The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-15
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| Men were at work. Saturday, lay ing new rails for the trolley track on | Riverside avenue and it Is stated that Commissioner Macdonald, has decided to have that thoroughfare macadamiz- e. This is good news to the towns people. for the street is the chief ave nue of communication between West port and the depot at Saugatuck, and much heavy trucking passes over the road The work of improving the road bed will begin at once. the town pay one quarter of the expense.
 The number who attended the meet ing tomorrow evening at the Town hall to listen to an address from Geo. L. Robinson. a civil engineer. from New York. on the subject of sewerage. will indicate pretty clearly how much This town is an old one, slowly grow ing in population. and heretofore it as felt obliged to get along without a costly system of sewers It will be interesting to learn what MT. Robinson thinks is the best system adapted to inlet from the Sound It Is expected he will discourage the notion of eIn- plying sewerage into the Saugatuck river and will describe the system he Is now installing in Mt Vernon
 Attorney Harry Sherwood was one who went to New Haven on Saturday to witness the ball game.
 On the 23rd inst, which is next week
 
 Brigade of the various churches. pro- poses to give an entertainment Miss Bidwell. well known in town, has been engaged 70 sing.
 The first Friday Afternoon in Decem Der. next. at the Sunday school room of the Congregational church, there will be at 2:30 D. m.. a social hour with a cup of tea and an address by Mrs. C. F. Taylor. called "A Birds Eye View of the World" The Ladies Au- vii 10 n
 The card party given few evenings since by Star of Westport Circle. F. of A, was largely attended and quite a social success Prizes were won by Mrs. William Youngs. Miss Margaret O'Neil and Miss Molly Ryan During the evening there was music and re- treatments were served.
 The Civic Club has decided to leave the matter of Sunday closing in the hands of the committee appointed for that purpose A play ground in the center of the town. for the whole town, was one of the topics talked about Nothing definite was done.
 The womans' Town Improvement Association is in session this afternoon at the auditorium of the Jessup H. brary.-
 Wednesday afternoon the ladies of the Benefcent society will pack bar rel of clothing and gifts to be sent to the Douglas. Academy. South Carolina
 The event in town this week will be the meeting of delegates represent ing the Consolation of the Congre- eational churches of Fairfield county. It is expected that from 70 to 100 dele gates will be present. The public is invited to attend all the exercises.
 Miss Alice M. Clack has left the Greens Farms school to take up teach ing in the Whittlesey avenue school of Nferiden. She has an honor certificate granted by the state for marked ex- cellence in teaching, discipline and school management.
 This evening the Historical Society of Saugatuck holds a meeting at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Godillot. The subject to be considered is Napoleon.
 At the last meeting of the Needle work Guild. 61O garments were on ex- hibition. Of these 100 will be sent to the Mt. Carmel Children's Home. Conn. 100 to St. Mary's refuge. New York: a to the Watts De Peyster Home and Hospital. Verbank. N. Y: 60 to the Christodora Settlement House in New York and 200 hundred will be retained in stock The annual meeting