The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-18
STAMFORD

l A number of our young men have i formed q Mustache Raising or Anti 1 Barber's club. They have all agreed ! to grow mustaches and if during the next three months a member shaves off his mustache, provided one sprouts 1 he is to treat the rest of the club to l a dinner The members include Will lard Baldwin, Henry Meachen, Theo- dore Tompkins, Herbert Fryer, and ! Arthur Beardsley. Tompkins has got three days start of the other members Charles Silliman is confined to his | bed with a severe attack of acute in- l digestion.
 Mrs Susan E. J. Hudson has closed Iicr house and gone South for the. rest of the winter.
 Leroy Fairchild is quite i'll with the grip.
 Miss Marjorie Sflliman has returned to her school near Boston.
 There were IS Methodist clergymen at the preachers meeting in town on Monday evening. A social hour was enjoyed followed by a supper.
 Next Sunday, at the Methodist church. will be known as "Star Sum- day" in compliment to all those who have not been absent in attendance for one and two years.
 Sometime in the sweet springtime Tree Warden Lalley hopes to set out a number of maple tree about town.
 Tonight at his bungalow, George Fryer will give a dinner to the past sachems of the Okenuck tribe of Red Men.
 Mrs. John Parks and Roland Axtell are reported on the sick list.
 Thomas H. McQuillan and James J. Sexton have been elected lay trus- tees of St. James church. Parties of children from the center school are enjoying skating on the various ponds which is now very good.
 Herbert Buck has been taken to the Bridgeport hospital suffering from lead poisoning.
 Those interested have in contempla- ton series of entertainments for the Masonic building fund.
 This evening some of our Rebekahs propose to visit their sisters in Mill ford and witness a great installation. Anybody in town who wishes to at tend the meetings of the coming Bridgeport Chautuaqua, can get tick cts of Rev. George E. Farrar.
 One of the great Haymakers from Milford was in town on Monday ev- ening and installed the new officers for our local Hayloft.
 It is said that a number of our own musical folks will go over to Bridgeport tomorrow, evening to lis ten to the Kneisel quartet at the Washington Park M. F.. church.
 There will be helpful services this evening at the various churches.
 The Women's Aid Society will meet in the Chapel tomorrow afternoon.
 The children of the Methodist church are holding a meeting this af- ternoon.
 Miss Mary King has been visiting Mrs. Walter s. Curtis.
 Mrs. George Gunther went to New Haven last night to attend the con- cert.
 lee spent yesterday in New York at the automobile exhibition. They form ed an excellent opinion of the show.
 Four girls and two boys were born in town during December.
 A man, Michael Cassidy of Norwalk, having taken too much inspiration, was found lying on the trolley track He was carefully picked up and taken to the lookup to sleep off his artifi- cial happiness.
 The old board of officers for the li-. brary has been chosen, consisting of George w. Fairchild, Frederick c. Beach, Frank E.. Blakeman, Walter Wilcoxson, Arden L. Judd, Judge Cur tiss Miss D. Winnifred Todd, Mrs. De Lacour and Miss Catherine Bun nell.
 Edward Thompson, wife, and broth CT, are back from trip to New York to see the auto show.
 In the near future another town meeting is proposed to consider the subject of a system of sewers. It is thought that at least a survey may be made and plans adopted. This should be done to help stave off an- nexation. The time is dead ripe for action.