The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27
STAMFORD MR, AND MRS. CLARKS0N
 REACH BATH ANNIVERSARY
Six Children of Former County Sheriff Will Assemble at Homestead to
 Honor Occasion.

MT. and Mrs. Robert L. Clarkson will celebrate the 54th anniversary of their marriage tomorrow and their six children will gather at the home stead on South Main street to cele- brate the event. Few married cou- ples have such record. The doughty ex-sheriff and his wife are as much lovers as they were half century ago and their life has been ideal Although neither MT. nor Mrs. Clark son is in very good health they are still very happy.
 F. E. Conine has completed the work of landscape gardening on Had dan place at Adams, Connecticut. This is one of the largest estates in New England and a large sum of money has been expended in making it attractive. The owner is a New York millionaire.
 The Blue Ribbon Juniors of Bridge port were defeated at Knowlton Park score IA to g.. Roy Fairchild, cap- tain of the Stratford boys was active in the game and Horace Works was the umpire. A large part of the credit for the victory was due to the work of John Wilson, the great south paw of the local team.
 This year a complete list of the dog owners in the town is on file at the town clerks office. There are still 500 dog owners in the town who have not taken out licenses or ob- tained their tags for the year. They have until the first day of May in which to take out a license. After that date the dog catcher will check off the license owners and proceed to take in the unlicensed dogs. There will probably be an opportunity to buy dog cheap after May 1.
 Miss Ruth Wells of this town, who made so great an impression as lead in 1907. has been cast for the char acter Miss Brewster" in Trelawney of the Walls'' which will be present ted by the B. H. S. Alumini Drama club at the Park theatre, May 13. Miss Wells was voted the most. beau tiful member of her class at the High school. The play is being coached g parts and four acts and the cos tunes will be taken from the fashion plates of 1869. The character Miss Brewster will give Miss Wells an opportunity to exercise her well known talents.
 Forty hours devotion will begin to- morrow morning at St. James church.
 Stratford ME. church, Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pastor, will preach morning and evening. Topic in the morning will be, "The Golden Medi- um.'' In the evening it will be, Dig ging Down and Looking Up.' On May MT. Carpenter will preach a Eastern Star. On the evening of May 12 Mrs. Deitrick, State organizer Of the w. c. T. U. will speak. On May 19 MT. Carpenter will preach the commencement sermon to the gradu- ating class of the High school.
 ~ts HRvs Karl Lahmann, field secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, will speak in the morning. The pas tor, Rev E. N. Packard, will preach in the evening on Power Through Weakness"
 Neighborhood Church of Christ will have preaching service at lo:so 11:45 There will be preaching ser vice in the evening at 1880 by Rev. MT. Knowles.
 At the Rhoades homestead on King street this evening Miss D. Louise Routh and Herbert Bancroft Odell of the Rev. E. J. Craft of Christ church, Bridgeport. Miss Elizabeth Rhoades of Brooklyn will attend the bride as flower girl. The bride will wear a handsomely embroidered robe. After the ceremony at which only immedi-
 
 ple will leave for Toronto, Can, where they will make their home In the future.
 Mrs. Nellie Casey, wife of Joseph Derby, died at the home of her moth CT, Mrs Lucius Judson yesterday af- ternoon at the age of 31 years. Mrs. Derby had been a patient sufferer for several years. Deceased was we'll known and deservedly popular in the town. She was known as one of the most beautiful of Stratford's daugh- ters before her marriage. Her sweet disposition made her a general favor ite.
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dow are moving from Bridgeport to their new home in Stratford.
 Alex Sima was fined $10 before Justice Peck, this morning for selling beer in Stratford without an order. He is employed by Eckert Brewing Co. and Frederick Eckart went. on his bond in an appeal.
 Mrs. Jordan B. Nugrue who died in Springfield, April 26, was we'll known here.
 E. H. Dillon & Co.
 1105 Main St. is the best place in