The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-17
CUPHEAGS AT THE TABLE
Annual Dinner of Club Inter esting Feat of Reason and
 Flow of the Bowl
Especial to the Farmer.)

oers of the Cupheag Club attended the annual dinner which took place las
 night at Minors shore house. Arthur Rhoades, the president of the club
 was toastmaster. The affair began early in the evening and ended al
 midnight The speaking was humor-
 ous in the main William B. Bootf } told of remarkable invention witf
 which he proposes to extract the val
 uable elements of sea water which he
 believes will be of great value to man
 kind. He passed around a few cap.
 sules where he thought they would dc
 the most good Senator Stiles Jud.
 son told some funny stories and also
 advocated the locating of a lead pencil
 factory in the town. D. C.. Wood tolo
 of some remarkable dreams, which he
 and others had enjoyed. Jack Park talked of the club and Frank Aber-
 crombie with his stories created much
 merriment. Prof. w H. Kelsey ot
 the Stratford schools, was heard in a
 plea for his boy drum corps Hon.
 w B. Crawford talked about the utili-
 ties bill Former Sheriff Stagg and l his successor, John Williams, were all | so heard The shore dinner served by
 Landlord George Smith was up to the standard of the place, which is the | top notch. Popular airs in which 1 ever yDOOy JOlnGQ WOuHQ uD the most | successful of these events in the his | tory of the club.
 Capt. Frank Coley is passing around a paper among the members of the | Pedie club which uses the hall in the | fire house for its sessions, and is ask I ing each one to subscribe $1 as sort 1 of recognition of the favors received from the fire company. All but two or three have put down their names | and these will probably change their minds when they think the matter over Teddy Roosevelt passed through the ! town yesterday, coming through Oro- noque and Putney on his way from Pennington. He was immediately recognized and got a continuous ova- tion all the way down the line. He wore a black crush hat pulled down over his eyes, and seemed to enjoy the recognition as did the other members of the party in the big touring car
 Miss Amy Gaines has returned to her home here from West Virginia, where she has been engaged in teach ing for the past year.
 Herbert Doolittle and Louis E. Peck went to Savin Rock last night to make arrangements with those who are asking for concessions at the anni- versary celebration of Okenuck tribe on Labor Day.
 
 E. Conine to Charles E. Stagg for a game of baseball on July 4, has been issued. The challenge has been ac- cepted by the former deputy sheriff, and the captains are now selecting their teams. The conditions of the challenge are unique The age limit for the contestants is from to 90 years. The members of the challeng- er's team must weigh more than 160 pounds, and the challenged must not weigh more than that. Teams are to be limited to 12 men, including sub- stitutes. Nine innings must be play ed unless one manager throws up the sponge. There will be an ambulance service and all the doctors in town who are not playing will be ready for emergencies. Spectators will occupy grand stand seats on the grass and must not laugh too long on pain of being locked up by Sheriff Williams. The losing team will banquet the win ners within two weeks after the event Disputes will be settled according to Marquis of Queensbury rules on the spot before the game can proceed The umpire will be selected by vote and additional rules may be made in the same manner. High flies over the railroad and high balls on the bases to be stopped if possible by the team in the field. Other rules will be form ulated later.
 Rev. Charles Simpson of the Union Mission, Bridgeport, will occupy the pulpit at the Neighborhood church to- morrow evening. The children of the Sunday school will meet at the church at 10:3O and take part in the Sunday school parade at noon. The flag which will be raised at Academy Hill will be furnished by the Neighborhood church. Rev. c. s. Bullock will leave for Gloucester today.
 Miss Eleanor Lines entertained her classmates of the Courtland school It Minors hotel, yesterday afternoon. An elaborate menu was served to 15 young ladies'
 MT and Mrs Woodruff of Bridge port, will occupy the bungalow 1t Co., lumbus Farm this summer, and have already taken possession.
 Jack Park has returned from a business tour through Texas.
 The articles of incorporation of the Taxpayers Improvement Club have been filed with the town clerk, H. C. | Lowell
 The shower yesterday at Oronoque was accompanied by a terrific hail storm which did great damage to cannot remember hail stones any larger than those which fell there. | Many fields of stra wberries were prac- tically ruined. Leaves were stripped from the trees and growing corn beat en down. The extent of the damage 1 cannot yet be estimated
 H. c. Lowell & Co have been award | ed the contract for modern improve ments at the house at Hard's corner, l owned by F. F.. Conine.
 Mrs James L. Secor of Cold Spring, 1 x. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs w. l H. Benjamin
 A. Spencer Reynolds and E.. E. Bliss 1 accompanied Rev. C. & Bullock on a | trip up the Hudson river this week. | They saw the steamer Penobscot stranded on the mud flats near AL | bany.
 The Eleanor L., owned by George o. | Lines, is at BedelPs ship yard receiv- ing a new engine.
 John Quill and Thomas Moon were before Judge Peck this morning on d | charge of creating a disturbance at | the center on Monday night. The l young men are not yet of age They | were each fined s1 and costs, and | warned to behave in tn efuture.
 Foley Kidney Pills contain just the | ingredients necessary to regulate and | strengthen the action of the kidneys | and bladder Try them yourself F I |