The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
WESTPORT

come of the fair recently held for the benefit of the church fund, whicf cleared $l,500 above all expenses. He | returns his thanks to both Catholic! | and Protestants who so generously | helped him in the undertaking, and ht | wishes to remember particularly those of neighboring towns, such as Nor
 walk, Southport, Greens Farms, etc.
 who made handsome contributions
 The principal ones of these fell into | the hands of the following persons I The two $5 gold pieces went to J. H McArdle and Bert Wakeman of Com
 DO; $10 gold piece to Katy Fitzgerald | $20 gold piece to Rose Coyle of South
 port; barrel of flour to Edward Sim cox Weber; the handsome sideboard to pr. J. P. Brennan, summer visitor from New York; two tons of coal to Mary .Schwitzer of South Norwalk
 elmer set to Julia London; couch to Martin Deredhue of Southport. A great spirit of generosity was dis
 played, and contributions came from ] as far away as New York.
 There were no real estate transfers
 recorded in town during the past week.
 count of the condition of things as he
 found them at Greenwood Lake in New York, from whence he has just
 returned. He says there are two ship
 yards on the lake, which have turned
 out two large steamboats and some
 ITO motor boats.
 Saturday workmen were construct
 ing another long stretch of concrete sidewalk on Riverside avenue, past the residence of Selectman M. H& Cooley
 and several of the neighboring houses. At this rate it will not be long before
 an excellent sidewalk runs from the
 western end of the bridge to the
 Church of the Assumption.
 , A few days ago on the Greens Farms
 road, a Renault car, No. 3771, New Vf,J1 vrvhi io6 xxyaa niy1o at IIri speed, ran into tree and threw man named Frank Davis out of the
 machine. Strange to say there were 10 serious consequences.
 A delegation of Foresters from Nor walk came to town a day or two ago and presented District Deputy D. P. McKenna with a ring.
 Frederick Lewis of Saugatuck has received a jail sentence of 20 days for intoxication and breach of the peace
 Wednesday last a number of friends assembled at the residence of Mrs. Chauncey E. Hanford, in State street, to celebrate her birthday.
 The Safety Switch and Signal Com pany has been incorporated in town with a capital of $50, GOO. F. M. Ray mond is the local member of the in corporators. The other gentlemen reside in various towns.
 Charles Meyers of Philadelphia has been visiting in town.
 SfdCurQdy last the lOca1 DdSGDd L6dnl played a game with the team of New Canaan.
 If the Methodists of this town can raise the sum of $1,550 towards an or gan for their new church, Andrew Carnegie will give the balance-S650. and in good time the organ will be in place.
 Miss Mary Brady is in Atlantic City, attending the convention of the Com painons of the Forest of America. She goes as a delegate.
 As cool weather approaches the La dies Aid Society ofeFthe Methodist church is very active. On the 18th the society will give a dinner at the dining hall in the church, from n:3o a. m. until p. m.
 Prof. A. D. Lane of New York, is coming to town to form a singing | ,lass His first lesson will be tomor- row night at the Methodist church.
 The Westport fire district is to hold ] meeting next Wednesday evening. i The question of building sewers will De discussed.
 The Staples High school has now an snrollment of s2, a gain of 21 over last | year. The enrolment in the seven other schools amounts to 4S2.
 Rev. Alden l.. Bennett of Montclair, Y. J., preached yesterday at Holy Trinity church.
 Miss Florence Lewis has returned to Ter school duties at Hartford.
 No more poor children from New Fork will be received this year at the Aid Farm at Greens Farms, ,ut the cottage will remain open all winter in charge of Mrs. williams.
 Frank N. Taylor has gone to Bethle- lem, N. H., to get rid of an attack of lay fever.
 Thursday last the Mills families and dr. and Mrs. John Barlow held a pie lie at the beach. II
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Gerhardt of Colorado, who have been in town all summer, will hereafter reside in South Iorwalk. H
 Earl Brownell of this place, has ound employment in a Stratford drug tore.
 Rev. Ellis B. Dean has returned from is vacation. Services were held yes erday at Christ church.
 Stanley Pillow has, closed his sum- ner cottage, and is at his home on North Main street.
 The cider mills in town will open for usiness next Thursday. One day last week the family of he beach.
 Among summer visitors who have ecently returned to their homes are lev. Wm. Dumpley of Brooklyn; Miss Annie Blackburn of Roseville, N. r.; frs. A. H. Grant and daughter to l yew York; Mrs. George Coleman and on to Brooklyn; Miss Deegan to New 'ork; MT. and Mrs. Wm. Baynham to lew Jersey; Miss Reba Nettleton to lew York; and Charles Myers and ] rnest Kemper to Philadelphia. Mrs. H. Daniel Webster, wife of the !. rtist who is busy modelling the statue . f the Minute Man, at his studio on ylvan avenue, has gone to Texas rhere she expects to remain for ~sev- ral months. III Principal and Mrs. George Boyden re said to be keeping house in two ifferent places-the Gershom Bradley ouse in Saugatuck, and one of the ew Hurlbutt cottages in State street. It is reported that a very stringent ! rder has been issued to land owners !. ) remove all unsightly weeds growing | long the roadside. It may be a ques- on what is a weed. and which of 1em are ightly. Water pipes are being laid to the church. Should it not e to the Baptist church? Harold Spicer and Richard Wake lan still manage to keep out of the lutches of the law, and beyond the of newspaper reporters. ic fhof ha int