The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-10
MONROE

twenty Years, TOUR months ana
fifteen days past the allotted time of
man of three score years and ten ere
the silver cord was loosed and the
golden bowl broken when there pass
ed away on Friday, March 20, at his
home, Philip James Jones, one Of
Huntington's oldest residents and
valued citizens. Born in lands across
the seas. he early turned his face to
the western republic and success was
his from the start, owning one of the
finest farms in town. The funeral
was held at his late home on Tues
day, April End, and the storm and
travelling failed to keep a large num-
Der of friends and neighbors at home.
The services were conducted by Rev.
j. A. Stansfe1d, rector of st. PauPs
church at the Center, assisted by Rev.
fist church. Nearer My God to
Thee" and asleep in Jesus were
rendered by a quartet composed of
Mrs. J. A. Stansfield, Miss Helen
Stansf1eld, Oliver w. Lewis and Rob-
ert Sincfaid. The floral tributes were
were all members of Washington
lodge, Warren c.. sHubbel1, Louis
Beardsley, j. Frank Olmstead, w. M,
and Edwin; G. Shelton, secretary. In
his passing the lodge loses one of it's
most enthusiastic supporters as Free
him and it seemed even more so as
he advanced in years. The sudden
removal of such a brother, after a
mem bership of more than, sixty years,
leaves a vacancy that will be- deeply
realized.
The annual meeting of st. Peters
Society was held on Easter Monday
at p. m. The report of the treas
urer shows the parish to be in a very
fourishing condition. The election of
officers resulted as follows: Senior
warden, Fred w. Wheeler; Junior
warden, Hobart S. Beardsley; clerk,
Homer E. Clarke; treasurer, Samuel
B. ,Hurd; chorister, Frank Beardsley;
organist, E. Rose Wheeler; auditor,
Fred W.P Wheeler; delegate to- con-
ventions, Edwin G. Shelton; alternate,
Homer e. Clarke; yesterymen, Homer
p. Clarke, Edward S: Beardsley;
Frank Beardsley, Frank J. Wales.
Benjamin s. Hurd, Howard H. Wheel
er, Ambrose S. Hurd, Samuel B. Hurd,
Edwin c. Shelton, Edwin A. Hurd.
The grange met on Monday even
ing, April 8 to rehearse the degree
| work. The deputy is expected to visit
| the local order shortly. Seymour and
with Harmony on Thursday evening,
The Democratic caucus for the cleo
| ton of delegates to the State conven-
ton to be held at bridgeport, May 1,
will be held at the Town hall on
Tuesday evening,Apri1 16 at o'clock.
Monroe is entitled to two delegates.
| AT the Republican caucus Held Fri
day evening, April s., Zalmon F. Purdy
and Homer F. Sherman were elected
| delegates to the State convention. A.
j. Hull was elected chairman of the
| town committee and J. Frank Ohm
stead and Kellar H. Briggs as mem
| bers of the said committee. Frank
| J. Wales was chosen chairman and
Fred P. Sherman as clerk of the eau.
Gus.
The Easter concert at the Congre-
gationai church has been postponed
until Sunday evening, April IA on ac-
count of the severe downpour on
Sunday last.
Sterling B. Hubbell, junior deacon,
and Fred P. Sherman, senior steward
of Washington lodge are expecting to
go to New York Saturday next and
visit a. Spanish lodge while in the
| metropolis.
Mrs Lewis Thompson and son,
Willie are spending this week with
| her sisters in Seymour.
Little Miss Elizabe Hurd~ made
her first trip to the district school on
| Monday last.