The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-16
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 Considering that many of our lead Bridgeport schools, and that a good many more think a high school is too l costly, and hardly needed so long as Bridgeport can be depended upon, it is probable there will be something said at the coming town meeting about abolishing the high school. If this should be done, as a representative cit 1zen remarked, yesterday, there would be no need of purchasing the Sillick or any other property, as all could be accommodated at the center school. It is predicted that the conservative el- ement in town will prevail on Monday night, if the town meeting is held at that time, and the proposition to buy the Sillick property will be voted down. But if that should happen the question of building $16,O00 addition to the center school would still have to be met and decided.
 The announcement which has been made that the first lecture in the libra ry course will be given on October 4, has caused considerable amusement, as well as surprise. So far as the library is concerned, no date has been set, but the lectures usually begin in January, since they are a winter diversion.
 Father O'Connor has had polished granite stone markers, with the words, 'tSt. James,, cut in the top of the stone, placed at the corners of the property acquired for the church on Main street. As they are not of wood, and have been set according to an ac- curate survey, there can be no future controversy about bounds and meets" as there Is regarding the property which borders on the grounds of the library. --
 The family of MT. Falk, wife and arrived and will occupy a rent in the Dunlap house. MT. Falk is the new newsletter.
 Elliott Reed has been employed by the Hammond Beef Company in Bridgeport.
 Next week MT. Louis Bierce will take his long deferred vacation.
 Next Tuesday there will be an en- tertainment at the Methodist parson- age for the little folks with their mothers.
 The Brotherhood of St. Andrew met last night at Christ church rectory.
 MT. Middlebrook's entertainment for the veterans of the End Conn. Regi- ment is planned for next Saturday at his inviting dountry place.
 On Sunday evening MT. and Mrs. Peter Bergen welcomed baby girl.
 Keep in mind the Horsatonic grange exhibit for next Saturday.
 Miss Beatrice Derby will conduct Saturday evening.
 Saturday appears to be favorite date for social functions Strange how great minds run in the same channel. Here we are to have the M1ddlebrook entertainment onE Satur- day, the food sale at Mrs. Clinton's, the exhibit and food sale at the Town Hall, and the grange meeting in the evening.
 Some of our young men have gone out to shoot rails, since the law is off.
 MT. Ernest H. Reed is home from St. Louis, where he went to fetch back the remains of his wife'S father Henry Clay Bartlett.
 Miss Amy Gaines has gone to Illin- ois to take a. two years college course, and George and Catherine Wood have gone to a boarding school in Maine. Miss Mara Falken is going and the following young folks are go- ing to the high school in Bridgeport Florence and Claribel Lewis, Vivian and Tom Conine, Ruth and Louis Bristol, Frank Smith, Jack Bennetto and Christine Wells.
 The town voted at the last meeting to purchase the lots on Barnum ave- nue for the Hollister Heights school, and agreed to give s2,6oo for the, one acre of ground.
 There is a good deal of local talent in town, and some of it will appear in the "Widow Hunt which is to be giv- en on the 23rd inst.
 Little Alfred Beach had a birthday party on Tuesday. In the fall his brother, Frederick, will go to school at Brookfeld.
 Rev. Nathan Ellsworth Cornwall is now chaplain of the Local Assembly Miss Ruth Cable has gone to Nyack.