The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-22
RECEPTION FOR
 NEW MINISTER
Bids Asked For Construction of Seven Miles of
 Sewer.
Especial to The Times


 dist church of this town to the Rev. | and Mrs A. F. Chamberlain on Tues. | day evening. During the evening, | there were remarks by Elliott w l Peck, the Rev. MT. Chamberlain and
 the Rev. R. c. Whitehead, of the l Congregational church. Solos were | sung by Mrs. Wm. Burghoff and pr | Henry s. Rideu and there was sing | ing by the assemblage, of old songs | and the Star Spangled Banner and | America. There was also singing by | the young people of a number of the | popular airs.
 Mrs. John Parson, president of the ! Ladies Aid society, was in charge of 1 the program which was apparently l appreciated by all present. At the l close of the evening. punch and cake l of all kinds were served.
 1 During the evening Clifford Ileav- i enworth organized a mems class for | the Sunday school of the church, se- | curing from the men present over 10 1 who agreed to be present at most of | the noon sessions MT. Leavenworth 1 stated that a teacher would be secur- 1 cd for this class who was experience | ed In the work and he assured all of the men that they would be we'll sat l is5ed with the new organization. | Paul Hruby, a resident of Stratford for a number of years, died at his home on the Huntington road on Tuesday after an illness of some length. Deceased was 5 years of age and up to the past few months has been actively engaged in business. He is survived by a wife and chil- dren. For years MT. Hruby conducted at his place on the Huntington road a soda water bottling establishment and he enjoyed a good trade with stores of this town and in Bridge port He conducted a store for a number of years at Stratford and Seaview avenues in Bridgeport sell ing out short time ago to devote all his energies to his large place in Stratford. working early and late and being willing to do all that he could for the benefit of the community.
 The funeral services were held this morning from St. James church and the interment was in St. MichaeFs cemetery.
 The funeral of Benjamin B. Smith, who died in Bridgeport on Monday, was held yesterday afternoon, the interment being in Union cemetery of this town. Deceased lived in Strat- ford for a number of years a few years ago and was well known to a 1 large number of people. He was all 1 ways a worker in church circles and was described by many as the kind | of man that religion did not spoil. |
 Bids are being asked for by the Board of Sewer Commissioners of this l town for the construction of seven 1 and one-half more miles of sewer in | this town and they will be received at the meeting of the board on June 9th.
 Mrs. Frank A Home of Ellens- burg, Washington, D. C., Mrs. Ray mond Morrison and son of Jersey | City, N. J., Mrs s. H. Ford of Free i port, III. and Miss Lucia Barnes Of Los Angeles, have been recent guests l of Mrs. Charles Snyder, Main street l The senior essays which are a GUS tom of the Stratford High schooland i which will be read at the graduation | exercises 1t the Congrega tionaI l church on, the night when the dip1o- l mas are presented will be written this 1 year and read by Miss Margaret Beach, whose tsubject will be "The 1 American Flag Stan1y Curtis, whose l subject will be The American In dian" and Benoni Rowland, who will l have for his subject Education Af- | fected by the War" There are two 1 prizes for the best essay, one of a | s5 gold piece and another of S2.50.
 The event of this evening will be | the minstrel show and dance to be l given at Red Mems hall under the l auspices of the Shepherds lodge of | this town.
 There was school in the Sixth i grade of tn Nichols avnue school yes 1 terday morning owing to the illness | of Mrs. Clarence Willmott, the i teacher.
 The members of the Ladies Aid so- l ciety Of the Methodist church are | hoI6ing a rummage sale at the town . hall today.
 Charles L. Snyder of Main street is spending a few weeks with relatives at Suffern, N. Y.
 Attorney Ivan L. Warehouse of this town has moved his law offices in Bridgeport to the Fidelity building in the offices formerly occupied by the | late Stiles Judson.
 Clayton K. Blakeslee, who was elected as secretary and collector of the Union Cemetery association of this town at the last meeting of the directors, has appointed Miss Vivian iMorehouse of the town clerks office as assistant collector and dues and | assessments may be paid to her.
 Howard R. Lacy of Main street, who has been i'll for the past few months, is now able to get out of doors.