The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-03
Tashua and Long Hill

TaShua and Long Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Randall are
| the happy parents of a little daughter,
| born at their home, Saturday morn
! ing.
Miss Mabel A. see1ey of Derby
spent the week end at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B.
Seeley, Of Tashua.
Master Harold Koh1er, who has been
visiting at the home of his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Kohler,
has returned to his home on Fa1rVleW
avenue, Bridgeport
A birthday surprise party was given
to Lorenzo R. WiIdnan of Tashua, at
his home Saturday evening. The pr1n-
cipa1 feature Of the evening was a hat
sociabIe, which caused much nerri-
ment.
The members of the Maplecroft
Whist club presented Mr.. Wildman
with a handsome pair of gloves 'Vari-
Gus games were played and banjo,
piano and mandolin music was en-
joyed A table was set loaded with
goodies and with two handsomely dec
GRATED birthday cakes The guests de-
parted at a late hour, wishing Mr..
WiIdman many such happy birthdays.
Guests were present from New Ha-
ven, Woodbridge, Derby, Tashua. and
were as follows: Roland Beiseiga1 of
son of Woodbridge, Miss Mabel A
See1ey of Derby, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. SeeIey, Mrs. Samuel G. Seeley,
Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Seeley,
Master Samuel See1ey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard H. Peck, Miss Mildred, NJ.
Peck, Master Gussie D. Peck, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Kaeche1e, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph P. Kohler, Misses Beatrice and
Estella Kohler, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kaeche1e, George and Karl Kaechele,
Mrs. Abraham Wfldman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorenzo r. Wildman.
The funeral of Sherwood Wheeler, a
former resident of Long Hill, bDok
place at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
nue., Bridgeport. Mr.. Wheeler leaves
to mourn his loss, a widow, his pa
rents, q, sister, Mrs. Harry Parrot,
and brother, Arthur Wheeler. The
burial was in Long Hill cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Beach have re-
Gently had a little daughter added to
their home.
The board of relief of Trunbun con-
sisting of Samuel G. Seeley, Howard
Beach and Ebert Nichols met at two
o'clock at the town hail. Trumbull,
Tuesday, They will hold another
meeting newt week Tuesday, Feb. 8, at
the same hour.
There will be two whist parties held
soon in Tashua- The Map1ecroft whist
will meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kaeche1e, Feb. 8, and the new
whist club will meet at the home Of
Miss Ruth c. Jones, Feb. IL.
Miss Grace r. Sterling, teacher Of
Bridgeport Normal school, was a week
end guest of her friend, Miss Mabel
Cole, of Long Hill.
Mrs. Herbert Firth and son left
Long Hill a few days ago to spend the
Act in tn n71NT
Fla, to join Mr.. Firth, who has been
there some little time. Mrs. F'rith's
mother, who is still in Long Hill, is
very i'll at her home.
Miss Katie FfnnelIs has been con-
fined to her home with a two weeks
illness with the grip.
James Brown of Tashua has sold his
property to the Bridgeport Hydraulic
Co. Mr.. Brown will make his home
for the present in Tyler City.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan moved
last week to Bridgeport and will re-
side for the present with Mrs. Row
land, the mother of Mrs. Morgan. His
country place has been sold and also
the stock and tools upon it. The
friends of Mr. and Mrs Morgan are
sorry to see them go, but they were
obliged to leave the farm on account
of the i'll health of Mr.. Morgan.
Miss Grace Ma1lett of Tashua has
recently returned home after visiting
her aunt, Mrs. John Reynolds, of
Bridgeport.
Roland Beiseigal of New Haven and
Miss Mira Dixon Of New York were
guests this past week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenzo R. WiIdman.
Miss Evelyn w. See1ey of Tashua
was a recent guest of her friend, Mrs.
William H. Stotts, of Denver avenue,
Bridgeport.
John S. Hurd, local grain dealer,
underwent a serious operation at his
home one day last week, with DR.. God
frey of Bridgeport and Dr. George
Smith of Stepney. He is resting COM
fortably but is in a critical condition.
The ladies' night at the Long Hill
, gym Saturday evening was a great
success.
Mrs. Patrick Koh1er aAd Mrs. Peter
H. Lynch were Monday guests of Mrs.
Kate Kohler of Tashua.
Lester Whitney is caretaker at John
S. Hurd's feed store during Mr.. Hurd's
illness.
Master Kenneth W. Sherman of
Monroe spent the week end at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs Wilson Sherman, of Long Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krohmer of
Tashua announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Lille Krohmer, to
Bernard Wallace of Bridgeport.