The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-08
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer)

Stratford, April S-Miss Hulda Swan son and Miss Ruth Cable were the guests of Mrs. H. A. Sexton of King street over Sunday The young la dies are students at the Missionary school at Nyack, N. Y. Miss Swanson preached at the Bethany Mission yes terday morning very acceptably. Both the young ladies will go to South Africa as missionaries when they graduate.
 State Highway Commissioner Mac donald is sending five car loads of crushed stone to be used on Stratford roads and the repairing of Nichols has been making will be suspended until the stone arrives when the work will be rushed. to completion.
 The Democrats of the town will hold a caucus at the town hall on Friday night to choose delegates to the state convention and select town committee. It is hoped that there will be larger attendance than usual. There is a chance for the party to win even in this rock rib- bed stronghold of the G. O.~P. if the timid ones will show themselves and put their shoulders to the wheel.
 Prof Arthur B. Park is moving his on Warwick avenue. The neighbors will watch that garden he is going to plant with interest and will not trouble to raise any vegetables them selves as he will probably be able to supply the neighborhood.
 The game with the Blue Ribbons has been called off by Manager George Ash of the Ramblers. He was unable to get the men he wanted to fill the places of the three men who are not able to play. It is not a ques tion of "cold feet'' as claimed in Bridgeport but a condition which any careful manager would be commend under the existing conditions would not be any test of strength between the two teams
 Mrs. Kate Davis of King street on Thursday received box of Easter lilies from Bermuda. G. A. Fair child arranged for the shipment while he was on the island earlier in the season. The flowers were cut but not opened and were accompanied by. di- rections as to the proper means to make them bloom. As result the house was redolent with perfume yes- terday.
 On Wednesday night the Ramblers will play their last game for the sea- son with the Morris Cove five of New Haven. Refreshments will be served and the evening will be completed with dancing.
 Tree Warden James Lally is re- moving the big elm in front of Dr. Howland's in Main street, which he had hoped to accomplish today on ac- count of the neglect on the part of the electric light people to send a man to care for the wires of that company which are interlaid with the branches of the tree. The big elm was planted nearly two centuries ago and has been lying for several years. a
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Tax payers Improvement Club will hold meeting tomorrow night to arrange for series Of social events to ap- propriately wind up the season.
 The Easter services at the churches of the town were unusually interesting yesterday and there was a larger att tendance than on previousEasters. At St. James Church Rev. M. J. O'COn- nor succeeded in getting out the larg- est number of men who ever attended 8 service at the church. Every avail able seat was taken and there was little standing room for the congre- cations at all the services. The Holy Name Society assembled at the rec tory in Main stret and marched to the church at o'clock where the members attended mass and partook of Holy regular meeting at the church tomor- row night.
 At the M E. Church there were large congregations At the morning service Miss Beatrice Derby directed the special program of music. Miss Rhoda King, the organist, Mrs. w. A. Nothnagle, pianist, and the soloist, Harry Saunders, of Torrington, with a large chorus rendered appropriate Master music
 At the Congregational Church Miss Anna Braitling, contralto, sang the solos to the qualification of the con- gregation who are not often favored with such an excellent rendition of difficult music.
 At the Neig'hborhood. Church 8 spe- cial program of excellent. music had been prepared and was excellently rem dered. The Sunday school carried out an excellent program Of Easter exercises.
 First Selectman Charles H. Welles, who is known as one of the best in- formed poultry men in this country, was the chief speaker at banquet given by the Bridgeport Poultry, Pig con and Pet Stock Association at the Atlantic Hotel, Saturday night.
 The hardware store operated by H. c. Lowell & Co.,, one of the land marks of the town for years, is resplendant in a new dress of paint, and old-tim- CTS hardly recognize it. His custom CTS, however, will appreciate a new lat~h on the front door. A stranger ignorant of the combination might be unable to gain entrance some day.