The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL PARADE
Over 800 People in Line Led by the High School Band Marched to Academy Hill and Raised a Flag
(Special to the Farmer.)


 thusiasm of the Sunday school parade yesterday was a surprise to those who turned out to witness the affair. The children, of whom there were upwards of 500 in line. met at the Congrega- tionaI church at noon and headed by the High School band marched to the Academy Hiil where the flag was raised. Philo P. Ravens was the grand marshal of the parade and w. B. Kelsey was leader of the band. Her bert Bartram and Jerome May assist ed the members of the band With the music At Academy Hill Rev. E. C. Carpenter of the M E. church made short address and the assembiage sang America. Elliott W. Peck Of the Methodist Sunday school was the mas- ter of ceremonies.
 Yesterday a chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Margaret Derby In Main street. called out the department. Chief Judson was on the job as were also Martin Knapp, Rowe Wheeler. Edward Burritt, Fred Palmer ana Chester Donaldson. The auto cnem- ical made record time to the scene and hand chemicals put out the fire. The damage to carpets and woodwork in the house will amount to more than $50.
 The Tippecanoe chorus will give concert under the auspices of Evening Star Sewing Circle. on the evening or June 29 in Odd Fellows hall.
 A new contestant has entered the field in the contest for the bicycle to be given away by Okenuck Tribe Of Red Men. The score to date IS: H. Flood. 5so; W. White, 5A; N. Ohm stead. 43o. and V. Bond, 50.
 Rev E. N. Packard will attend the commencement exercises at his alma mater, Bowdoin college. this week.
 Wesley Downs of Bridgeport, was the guest of his friend, w. B. Futile, over Sunday.
 Next Sunday night Rev. c. s. Bull lock will preach on the Sunday clos ing movement, at the Neighborhood church, and something interesting may be looked for.
 Rev. Charles Simpson of the Union Mission in Bridgeport. preached an in- teresting sermon yesterday at the Neighborhood church. His subject was .'The Three Crosses"
 The Mulligan Guards. a social organ ization with no warlike tendencies. held an outing at Dillon's grove, on Bishop avenue, yesterday. The menu was plain corned beef and cabbage with the usual ct ceteras. President Ezekiel was the toastmaster, and Capt. J. Coates sang the club song Multi gan Guards The twenty members present enjoyed the feed thoroughly.
 Frank Samnis, the committee In charge of the, South avenue sewer question, has been making arrange ments to hold the meeting at which George w. Fuller will be present on Thursday evening, but there Is some objection to the date on account of the High school exercises which will take place that evening. He is making an endeavor to change the date to Sat urday night on this account.s The meeting will take place at the. town hall.
 The terrible accident at Strawberry hill. in which the infant child of Frederick Donaldson lost her life, has caused much excitement in the local ity The story of the accident ap- pears in another column
 John Graham yesterday took a se- ries of photographs which will be in corporated in the anniversary souvenir of the Okenuck tribe.
 Last Saturday night the boys or chestra rehearsed at the home of Her bert Bartran, in Warwick avenue, and all the babies on the block, and there are a lot of them, enjoyed the music so much that their mothers were un- able to get them to sleep.
 Letters addressed as follows remain uncalled for at the Stratford post off, flee: John Carley, Miss Lydia German, Mrs. Harriss Harry Mathers. J. Pisty,
 
 Warren, H. Watrous, Giuseppe Bran- chisi, (2)
 The Dingabat Club launched their craft yesterday and went into com mission for the summer. The mem bers enjoyed a cruise down the river to Capt. Tuttle's bungalow where a clam bake was put away. The club consists of George O. Lines, commo- dore: Joe Johnson, vice commodore; George Webb, commander; Fred Bev- ans, pilot; Moses Hyde, steward; Oli- yer Park. bosun; Peanuts Park, chef; Deacon Clinton is the crew. During Capt Joe Johnson dove. underneath the boat and made an examination of the hull
 Fred Judson is lipping about on. sore foot, caused by stepping on a rusty nail.
 Capt, Ash Bond, the veteran oyster man, stopped off here for a few min rtes yesterday, on his way to Mill ford. Capt Bond was the pioneer in the oyster business in this vicinity, but he looks as young as he did forty years ago.
 Eugene Lewis is sporting two inn mense Merry Widow hats which he purchased in Bridgeport on Saturday They are alike in every particular, but one will be reserved for Sunday wear
 Thomas Linder of Hartford, with his mother visited friends here yester- day.
 Los Angeles-To win a wager that sine would swim in both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean within a week, Miss Annabelle Willard of New York. came here, took one brief swim and then