The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
VAUDEVILLE SEASON
 TO START SEPT. 15
A. F. Jelliffe is to Be Resident Man. ager of Crown Opera House Varieties and 'GMovies'-Fred Rem. per Falls From Airship.
WESTPORT

l Westport, Aug. 23.-Arthur P. Jel.
 life, resident manager of the Crowr
 Opera house announces that commence | ing Sept. 15 vaudeville will be started
 at the theatre in connection with sev- eral reels of moving pictures. The
 lease of the theatre held by the pres
 ent owners of the moving picture
 house expires on Sept. 15. They have secured the property formerly occupied by Papess barber shop in Main street and will renovate throughout. There will be changes made in the front of the house, repainting both the interior and exterior, erecting an addition and raising the floor. The news that West port is to have two theatres this win ter is received as welcome news. Relatives of Fred Kemper received that he is gaining rapidly from the in- juries sustained when he fell from the air ship he was flying at Silver Lake. MT. Kemper was not seriously injured though he sustained many bruises. He advises that his slipping out of the machine has not lessened his desire to soar among the clouds
 The members of the Saugatu whist club with their husbands and friends enjoyed their annual picnic yesterday on the Albia road near the Aspetuck river. Games were played by the wo-
  in by the men.
 William T. Petrie. Jr., will enter Pratt Institute next month taking ur a three years course in architectural
 designing. MT. Petrie has occupied a position at the Ehnbalmers' Supply Co
 for the past two years.
 Rev. Levi Holmes will preach at the
 Methodist church on Sunday. Rev.
 H. M Richards pastor of the church 1 is expected to return from his vaca- tfon some time next week.
 Miss Marion Wheeler has continued her visit with friends at Myrtle beach another week.
 Miss Catherine Sherwood is visiting with friends out of town
 Milton Allen has purchased the gro- cery and the good will of Hubbel brothers, local merchants. After Sept 1 it is his intention to conduct an UT to date grocery and meat market Sunday Manager Charlie Miller will ! take his Westport ball team to South
 Norwalk where they will play the Springwood team of that town. Pat Hurley, who covered one of the outfield positions for the Saugatuck team has been signed by Manager Me Cam of the Bridgeport club, playing his first game this week. Local base ball enthusiasts who have seen H1lr- ley in action are confident that he
 will stay with the club.
 The Misses Riley of Main street have
 as their guests. MT. and Mrs. Alipio Iaurauri and children of Cuba. Mrs Laurauri was formerly Miss Jennie Corcoran of Westport.
 MT. and Mrs William Donnen and daughter who have been visiting for
 the summer with Mrs. Donnell's sis l ter. Mrs John Gregory of Saugatuck intend to leave next week for their home in Londonderry. Ireland. MT and Mrs. Lester Ferris and daughter of Bridgeport are the guests of MT. and Mrs George Fairchild.
 Mrs. David Mahoney has returned to
 her home here after a visit with her sister in Wallingford.
 | Preparations are being made for a golf tourney to be held on the links
 of the Westport Country club on La bor day.
 Arrangements are most completed for the three nights bazaar of the Holy Name Society and the Children of Mary of the Church of the Assumption at National Hall on Aug. 29. 30 and 31. The committees are working arduous- ly to make the event a success and to trealize as much as possible for the needs of the church.