The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-18
WESTPORT
Nc Criminal Prosecutions Changes in the Schools s- Farmers and Civic Club Telephones in Schools - Father DngganS Church.

States are being put upon the roof
 of the new town house.
 Tn the matter of criminal cases 1 everything is very quiet. The courts
 have nothing to do. It almost looks
 as if the town had gone dry. l After long illness at the sani-
 tariun. MT. James Delan died last 1 week and was buried from the Church l of the Assumption.
 1 The platform in front of the Greens Farms station has been replanked
 Tkis improvement has been needed for a long time.
 l MT. Justice Mills of Greens Farms is 1 suffering from pneumonia. MT. George B. Smith of Saugatuck is reported i'll.
 l Now that the change in the schedule of the hours for study at the Staples High school has been in operation for l sometime. 1t is generally admitted to
 be good thing. School now closes at half after one o'clock. and this en- ables the pupils to get home early. to l take their midday meal at leisure. and to have plenty of time for study or 1 work.
 l The islanders scare has finally dis appeared from town. The horse MT.
 Disbrow bought to kill Is the only creature which i1as had the disease. l Storm doors have been placed on the post office. They may be needed be- fore winter is over. NIT. Knight will hereafter work on
 the F. J. Taylor farm. l Rev. P. F. Corners. of Newtown. has
 been visiting MT. T. w. Williams. l Mrs. Patrick Harrigan is home from
 a visit to New York. 1 The teachers and pupils of the East
 Saugatuck school sent a handsome : bouquet for the funeral of the late Mrs. Joseph Dunnigan. Pacpnf1v wnr1Sro9n an7n3nvQ6 hv Arnold Schliat broke his arm in fall l from a whee1barrow. I Mrs. Loren Day and daughter are l h .ome from New York. 1 Town Clerk Joseph G. Hyatt has re- gently been i'll.
 Roller skating is still somewhat popular at Toquet hall. By fire in one of their barns the
 French brothers recently lost some $700.
 Several new members have recently joined the Mems Civic Club. The engagement is announced of MT. Chauncey Voight of New York to Miss
 Maud. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry B. Coley.
 A boy has anpeared in the family of
 MT. and Mrs. John B. Ball. MT. George H. Boyden. of the High in Worcester. Mass. A baby boy has appeared in the family of MT. and Mrs. William Butcher.
 The Hawthorne Inn is reported to ba doing & good business. Under its new
 management it is a good place for au- tGmobile parties to stop for a dinner. On Sunday. the 31st inst. Rev. Dr.
 Corren will preach at Trinity church. The house of Lawrence Dunbar. Greens Farms. was recently ransacked and robbed. A large number of small articles was taken The Farmers Club has elected the following officers: President. William H. Burr: vice-president. Sylvester M Foster: second vice resident. w. o. Burr; secretary. J. F. Elwood: treas urer. Joseph Adams: assistant treas urer. Clifford Elwood. The next meet ing of the club will be held on the 26th
 inst at the residence of MT. C. B
 Meeker. The annual convention will be held on Lincoln's birthday. at the
 chapel of the Congregational church. Greens Farms. Speakers from abroad are expected.
 The Beneficent Society of the Con-
 greeational church will work this year ; for the Douglas Academy. N. C., a worthy school for boys and girls. MT. Louis H. Hatzfield has married Miss Mabel w. Sherwood. daughter Of
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur s. Sherwood. of
 Sherwood's Island. The wedding which was very quiet. took place at Trinity church the ceremony by Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie.
 The Civic Club has appointed Post master Harris. Selectman Coley and Attorney Sherwood to look into the trolley transfer system between this town and Bridgeport. and also to con fer with the trolley officials. It IS hoped better arrangements can be made Before the winter is over 1t Is
 expected the club will number 100 mem bers.
 Ice on Nash's pond was inches thick. before the rain of yesterday. The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com pany gives it's grand ball this evening.
 westport Camp. Woodmen of the ficers: John H. Wheeler. August No
 wark, Jr.. Thomas Frazier. L.M. Allen. F. F. Talbot. F. Holzhausen. Edward Lewis C. Anderson Seymour Cottell, and Nathan Shippey. The Coleytown school has been
 closed. The pupils had dwindled dow,
 to astonishing small number of four.
 And two of these belonged to one man
 This probably is the last of the 'Tt+le
 red school house. system in town. The children left in Coleytown will be talk en to the Crosshighway school And i+
 is said that 1t will cost $aO month
 to transport them. Miss Green. who
 taught at Coleytown. will go to tho Crcssbiehwav school. and Miss Cas- sidy will take a place in the Bridge street school
 The school board has voted to put