The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-10
MONROE

Miss Griswold of WethersfeId is en- Joylng a visit with her aunt Mrs F. J. Wales l Warren w. Bliss and William c. Nichols will attend the Senatorial con Vention of the 18th district to be held at Westport on Monday, Oct. IA, 1912. and Mrs. Ernest s. Partridge, was | ehristened on Sunday morning at St. Peters by Rev. H. s. Habersham Myron s. Clarke has an 8 acre field of buckwheat which has been greatly damaged by deer. The selectmen will appTaise the damage done.
 Oliver s. Blakeman will be the bus i lest man in town this week, as he is engaged to take several parties to the Danbury Fair
 Scion B. Wales of Elm St., under went an operation for appendicitis at the Bridgeport hospital. he is resting comfortably and his many friends are wishing him a speedy and complete | recovery - ' The town election passed off quietly. The Democrats scored a signal vic i tory in the election of their town maining officers are Republican by a majority of about 10, a loss of more than score from a year ago.
 Mrs. Theresa Zimmerman. wife Of Anton Zimmerman, passed away at her home during the night of Thurs day, Sept. 29. For more than seven years she had suffered from a disease which was incurable Mrs Zfmmer- man was a woman of unusually strong character, and an earnest worker. She was a devoted wife and a tender gave herself to the service of Christ. True to her earnest, intense nature she gave herself with all her powers of mind and heart to the Master tiungering for spiritual food she stud led far into the night her English Bi- ble, for to her it was indeed the book which contained the message of eter- nal life. From the time of her con version It was her ambition to find out the path of duty, and having found it,, to follow that path with all faith fulness. She loved the church and as long as physical health and strength were given to her she labored heartily TOT Its welfare. Her earnestness and helpfulness were an inspiration to her fellow workers in the church. Mrs. Z11nnne nernan leaves husband, and two daughters, Misses Julia and Mary Zimmerman, also a son and a daugfl- ter by a former marriage, MT AL bert Ambruster Of Monroe and Mrs. tTeda Wagner of TrunbuIl. The fu- neral was held at the home on the af- ternoon of Sunday, Sept. 30. The ser vice was conducted by Rev Adam R. Lutz of WhitneyvilIe, a former pa stor nerman became a Christian. Rev Frederic A BolcoIm, pastor of the Monroe el,oi Congregational church Of Wh1ch Mrs. Zlrnn ern1an was a. mem Der, assisted in the service The text chosen by MT. Lutz was from Timothy 4.7, T have fought the good fight, nave finished the course, I have kept the faith,'' MT. BalcoIm spoke from Corinthians, 1857. Thanks be to God who siveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christi Each of these pastors paid a sincere tribute to the earnestness and sincerity of her Christian character as shown in her relation to. the church and in her home life A quartette from the church consisting of Mrs. Alex Sinclair Miss Evelyn Jacot and MT. Robert Sinclair and MT. August Jacot sang Nearer My God to Thee,'' and Rock of Ages Many relatives and friends from Mon roe and the surrounding towns were present The many and beautiful flowers about the casket bore testi- mony to the love and esteem of those who had been associated with her in the home and as neighbors, in the work of the Grange and of the church. ter cemetery