The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-23
STAMFORD

The Grange delegation from this l town, which went over to Greenfield
 Hill Tuesday evening, included Capt. l Wakelee, Miss Bertha Wilkes, Eleanor | w. Lewis, Ar thur M. Parrott, Clarence Palmer. George H. Macdonald and wife, c. F. Johnson and wife, Char lotte Johnson, Herbert Snif11n and wife, Harold Holmes and wife, Peter Van de Bogart, Frank Blakeman, Lawrence Spamer, Anna E. Stewart, and George Blakeslee. They report having met John w. Boyle, the grand lecturer.
 The paramount event in town this be held at the Congregational parson- age on East Broad street. Dr. and Mrs. Packard are deservedly popular, and the attendance promises to be large. Miss Allen, of the choir. will sing a number of solos. and there will be other music Probably Deacon Haven will make one of his addresses, and there may be speaking from other gentlemen. Several hundred invita- tions have been issued
 As announced ip the Farmer some weeks ago, the prominent speakers at the coming banquet of the Board of Trade will include Supt. Kelsey. stiles Judson, and Arden L. Judd At least it is so published. Remarks should also be heard from MT. Abercrombie. MT. Beers, Mr. Hart, Clayton Blakes- lee, MT. Hanson, MT. Rhoades. Town Clerk Lowell, and others. Hon. FL liott W. Peck will preside and make the opening address.
 Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Bedel1 Ben jarnin: having had a delightful time at Palm Beach, Florida, to which full justice was done. and which suited them to ''the queens taste", will leave that blissful land next Saturday and take their sad departure for Augusta, which is in Georgia. Stopping there for a short while 1t is their present intention to explore the bound'ess west for a month or two. Tn this case they will hardly see dear old Strat- ford before the sweet summer time.
 Mrs. Gertrude Black of Bridgeport. Is having ground broken in South Main street for a couple of new houses
 Dorothy Reardsley was home for the week end from her school.
 Charles De Kay Howard has pre- scented to the library quite number of interesting books on fishing and hunting. George W. Wright has given to the same institution set of nine volumes of the works of Dumas
 After 8 perfectly enjoyable visit to New York and Brooklyn, Mrs. John Assum and her daughter. Till1e, have returned to town.
 Hurry up and buy your ticket for the Board Of Trade banquet. for the public Is told the number is limited and everybody wishes to attend.
 Robert Knowlton and Mrs. Charles Quick are coming over to town to live
 Some time in April Mrs. William P. Bristol will make a visit to Washing ton.
 Mrs Gertrude Birdsey has been vis- iting in town for a week.
 Stra on-the-Rousatonic, through the generosity of a few of our lovers of Shakespeare, has contributed money enough to lay a handsome wreath up- on the grave of Shakespeare at Strat- ford-on-Avon, at the next anniversary of his birth, which comes the last Of April. Who. says there is no serftt- ment in dear old Stratford?
 After a brief sojourn in WOodmont, Mrs Frederick Nettleton has come back to town.
 The startling announcement is made that soon Billy Tuttle's drug store and John Assun's bakery will be re- moved and on the land occupied by those imposing" structures, a new skyscraper Is to be erected.
 George Morehouse has gone to Cos Cob to get a new engine for motor boat.
 The total amount of money given for during the past year by the local Congregational church was s1,12Ss4.
 Charles Hull, Elm street, is having new shingles placed upon the roof of his house. It looks as if much of this kind of work would be in vogue this spring. And 1t may be some houses will be repainted.
 Che of those popular srummage sales will be given about April A by the l women of the Congregational church | That will be a good time to lay in a l stock of bonnets. hats. shoes. shirt | waists and all sorts of harem skirts.
 Somebody is i'll with scarlet fever at | the Mallett residence, Main street.