The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-12
STAMFORD
1lapel to be Removed Question ofLand
 Ownership = Cur Town Clerk "A Birthday Cake-Prof. Phelps Tonight

The next meeting of the Mems Club will be held at the house of MT. All born. on Warwick avenue, on the even Ing of the 9th of March.
 At a meeting of the members of the Congregational church on "Wednesday evening, it was voted to accept the generous offer which has been made by modest gentleman of this town who does not care to have his name advertised. to the effect that if the church will move the chapel from it's present position to the rear of the church he will build a committee room anG remodel the chapel for a Sunday schoo, room. It is estimated that the cost of this will amount to some three or fou2 hundred dollars. It was voted to constitute Judge Howard Curtis, Frederick C.. Beach and Dr. Packard, Q aH advisory committee. to be add to the present building committee which nas charge of the renovation of the tower and spire. A question has arisen as. to who owns the land in the i'm mediate rear of the church and if the church has right to occupy it for the purpose indicated. The plot of land on which the chapel now stands was once a common. and the base ment of the chapel. was at one time used for town hall. It might we'll have happened. in the early days of innocent sirnplicity. that town meet Ing WOULD DC SOlIl5 OIl uOWH SIdA1 , while a prayer meeting was in pro- tgress in the room above. It is also said that the fire department of the town once housed it's hooks. ladders and buckets, in the basement of the !old chapel. If need be the church will task the town to grant permission for Ethe removal of the chapel to the spot lpfoposed.
 N There is some talk of having a bronze tablet placed in the vestibule of the church. recording the names of Ithose who have supplied the funds for repairing the tower. etc. And in this {connection it has been suggested that fkhe names of the 16 or more pastors of (xhe church. since it was little log ledifice in the southern part of the town. be recorded on the tablet. much after the fashion of the tablet In the svestibule of the Congregational church m; Fairfield.
 /, Our town clerk, MT. H. P. Stagg. is now 72 years old. Tn 1860 he was liv- Ing fin New York and voted for Lin- coin. He Joined the 7th regiment and fvoiunteered for the defense of Wash sEnEton. where he frequently saw Presl- Ident Lincoln. He was at the Lincoln ifsaneral in New York. and looked upon the face of the dead President in the City hall.
 Owing to the fact that the key to the whiting building had been lost, and a "pillar to post" hunt failed to bring 1t to light. the rurnmage sale Of itfe Neighborhood church had to be held in the Town hall.
 At the last meeting of the Mems s, Club a petition was presented to be sent to the Senate of the United states. praying for the enactment of bill which has been introduced. prohibiting the telegraphing of racing bets.
 Several local ladies won prizes a few days ago at Bridge club in the ad- ltacent city. among them Mrs. David L.. iRhoades. Mrs. Frank l.. Curtis. Mrs. bC. F. Judson. and Mrs. Sidney 5. Beardsley.
 Straw rides are over for the present. 50 far as the snow is concerned. But an oyster supper can be had almost any time.
 At Mrs. Fairchild's recent Valentine social. there was both vocal and in strumental music. and a game of hearts was played It is thought that at least one gentleman lost his heart, and a wedding in the spring time is predicted.
 Tn honor of Mir Walter Wheeler's birthday, and as a token of tho ap- preciation in which he is held, Father O'Connor had a large birthday cake made and sent to his house. The cake was of a kind of which MT. Wheeler is fond and 1t measured 10 by 19 inches, and was decorated with @ large candle which contained as many DoWS or rlD- bon as MT. Wheeler numbers years.
 The flower of the town turns out this evening to listen to the lecture by Prof.. PFlelps of Yale. on Abraham Lincoln. Tt is the last of the course.
 Many people regret to learn that MT. Fred Bilton proposes to take up his residence in Canada. a cold country but home all the same.
 NJ School did not keep on Thursday. in order to give the teachers an oppor- tunity to visit each other and com pare notes. II