The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-12
STAMFORD

A A meeting of the trust ees of the pub lie library was held Monday evening for the election of officers for the en- suing year with the following result: President George w. Fairchild, vice. president Frederick c. Beach, secre- sary Frank B. Blakeman, treasurer Wlater Wilcoxson. The Book commit tee is composed of the following per- sons: Judge Howard J. Curtis, F. c. Beach, Margaret De Laccur, Arden L.. Judd, D. Winnifred food, Catherine T. Bunnell, Miss Frances Russell was reelected librarian.
 The estate of the late George O. Lines has been, inventoried and is valued at s135, 5,731. Real estate, $61, ,155. Personal property s74,57e.
 George O. Lines IT,, has gone south to Georgia, with Sheriff stagg and family.
 Monday night the operetta of Loves Whist was rehearsed and it proved to be full of catching music and altogether it is unique and in- teresting.
 Miss Emma E. Allen left town on Monday for Chihuahua, Mexico, going by the way of Chicago. She expects to remain until next July.
 MT. and Mrs Frederick M. Burdick who have been spending a fortnight in town at the residence of their parents on White street, have returned to Elizabeth, N. J.
 Last night the basket ball team of the High school took a trolley ride to Ansonia to engage in a contest with the high school team of that city.
 Mrs William Morris Nichols who lives in the house at the corner of King and Harris street, has execut- ed very artistic and beautiful Jap anese poster for the coming entertain ment at the library on the evening of the 10th inst. It announces the ap- pearance of the Japanese actress, Flu li-Ko. Lady of the Wysterias," who will give tales of Japan songs, dances, pantomimes, etc., accompanied with descriptive music by Miss Lillian Mill Ter.
 The annual report of the Stratford library was made public today from which it appears that the number of books issued during the year, was 29,- 481, classified as follows: Fiction 13607, juveniles 7,453, juvenile non-fiction 2,16S and adult non-fiction 4,253. The number of volumes added during the year has been 814 as follows: by pur- chase, 469, by gift of the United States IS; by gift of the state 12S, by gift from various sources 125, and by per- iodlcals bound 70. The number of of books in the library is 13.472. Num- Der of cards issued during the year, ST. Present number of readers 4,245. In the reading room there are on file 63 periodicals.
 The presiding Methodist elder, pr. Adams, will preach in town next Sum- day.
 Yesterday Mrs Charles F. Judson entertained the Bridge club.
 The new hours for the new Town Clerk. to be at his office are from 9 until II a. m. and until D. m.
 The Russell building is to have electric lights.
 Next Friday evening Prof Phelps will lecture at the library, his subject being Present Conditions and Ten dencies of the Drama
 Tonight the annual reports of the Congrega ational church will be read
 The Board of Relief will meet the first Monday in February.
 Mrs. George Patterson is reported sick with pneumonia.
 Among those who donate subscrip. tions to periodicals in the town library Go, Mrs. Stiles Judson, MT. George W. Fairchild, Dr. E. N. Packard, Uni versal Brotherhood lodge, No. 52 and Yale University, as well as several of the Bridgeport daily papers. Books have been given to the library by Mrs. F. H. Allen Bahewell Assum F. e. Beach, A. Bedell Benjamin. Mrs. Lewis J. Prague, Mrs. w. R. Briggs, Francis L.. Buchanan, c. S. Bullock, Catherine T. Bunnell, Herbert N. Gus son. Mrs. Schuyler Crowinshield, En- melt Densmore, Etta Ely William c. Gilman, Emma l.. Goodwin. Stephen D. Griswold, R. Bruce Hyndema n, Mrs. Stiles Judson, James Its, Alice w. Lowell Mary M. Moehrke, James H. Moon. Dr. E. N.e Packard, Mrs. John Ward Stimson, Sally D. Wells. Thomas Publishing Company and Towle Manu- featuring Go.