The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
News of Fairfield County Towns

expect to return to their home on King street next month
 Morgan Miller of Bridgeport form erIy of King street, called on his lady friends on King street, yesterday af- ternoon, not any of them being over five years old.
 Mrs. Harry Hunt entertained the embroidery club at her home on liar ris street. yesterday afternoon.
 A large party was in attendance at the card party given by the Lady Woodmen at the home of Mrs. Han ford Bigelow on King street extension, last night The evening was devoted to whist and pinochle. The contests were close. The prizes for whist went to A. Risberg, Mrs. E. Smith, Lewis Bierce and Miss Schein. The pinochle prizes were awarded to James DonneIly, Miss Harriet Palmer. Mrs. b. $. Palmer and Frank Palmer. An elaborate supper was served at hand somely decorated tables. The affair was one of the most enjoyable ever given by the Woodmen of the town.
 General Joseph Walker council, Jun for Mechanics. will meet at Grange hall, this evening, and install the of fcers recently elected.
 Mrs. F. W. Beers of King street is passing few days with friends in Newtown.
 Everett Ober son of Dr. Ober of Bridgeport, who leaves for the west today was the guest of friends on King street, yesterday.
 The third in the series of lectures at the stratford library which takes place on Friday night will be deliv- cred by Charles Reynolds Brown of Yale college on the Greatest Man of the Nineteenth Century, While the superlative greatest is largely a mat ter of private opinion Prof. Brown is competent to consider the right of different prominent men to this title.
 Clayton K. Blakeslee is confined to his home on King street by an attack of rheumatism and grippe.
 Mrs. Jeremiah Kennedy of the Hunt inc +n her hon e by illness.
 Joseph Derby has obtained a posi- tion with the Baird Machine Go. of Stratford avenue.
 Stratford has some expert whist players among it's prominent men. At the Rebekah's whist the other night, crullers. Fea ring that he would be waylaid and lose his prize he disap- peared suddenly from the hall. Tin ner'' Curtis won a ladies' shirt waist pattern. As the winner has no help mate it is supposed that he will adopt the pattern to his own use by simple notifications or find some lady who will fit it. Last night the coteries which have half a dozen members were debating which of the several whist parties were offering the best prizes. of the town. His appearance bellies his wit for he is there with the come back every time. smart drummer overlook Ed yesterday and seeing the old man was in a joVia1 mood essayed to have little fun with him. Say. my good man. said the drummer, do you know anybody who wants to buy a good dog?'' Ed smiled with all the graciousness of a prince of the blood as he answered. What's the matter? Are you for sale?'' Later in the day he was sent on an errand to the mar ket for supplies by a patron. He for got pound of lard which was a part of the order. Returning to complete his purchase he said. That lard was so slick that it slipped my memory
 At the Congregational church, Sun day morning, Rev. Thomas Penn U1- lom will preach; subject, "A Mans Message to Manly Men'' In the even ing, "Our Children in the Mines and Factories. How Can We Help Them 2''