The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-03
STRATFoRD

Elliott Cogswell returned to Boston
yesterday morning to resume his med
| ical studies at the Harvard Medical
College.
Leroy Hover, who has been visiting
| his father-in-law, Mr.. Walker, OF
| King street, returned today to Cleve-
| G. W. Walker was in Springfield,
! yesterday.
| The town presented a decidedly des-
| olate. appearance yesterday. The jew
ell, Lawrence and Reed markets were
! closed and the Plum & Bartram store
! also had its curtains drawn. Only the
drugs stores and one fruit shop kept
open in case any one was suddenly
taken sick, or wished for a lemon. AS
far as observed, nothing has been done
about placing those gas lamps. They
were promised by the 10th of January
and there is now but one left. Who
ever scheduled "doings'' at the Frank
lin school house on the End inst, was
away off. for now it Is announced
nothing of note will transpfre before
the middle of February. -
New telephones continue to be plac-
ed in private houses in town. The
latest names added to the list, are W.
Burstine of Peace street; Fred l..
Palmer of Maine street: the Sedgwick
school house; Webb and Sons of
Peck's Mill and l.. x. Whiting of
North Main street.
1t is said there will be a. meeting
this week of the Board of Trade, to
consider and oppose the proposition
Bridgeport.
George Meacl1en and wife are back
from visit to New Jersey.
The Red Men propose to install, their
officers this evening.
Irene Smith Of New York has been
visiting at the Desch residence on
Clapboard HILL
The usual prayer meetings will be
held tomorrow evening, the first of the
New Year.
If the Legislature gives it's consent,
our streets will be dug up again In
the E. spring time for the placing
Of trolley tracks on Judson Place,
West Broad, and other streets.
The Woodmen of the World are to
hold a meeting Thursday evening.
No warning has yet been issued for
Mr.. Confines town meeting.
People who have bought tickets for
the library course of lectures, need
Phelps. He will arrive from Texas
in time to deliver the opening lee
ture which is to be on the 18th inst
Next Thursday evening, at s o'clock
the ladies Of the Congregational
church will invite the public to par
take Of one of their delightful suppers.
The Home Missionary Society is to
On Friday evening the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows will install its
officers for the present year.
While in town Mrs. Ivan Naradoff
was the guest of Mrs. n. G. Lewis.
ALI Of our college boys and girls,
whose names are familiar to the pub
lie, have returned to their studies .
Amy w. Gaines, who has been
spending week in town, has return
ed to her school in West Virginia.
All sorts of suggestions are being
made regarding the placing of the so
new gas lamps the town is to have.
The whole matter is in the hands of
a capable committee, and they will
doubtless work out a system which
will make the town aglow like the
milkyway.
Charles H. welles and Judge Peck
have both returned from a trip. to
New York. While in the metropolis
Judge Peck met Rev. Mr. Eggleston,
who used to preach in town. He took
a number of pretty presents to the !
Eggleston children.
One Of the young ladies employed !
in the postoffice has had a dreadful |
cold,'' but is now able to be at her |
1t is said that events along social |
lines. and enjoyable doing" of a
felicitious nature, have seldom, If ever |
been so numerous as during the clos->
i- week Of the old year. The result |
Is many Of our young men have al |
most danced their feet off and several |
young ladies can hardly speak from |
tonsilitis and other complaints.
Saturday afternoon and evening Miss
Edna eSamn1is at her fathers house on |
Academy Hill, gave a couple of. re-
eeptions to a large number of the
younger social set of the town. In
The afternoon only young ladies were
present. In the evening company
IF young men as well as ladies. were
n attendance. They saw the old year
but. and had a jolly good time.
The late Nathan w. Clark, by his
will. divided his estate into equal
Darts, giving one part to each of his
daughters and his sons.
Miss Mary Wilcoxson is reported as /
very. i'll with slight chances for recov-
cry.
One Of the latest evolutions of fash
on is the long colored velvet pale
o.