa-
tonic lodge Of Derby visited our own
Oronoques, they had "big" time
l. ord n
when one lodge visits another. There
is nothing like hospitality.
Announcement is made that Deacon
Ravens recent entertainment OF the
famous Biconstra class was of the or
der of ST. Patrick. Year by year the
patron saint Of Ireland grows more
and more popular.
Ernest Fl. Reed of Huntington road,
carried out on st. Patrick lines. A
few Of those present were the follow
ing gentlemen with their wives: Lewis
Policy, Frank Totams, John Viger,
Edward and Sidney Colburne. Morris
Curtis. Charles Gormley and Howard
Franklin. Some Of the guests were
from Bridgeport.
The mother Of Capt. Moses Hart of
Elm street. who lives in New Canaan,
has Just reached her 10Gth birthday.
Friday, Capt. Hart went over to con-
graduate his venerable parent. 1t IS
said she can sew better. than some of
the young folks in town, and can re-
member more than the oldest inhabit
ant. She would make a valuable re-
porter, having such a fund of infor
nation. The war Of 1872 was raging
when she was a very little girl.
Among the presents she received were
20 S. gold pieces.
Our own Housatonic Grange recent !
1y paid a friendly and fraternal visit
to the Indian River Grange which is
situated in Milford The supper was
to the grangers' taste and as the copy
book says, was done full justice to-
Addresses were made by J. Arthur
Sherwood, II. c.. Miles, F. M. Plat |
and J. Henry Brakeman.
The dance Of the Fortune Hunters |
will take place at the Masonic TEN
pie in Bridgeport, but it will be at |
tended by many anti-annextionists |
from this town. The date is April |
10. which is almost month in the |
future
Echoes are still being heard in town
from the great women's jubilee meet |
ing recently held In New Haven. For |
full particulars see the N. H. papers. !
Only think Of it-1,500 women sa.
down to dinner, and all the speakers |
were women.
Constable Fred Palmer has recent !
ly been sick. He hustled wonderfully |