The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-14
STAMFORD

A warning was being prepared yes- terday for special town meeting to consider a number of questions. It is thought the date will be set for the 10th instant. Among other things the matter of buying the Sellick estate will be disposed of. As the law re- quires that an exact description of any land which it is proposed to pur- chase for school purposes should be given in the warning, so that citizens may know definitely what they are voting for, the boundaries of the lot on Barnum avenue which the town has authorized to be purchased, will be | the question of maintaining shigh school in town will be one of the in- cidental topics for discussion. Some of our leading citizens send their chil- dren to the Bridgeport high school. Yesterday the auditors began their task of auditing the bills against the town, that they may be ready for the | annual report which must be in the hands of voters at least week before l the town meeting in October. MT. 1 job, and he said that up-to-date some 5G0 bills have been received and many | more are expected.
 MT. Frank M. Patterson is erecting the handsome granolithic gate posts for St. MichaePs Cemetery. He will l Cemetery, and it is said they will be uncommonly large and handsome. | MT. Charles Packard left to-day for Williamstown, Mass, where he will tomorrow resume his duties at the | college.
 | People are asking if Sheriff Stagg really did go to Halifax in his automo- bile or was he making quick dash for the North Pole?
 The course of lectures for the lib | I,a will be five, three from Prof. Phelps | of Yale, one from pr. Potterton Of | Columbia, and one from Prof. Milhan of Williamstown. If the subscription list warrants there may be an extra | lecture and an effort will be made ito secure. Mir. Hartley, of New York, the well known sculptor. It is also hop ed Judge Curtis may give one even ing's account of his recent trip to | Europe.
 family will move into a house on | Warwick avenue.
 | The Registrars will hold a. meeting next Thursday for the purpose Of ad- | ding to the list of voters those who have right to have their names so l Alfred Loury leaves town to-day Tor Quincy, Ills. Hesis a graduate of St. Francis college of that state.
 Recent departures from town in clude Benjamin w. Fairweather for Hartford, Miss Amy Gaines for West Virginia; Mrs. J. H. Thompson for Long Island, MT. c. s. Avery for Hart l ford, Robert Duncan Brandt for New York, Charles Rogers for Highland lake, Miss Catherine Buckley for Lawrence, Mass, Mrs. Edward BenJa- min for New York, Wilson Smith for a vacation in Boston anil Mrs. George Payne to Newburg, N. Y. , | pr. Arley Munson spoke at the Methodist church Sunday evening on .life in Indiaa the corner stone for a chapel was lAid at Devon on Sunday by Rev. Geo. Patterson: the Grange urday evening with piano playing, songs, and an essay by Samuel Pat terson the title of which was Was the Life of 100 years ago better than that of To-day
 Next Thursday the Women's Mis- 1 of Mrs. Sarah c. Smith, It is said an interesting program will be carried out. ''i
 Miss Amy Talbot made but a short stay out of town. It is announced that she has returned home, -a Harry Yates is working at the de- pot. a
 MT. and Mrs .E. H. H. Smith. of the silver factory are home from trip to Atlantic city.
 Roger Briggs is home from sum- mer course of study in Pennsylvania
 Louis E. Peck is having his house repainted. The same is true of the residence of Mrs. Charles Wolf.
 The new bungalow on East Broad way is now occupied by MT. and Mrs Charles Bradley.
 | Several of our younger men have been doing New York-Oliver Parks Joseph Johnson, and Fred Bevans.