The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-17
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The question of deciding when and
where the next State Grange should
meet, having been left to J. Henry
Brakeman Of this town, he said yes
terday that the convention will begin
on the 9Th of January, 1912 and that
after having examined all the halls in
Bridgeport, he had settled upon Eagles
hall as the largest and best place.
Capt and Mrs. John A. Schofield,
and son, just home from Austria, are
expected in town in few Gays; Iney
are now stopping at the Stratfield. The
Captain is connected with the Lake
Submarine plant, and has been abroad
in it's interest.
Wednesday night the mercury fell
to 10 degrees below zero.
This afternoon there is missionary
meeting at the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Irene Clark, who has been Wis
iting in town, has concluded to go to
Los Angeles to live.
The Red Diamond Brotherhood met
last night at the Congregational
church.
Louis Policy, our popular barber,
club at his house.
Mrs William B. Bristol and Mrs.
| Frank Patterson, will be delegates to
| the National meeting in washington
of the Daughters Of the American Rev
| olution.
| Next Monday at her home on Main
| street, the wife of our postmaster will
| entertain the Bridge club.
| The next general meeting of the
Board of Trade will be on the 9Th
| of March.
| Last night William Topping and wife
| celebrated the goth anniversary of
| their marriage. One hundred and fiji
ty invitations were issued for the
| event. A bountiful supper was serv-
| ed from to 9 o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. Topping is a prominent Red Man
| and all the big chiefs and sachems
were present. There were guests from
| out of town and music helped to while
! away the evening.
| Tonight Mrs. George Payne gives a
| whist at her home to the Shepards of
| Bethlehem.
| Mrs. Fanny Peck has recently had a
| severe cold. Mrs. Porter has been in
| the same boat. Bad colds are quite
| prevalent this season.
1t would take a column to chronicle
| all the bad colds, grips, sniffels, etc.
| going about town.
| A chowder and baked bean party
| VIII be given on the 23rd inst, in hon
| or of George washington by the Bene-
| VIOLENT Union of the Methodist church.
| 1t is for a charity and as such should
| be well patroniZed.
Next Sunday morning Miss Alice
| Judson will speak at the English Luz
theran church in Bridgeport
l. No news from the fog horn for sew
eral days. A great silence broods over
the town.
It is said our local Red Men win
honors wherever they go. They con-
fer degrees in a surpr sing manner.
which makes a poor private big
| Chief in almost no time.
The Taxpayers Improvement club is
| growing so fast it is surmised it will
i have to seek for big hall. It wants
| this old town incorporated into bor-
ough, and it advocates the building of
more sidewalks.
1 It is said someone in town has been
| dreaming about three story concrete
| building to be erected on the east side
Of Main street, in the financial section
! of the town. It is thought his name
| is Samm1s.
| All of six children born in town last
month and only two of them certified
! as girls.
The "near future" in town is full
| of suppers, dances, entertainments.
| whists and other diversions. One can
| almost smell the coffee.
Already some Of our young men are
talking about organizing a baseball
| team Snowballs are on top just now.
The moustache club has died ma
| tural death. The moustaches refused
to grow.
The wonderful goose and the
famous" horned owl, continue to at
tract much attention in town.
The Woodmen of the World held
their package social last evening.