The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-05
S-IR AFFORD


 A great many people attended the funeral sservices of Rev. ~. 1orn wal! sat the sethrist church. today 8 sat 2:ao o'clock, anlar,g them many TroIla, Tl1t, nent Episcopal cllI,l eI1Iaens from : Fl Fl parts of the state. The services were conducted. by the Fight Rev. sllst ugl- cey B. Brewster. bisf.ops of 7 E94le Episcopal diocese of Connect tic11t At 12:30 the body was reTIloN ed to the church under StHe d ir'eetiof t3 oI Frank T. Curt W here it lay in staste, being viewed by many of the ,zar-Esat-l toner's as well gas others who sinsere.y regarded him and held him. irlsgreat esteem. Six men seEected from th e wardens and vestrymen of the church acted as pail bearers They were Walter WiIcoxson, John E. tdodInes,s George H. Booth, Charles F. Ja1dson, Gilbert r Edwards and Arthur LeF-' Wheeler. Tho remains will be taken tonight to Stamford where tomorrow morning frter1nent will be made in the family plot. Many fine trdbnrtes have been paid to Rev. CornHvsall by those par ishionens who were well acduadnted with him and by the other ministers in town The loss will be felt very l keenIy indeed, as he was very inter ested in his parishioners> giving up all his time to the church work Even 1 his last active work was that of cOal- dTcting the services over the body of one of his Gsarishioners,
 TOWN MEETING.
 Tonight the citizens of the town will meet in the town han at the spe- ciaI meeting called by the sslectmen to discuss plans for the coming 275th anniversary celebration The meeting has been called at the request Of the Board of Trade the memfSers of which have fully discussed the question and
 
 towInzpeop1e for t1leir approval. Mem bers Of every orga11ization i1l town have assisted in dTawing up the plans I in which great enthusiasm has been 1 taken so far. Any other suggestions 1 which may be made will be gladly dis cussed in the meeting
 The Board of Trade suggests having a celebration to last two days g. Sat- l urday and Sunday, and which will be of histoIdca1 nature A parade. with floats telling of the history of the town, its different organizations, and the inst days and now is suggested On Sunday it is planned to hold some sort of pageant, also based On the town history. This will be given in some spot in town affordGng natural scenery including both woodland and water and should be very surcessfrd and effective There will also be speaking and appropriate nsrsic OF 1 Sunday.
 Arra ngements for special lighting of l the town and for the cost of the eel ebaafdon will also be discussed. The 1 ed according to the fntereet which has already been shown by the people i of the town s
 FORMER RESIDENT DIES- l Friends and acdsIain infances of Allen Sturges of Devon. Llea'lys rerr sided town, will .e;s eT sto learn of his death, waliea l1ra'estl s1es6ay 1 sturges lived dn Stra4Hord the greater I part of his life. moving to Devon l about a. year agos He formerly lived on Stratford avenue near Hard s cor l ner and was widely known in townr + Death was due to dipsltherasa, which | lasted about two weeks IF
 MIR MEACEBN IarPROvExS Samuel Meachen Of South Elm street is slowly improving m health He l was recently takHn sick with heart 1 trouble which tihreat eI1ed serious re- suits at one time MT. Meachens how lever, expects to be able to be out again in aibout two weeks, which is welcome news to his many friends.
 SUPPER SATURDAY.
 Tonight the Ladies. Aq1xfliary of fhe Taxpayers Improvenent club will 1 hold a meeting at the club rooms on 1 Nichols avenue Plans wiu be dis cussed for the supper Whach they will 1 give from to o'clock on Saturday ? evening of this week, the proceeds ot The supper will be held at the club rooms and a large attendance is ex- pected.
 ST. PATRICK's DANCE [ l On March 17ttl, St Pafrick's day, the Taxpayers' Improvement club will hold their second annual St. Patrick, E I dance in the Auditorium The dances I given by this assoCtaHion are always I enjoyable affairs a nd this one wild en- l deavor to be even more so than for- Ener ones- The committee in cnarge urge all who Cam to attend
 PERSONALS
 I Last evening Christopher Egirt and l Maurice Baker attended a. little in, formal party given by Miss May Joyc< of Milford I Miss Maud gIaI1son, who is at thu I proved and expects to return home al tine end of the week I Mrs Isaac Paul of Bridgeport wal a recent visitor in town
 Mrs. F. Cummings of Bridgeport ha: been visiting friends in town. :.
 Miss Violet Cleary of Bridegroom was a. visitor in town yesterday l Horace Work returned to town to T day after few days visit with his father in Madison N. J.
 SLOWLY RECOVERING. I George Burbank, who was taken ts the Bridgeport hospital some time ags when he broke his leg by falling or I the sidewalk at the Center, is siowls improving at that institution Ths bone set, but did not mend i should have, which neeessitated it. being reset This thine the opera;tioa was successful and Mir. Burbank ex poets to return home shortly