The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-13
STAMFORD

farious Annual Reports What the Ii.
 brary Does How Church Money Goes
 Sermon Tonight-Birth Days. of all kinds. The public likes to know how its institutions have been running during the year of financial depression. The library board held a meeting on Monday evening and reelected the old board of officers. Miss Frances B. Russell. the librarian, presented her report which was received with a vote of thanks. She said the number or books issued during the year was 3O,- 1S6, as follows: Fiction, 16,599; juven- lies, 7,134; juvenile non-fiction, 1,S7s; adult non-fiction, 4,474. The average daily issue of books was 99 volumes. The number of volumes added to the library since Jan. 1, 1903, is as follows; By purchase, 549; by gift of the United States, 4 by gift of the State, lZ0; py gift from various sources, lO6; ana Joy bound periodicals, 84, making a total of S63. The books rebound amounted to 14S; periodicals bound. 66; books worn out, "A; books lost or destroyed, .: number of books in the library on the 1st inst, 12,75S; number of cards issued during the year, 302; total num- Der of cards issued, 3,927. The sum expended for books from the fund was $354.58; for books from fines, $11.87; for periodicals from the fund, sill 30; for periodicals from fines, $2,99. The number of periodicals in the reading room is as follows: Quarterlies: l.; lnonthlies. 43; bi-monthlies. 2: semi- 1nonthlies, 1; weeklies, F; dailies, 4, a total of 63.
 The following is list of those who have donated books or periodicals to the library during the year: The D. M. Read Co.,, Geo. w. Fairchild, Frederick ', Beach, Bridgeport Standard. Asso- ciation. Bridgeport Evening Post, Bridgeport Morning Telegram, Frank L. Hanson, Dr. Edward N. Packard, Miss Sally D. Wells, Miss Kate Van yoorhis. Mrs. P. H. Hodges. heirs of Cornelia Curtis, Mrs. E. T. Leeds, Mrs. William M. Nichols, William M. Mich ois, Frank R. Sammis, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Atlas Portland Cement Company, John w. Avery, Mrs. William Byington, Dr. J. B. Full Walker, Slason Thompson. Miss Etta Ely, Geo. Raymond Lansing, Dwight Edwards Marvin, Miss Char lotte M. Pink, Miss Mary N. Moehrke, Miss Ellen c. Abbott, Alan A. Bahe- well, Miss Emma Goodwin, Mrs. w.. H. Hyndman, Mrs. F. H. Allen, Miss Catherine T. Bunnell, Mrs. Melville Curtis Miss D. Winifred Todd, Frances B. Trowbridge, Misses Mary Emma and Mabel Merrick and Thaddeus E., Peck.
 The annual report of the Congrega- tional church has been made public. The receipts. from all sources have been $6,029. 9.85. The disbursements amount to $5, 939.85. The pledges for the year were $2,067.51. The choir concert yield ed $30. The pastors salary is $1,400. The sexton costs $144. The choir and music cost $290. The organ blower gets $2O. It cost $79 to repair the horse sheds. And there has been paid out towards the renovation of the spire the sum of $2,900. The income from the Henderson fund Is used for educa- tionaI purposes, Altogether the report shows that the church is in prosper ous condition.
 Many people in town would like to see a report of the financial condition of the Methodist church for the past year. It may be this is not due until the next meeting of the conference which settles the affairs of the church regarding pastorates, etc.
 James Sexton has had the interior of his house redecorated.
 Spring arrived in town on Monday last, about p. m.. when she brought green grass, a wheezy hand organ, heaps of mud and no end of kids.
 Mrs. William B. Cogswell was one of those who attended Chapter Day of the D. A. R. at Lincoln building on Monday last.
 Mr. Baxter, to the Methodist church, has been secured by mortgage upon real estate.
 The tax per capita for this town is 3s57.
 The Neighborhood church rummage sale will occur the latter part of this month.
 MT. Tomek has procured a lease from Mrs. Catherine Hodge, good for five years
 Mrs. c. w. Field has bought two lots
 George Lines has increased his herd of cows by the addition of some 25 full blooded cattle.
 Mrs. Charles K Stagg. from Bay Shore. L. l.. is the guest of her broth CT, William Wheeler. Broad street.
 This evening at the Methodist church the Rev. James Macmillan. of Derby will preach. All are invited to attend this special evangelistic service.
 This evening at TAB the annual meet ing of the, Congregational church will be held when various reports of the societies and missions of the church will be presented. There will be re- treatments and speeches and the pub lie Is welcome.
 Mrs. Charles Breen has returned te Scotland.
 All lovers of art and artists will ge to the library on Friday evening tc hear about the French peasant paint CT who painted the Man with the Hoe the Angelus and other famous pic lures not forgetting the Reaper.
 MT. Eward Pitzer has lost a. pocke' book containing $20.
 A great many birthdays have beer booked for remembrance during the coming year Almost everybody ir town has one.
 Many little lives have been saved by Folcy's Honey and Tar. for coughs colds. croup and whooping cough. Ii is the only safe remedy for infants and children as it contains no opiates or other narcotic drugs. and children like Foley's Honey and Tar. Careful moth CTS keep bottle in the house. Refuse substitutes, F. B. Brill local agent.