The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
STAMFORD
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 that their population is increasing. and probably this one is no exception to the rule. But with a great increase of | children there comes up a condition which must be met. To this end at the town meeting tomorrow night there is likely to be an expression of various opinions regarding the school question. Some of our townspeople do not like the idea of carrying children to school at the center from the suburban dis tricts. They are not in favor of con- centration, but wish to adhere to the old district children. It was good and why should it not work for the children of the present condition? :? Whether to build a school house in the neighborhood of Bevar Dam, or East Broadway, is one of the questions to be discussed. The town meetings in Stratford are well known to be good natured and orderly, and what is once the tax payers. Children must be ed- ucated, and teachers must be pro- vided, and the salaries should be suf ficient to enable the authorities to get the best teachers which can be found. As to the advisability of curbing cer- tain streets, that is matter about which there may be an honest differ ence of opinion. It will have to be QOHc SOIDellIIles VIII lIHpTONS llc dp- pearance of the town, and it will in crease the value of adjacent property.
 But for the wedding on Saturday much larger contingent of our young men would have gone to New Haven to witness the base ball game be- between Yale and Cornell. As it was Dick Sherwood came up from South port in his auto and took Keeler Will son, and friends to see the fun.
 Saturday night last, while MT. Hughes was in Bridgeport. someone, supposed to be good boys about town, broke into his news depot, and helped themselves to about s15 worth of ci- gars, confectionery; and other things. They also rif1ed money drawer, and got some $5 in change, which is in ac- cordance with Roosevelt's last utter ance--Get dollars"
 .Rev. Dr. Packard left yesterday on the 10 o'clock train for fortnight in Maine.
 !. Rev. C. S. Bullock arrived from Buff falo on Sunday in season to attend the services at the Neighborhood Church in the evening. The last is sue of the Nautical Gazette. after giv- ing an elaborate account of the new steamship, Robert Fulton, pays the following tribute to MT. Bullock and his thermostat fire annunciator. It says a duplicate of the automatic fire alarm system that has proved so sat isfactory on the Hendrick Hudson, has been presented to ship owners, and it
 
 ment. On the Robert Fulton three an- nunciators are placed severally in the pilot house, the engine room, and the purser's office. These annunciators are connected in the multiple so that an alarm of fire is given simultaneous ly in the three places. Coupled with the bells on the annunciators are bells placed in the crews quarters below deck. so that every, man would be called out immediately in case of fire or any other emergency Placed at. each end of the several decks and amidships on each deck, both port and starboard, are aluminium boxes where it is necessary to but break the cover glass to give an alarm of fire and des- ignate it's location. Instead of gravity drop" or "arrows' to give locations, in the annunciators a low voltage lamp of special form is used to flash out the name through a stencilled plate. The whole scheme has been worked out by MT. Bullock, the inventor. in consulta- tion with the best marine engineers and the most practical steamboat men of the country.
 Joseph A. Hines and Alice Lowell came up to town on Saturday to att tend the wedding.
 Mrs. John MacIlroy is visiting in Long Island city.
 Henry G. Stephens, Long Brook ave- nue, is entertaining MT. and Mrs. Abner Bassett and their children.
 During May there were 21 cases of measels in town.
 Taxes now due should be promptly paid to Fred P. Beardsley. The town needs the money.
 A few of the ladies who attended Mrs. Bristol's recent whist were Mes danes Joseph A. Stagg, A. B. Odell, Frederick Banks. A. H. Grippin, Moody Downer, s. Gibbs, T. J. Ferguson, J. O. Walker. H. H. Pyle, F. c. Rhoades. Frederick Tracey, George Ober and George Rand, all of Bridgeport A number of ladies who reside in town were also of the party. Honey jars, hat pins, hot water pitchers, stock ings. belt buckles, spoons and knives were among the unique prizes.
 Andrew w. Gorham recently fell off a trolley near Long Brook avenue and was quite severely injured. The injur- is peculiarly unfortunate in being the scene of many distressing occurrences.
 While the pastor of the Congrega- tions1 church is away, the Rev. Joel $. Ives, a former pastor, will occupy the pulpit.
 It is doubtful if the woman, Mary Moore. who has been arrested for talk ing things at various stores, really lives in this town she claimed. Ger tainly she does not belong to any of the old families.
 The Nancy, a new boat belonging to Charles Rogers, has made her maiden with beauty and wit, and came back to the pier safely.
 The grounds at the Rogerson man. sion on Main street, will be decorated and illuminated tonight for the garden fete. Old fashioned short cake will be served, and there will be a variety of other refreshments.
 On Bruce's Avenue, Mrs. Ellsworth. B. Wilcox has just given a whist party attended by Mesdames Clara M. Por- ter, Andrew Gragam. A. Furness, George Dorn. L. P. Baldwin, John Curley, Nellie Wheeler, Frederick Townroe and a number of gentlemen.
 Percy Lewis was seen in town on Sunday He comes down from New Haven just to take a look at the old place.
 The Lewis Judson house at Paradise Green is being occupied for the sum- company.
 Recent arrivals in town include Mrs. Louisa Pinkham, Mrs. s. F1athers, Miss Cornelia Thomson from the