The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-06
Stratf0rd
ANNUAL MEETING
 OF CUPHEAG CLUB. pr. Porter5s Lecture on the AsSassina- ton of LincoIn-"Cy'' More
 house Injured.
Special to The Farmer)

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 Special to The Farmer)
 | Stratford, Jan. 6-The annual meet ing of the Cupheag club was held last night in the club rooms on Main St. The result follows: Edward H. Beers, president; Clayton K. BIakeslee, vice. ] president; Frank L. Hanson, treasur- CT; George Spall. secretary; Alan L. Stagg, s. c. Dickerson, Charles F. Judson, trustees, were reelected to passed and the members enjoyed a social session. Arrangements were | perfected tor the coming whist on Jan. g when twenty handsome prizes
 Early in February pr: George L. | Porter of Bridgeport will deliver board of trade on the assassination of President Lincoln and the death of | John Wilkes Booth, the assassin. pr. Porter is accredited with the most which surrounded this assassination and the pursuit and capture of the the time and personally had eogni- zance of everything that occurred He is able to refute the assertion that Booth was not killed as re- corded. He will do this in the lecture. Clayton L. Blakeslee of the commit tee of the board is making the ar Much sympathy is expressed for | Alan Warehouse, famiiarly known as "Cy'' who was injured in coast; ing accident last week. 'Cy Is small i of person but large in heart He IS l deservedly popular with everyone ana has maintained his mother solely by successively sergeant-at-arms of the Cupheag club by unanimous vote
 The members propose to show their way now that he is disabled. The in jury to his left leg consists of se- n fOfr he and the injury is so serious that h!s physician, Dr. W. B. Coggswen is much worried over him coo.na
 Theodore Lewis. son Of pr; George F. Lewis leaves today for Chicago, to
 resume his duties there; ...
 John Johnson yesterday sold his house and lot on Nichols avenue to
 Bridgeport parties.
 Mrs. William Lewis of Norton aye n"e barely t escaped d seTer1ng ena 6sv Ia sRt st week, while using large carving knife pr. Rowland sewed the mem Der in its place and nd it eSI w1l asSs pe nrnh-
 The Heft family who have occu. 1 pied the Buck residence on Elm street are removing to Riverside drive, N. Miss Lucinda wakelee daughter of
 Mr and Mrs Charles Wakelee was
 awarded a handsome gold watch, the
 prize for the best costume at the fan , | cv dress skating party at the Rark ] City rink in Bridgeport, Thursday
 Dphtheria notices were posted on l inc Brl'-ley- residence on East Broao1 ' way yesterday. The victim 1s an
 adult and the childTen in the tamlly ~ The Ne Plus Ultra club held E
 pnochle party at the RSrTift seSldfnoe 5adson Gl place one night, th's week. The play CTS were MT and Mrs. l. Polley' NSrs Hrs r and, Mrs. J. Stevens. MT ana Mrs Stevens Mrs Policy won first prlze mavonnaise dish. Mrs. McTaggaT won first gentleman's prize, a nano. nt1c
 boohy prize, a Buster Brown calenoaE An elaborate lunc-eon was serVeo;;
 The table was handgnmely 5r tes aecoTdeee nieee was a large globe containins rare al.u 2 beautiful Japanese gold fish Chr1St-
 mas present to Mrs: ts1G BuTrittf ef Mrs ne John Stevens'S. King streets 1ueS 3 day evening next.
 The fountain at the centre & tF9oH fpovvine Sne f from the break in the pipe floodeo = fine street and the trolley tracks s freezing as fast as it reached the sur ice at noon and the trolley men nofi-
 fed the authorities to repair the
 by the town authorities to investigate te
 and 1t was discovered that the whole
 trouble came from a break made by
 the Traction company when the traeFs ,T;,.
 nipes leading to the fountain had been
 injured and the breaks had been
 company When this discovery was made the authorities refused to repa1I
 the pipes and referred it to the com
 pany. The company sent over rorce 2 of men in the evening and good
 part of the night was spent in chop
 ping away the ice which had accum-
 nuiated on the rails. All efforts tc
 shut off the water last night failed
 Mrs L. Policy and Mrs: J. McTa E. ? gart attended a box party at Poll'
 yesterday afternoon. They were the
 guests of Bridgeport friends.
 | Harry Stagg of California street IS laid up with a severe cold threatening For the first time in it's history the ; town hall is being comfortably heat
 ed. The mothers who brought then
 taught by Miss Bessie Houshton ir
 Redmen's hall this afternoon were a much gratified that the danger ol catching cold which has always
 troubled them would in the future be
 The Stratford Charity society had
 five calls today for clothtng Tor ch,t- |, dren. The intense cold drove the All demands on the society have heer Il met so far hut many more donattons
 will be needed before the winter IS F ove''.
 has been claimed ny its owner. own, ,, CT offerA@ a reward but was decIneC bv A Wilson who took -care Of hlm
 Rev. Arthur Shirley, will preactt 1 Sunday in the Cone eregational churcr ' 1 morning and evening" Communion | service in the morning.
 f BRIDAL COUPLE DEFY JoKERs . Automobile Stopped. They Start fo k Station on Foot in SnOwStOrm