The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-07
CROWDS ATTEND FUNERAL
 OF POPULAR MAIL CLERK
Forty Associates Form Guard of Hon or As Hearse Bears Remains to
 Union Cemetery
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer)

Special to The Far1ner) | Stratford Oct. 7-The funeral of Mark L. Wheeler, the mail clerk who was killed in the wreck at West port on Thursday was attended by | concourse of people who filled the | Congregational church to overflow 1 ing. In this instance morbid curios- | 1ty was less the cause. of the large attendance than the universal esteem and affection with which the dead was held in this town and among his as sociates- In the throng were forty railway mail clerks, representing the Boston branch of the National Asso-, citation. The Boston express made a in Stratford. They brought with them a floral mail car, by far the handsom- E. N: Packard delivered the. funeral sermon and he called attention to the many virtues of the deceased. Prof. Maynard Smith at the organ and a large choir sang the special music. The comrades of the deceased in the mail service formed a guard of honor and marched to the cemetery with the hearse. Deceased was born in Joliet, Ill., 53 years ago. He has been a res ident of Stratford for upwards of 20 years. A pathetic circumstance is the fact that the widow has not yet been informed of the death of her hus- band. She is in charge of a trained nurse and the family dread the result when the information reaches her which must be soon.
 The open season on quail and part ridge begins tomorrow and local sportsmen are looking forward to a few days good sport before the few birds are killed off or driven away.
 Tn Honored Memory of Reverend Adam Blakeman, born in Stafford shire, Eng, 1868; a scholar of Christ College, Oxford, preacher of the Cos pei in Leicestershire and Derbyshire. and in the Wilderness of the New World; First Minister of the Church in stratford. from 1639 until his death Servant of Christ. Beloved of his <peo- pie, Eminent in the Colony of Connec- ticut, His many descendants erect this Tablet, Nineteen Hundred and
 The bronze tablet unveiled at the Congregational church yesterday and it tells in brief the life story of one of the most eminent of Stratfords' long list of great men.
 The tablet was purchased by sub- scription among the descendants of the great preacher who are scattered all over the country. It was unveiled yesterday at special service.
 Frank B. Blakenaan of Oronoque, one of the best known members of the Blakenan family remaining in this town, made the presentation ad- dress Rev. pr. E. N. Packard, pas tor of the church and a successor of Rev. Adam Blakenan received the followed the history of the pioneer from his graduation at Christ College at Oxford to- his death while pastor of the Stratford church. Adam Blake man was one of the trio of great minds whose influence did much to shape the destinies of this nation. The others were Thomas Hooker and John Cotton. Without these three it is impossible to say what might not have happened in the development of the wilderness into a nation. Blake man was the equal of any of his com rades in courage and ability. He was particularly an eloquent preacher and all the records. sconcerning him pay tribute to his power to sway audi ence by his words
 The service partook of the historical throughout and the special music was church during the pastorate of it's first minister. Mfg. Go. of New York. It rests on background of Italian marble and is fastened to the wall the north side of the pulpit. was notified Saturday morning to keep 8 lookout for thre crooks who At 6:30 p. m. he found three men an- swering the descriptions of the men wanted He notified the Bridgeport department and kept the men under with several officers arrived and took the men away. The prisoners are charged with burglary.
 The new bungalow Thomas Wilkes l has built on Freeman avenue is entire | Iy completed and he will occupy it | this week On Wednesday his many | friends will give him rousing house. warming.
 The Dingbat club has discontinued it's lawn parties for the season and | will open night school in it's head quarters which will be in the New 1 Futile building. Walter Parks, one | of the vice-presidents of the Repub- | 1ican club will be the school-masterI | and will teach political and other economy
 stratford will be well repr esented at the Danbury fair on Bridgeport | day, which is next Thursday. Joe Johnson who has charge of the matter has already arranged for six automo- bile loads and there will be more later.
 "Gent1eman'' Joe Thomas, arrived at Capt. Bonds training quarters yester- day and began work this morning. Joe has been in San Francisco for a year and has returned East with a number of matches in view. He car ries more flesh than when he trained l here before and will work hard to re- lieve himself of the superfluity-
 To spread the name and fame of Stratford, w. B. Futile has had a number of pennants for automobiles nants bear the word ''Stratford'' in white woven into a blue ground
 Dr. E. N Packard leaves for Maine today to attend a missionary meet ing at which the whole country will be represented.
 The Stratford town meeting has been postponed until October 16 at o'clock.