The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-29
STAMFORD
STRATFORD'S OLDEST
 YOUNG MAN, c. o. ELLIS
At 96 He Visits All His Relatives Every Little While-The Odell-
 ROuth Wedding.
Special to The Farmer)

(opecIdI 10 The Farmer)
 Stratford, April 29-Mr. George O. Ellis our ninety-six year young man recelved a call from his old friend, George w.. Briggs of Shelton, yester- day, (Sunday). MT. Ellis contem- plates trip to Waterbury in the near future, he says, that as he begins to grow old, he has longings for his old stamping ground, so once a month he goes by trolley, visits his chill through Cheshire on his way back. calling upon friends, along the route Among them he takes great pleasure in calling up MT. and Mrs. George Wheeler who for many years lived at Harvies Farm. Mr. Ellis is very of Spring-takes as much interest in events of the day as tho he had many years before him.
 Baseball fans of the town were much disappointed on Saturday when the rain prevented the game between aggregation of all stars. 4 lot of people were at the cemetery lot to see the game but the storm sent them home.
 ington and Stratford attended the genuine old fashioned "raisin" at Charles Klegg's place in Oronoque on Friday. MT. Glegg is erecting. big barn and celebrated the event in the good old way. There was plenty to eat and drink and everything went off with precision under the direction of Charles Johnson the master of cere- monies. About fifty men made short work of raising the 40 foot bents and the remaining time was put in after the usual manner with all kinds of
 manly sports.
 Capt. Alonzo Grey is very i'll at his I,fl1, IzN oJt
 The Ode1l- -Rodth nuptials which took place at the Rhoades homestead on King street Saturday night were prettily unique in many ways. Be- meath an arch of palms in the bay window a miniature altar was erect ed covered with white silk and dec orated in gold embroidery. The cere mony was performed by Rev. E. J. Craft of Bridgeport at 6 o'clock and at this early hour candles were light ed on the altar making handsome eff feet. The bride, Daisy Louise Routh is the daughter of Mrs. Frank Pat terson, a handsome girl who has en- joyed exceptional educational advan- tages and is an artist of ability. She wore a beautiful robe silk voile over white satin. The veil, a valuable and voluminous affair of Spanish lace was worn by her mother on a similar oc- casfon 30 years ago. The groom, Her. bert Bancroft OdeIl is a resident of Bridgeport and in business in Toron- to, Canada. He was attended by Clayton K. Blakeslee. Herbert Ellis of Toronto. close personal friend of the groom had arranged to att tend him but telegraphed at the last minute that he was unable to be pres ent on account of illness and MT Blakeslee made a graceful substitute. The bride, attended by Miss Elizabeth Rhoades of Brooklyn, as maid of hon. or, met the groom at the altar Miss Eleanor Gorham of Boston and Mas l ter Eastman Iremonger Of Neither wood, N. J.. were pages. The cere- mony was followed by an elaborate wed- caterer. Bentley's orchestra discours- ed music from the conservatory. Pflonm of Bridgeport installed the floral decorations which were very elaborate. The handsome and expen- sive wedding presents were not dis played as they had been packed for shipment to Toronto where the happy couple will make their home. The present of the groom to his best man l was a handsome pair of gold cuff buttons.
 Mrs Capt Charles Weeks who has been seriously ill at her Elm street home is slowly recovering.
 A colored man in striking costume passed through the town Friday on
 his way to Bangor, Me. He pays his
 way by selling notions and evidently does not go hungry. Pieces of can vas tied to his feet take the place
 of shoes which he abandoned 30 years ago he said. T jes trabbles aroun' to see the country he said when ask ed what he was going to do at Bang or. "I ain't walking. on no bet or anything else. likes to see different parts, of the country
 Mrs. F. Blakeman and Mrs. George Spall have been heard from at town in the Adirondacks where they went to benefit Mrs. Blakeman's health which was impaired by an attack of whooping cough last winter She is much improved.
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