The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
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The social season being in full swing, and the boiling hot political news having cooled down. and the ma ! larfa scare being over with. and Sun dayA closing no longer agitating the communfty. and the gospel tent and wagon having departed, affairs have assumed their normal aspect. The ! Women's Town Improvement Society is active in good and practical work, z as usual and at the rate. improve, ments are going on it can be but a. few years when this town may boast the best sidewalks of any in the state. Saturday men were at work laying a cement waslk from Riverside avenue up Wright street past the residences of AIT Burr and Judge Bradley. add much to the comfort of those who have the hill to climb. Stretches of walk continue to be laid on the west ! ern tsside of Riverside avenue, and in good time these will extend from the State street bridge to the Saugatuck depot. During he pa st. year Hhe- Women's Town Improvement Society spent $SS4, for sidewalks which is a very good showing. sl :. fSa
 Dr. F. Powers, inc health officer, does not think Westport a very un-' healthy place, as some might infer from all that has been said about malaria and the dreadful condition of, the Saugatuck river. The doctor takes { ia conservative view of things and is not in the least inclined to Joe Sensa-' tional ksHe says the present sanitary condition of the town is fairly good. The opera of Little Red Riding Hoods Rescue; given at National Hall a few evenings since, was delightful ly clever and realized a good sum of money for the Princess Sunshine club. Mrs. Irving Stone acted as accompan- parts were taken by the Misses Gladys Stone, Julia Haggeman, Hat tie Long5 Florence Burr, Jeannette Bradley, Charlotte Stone, Mamie Mo Alma Foster. Elsie Muth, Ruth Lees, and Florence Bangs. The following gentlemen also had parts; Joseph flag geman, George H. Boyden, Judson CotteIl, Granville Collier and Otto
 About 20 gentlemen attended the < first meeting of the Civic Club, held in the SeIertnen's r6omt of the Town house. Officers for the past<year were elected as follows, Dr. T. c. Stearns, president; w. S. Adams, G. H. Boy den,l and Charles Harris. vice presi-, ; dents; Edward C. \ Nash, secretary, and Oscar w. Peterson, treasurer. As the Selectmen had already granted the saloons the privilege of keeping open until Il o'clock there was nothing to be done in that matter. A commit tee Of five gentlemen was asked to seel certain shop keepers and try to induce them to close their places of business from 10 until on Sundays. Little interest is taken in the matter, however, for it. is believed that with the exception of {. a couple of fruit stores, and sadrug store or two, all places of business do close on Sun days .4s s If a man can be secured there is to a lecture on the sewer question. This has been laid on the shelf for the pres ent. but it is good thing to write and talk about. The cost, of course, is the objection
 A large number of people went to Trinity church last night to listen to Bishop Brewester.
 Nearly a dozen folks interested in grange matters, listened to a talk few tights ago by Deputy W. H. Bar ron of Danjelson. He thought the grange is doing a vast deal of good in various parts of the country.
 A trolley car full of pale faces re- gently slid down Westport Hill at auto speed, the wheels slipping on the tracks
 Joseph Morton of Saugatuck has 1 gone into the insurance business. Arthur Hull who was elected con- stable at the last election, having re- signed. the selectmen have appointed Hezehiah Allen to fill the vacancy.
 Thursday evening the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church counted the pennies it has been col. lecting for some time, in the scheme to raise a mile of pennies: It was found that seven thousand five hun dred had been collected, amounting to $75. AS it takess12 cents to measure foot and there are b,2s0 feet in a mile. fbis easy to discover how many pennies wil be needed to measure mile.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church viii occur next Wednesday evening" Officers are to be elected.
 Yesterday morning Rev Alfred A. } Gilman, of Hankow, China, spoke at Holy Trinity Church.
 Eleven gentlemen in town have ap- piled for a license to sell intoxicating liquors. M
 James ; stMcNaughton has left the Finch cottage on Chestnut hill, and returned to New York;
 Mrs. Cannon and family of State street will soon take up their resi- dence in New Haven.
 The Leonard family has returned from CoInpo Beach to New York city.
 Mrs.vReeves is to erect a handsome house on Imperial avenue. Mrs. D. H. Silverman has been vis-