The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-19
WESTPORT
A Peep at the Town Hall-Dances and Suppers - One More Train for the Summer - Movements of Society Folks,

l Every citizen of the town should visit | the new town house and inspect the building. It is really a. very well built, | substantial and good looking structure. And what is better it is fireproof and will last for hundreds of years. A few days ago men were at work put | ting in the electric fixtures and mov- ing the books and documents which are to be stored in the vaults. These are large and very convenient for both
 the town clerk and the judge of pro-
 bate. There is a neat room on the l first floor in the southeastern part of
 the building, for the school board, and the rooms for the assessors and select men are on the same side of the build ing. In the basement there is a room to be used as a sort of an emergency
 hospital, in case of need. It is rather dark, having but one small window at the top of the side wall, and it is not very inviting in appearance, but it will look better when furnished. The lock up for those who need to be confined opens upon a walk at the rear of the
 building and can be entered without going into the main building at all. It is a good sized room and if need be will accommodate half a dozen pris- onerS. The great hall for town meet ings and other purposes is on the sec ond floor and is reached by a double flight of stone steps with very sub Stantial iron railings. The room has a floor of concrete, and the walls are
 
 stamped steel. The platform at the eastern end of the hall looks rather narrow, and those who sit upon it will have to be quite sober, otherwise they might fall off. Altogether the town hall is a credit to the architect and the builder and an ornament to the village.
 These days MT. Jones of the West portef-Herald is very busy moving his presses, type, and cutting machines in to the old town hall. He has ample space and will soon be comfortably set tied and prepared to continue the pub fishing business.
 N B. Coley has recently been to Hartford to attend the Bee Keepers convention. Mrs. James Baker is home from the Norwalk hospital, improved in health. E. M. Grout has bought a tract of land in Greens Farms.
 Lewis P. Wakeman has been enter taining a friend. Morris Wakenan, of Portland, Oregon.
 The subscription dance at National hall is to take place on the 23rd inst. Charles Beers with his family has moved to Bridgeport. The much advertised smelt fishing season is at an end. and the catch has
 been very poor, notwithstanding re- ports of various great individual hauls.
 Friday last at the Congregational
 church Miss Alice Isely spoke about educational work in Utah. It appears that the people of that State are about as well educated as those of any other State.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Beck. formerly Miss Gertrude Dolge, are now on their wedding tour. They exp.ct to reside in Brooklyn. The best man at the wedding was Herman kutZ and the bridesmaids were the Misses Emily Kyn, Emma Kemper and Mildred Tay- Tor.
 More concrete sidewalks are to be laid on State street by the Women's Village Improvement Society.
 Leonard Mackenzie of New York, has been visiting his parents in town at the Episcopal rectory.
 Miss Mabel Thomas has returned to her duties at the State Normal school.
 An old knife, supposed to be about 60 years old and used for cutting corn, was recently ploughed up on the Don- nelly farm. Some kids thought it was an Indian knife used for scalping.
 Miss Kate Lewis will hereafter live in Portchester, N. N
 Rev. George D. Bishop has gone to Sag Harbor with his family, where he will preach for the next few years. He will not have on his hands the job of building a new church.
 On the first of May Miss Ada Luck will give up Her position in the choir of the Greens Farms church. 2,
 The recent dance given by the Wood men of the World is reported to have been a financial success.
 During the summer an extra train from New York will stop at the depot in town at o'clock in the afternoon This is to accommodate the commuters who spend the season in town.
 It is said that there is to be a nov ing picture show in town at least twice a week.
 Father Duggan expects to hold the annual spring festival of his church about the first of June.
 On the first of May the crder in town of the Golden Scepter will give a sup per at Arion hall. Dancing will fol- low the refreshments.
 Tomorrow night the Companions of the Foresters give a dance at National hall.