The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
WESTPORT

Father J. J. Duggan of the Church | of the Assumption, has made up his financial record for the past year, and shows that it has been one. of prosper ity. The receipts have been $8,386 84 and. the expenditures $8,109,01 which leaves in the treasury a balance of $277.S3. Besides liquidating all cur- rent expenses, Father Duggan has been able to pay $2,5OO on the mort gagc with which the church is bur dened, so that the debt now amounts 1 to but $7,O00. In presenting this re- port on Sunday Father Duggan re- turned his Warmest thanks to his peo- pie and assured them that the spirit ual condition of the church is all that can be desired
 No ono appears to be surprised that the local Grange has surrendered it's charter and gone out of existence. Some good folks are wondering why the Grange has CutliVed it's usefulness in this day when all farm products bring such good prices. The cry ~"back to the farm" does not commend itself to the young men of the present generation, who had much rather work in some shop at regular wages,a where the labor is not so hard and eXacting: i Many others prefer to go into the bus mess of soliciting or promoting, with an office in New York. This is more senteel. and what with good clothes and cigars to smoke, appears to give the average young man complete sat- isfaction The Grange in this town, as in many others, had degenerated, in- to a mere place of amusement, with a lot of meaningless ceremony attached, which was neither practical or sens1- ble. Only about dozen members could be induced to attend the last meeting
 TIon io cnn ,fN NrI,o 111o un6 a.. -cial havoc with the industries of the town. and the trolley cars ran as us- ual. save for a few hours on Friday afternoon and evening. The branch fine running from the State street bridge to the Saugatuck' depot along Riverside avenue made it's usual trips On time on Saturday. There was lit tie snow on the avenue, the wind from the river having blown it upon the adjoining fields where huge drifts could be seen against tho stone walls. By Saturday the walks were all clear ed and everything was going on as usual. I
 The Affairs of the Nation was the large topic discussed at the recent meeting of the Current Events club.
 The fact that two men wanted H. cense to sell liquors in town. when ac- cording to law there was chance for but one, created a little interest among the friends of the applicants, to know who would win out. The contest lay between Pasnuale Marcano and John P. McCann. The latter won. as the commissioners decided his place was the more suitable for dealing in the inspiring f1uid Some of the men were rot opposed to saloons anyway, and others thought McCann a good man for the business.
 The Knights of Pythias will hold a lodge of installation tomorrow even ing.
 friday last Mrs Eli Wakeman en- tertained the Whist club.
 The remains of the late S. R. Di Gio- vanni have been sent to New Jersey to be cremated.
 The grand list of the town for the ensuing year has been increased in the sum of $83, ,292. This makes a total from which to derive taxes of $4,273,- 683. During the past year P houses have been built, and the town now has 11.74e acres of land for purposes of taxation.
 The Womens Town Improvement Society has been in session this after l noon at the library. I
 The Star of Westport Circle is to give a big whist on the 18th. j, Trinity Guild meets at the rectory | Wednesday afternoon.
 The benevolent and missionary fund Of Trinity church amounts to $0So.
 The Congregational church has rais- ed over $100 for the new carpet
 Dr. J. M. Nolan has been confined to his house with the grip.
 Some much needed books on road building have been added to the li- brary.
 Douglas Purdy has returned to Syra- cuse, N. Y.
 Work on Dr. Netherlands artesian we'll has been resumed
 Mr. and Mrs. James Baker recently celebrated their 3Gth wedding anniver- sary.
 Next Thursday the Current Events club meets at the Episcopal rectory.