The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
STAMFORD

 through to Main street, is progressing rapidly and will soon be finished and ready for traffic. The work was started last fall but winter coming along held the job up until this spring when 1t was resumed. The house on Broadbridge avenue owned by the railroad company has been moved back several feet and several large trees which stood near the Main street end. have been entirely remov- ed. Near King street the road has been widened considerably by cutting down the bank on one side. It will be necessary to cut down the slope near Main street quite a bit before the road bed can be laid. When finished it will be a fine, wide thoroughfare, traffic especially that which now goes over Barnum avenue.
 ST. JAMES WHIST
 One of the most pretentfous affairs of the season is promised for Tuesday afternoon and evening. May 5. in the town hall The affair. will be given under the auspices of the St. James perfected to make the event a mem ,orabIe one for the people of stratford and surrounding towns. The first two floors of the hall will be used with whist on the first floor and dancing on the second Over two hundred handsome prizes have been donated for the lucky whist players and all the up to the minute dance numbers will be rendered by Wa1sh's orches- tra with a soIoist to entertain during intermission. The first lot Of tickets have been exhausted and more are now in the hands of the committee for distribution. There will be sew. eral refreshment booths presided over by the ladies and a most enjoyable afternoon and. evening are assured all who attend
 MINSTREL SHOW.
 There is little need to say any more than has already been said about the Red Mems Minstrel show to be pre- sented tomorrow and Wednesday eve- nings at the new hall on Church street. A dress rehearsal, the final one, was held yesterday with all the light eff fects and special curtains and those who attend will indeed witness an ex- cel1ent perforance. All the catchy musical numbers will be rendered by the chorus of about z5 and solos will cluding Joseph Yates, William Apple yard, Edward Benedict, John Graham, Jr.. Samuel HubbeIB IT., and Willard Baldwin. Plenty of new jokes and stories will be cracked by the end- men who are the Messrs. Appieyard, Graham, Benedict and Bubbell.
 After the minstreIs there will be an olio consisting of five vaudeville acts including 8 German band, "a Scotch singer. a tramp monologue, clog dancers, and an exhibition of the hesitation. tango and maxixe. the new Ballroom dances, all of which will be we'll worth seeing. After tho olio, the grand finale will be sung and several novel effects presented. Tick cts are selling fast. Only a. few re- served seats remain which may be obtained at St. Johns drug store. PERSONALS.
 Miss Ruby Reed entertained several young lady friends from Bridgeport, Saturday. at her home on Blakeman Place. MT. and Mrs. Frank Edwards of White street, returned home Saturday tafter spending the winter at Fort Pierce, Florida MT. and Mrs. Ed report 9 very pleasant, mild trip.
 Emmet Beardsley Is home from Windsor for a few days
 Miss Laura Ford Of Bridgeport has been visiting in town.
 w. H., Hart of East Broadway is having a new yeranda built on his house. Z
 Edward Martin of St. Johns drug store, was a visitor in Waterbury yes terday.
 NEW SCHOOL PLANS. I Architect F. w. Beckwith has been lselected by, the committee appointed for that purpose, to make plans fer Ithe, two new school houses to be built in the North End. MT. Beclxwith plan ned the Huntington road school which has received favorable criticism from I all who have seen it. The committee met recently so that all who wished might submit their views MT Beck with seemed to have the right idea and being pleased with his former ef- forts, the committee awarded the con- tract to him.
 BENEFIT WHIST
 On Tuesday evening, May. F, a whist and dance are to be given at the Au- ditorium for the benefit of the St. James Altar society. Miss Julia have charge of the affair and as both young ladies are well known both in Stratford and Bridgeport the affair will be without a doubt a very fine success.
 DANCE SATURDAY. l Walsh's orchestra has been engag- ed to play all the latest dance numbers at the subscription dance to be given at the Auditorium this Saturday by | Vincent Sexton, Emmet Beardsley and Henry Wells. All three young men have been very successful in giving dances and this one will be no excep- tfon- A large number are expected to attend from Bridgeport. Stratford Milford and New Haven.
 SUFFRAGE ENTERTAINMENT 1 Elaborate plans are being made for the large entertainment to be given on the evening of May 5, by the Strat- ford Women's Suffrage association in 1 the Red Mems hall on Church street. Tickets may be purchased at St Johns drug store, where there is a chart on view Besides several musical mum lbers by well known Bridgeport and 1 Stratford artists, there will be 8. play entitled tVotes for Fairies given ir (which the children will take part.
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