The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-07
STAMFORD

It has been suggested as a good plan, that the new board of assessors. when they revalue the real estate or the town, make a card catalogue Of
 farm or a building lot. showing the location, the extent of the plot, and it's market value. On the back of the
 card might be given the reasons why
 a. certain piece of property has been given the value assigned to it. This would systemize the whole matter. and prove of invaluable service in the future. Any given piece of land could be referred to at once, catalogued un-
 der the name of it's owner. There are showing how land on Hollister Heights. at Avon park. at Hubbell Ter race: and other places, has been plated and number In such cases 1t would to the map and the number of the lot. And it's market value would be the price for which it was sold to the last purchaser, plus improvements in the shape of buildings. If this plan is adopted, Stratford will possess model material for the assessors to work up- on and it will be easy to lay the taxes. Keeler Wilson and Dick Sherwood Of Southport, took an automobile rlde 1eie football game between Yale and Syra- cuse.
 Capt and Mrs. Thomas M. Clinton,' after brief visit in town. have re- turned to Annapolis.
 Peonle generally arc so we'll pleased with the political changes. it is strenu- ously denied that a single sore head can be found.
 There wasn't much of a snow storm last Monday. Only one candidate got caught in a drift.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Holmes and Miss Isabella Holmes have returned from. very delightful visit to. Peek skill where they enjoyed the Hudson Fulton celebration.
 The engagement is announced of
 Roland P Axtell to Miss Adeline H. Hopson of Danbury. The Hopson family used to live in town. MT. Axtell is a well known young man who has berth in the S. N. B. Telephone Company. in the neighboring city. The young couple have the best wishes of many friends
 Supt. Andrews says that only train ed teachers are employed in town. Either they have been through the normal schools. or have had long ex- perience. He thinks the most import
 ant needs of the schools are modern furniture, and for the upper grades more books of reference.
 The pail, bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Peter Bergen. were Wm. Brady, Wm. Logan, Charles Greenrod. Henry Flanagan, Patrick Gilligan and Thomas Colman.
 It is quite discouraging to learn there is still another chance for trouble about the school question. Possibly there is hint of this in the remark made by Supt. Andrews, to the effect that better work would be done and more pupils would attend if the High school were in a building by itself High school discipline differs so great ly from grade discipline that it is diff
 ficult to- have both schools under the same roof and get the best results. This is the whole question in nut shell. And that is why so many citi-
 gems think the purchase of the Sillick property for a High school at the moderate price asked. would be splendid investment for the town. Personal movements of local interest include Flora Dufour who is home from New Hampshire: Esther Lewis who has gone to South Had1ey; J. W. Rogers of Newark. N. J., who has been visiting the Churchill family on
 Long Brook avenue: Mrs. Harry Will
 ford; Paul Maynard has entered Wes- leyan University; Miss Louise Routh
 has returned to Baltimore to pursue
 her art studies: Arthur Beardsley and
 David Booth think of going to the Danbury fair; Miss Agnes Judson has been visiting in Meriden; Miss Maud
 Thomas of Derby has been visiting in
 town.
 Tonight the case of C. G. Coughlin, charged with stealing Samuel Wake leys wheel, will come up before Judge Peck.
 As usual Housatonic grange will meet on Saturday evening. A class in dancing and gymnastics
 will open at Grange hall on the even ing of the 12th inst.
 Frederick B. Lewis. who went to Pittsburg. a few months ago. has talk en a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. and will be sta tioned in Chicago.
 | Dr. C. F. Lewis says the town is generally healthy with no reports of any sickness caused by any unsani- tary condition.