The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
STAMFORD

Stratford, May 1EThe increased in- terest among the members of St. James church was demonstrated at the 40 hours devotion which ended yes- terday morning. The handsome dec orations in the church, the large num- Der of white robed girls in the process sionaI and the marked increase in the attendance all speak we'll for the feel ing of the members Of the parish Under the pastorate of Rev. M. J. OConnor the church has increased wonderfully, both in membership and in interest. The congregation has pa tiently submitted to the inconvenience Of the small church building and are looking forward to the time when a larger and more appropriate edifice will take the place of the small struc- ture which has done service for so long and which will ever hold warm spot in the hearts of the Catholics Of the town.
 Motorists are complaining of the havoc to the main street caused by the loading of rails on the troileys there. The rails are dragged on the road from the cars on the side track to the trolley on Main street. The practice not only tears up Main street but also the private road belonging to the railroad company leading to the station. Main street has not been left
 
 rails have been loaded in this manner. It is up to the selectmen to see that if the Connecticut Company makes an iron yard of Main street the roadway shall be left in good condition.
 A big time is promised at the club Club on Johnson avenue. tomorrow night. The ladies auxiliary will have charge of an entertainment which will take the form of play, the title of which is being kept a profound secret. They have foiled every effort of the men to discover anything about it.. At the meeting of the club on Monday night it was voted to purchase fur nishings for the club house and they will be on hand in time for the enter tainment J. E.. Healey, monologist, of New York, will entertain the audi ence He is a we'll known vaudeville artist and brother of the Healey sis ters who have made a hit on the stage. There will be other features, the nature of which the ladies refuse to divulge and so far they have dem onstrated that women can really keep secret.
 The remains of Lewis F. Curtis were brought to Stratford yesterday and inferred in Union cemetery. Rev. N. Ellsworth Cornwall of Christ church officiated. Deceased was for 50 years a prominent druggist in Bridgeport. He formerly lived in Stratford and came from an old Stratford family.
 The whist tournament at Odd Eel lows hall last night for the benefit of the Masonic building was largely at tended. A large number of masons from neighboring towns attended Ne meeting of St. Johns lodge and after wards played whist. Among them was solid delegation from Corinthian lodge of Bridgeport. The affair was an unqualified success.
 The Stratford contingent took Poli' S by storm last night when '"The Milk Inspector was presented A tie up on the trolleys prevented local people from leaving the town till S:45 but Sperry held down the curtain until Stratford got there. The Dingbat club and the fire department were the central figures in the house and led the applause, which was vociferous at times Miss Eurd and her tell tale mirror caught the faces of the local celebrities.
 The audience from Stratford enjoyed the vaudeville part of the entertain ment and applauded the local hits. Two car loads of Dingbats and their guests repaired to the Stratford Inn after the show and enjoyed a feed that was a real banquet.