The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-25
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Next Sunday after the 1880 mass
in the morning, there will begin al
ST. James church, a 40 hours deVo-
ton, which will end on the following
Tuesday at the a. m. mass. There
will be a procession of the children
of the parish during the season OF
the mass. One or two strange priests
will be in attendance. to hear the
confessions of those who do not speak
English.
Mrs Catherine Bunnell and her
daughter, arrived in town Friday aft
ernoon from a winter in Europe and
Africa.
Of course when the next town
meeting is held it will be in the even
ing so that all the voters and tax
payers can have a chance to express
their wishes about building a new
afternoon meeting would exclude a
great many who are obliged to be out
of town attending to business.
Father O'Conner is making pre-
parations to hold whist at the Town
hall on the 10th Of May. Two floors
will be occupied for the event.
The fashion Of burning out foul
chimneys on Sunday. set by the Rus
sell chimney, appears to be spread
ing. Who will follow Mrs. Gunther's
example is now local question OF
some interest. Possibly there are
folks in town who think chimney
on fire on Sunday can be alfeviated
better than on a week day.
Father O'Conner proposes to do the
baseball season this coming summer.
That is one of his legitimate recrea-
lions, together with riding behind his
handsome horse. President Tracy of
the Connecticut League has sent him
passes for himself and nieces, and so
have the officials of the Bridgeport
league.
The rustic tea house and wisteria
shelter which Mrs. LeLacour has had
much attention and favorable COM
ment. An extensive pergola and rose
support is now being erected.
Although the new auto-chemical
was made exceptionally strong, to en-
able it to climb such steep hills as
California street and Tea Party Lane,
1t was found after Its arrival in town
that the sprockets we're too small and
it had to be returned to the factory
The voice OF the siren is said to rival
Theme Judson's famous fog horn, and
the head lights shed such a glow the
$50 other lights in town pale before
it as the moon does when the sun is
up.
King street extension is to have
sidewalks. They are also badly need
ed on Barnum avenue.
The Masonic Building Association
VIII lblu d IHC0llIiS ILLS evening.
A lady who has frequent occasion
to traverse Union cemetery, thinks it
is in a dep1orable condition, and COM
plains bitterly about the apparent
neglect. AS a rule it may be said the
taste and education of q people can
be very accurately gagged by the
condition in which they keep the
grounds where their dead are buried
The severe frosts of this climate have
tilted some Of the headstones, and
where graves have sunken in. the
caretaker should construct the proper
mounds. The cemetery is naturally
bare and desolute enough without
adding to the responsiveness of the
situation through preventab1e neg
lect. A little alienation would go
goods ways.
The play at the Grange Saturday
evening was called The Delegate
From Denver Those Who sustained
the various parts were Roland Axtell
Wendell Holmes, Leslie Copeland, and
the Misses Anna Spaulding, Anna
Stuart, Eleanor Lewis, Everlina Fer
ry, Marion Spamer, and Edith Turn
er.
The event of the week, Of course,