The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-17
MONROE

cIiS past week nave been MT. ana MrS. Edwin c. Hyde and daughter, of Brooklyn, N. r., and the Misses Ger trude and Doris Downs, of Danbury, at Louis B. Beardsleys; Miss Evange- line Farnham of Arlington, N. J., at August D. Jacot's; MT. and Mrs. Charles T. Berry and, daughter, of Brooklyn, at the BlondelI home; Miss Cora Ventz, of New York, at the Loss house; Mrs. Ernest Proudman and daughter, Alice, of Virginia, at Solon B. Wales; Theodore Nichols, of Fort Wright, at the parental home; Miss Anna Herdena, of Washington, D. C., and Elmer H. Wakelee, of Toronto, at ges and children, of New Haven, at Stevenson, and Mrs. John Myers and three children, of New York, at An drew Rau's.
 There were several deaths among animals in town last week. Light ming killed a COW on Alfred s. Ed wards farm, and a horse near Mon roe Station; Marshall Beach's horse that had been sick for several weeks, died in the pasture Thursday after noon. and Peter J. Reitter's valuable horse broke leg, and had to be shot.
 Rev. Henry S. Habersham is preach ing Sunday afternoons during this month at Christ church, Tashua, the rector, Rev. MT. Sheffield, being away on his vacation.
 Surveyors began their work, last week, In laying out the grade of the proposed State road between Monroe Center and Trumbull line; The work will hardly be commenced this year.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. J. Lord have leased a cottage at Fort Trumbull Beach for a month Or more. ! The young people of East. Village M. B. church will give a comedy enti- tied "Galliger'. in the church, Friday evening, July 26. It is in three acts with 16 actors. It is a rousing High School comedy iss.{s
 Leslie E. Shelton, son of MT. and Mrs. Edwin c. Shelton, visited over Sunday with his cousin, Harold E. French. at White Hills.
 Miss Margaret Balcoln has kindly accepted the invitation to act as or ganist- at the Congregational church during the vacation of the organist,. Mrs. Alex Sinclair.
 John I. Andrews, prominent in news paper work before the war Spanish American), has been appointed asso- ciate editor of the Shelton Times, and will contribute articles to the editorial columns.
 Clarence B. Burr, Edwin c, Shelton, Alex Sinclair, Estella Joyce and Fred P. Sherman are five to arrange for the meeting of Pomona Grange, No. g, dL lulS QIdCO4 O0pI0IHOOr.
 The showers Of Thursday and Sun day were of the most welcome kind, as the earth was certainly parched and melted.
 Richard Nash returned to Bridge port, Monday. after a two weeks visit with his cousin, Willie Thompson.
 John w Lester, who has been the efficient caretaker of Henry J. Lords property for the past four years, has resigned.
 Charles A., Helen M. and Manton Jersey City, also Mrs. Fannie Bassett of Milford, for several years summer residents at the former. Van Duyne place, were a motor car party which lately visited Arthur w French. MT. and Mrs Marshall Beach and Mr. and Mrs Alex Sinclair.
 Edwin C. Shelton has quite a stir ring curiosity on his shop window, be- ing a large sized, fully occupied hor- nets nest attached to a window pane. One can look at the rear and exam inc it's scientific construction as well as to rubber at the hornets ever busy on the job.
 Miss Rose Bachman, youngest daughter of MT. John Bachman, waS united in marriage to Edward Dick geisser of Derby, at the parental home of the bride, Saturday afternoon, July 13, Rev. Henry Habersham officiating. Only the immediate families were present.
 The political pot will show it's first simmering on Friday, Aug. and 3, when Registrars Sinclair and Shelton will be in session at the Center to re- ceive the names of electors who wish to show their political preferences by registering for the caucuses.