The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-16
CHURCH NOTES

HOly Trinity cnurcn Will observe the usual services at the regular hours, Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie, rec tor.
 Rev. Fr. Duggan will say the usua masses at the church of the Assump tion at the regular hours.
 Rev. Henry Blacklock, of Provi dence, R l., will preach his first ser, mon as rector of Christ church or Sunday morning. Rev. MT. Blacklocl arrived in town from Providence. to- day.
 The regular services will be held in the Congregational church tomor. row, with sermon by the pastor, Rev Charles F Taylor.
 The Methodist Episcopal church will also hold its regular services Rev. Arthur G. Boynton, pastor.
 NEWS OF THE TOWN /
 J. Franklin Bradley has returned from Boston and is spending the weel end with his parents, MT. and Mrs Frederick Bradley of Riverside ave nue.
 MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Mackenzie Jr., of Nutley, N. J., are spending g few days in town as the guests O. Mrs. Mackenzie's parents, Mrs. Nei Mitchell of Wright street. MT. Mac kenzie is the son of Rev. Kennetl Mackenzie, rector of Holy Trinity church.
 Samuel A. Purdy left town thi. morning for a short business trip tt New York City.
 At the regular meeting of Temple Lodge of Masons held Thursday ev, ening a committee was appointed tc make arrangements for a dedication service to be held in their new room. in the near future. The committee is composed of Charles Fable. Jos eph G. Hyatt, Samuel A. Purdy an( Dr. Frederick D. Rutland. They vii make a report at the next meeting which will be held on Thursday even gree of Master Mason will be con ferred.
 Rev. Charles F. Taylor returned to day from New York city, where h, has been in attendance at the meet ing of the Congregational club, at th Hotel Martinique.
 The woman suffragists of the towl are to have a meeting on Tuesda, afternoon, March 18th, at the home o Mrs. c. B. Dolge, on State street. 4 noted speaker will be present and large crowd is expected to be ol hand' The woman suffrage move ment is rapidly gaining ground il this state, and the ladies of thi town are planning to make a showin. which will make neighboring suf fragette leagues sit up and take no tice. The meeting Tuesday is one o the trolley campaign series whicl have been held in the state the pas season.
 Mrs. George Coleman and sol George, Of Brooklyn, returned to thei home today, after a weeks visit witt Mrs. Walter Price.
 Judge D. E. Bradley and Mrs. Brad ley have returned to their home il this town after a short visit in Nev Haven.
 At the Stapleton school on Wednes day afternoon the eighth grade agail defeated the Juniors at basketball with a score of 21 to l. This is tn seventh of a series Of games betweel these two teams. and of the seven tn eighth grade has won five
 Miss Anna Hawkins, a pupil a Staples High school, is very ill a her home with scarlet fever.
 The heavy rain of Tuesday nigh cost John Daily. the North Main St grocer, the lives of his entire flocl of chickens. The coop in which tn chickens were kept is only about tw, feet above the level of what is knowl as the canal, and when MT. Dal. went to feed his flock on Wednes day morning he was much surprises to find the bodies of the entire flock about thirty in number, piled in wet heap in one corner of the build ing. The building remained on it foundations and the only loss was t, the flock of hens.