The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-20
WESTPORT

The most important and interesting event of the week in town will be the celebration of the 5Oth anniversary of the Farmers. Club in Greens Farms. when Farmers Institute will be held at the church in that parish. This will take place next "Wednesday, and there will be two sessions, with a dinner served by the ladies at noon. The morning session. begins at 10:30 and the opening address will be made by the venerable John H. Sherwood, who 50 years ago was the first presi- dent of the club. He is expected to give some interesting historical rem iniscences. This address will be fol- lowed by one on Peaches" from Stephen B. Wakeman. He is well qualified from experience to speak on the topic E; H. Jones of New. Ha- ven is to talk about the Model Farm" He has made study of this subject and is a strong advocate of system on a farm. The gardener at the famous Cockroft place in Sauga- institute on Hot House Work" He has already lectured in New York several times on this subject Alto gether the Institute promises to be of value and interest to all who at tend, besides proving to be delight
 
 There Is not half as much talk and anxiety Tn town about the proposed Sunday closing movement as sensa- ttonal telegrams and newspaper arti- cles published outside would have the pubic public, believe: nai MT. Jones, of the think we are all set of bandits down here." Business goes on as usual, and no one is alarmed. But few places wish to keep open on Sunday, and the prospect is they will abide by Civic Club desires. The law is on the statute book. and so long as it re- mains there can be- no question re- garding the legality of the closing movement. It Is understood that the Civic Club proposes to make an ex- and will allow them to be delivered on Sunday morning. Whether it will stop the sale of milk, and penny pos- tai cards, the future will show. If the state police really do appear in town, with the valient Rowe Wheeler from Stratford, at their head. not even a mouse will dare to- peep on Sunday.
 Our good Methodist sisters are sending out by mail little bags, to hold pennies. and a bit of Brown ingesque poetry, looking to. an enter tainment, to be given on the End of March, at the church.. The object, of course. like all similar exploiting en- tertainments, is to raise the wind. for the religious pot must be kept boiling. Listen to tho siren song: We come to you, if you please, Your age to find, and to tease, For a silver shower of dimes, So put them in the bag, for the times Are awful hard.
 If you are 100 years old,
 Drop in a dollar of gold;
 If sweet sixteen, it will tickle Us to get a niclzle.
 All we want in the little bag
 Is a portion of your swag-
 For the preacher must be paid, Or he'll, leave us we are afraid"
 Such a pathetic appeal ought to fill the church.
 An old resident, J. Wesley Perry, aged 73, died last Friday, and his funeral will be held tomorrow, Rev. K. Mackenzie officiating. MT. Perry sonic lodge. His remains will be talk en to Willow; Brook cemetery. John recent resident of this town, died a few days at his place at the Farms. He was 58 years of age and form erly lived in Brooklyn, to William H. Bradley is reported to be seriously ill at his home in Coley- town. Dr. Nolan and Dr.. Wright have been called in consultation.
 The mems supper given at the great success. over 2S6 @ covers being laid. A considerable sum was rea- lized.
 Next Monday evening the Junior league of Christ church gives a sup per. and will follow it with a play called "A Patron of Art"
 Po1 of ic Ta or ten pictures on exhibition at the Montrose gallery, on Fifth avenue, which are attractinge a good deal of enthusiastic attention.
 There will be an adjourned town meeting in March to lay the tax. and consider the matter of MT. Schleat, who fenced in section of the beach, which the town claims should be a 
 H. Daniel Webster, the we'll known to Austin, Texas, to design brass doors for the First National Bank of that city. His family goes with him.
 A large number of people attended the Valentine party given by Geo. Guyer and wife at their Saugatuck did not interfere with the card play ing within. A few of those who at tended with their wives were Frank Arde, W. Smith, F. N. Taylor, W. D. A. U. Smith, Joseph Morton, Frank Godfrey, Frederick Bradley, O. l [. Allen, J. K. Gault Merritt Gault. 1 Robert K.. and l.. H. Gault..
 The personal tax of this town is to be collected by Joseph G. Hyatt and Samuel A. Purdy. There are 1,0Ool men liable to the tax. The Civic Club of this town has that the blue Sunday laws lo not prohibit Sunday transporta- ton. the delivery of Sunday papers, the compromising of prescriI tions by