The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-07
STAMFORD
Large Town Meeting - School Board Sustained - New School House for Hollister Heights Center School to be Enlarged People in Town.

A largely attended and prolonged town meeting was held last night to listen to the report of the joint com mittee in relation to the increase of facilities for educational purposes. AS had been predicted from the first, the committee reported substantially the same report which the Board of Edu- cation gave to the meeting held two weeks ago, when Stiles Judson desired postponement that more light might be obtained on the questions involved. The victory for the School Board was complete, and it got all it asked for in the beginning. The committee re- ported in favor of building an Broom school house for the Hollister Heights nue; in favor of building an addition of four rooms to the center High school building, also in favor of a two room school house for the Huntington road people. In the end. after much debate, all of these resolutions were adopted by an overwhelming vote. No estimates were given of the probable cost of these new school rooms, but the sum to be expended will probably be not far from $25, 900. Of course the meeting last night could not vote an appropriation, and another town meet ing will have to be held for that pur- pose when plans and specifications have been prepared. The question of how the High school should be con- ducted was touched upon but lightly What opposition there was to the re-
 
 by Dr. Lewis, MT. Beardslee and Mr. Conine. Good speeches were made by Judge Curtis. Senator Judson, Frank Blakeman of the School Board. and MT. Beardsley. At times the debate was rather heated and personal, but ample apologies were made, and all felt bet ter after the roasting. Two or three times the fact was alluded to that Supt. Andrews and Miss Bennett, the principal of the High school, were out of town. One of the vexed questions was whether there should be four, six or eight rooms fitted up ready for use in the new Hollister Heights school, when it is erected. A compromise was finally reached on six rooms. The out come is that the town will be called upon to spend a large sum of money, and it looks as if the taxes would have to be increased.
 Robert Duncan Brandt came up from New York to spend the 4th with his parents on Warwick avenue. Sunday evening he sang solo in the Method ist church.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Coe of Water bury were in town over the holidays
 Mrs. Georgianna T. Greeley and Miss Bulah Thompson left town yesterday for a trip to Buffalo and Niagara. Be- fore returning, a. fortnight hence, they will visit friends in Ithica, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis E.. Peck and children, spent the 4th in Bridgeport, | guests of MT. and Mrs. Albert l.. Lacy.
 Miss Emma F. Allen has returned from her camping out at Sunny Bank, Milford.
 While playing with her father little Helen Hughes, about four years of age, fell from a couch on Sunday afternoon, and striking the floor fractured her co1larbone.
 Will Carlson of Brooklyn, and MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah OConnell passed the holiday at the home of Mrs. Pat rick Kennedy and Wm. Hughes.
 Among fhR h09tS the bosom | of the river on Monday were the Ma bel, Pauline, May B., No Name, Nancy Van, Oriole. Zelma, Clara F.. Nellie, Felix, Mosie Along, Swastika, and sew eral from Derby.
 There was slight auto accident in town on Monday, when c. D. Wallace's machine collided with one from New York driven by George Evans. The latter machine lost a wheel, but was soon able to have it replaced and pro- ceed.
 The judges of the boat races on Mon- day were Robert Lewis, Harold Lowell, Frederick Townroe, Ruben Townroe, and Ivan and Vernon Warehouse. Meigs B. Russell had general supervis- ion.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar Hawley are vis- iting in town.
 The barn of Peter Bergen on Surf avenue was nearly burned to the count says that when the chemical arrived the barn was almost consumed. Loss not over $500.
 M-. and Mrs. Frank E. Blakeman had a very pleasant house party on in homer of the day. A few of the guests were MT. and Mrs. Geo. W. Spall, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Belden. Mr. and Mrs R. T. Howe, and the Misses Nellie Ufford, Marion R.. Doyle and Emma HenneSSey.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Porter of Dan-.l bury. have made brief visit in town.
 Cl~-to Blakeslee will soon go to Bins impton. He has been in Wilkes barre, Pa.
 OronoQue lodge has recently installed }. large number of officers.
 It is expected that minstrel shows. SO popular last spring, will be planned for next fall and winter.
 Preparations are being made to move pack the Benjamin house.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkes have now settled down in their new home on Long Brook avenue.
 Both Rev. Allen Beeman of the School Board, and Supt. Wheatley Of ( Fairfield came over last night to listen O the debate on the school question.
 One woman tax payer had the cour- lge to attend the town meeting. An $ other screened herself in the Probate l office but heard what was being said.
 pr. Elliott Cogswel1 is home from ', Mass, passing his vacation n town.
 Donald Falken has returned to New Fcrk, after quite a long visit in town.
 Foley's Honey and Tar not only tOpS chronic coughs that weaken the :,