The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-16
SEWER PLANS ADOPTED
Committee Will Recommend
 the Offer of the Baird Manu- featuring Company to Board
 of Trade
Special to The Farmer.)

1 Special to The Farmer.)
 Stratford, June 16-The sewer ques- ton was discussed exhaustively last night at the meeting of the selectmen and the improvement committee of the Board of Trade. The meeting was Main street. Mir Warner of the Baird Manufacturing Company, was unable to be present, but MT. Thomp l son of the Fletcher Engineering Com pany represented the Baird interests. 1 The Baird Company is much more of an institution than was at first sup posed. There is plenty of capital back | of the concern and the firm is working 23 hours day at their Oakville plant. | Recently an order amounting to s40,- 900 was turned down because the fa- l c1lities of the company were not ade- quate to the task. They have come to Stratford to spread out. The plant will be a valuable addition to the town. It will pay about $500 per year In taxes. It is absolutely necessary that the plant have some sewer out let, and the proposition made by the company which has been offered is considered liberal. At least the i'm provement committee last night voted to recommend the proposition to the Board of Trade, and it will then be presented to the voters at a town meeting
 Miss Jeanette Booth is preparing the historical matter for the souvenir book to be issued by Okenuck tribe on the occasion of its fifth anniversary cele- bration. This is assurance enough that the work will be thoroughly and Is better equipped for this work than Miss Booth. The cover design will be artistic as well as historical It will be furnished by Robert Brandt of Warwick avenue, and the work will be done at his engraving plant in Bridgeport. MT. Brandt will donate the design. It will represent the landing of the first settler in Strat- ford, and his welcome by the Indians It Will show an accurate representa- ton of the spot where the first white man set foot in the town.
 Henry c. Knight is opening a new street, Barnum Avenue Terrace, and street, as he has already built several houses there. %This section of the town is growing so rapidly that de- mands of this nature will be fre- Quent
 The picture of the anniversary com mittee of the Red Men which hangs in the post office, bears a challenge
 
 in the photograph. The reward will be a 9 foot lot on Knells Island
 Miss Mary Goodell of St Paul, Minn., is the guest of her uncle, Clar- ence Goodell, at his home in East Broad street
 ing excursion, and his\ friends expect that he will bring home full basket, as usual
 The dime party on the lawn at the King street residence of Mrs. Margaret DeLacour was largely attended yes terday afternoon. The spacious grounds presented an attractive ap- pearance until the shower broke up the assemblage
 Mrs. Philip Schenk is expected to ar rive from the Bridgeport hospital this week.
 Henry Meachen has sold his property at the lower dock, consisting of two houses and the bungalow occupied by Commodore Frank Burritt. Byron Romer takes the house where he lives, and Commodore Burritt will take the remainder The commodore proposes to reside in Stratford seven or eight months of the year, retaining his Bridgeport home for winter residence.
 Louis E. Peck has taken the sales agency for the Burritt property in Catherine street, which will be soon opened up.
 Henry Veit of the Hub Clothing Company in Bridgeport, arrived with his family, last night, and took up his residence in the John Dorman property at Spruce and California streets MT. Neit's family will be welcomed as res idents of Stratford for the summer. It is believed that they will like us we'll enough to take up permanent residence here. MT. and Mrs. Dorman | have gone to Worcester, Mass, for the | summer
 Hanford Bigelow has gone to Provi- dence, R. l., where he has secured a | position with the railroad company as | lineman
 The sale at Red Mems hall yester- day, by the Guild of Christ church, | was successful beyond all expecta- tions
 John McGahey has reopened his | blacksmith shop in Stratford avenue, | which has been closed for several | years.
 At the Congregational church on Sunday there will be services morning l and evening. conducted by the pastor, ] Rev. E. N. Packard, D. D. Morning | subject, the Sunday question: Shall we remove the ancient landwark by pop ular vote? In the evening the ser mon will be for the graduating class of the High school. Lessons from the Coronation of King George will be the subject. A full description of the coronation ceremonies will be given, some of which date back a thousand 1 years. At noon the various Sunday schools will meet at the church and form a procession to the Soldiers