The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-22
WESTPORT
New Fire House Automobiles - That Bridge - Back fir, m the Wild West- Coming Events Talk of Dredging.

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 Coming Events - Talk of Dredging.
 Next Thursday at the Jesup library Principal Marcus White of the New Haven Normal school will speak or
 "A School Teachers Dilemma Supt Wheatley hopes all the teachers in town will be present as MT. White is very well worth hearing.
 John Milianese, saloon keeper, is under bonds for $50 on the charge o1 asSaulting an Italian boy.
 The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com- pany expects to find a new home in building which is to be fitted up for the purpose in the rear of the new Town Hall. It is to be made into an uD-to-date truck house. with a room on the upper floor which can be used for meetings and other purposes.
 The old Methodist church, which was a rather ugly looking building has heen demolished.
 It is announced that W. S. Wander bilt Allen of New York will occupy the Wilson place this coming sum- mer on Myrtle avenue.
 Miss McCann of the East Saugat tuck school being on the sick list, her place as tea cher is being filled by Miss Ruth Weed.
 pr. Harold H. Ogden has purchased an automobile.
 MT. Lorin Pillow, of Main street, has en attack of the grip.
 The local Grange will hold a meet ing on Wednesday evening. and an in teresting time is expected.
 MT. Robert H. Hubbel is the posses sor of a new automobile.
 There will be a meeting of the Farmers club this evening at the Sherwood's Island. Prof. John P. Street, analyst of the Connecticut Agricultural Society. will speak on Food Adulteration.''
 
 have been brought to strengthen the Bridge street bridge. It is a source of qualification to all citizens that work has begun on this bridge, since numberless accounts have appeared in the press depicting in graphic terms the antiquities of this ancient struc- ture. A new backbone will make matters quiet for a while.
 Young Clinton Allen, who was sup posed to have gone into the wild and the sca1ps of Rocky Mountain bears, got as far as Pittsburg. He con- cluded that if the West is ike that city he didn't want any more of it. He found the country pretty well fill ed up with white folks, all looking for work, so he returned to this little old town.
 Miss Carrie S. Bradley is back from all there is no place like quiet West port. with it's new town tall and fresh smelt
 There have recently been several dangerous grass fires in town.
 John- MaraShi and John Seboski, ar rested for attempting to steal, have been fined $5 and costs and sent to Jail in Bridgeport for 30 days each.
 Thursday next a special meeting of the Current Events club will be held st the house of Mrs. W. L. Taylor. One of the speakers will be Mrs. W. H. Phipps. president of Connecticut Wo- mems clubs. A full attendance Is de- sired.
 Mrs. Sherwood who has been voted q, GOO by the town of Fairfield, was formerly Miss Matte Meeker of this town.
 Mrs. w. F. H. Preston is home from a visit to Long Island.
 In a week or two now Joseph Adams is expected home from California.
 There are some people in town who want the harbor dredged again. So long as dredging machine is at work off the town there is a smell of busi- ness going on. and also of salt water. The chances are Congress is too busy with the tariff to make an appropria- tion and has no wish to add to the national deficit
 At yet nothing has been nfade pub lie about the local transfer limits for those who patronize the trolley.
 Harry Olmstead is no longer man. ager of the local telephone company.
 There is to be a. meeting tomorrow evening the legal voters of the fire district in the Compo engine room. Reports will be read and the matter of the tax cleared up.
 Services were held in all the churches yesterday as usual.
 It is said the old hook and ladder building will be used as a furniture sto~e when the machine moves out.
 Express trolley cars no longer run to 
 Mir and Mrs Carl D. Mexcur are home from their wedding trip.
 It is said the East Saugatuck school will soon give an Audubon entertain ment.