The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-24
. STAMFORD TWENTY YEARS OF DEVOTED
 SERVICE IS APPRECIATED
REV N. E. CORNWALL RECEIVES
 HANDSOME TOKEN OF ESTEEM IN WHICH HE IS HELD IN COM .MUNITY.
Special to The Farmer,

olratford, April 24-TOday Rev N Ellsworth Cornwall completes the 2Oth year of his rectorship of Christ church and In recognition of the event he yes- terday received a beautiful and elab- crate silver tray richly engraved and bearing his monogram and the in- scr1ptlon, From the Ladies of Christ church, Stratford, 1S92-1912" pr. Cornwall. has given the best years of his life to Christ church and has very many warm friends and admir- CTS in the town. His deep piety. un- failing sympathy and sterling charac- ter are generally recognized here. He IS advanced in years but is still viz. orous and able to give the church de. voted service. His term of service in this, the first Episcopal church es- tablished in New England has only been exceeded by those of pr. Samuel Johnson and Rev. Ashabel Baldwin.
 His friends wish for him many years of pleasant usefulness.
 Harold Peterson is still unconsci- ous at the Bridgeport hospital and He was assaulted in a mysterious manner Saturday night. at the junc- tiOn of Fairfield avenue and Water street, where he was waiting to take a car to his home here. Young Peter son, who is 19 years old, was in
 
 cluding his brother. Soon after mid night the party reached the viaduct at the railroad station and leaving Harold on the corner at the Atlantic hotel, crossed to the waiting room of the Connecticut company. Harold proceeded to a lunch wagon across the street and ordered a sandwich. A moment later he was called out by the
 remark that some one wanted to see
 him. As he emerged from the wagon he was struck on the head with some
 blunt 1. weapon and felled to the ground, His party looked him up
 when the time for tho last car ar
 rived and found him unconscious a few feet from the. wagon. He was taken to the Bridgeport hospital in the emergency ambulance where he has since remained in an unconscious lucid moments on Sunday. His rel atives and friends here are much worried over his condition. Youne Peterson was employed by Edward Blakeslee the contracting mason and enjoyed the confidence and respect of |shis employer
 Mrs Geberding of San Francisco, will speak on behalf of Woman suf- frage at the residence of Mrs. H. J. Lewis on Main street tomorrow after. noon at 3:15 This meeting is the first of a series which will take place III the COWH preparatory tO d regular campaign to be waged in the fall The women will aim to elect mem- bers of the legisla ture who are fa- vorabIe to their cause. A large num- Der of prospective candidates have pledged themselves to the movement and the prospect of success is very
 bright Mrs Geberding is a we'll
 known speaker in the movement and her methods in dealing with the sub- ject are distinctly American.
 The Masonic building association will hold another whist tournament at Redmen's hall on the evening of April 90. This event will be as in- teresting as it's predecessor at which the most valuable prizes ever offered in the town were disposed of. The proceeds of the affair will be added to the building fund of St. Johns