The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-23
STAMFORD =FAIRFIELD= SOUTHPORT
Daily Chroncngs of the Dogs Our Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
BUILDERS ARE ALL BUSY
Sudden Increase in Building
 Operations is Noted in All Parts of Town
Special to The Farmer.)

1 Stratford June 23-Builders here are reporting sudden activity in their business, and every one interviewed reports plenty of work with more waiting. Houses are being planned | in, all sections of the town. A new house will be commenced in a reW | days on the Burritt plat recently opened John Wilkinson has just been awarded the contract for cot | tage in Bishop avenue for J.. s. Net | teton The plans and specifications | call for oak trim and oak floors. The l job will be first class in every par l ticular.
 1 The fire department was called out | yesterday by a chimney fire at the residence of Edward Burrit in Main street
 Tn Stratford delegation who are members of Hamilton Commandery, K T., and who went to Danbury yes | terday as the guests of Crusader Com mandery, consisted of Sir Knights John Williams, w. B. Bristol, Charles F.. Judson, Frank E.. Conine, Bernard Judson, F. L. Hanson, Ephrlam Wake l ley, George T. Jewell, John Assum ana Ezra Graham. The Knights report a fine time and say that as entertain CTS the Danbury brethren cannot De ! beat.
 At St. Michaels cemetery this morn
 ing, during an alteration Domlnlc Iuchinio struck Angelo Nicelo in the face with his fist, raising a bunch ana l breaking the skin. State Policeman Antonio Fellows was in time to eaten | the offender and he was brought be- fore Judge Charles H. Peck in the
 town court. The, case was contInueo by, the judge under 8 bond or $zo,
 which was furnished in cash.
 MT. and Mrs c. E.. House of Man | ShIn1r11e CT of Phillipsburg, Pa, are the guests O. MT. and Mrs Charles H. Judson TOT ] several days These, with MT. anu Mrs Judson made party which tour l ed abroad several years ago, and nave l continued the acquaintance since. Mn
 House and Mir. Judson were compan- ions on a trip to California seven years ago.
 | Paul Carey handed box If cigars to the firemen at the fire house las, might. The gift was in recognition of the good work done at the fire al i the house owned by the donor severa
 days ago.
 I A picture of the firemen in uniform and including the auto-chemlcal ahc the fire house will be taken Sunday by John Graham. The picture vii be one of the features of the Rec t Mems souvenir.
 The Congregational church was vel
 filled last night with those who are < interested in the work fof the scholars
 of the town and the friends and rela-
 tives of the High school classes. The
 decorations were in orange and black the colors of the graduating class The T school orchestra opened with two SC . lections, and E. c. Carpenter or the M. E. church followed with an lnvo-
 cation. An oratfon by George Hale on "Invention the Fruit of Civiliza. 4;S fn intpnt1U freely applauded. It showed a fune of information and a grasp of the diff fic,flt subject which is seldom seen 1T | graduation oration. Josephine
 Houghton in an oration on "America1
 Humor' was highly complimenteo The address by Prof. William B. Bai ley of Yale college was the feature b
 the evening. There was plenty O. . . meat in it for those who heard It
 Preceding the presentation of diploma:
 by Dr. w. B. Cogswell, president O the School Board, Supt. William B Kelsey made a few remarks compli mentary to the graduating class Th' chorus singing was excellent M1s' Ada Tuck, soprano, assisted. The
 graduates are: Harriett Rebecca Allen
 George, Edward Hale, Anna Heig, Jo
 sephine .Topliff Houghton, Anna, Mar
 garet Peck, Jean Beardsley Peck, Ma
 bel Kathrin Tooley, Winnifred Rath
 bun Townroe, Edna Seaman Viner.
 The commemoration of the Sacred Heart was observed at St. James | church this morning, with mass. Thi
 evening at 7:30 there will be the bene- diction Next Sunday morning al 1880 a large class of children will re
 ceive their first communion.
 The annual reception and musical T rendered her pupils by Miss Mar.
 Fairchild will take place tomorrow a
 her home in Main street.