The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-17
RESPECTED COUPLE WILL CELEBRATE BOTH ANN lvERSARY MT. and Mrs.. LemIel J. Beardsley Will Entertain Their Friends in
 Honor of the Event This
 Afternoon.
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Oct. 17-Fffty years ago Lemuel J. Beardsley, then a strap
 Perry to the altar at a pretty wedding
 held at the home of the brides par
 ents- This evening the anniversary
 of that event will be appropriately eel
 ebrated at the home of MT. and Mrs.
 Beardsley on East Brodaway. Both
 MT. and Mrs. Beardsley belong to the
 town. They have lived their family life
 among their friends, honored and re-
 spected, and the guests this evening
 will attest these facts. Three chill
 dren were the result of this union,
 two of whom are now living. These
 are Mrs. George N. Morehouse and
 Beardsley conducted a store which
 supplied the town with general Iner-
 chandise. He has since devoted nirn-
 self to massage and is an acknowl-
 held this afternoon at o'clock, and
 the festivities will be prolonged through the evening.
 A handsome Taft banner was un- Main street last night. George O. Lines and Charles E.. Wheeler were in stretched from Tuttle's block to the McNamara building. At the signal
 of pistol shot by MT. Lines the ban
 ner unrolled to the delighted gaze of the loiterers on the street and tie
 crowds which were on their way to the town meeting.
 No expense has been spared to make the suffrage meeting at Redn1en's hall tonight 8 glowing success. Everyone
 is invited to attend and near the ques- ton discussed by competent speakers.
 meeting rat G in ' the @ town ~ and t taa siTnifies that Stratford is the banner suffrage town in the state. Men and women who have never heard the question presented by experts should take ad- vantage of this opportunity and att tend this meeting It will be an ef- fective educaror.
 The many friends of Martin Ahearn will be pained to learn of his sudden death at the home of his daughter,
 Mrs FRothy Evan, yesterday aftsr- was born in Ireland and came to Strat- ford 14 years ago. He was engaged l in market gardening for years and ! made signal success of the business | in which he has been succeeded by his sons. He made many friends by h,s sturdy honesty and amassed consid-
 erable property by industry and fru- ! gality.
 MT Ahearn ate hearty dinner
 yesterday and appeared to be in his I prolonged absence. He was dead. pr. W B. Coggswell, medical examiner. attributed his death to apoplexy. He
 leaves widow. three sons, Cornelius. Patrick and Timothy. all residents of | Stratford, and five daughters, Mrs.
 Cunningham of Brooklyn, N. r.. Mrs. Ansonia, Mrs. McQuillan of Bridgeport, | and Mrs. Ryan. with whom MT. and 1 Mrs. Ahearn made their home Deceased was a prominent and lib- eraI member of St. James church and | active in all church matters.
 Henry F. Meachen who was sud- denly stricken on Tuesday, is slowly | improving in condition and his recov- cry is confidently expected. The at tack was accompanied by hemorr- haze from the stomach, which has been conquered and the condition of
 the patient indicates his slow recov- cry.
 Tanners brook is again making it. self noxious to the nostrfls of people at the center. Even far up as King street the brook is a noisome nuisance. It is expected that the health officer will be called on to pro- vide a remedy.