The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-01
STRATFORD
Reputation of Our High School -Tak-
 ing Censns v Noise of Passing
 Stealing a Slot Machine = Home from Mexico-Personals.

At the recent conference in town, regarding the school question, the in- quiry was made as to how many pu- pills from Fairfield, where there is no High school, are sent to Bridgeport. The question was not answered, but it appears that the number is AS. Of these five have graduated, leaving 4S on the list for the next term. And to this number must be added the 22 who have just finished the Sth grade in the grammar school, so that if all at- tend, there will be 65 scholars from Fairfield next year. This is consider High school where 93 will be in att tendance. It is gratifying to the good people Of Stratford, to know that it keeps up the average in the matter of graduation, with other towns. Only three pupils graduated this year from the high school in Westport, and but five from Fairfield, which is the same number as graduated from our high school. 5f Father O'Conner has been busy the past week taking a census of his par ish. and the chances are it will require another week to finish the task. He expects to find there has been a large increase of souls confided to his care during the past year, and he can look forward with certainty to an increase in the building funds for St. James.
 During the recent meeting at the town hall the noise of passing steam
 
 and intolerable that at times all bus mess had to be suspended, since no one could hear word that was being said.
 The Rivercliff Place has been rented by Vim. Mccarthy of Milford.
 Some time during Tuesday night a slot machine which stood in front of one of our news and ice cream em- poriums, was taken to the depot, smashed and rif1ed of it's contents. This is the second robbery of news de- xxif in nr
 Kenneth Peck, in his "Colleen Bawn.' is said to have run up against a spanking breeze off Thimble Islands, on his way to New London to see the boat races. While off on his trip he will take a spin over to Orient, L. T., to make a call upon Rev. J. w. Egg gleSton.
 Edward Corsa is having his house where he will live hereafter.
 After a few days stop in Roxbury, MT. and Mrs. Lucius JudSon have re- turned to town
 New Haven to attend the commence ment of the Law School, where his nephew, Charles O'Conner, is a stu dent.
 Mrs. John Benjamin has gone to the White Mount aims for a portion of the summer.
 George Lines, Jr., expects soon to go to Toronto, Canada, to become con- nected with a. large tobacco store.
 After a visit of IT months to Mexico, Miss Emma Allen is back in town. Perhaps she can be induced to give the grange a talk on life in Mexico and it's agricultural products. She was in the pretty city of Chihuahua.
 Mrs. E. F. Allen is entertaining Miss Seixas of New York. The town is grad ually filling up with people from the cities.
 A party of young ladies has gone to Northfeld for a few days, including Misses Lewis, Wood, Curtis and Hav- ems.
 The new officers of the Oronoque lodge to be installed tomorrow even ing are: Noble grand, Walter w. Hub bell; vice grand3 Howard A. Hoadley; recording secretary, Charles Homan; financial secretary, Edward Burritt; janitor, James Moon.