The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
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The gentlemen who are to consti-
tute the various committees. recon-
mended to be appointed by the newly
organized Board of Trade. have been
appointed and are as follows: Thomas
! McQuillan is the chairman of those
who are to consider the question Of
| membership. He will be assisted by
Messrs. William E. Smith. E. n.
David ee i. IF Rhoad ds.0" waiter Curtis.
! Frank L. Curtis. Robert D. Sammis.
| John e. Holmes E. Edwin DuF'our. E.
| Hendrickson. William B. Bristol. Ern-
est Reed. M. j. O'Connor. r. G. Sher-
John. Mel o~en Stevenson. Arthur c.
Meloy. NJ. J. Dahlin. David Hennessey
and F. Van De Bogart The chair
man of the committee on commercial
industry is William B. Booth. and he
will be assisted by Charles S. Judson,
Rhoades. E. H. Judson. Lewis Bieree
and Everett 3. Sniffin. The third
committee has the important task Of
considering public improvements. with
! David Coe for chairman. He will be
supported by Frank Samnis f. c..
Beach. Robert Brandt. Harry L. Fair
child. +. N. Packard. DR.. W. B. Cogs-
well. F. E. Conine. Walter Wheeler.
|. L. Belden. Charles B. Curtis. James
r. Rowland. The next committee is
the publicity with Frederick N. Net
Teton for chairman. On this commit
tee there are Louis E. Peck. William
B. Kelsey. G. S. Bullock. Walter Han
ford. Thomas Taylor, r. Tayleure
Holm A. Curtis and F. Z. Hanson.
The committee on legislation and tax
alton has e. H. Beers for chairman
The other gentlemen OIL this commit
tee are j. Henry Brakeman. Stiles
Ind Two
Jewell Charles H. Welles. D. c. Wood.
Charles H. Peck. J. Allard and H. L.
Bartranl. The last committee of all
is on the constitution and bylaws,
with Charles H. Peck for chairman.
aided by Philo P. Haven. Arden L.
Judd and W. HI. Hart.
1t appears that there is an impress
sion about town in some quarters that
the Board of Trade is a Republican
organization. The, Farmer has been
requested to say that there is nothing
political whatever in the movement.
Many prominent Democrats are on the
committees and the board will be glad
to have any citizen enroll himself re-
CARELESS of party affiliations. or any
other preferences. It will be noticed
that three IF the clergy Of the town
are members of committees. and one
Of them is very appropriately on the
publicity committee.
/. Owing to the fact that Judge Peck
Stoors. accused of stealing a couple
of guns. was forced to remain in the
lookup all day. as he was unable to
procure $500 bail. It appears that
he has been working for Mr.. Beach.
the celebrated aviator. at the Van
voorhees, duck. farm. and that the two
occupations of building flying ma
chimes and raising ducks do not get on
very tremendously The true inward
ness of the case may be brought out
in the court room and, it may not.
That depends.
The Board of Relief held its first
session yesterday afternoon There
were not many complaints.
The BENJAMIN family has arrived at
Palm Beach. and George O. Lines
fishing. bathing. picking strawberries
and doing other summer-like stunts.
Mrs. Charles Rogers of Sutton ave-
nue. has been entertaining Mrs. Harry
Saunders Of Torrington.
The lighthouse inspector of this dis
trict was recently in town. He was
delighted with the new fog horn.
1t has been intimated that if por-
tons Of this town are annexed to
Bridgeport. Putney and Oronoque will
Vernon Morehouse has been visiting |
in, town. Fred Perry has been on the |
sick list. Virginia st. John is recov-
ering from recent illness. Shang
wheeler mas maze Dr1eI VlS1L IN 1
town. Mrs Amelia Bunce has been |
visiting in Easton. Frank McKenna |
is recovering from the grip. Fred |
Tomlinson has resigned from the
Moustache Club. Harry Dickerson |
and wife Of New York have been visit |
ing in town.
Lincoln Sunday will be observed on |
the 18th inst by the Congrega tional |
church.
There was a largely attended mass |
this morning at ST. James church, |
Father O'Connor officiating. Tonor-
row morning there will be another |
mass. known as the Sacred Heart |
The day is also the feast of st. Blasius, |
who performed many cures of the |