The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
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 Special to the T'armer-J
 NNvtoun May 19-The regular rrnr,ehlr meeting of the Men's club <aIzes place tonight at the NextoWn fun Deputy Hamlin from the high way conarniaslonsrs, will address the club and it's guests on the topic oI nkrts roads and promises to enl nterr enc ssBernblags on the extent of the .stmArfn activities this year.
 z.sdie* auiid Meeting
 rrsn~ xmaaee' Guild of St. John s .sz,1rrrz.. Sandy Hook. will hold a sup ar>sr,an the assembly room of1the etn- 1dt1t church, Thursday. May zl. As fhs rrxpper- Ice cream will also be lza<Errsd at an sdditiona1 cost of 10 remtn Al1 the de1icaedes will b rom tfS Szhzz.ds o3 the 1ad1es of this popur -'7 eshazzty whist
 A <Hnxatv whist for the benefit of .<s,e T5n7zr4srvills chapel will be held la* fhe hcnne of w s. Hawlsy on Fr1- <dsv sveutns, Iune b The ladies In .fnresked zn tho religious life of the .zorr-zu rrns<y 20 much advanced by the s.rs.s|sz 5a <f the chapel hereg earnestly rca1zzzz< good patronage asstae pro- os6<zs vz1l ba used to make sonne much r,rrsl3nH rsrraArB tD the edffsce. and they |zss-<r1c 7ssl | { eood. time to aIl
 HauF3eyvi1ls whist Club
 A !. <,ze.sz<sssrz,k party attended the last ,r,o1raSr,ur .osfs4lae Hazz4ay vtl1e whist club z-1-r-<sS&v night. at Miss Cora Bar- rralzr7,a. Charles 1ahkaon NSn first zsa1<zHrnas,ss prize, linen dress snlrr. '97.d Msas Edith Peek won first ladies ss s7s-rez. ,,lcade fork an d spoon Jesse [I>l1ss bore away with him the con sss1mtdom urdxe for che men. having s-<se{ nnd to Mrs. Frank Ruf2els Tell t1nq ladfaS coneolation. a caLa c~sse ~ xres5i nror1r Cycle coIiision.
 xrz1, r,revv.s motor cycle, su11d ayF F.,rraMsd with 6. team near Tom Brpok ns.4 fortunately no one was usiy hurt The res< wheel ot sRs sssS,t ss,sf s.r{iIzr,S ffs occupants to the road but x*4$l4orse was utztlistu rbed by che su t udf- zeushaltinr of his proBress MT Drew Nds pItr1ed fcrwaT1 but pack es nm nm ,zz.tf 454, and Is not serfously hurt The rs5aFcsai71e was put out Of cora isslora -5,s ffaa to De carted honae John E. 1sesrs iz, his auto took MT. Drew home N. cor1nprarsy with his dahaaged fno- tor. Tkss owner of the team 2E'cu1eo 1s:' 7l wheel and procsed led tovIfas'da his home in Monroe after recei7zns tie a.szssr-afca of MT. Drew that he would 1,ar for thA damages E1ye witnesses of the accident say ali hands were A4s,rr<r that nuf serious results followed
 
 Bs4s5sr min H Corninss formerly fore man of the loom departrnente of the Fabric Fire Hose Company died Sat- 77rdsvs May 1s at the home of his father, Edward Corning. of Stepney village. Mr- Corning is survived py two ehildren a son and daughter of +ss1,zzer years who are now with their <rar1d-r5arer1ts His wife died about n wear ago. The funeral will occur wednesday, burial in the Stepney cem-
 Judge Briscoe Honored.
 About two score friends of New fown's philosopher and Civil War vet eran. Judge Ephraim D. Hriscoe. gath cred mi his home last Wednesday night and gave hirn surprise In hon .f,nrraxu1afzons were sF1oweled upon him and feast. enjoyed Music, x song and story telling filled the gaps in the evening and among the Joyous crowd none was more vivacao11s than the faonored host himseIr. He led in the war songs story telling and even cut d 4zseons wing on the dancing floor despite his three score years and ten to the delight of all beholders All deDarted wishing the old hero many happy returns of the day.
 Newsy Items
 Raymond Robinson is now driving 3 milk wagon
 Frederick Beard of Monroe. who f much improved in health, fs spendfns S week with his parents AIr. and Mrs Arthur 2Beard of Gas street.
 Miss Grace IsaEe, pl5ufipa1 of 2 sch6n1 In Passaic, N. Q s and Mrs Frank Ma11ett of Monroe, spent Sun day with their sister, Mrs ". Jolsns8n-
 Mrs John H Nash who spent 2 week visiting relatives in town re turned to her home in Shelton, Sun day night
 The members of Custer Post, G. A N. VIII confzne their Memorial Das observances to sending a cornn1itte. to each cemetery to decorate the sol diersr graves Contributions Of f1oWers from the school children and all par ents are solicited as formerly whics may bs left with the old veterans ir he center Of the town Charles B 7a<r1ex and Edward Troy