The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-12
STAMFORD

The May meeting of the Mems Club will be held at the home of Judge Howard J. Curtis. The name of the speaker has not been announced
 Last year the number of dog licenses issued in town was 534. At the rate of SIPS for each license, it looks as If the town was willing to pay $67C for the privilege of keeping dogs dur ing the ensuing year.
 Miss Mary Griffin of Brooklyn, has been spending a few days in town.
 A. D. Cranson and Charles Wilcox son were elected members of the Men S Club on Monday evening.
 The afternoon meeting for children, between the ages of 8 and IS, held on Monday was so largely attended that the audience had to adjourn from the chapel to the Congregational church. Over 200 were present
 Arthur Wheeler returned from @ visit to Atlantic City on Saturday. He finds it just the place to stop, since he gains a pound every day he is there. He is convalescing from a severe attack of the grip.
 Henry and Stanley Meachen, Willard building a house boat at Henry Meachen's. It. will contain seven berths and be illuminated by electric ity. 1t is proposed to anchor the boat at Silver Springs for the coming sea- son.
 Charles H. Snliman and MT. Gug- genheim have been proposed as mem- bers of the Mems Club
 Thomas B. Taylor has given an or der to Bridgeport house for the new flag for the High School Drum Corps. It will be of blue silk, and contain the seal of the town with the date 1889.
 Tomorrow evening song social will be held at the Neighborhood church. All attending are requested to repre- sent some song. The young people will serve refreshments.
 The Woodmen of the World appoint ed Charles Swidtz, John Middleton and Frank Smith to set out trees on Ar bor Day.
 Yesterday at her home on Long Brook avenue, Mrs. Walter Curtis en- tertained the Ladies' Benevolent Un- ion.
 A few days since Mrs. Clara M. Por- ter visited New York and took in the Hippodrome, where she saw Marching Through Georgia. It is on civil war lines, very realistic, quite startling, and far ahead of anything ever seen at Red Mems hall.
 The minstrel show which is to take place on the 26th inst, will have a chorus of some 20 voices.
 The following gentlemen were enter tained on Monday evening by Edmund Judson at his handsome residence on Judson Place corner of Elm street: Carlos Blakeman, Thomas B. Taylor. A. D. 1Cranson, George A. Carey, Da- vid Coe, Frank and Arthur Sammis, Deacon and Arthur Baldwin, Rev. Dr. Packard, Rev. Arthur Shirley, P. P. o,,l liam B. Kelsey. Radford B. Smith, Charles H. Smith, Nathan Welles, and Messrs Topping, Mills, Viner, Evans, Mallett; Benson, end many others. Mrs. Judson presided at the piano, and after a number of addresses from MT. Kelsey, MT. Beers, Dr. Packard and others, a bountiful collation. was serv- ed and the gentlemen enjoyed a smok- CT.
 Oliver Beardslee has been trying out his new automobile. It is capable of tremendous speed.
 Roy Bushnell Clark, buyer at How lands, is one of the newer residents at Paradise Green. He Is very popu- lar with all who know him.
 Rev. H. A. Davenport of Bridgeport, preached in town yesterday. Tomor- row afternoon Rev. MacLaren Rich ardson of Bridgeport, will be the preacher
 Seven more gentlemen have signi- fled their desire to join the Board of Trade.
 The center of the town has been pretty we'll paved with Belgian blocks which adds much to its appearance and does away with the mud which used to collect about the drinking. fountain.
 John N Brooks, who calls himself the secretary to the legal committee, is sending to number Of citizens quite a pamphlet all about the speed laws for automobiles. The gentleman objects to a speed limit of 35 miles an hour
 It has been suggested by one of our prominent citizens that if the Con- nectfcut Company wants another troll ley track to New Haven, through this town, it will be a good plan to have the loop extend from Barnum avenue, through Long Brook avenue, and Tea Party Lane, and so on to the eastern end of East Broadway. It is not thought the residents of Long Brook avenue will object. It is proposed to present this plan to the committee at Hartford.
 The layout of 8, new road from the Skidmore Hill road to the railroad tracks. is talked about
 The new Methodist minister has a wife and five children. That is some thing to be thankful for-an old fash