The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-29
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1t is estimated that 100 people were
unable to gain admission to the min
strel show the second night Of the
performance. It proved to be popu-
lar and entertaining. An incident Of
the evening was the presentation to
Charles n silliman, of a huge busket
of flowers, sent over from the Ives
Manufacturing company, in Bridge
port, with which Mr.. Sil1iman is con-
nected. A colored gentleman made
was examined it was found to con-
tain beneath the flowers, a fine as
sortment of beans, onions, asparagus,
and various kinds of green's.
Miss Porter of Higganum is visit
ing in town.
The Mems club has arranged to
hold one of it's special meetings on
Sunday evening OF the Congregational
church. Philo P. Haven, the presi
dent of the club, says eff you would
enjoy a strong straightforward ad-
dress by a man who not only is a
full business man you will hear Rev.
James Grant" 1t is also announced
that Joseph Weller will sing.
''The English Bible Our Heritage"
will be the theme of Rev. e. N.
Packard tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow night at the Neighbor-
hood church Rev. G. S. Bullock will
preach on 1.-THE Surplus of Blossoms"
He has been in New York recently
arranging his collection Of rare
UNI of the replica of Robert Fulton's
Clermont, which the Hudson River
Day Line has purchased, and will
send to various towns along the riv-
er as an object lessons There is al
so on board the Clermont, g. coliec-
ton of photographs of the Hudson
Fulton celebration in 1909.
The reason the audience at the
Ministries was not able to distinguish
Louis e. Peck. in the chorus of wool
| ley heads and dark skins" was be-
cause he wasn't there, his recent i'll
ness having kept him out.
Harry WilcoXson is engaged in the
| useful occupation Of spraying fruit
trees.
This coming summer, as usual, Mrs.
William Peck and Mrs. Georgia La
Count, will be at their villa in Man
tic.
Grass fires are now of daily occur
ence, and sometimes as many as three
bob up inside of "a hours. This
keeps the new auto-chemical in run
ming condition, and arouSes the en-
thusiasm of the boys when it rushes
along the streets.
Judge Curtis has the naming of
the speaker for the next meeting Of
the Mems club. Who it will be has
not been announced.
Bernard F. Judson is home from a
trip to Providence.
The proposition, made by an opul-
ent tax payer, that the salaries of
our selectmen be raised to $1,000 per
annum, is an excellent one. Judge
Peck should put it in the warning for
the next town meeting.
The ladies who managed the late
rummage sale at the chapel, are
more than gratified at the results, a
sum near 500 having been realized.
1o1T lCcf a. Go
united in marriage Orlando e. Pick
EFT, of this town and Miss Julia E.
Swift of Danbury. Mr.. Picket and
his wife will reside on Otis street,
and be at home after the Goth of
May.
William Harrison Rosenthal. Of
this town, has had the court change
his name to Seward.
On Thursday Leslie Copeland was
married to Miss Everlina H. Ferry
The bride formerly taught in the
Sedgwick school. The best man was
Harold c. Holmes The ceremony
was by Rev. DR.. Packard. The Cope
lands will hereafter reside in Bridge
port.
DR.. and Mrs. George F. Lewis cele-
brated the 25th anniversary of their
marriage last Thursday evening. They
were presented with q silver loving
cup, gold lined. This was from the
mem DeTS Oh the duplicate WH CluD,
of which DR.. and Mrs. Lewis are
m members.
A new street has been opened in
town called ''The Rialto." If things
keep on improving at this rate we
will! soon have Great White Way"
1t surely will rain sometime, since
a man with a load of baskets has
been seen in town. A load of empty
| barrels is said to produce the same
effect and a wheezey hand organ has
been known to call down a shower.
Judge Frank Wilder is coming over