The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-25
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'Homespun Religion" will be the topic discussed by Rev. MT. Bullock tomorrow at the Neighborhood church.
 There will be a special service to- morrow evening at the Congregatlonal church, when Rev. Howard Richards, Yale man, will give an Illustrated lecture on China. He has been a missionary to that benighted country, and is reputed to possess a large ex : perience. Prof. Salmon of Yale is also expected to speak.
 The usual interesting services at the Methodist church tomorrow.
 The plans being incubated Dy the Board of Trade regarding a banquet, to be held some time in March. have not yet matched.
 It is said that when the Okenucks went to South Norwalk they were to the queens state and done full jus tice to.
 Fire Chief Judson has had the truck house cleaned and put in apple pie or der. against. the arrival of the new motor chemical. Exactly when It ing to all reports half a dozen differ ent plants are at work upon it. and the assembling will be some time Tn the future.
 The Board of Trade has five stand ing cOmmitte
  rush of men opposed to annexation. to Hartford next Wednesday. the day set for the important hearing. The various petitions are to be gathered in today and bundled up ready to take along Hundreds of names have been and against annexation.
 Another new house is to be built on Holland Heights by w. F. Chat los.
 The gentlemen who represented the Snorers at the recent performance were George Morehouse George Bro- derrick. B. H. Merrick. C.. A. Hill, C. E. Longdon, F. G. Snow, D. Feydt, William McGrath. E. H. Williams. Douglass Wells. Thomas Taylor. and c. E. Caulkins.
 Mrs. William B. Brewster and daughter attended the ball at the Sea- side Club. Others were also present from dear old Stratford.
 Mamie Wicks has returned from her Bridgeport engagement.
 Another room at the Center school. or rather the little folks in it. being room z. has celebrated Washington's Birthday. The little folks are brim full of patriotism, and there is a great run on the ernporiums for hatchets and cherries.
 Miss Judith Landberg. who has been singing for year. past at Christ church. has accepted an engagement with the First Methodist church of Bridgeport. The largest salary draws the best singers.
 Today the classical and High School teachers have meeting in New Ha- ven. Prof Kelsey will head the dele gation from this town. It is said an interesting program has been map ped.
 Mrs. David L. Rhoades Is visiting in P1ainfield N. J.
 Cy-oy evening. A delightful feature of the program. as mapped out, will be chowder.
 And now Fred Nettleton is having his imposing office and harness room painted. Thus does this section of the town increase in beauty.
 William Krout of Johnson avenue, will have his two sisters. Louise and Gertrude. living with him. They have already arrived in town. Edward Bond is reported very i'll with pneumonia. The many friends of Mrs. Moulton are rejoicing that her recent fall pro- duced no serious consequences. Quite a lot of young girls took in Seaside Park the day of the great aviation. a la Stratford. and they re- turned much disappointed. The funeral of John Smith, aged 60, who died at the Bridgeport hospital, was held this afternoon, Dr. Packard conducting the services. Several of the Embroidery clubs have held their regular meetings dur ing the past week Robert Gale of Bridgeport. is said to be visiting in town. It is not much use asking who Is to be the next deputy sheriff of this town until Sheriff-elect Vollmer makes an appointment. And that will not take place for several months yet. People are asking who will succeed Rev. MT. Farrar at the Methodist church. Nobody knows There are 49 persons i'm town, not including the ladies who are ex .mpt from the personal tax of $2 None of the new lights are yet H. luminating our dark streets. Walter Hubbell and wife think of returning from Hartford to Bridgeport. They find no place like Bridgeport Many folks in town are happy to think they will be SO near Strat- ford.