The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-30
Town Report :. Accounts For
 ... Big Expense Document on Time For In spection by Voters Before Town Meeting Next
 Monday

yesterday in accordance with the law requiring the report to be ready be- fore the annual town meeting. The report of the treasurer, George T. s74.22 with $2.544.20 in the treasury on Sept. l, 1911. The disbursements were divided as follows: Selectmens' orders, $33,942.64; school orders. $55,- 9ss:oS; Justice of peace, orders. c. III. ders w. H. Bent. s54.4s; judge of probate, orders, $35.4S; state police, orders, $18.00; interest on town bonds. $2,s5o.o0; notes. $1s7,000.oo: sinking fund, $2,000.00.
 The indebtedness of the town now totals $174, ,500.q0.
 The Board ot Education expended its entire revenue as follows: Teach Aers salaries $18,468s43; pupils trans iportation, $1.26S-30: text books, sta tors salaries. $1T73.s4; fuel, $1,314.- IA; freight and carriage, $126.16; fur initure and fxtur es, $540.42: cleaning and repairs, $60,6.25; supplies, $396.- l61: insurance, $s6S:s2; miscellaneous'
 The cost of the new Franklin tschool follows: The H. Wales-Lines lCo., $24,s0s.89;i Stone-Underhiu Co, lss.14o.oo; Cooper & Bailey. $s~s2;ls; ~ American Seating co.s ssos:lo; The Furniture Co, $4o.20; Hawley Hard ware Co. s15.so; N. Buckingham Co..
 $500; F. W. Nettleton, $7.oo. Total,
 Pupils enumerated. october, !S!u, t1.45O; registered, fall LIS. winter E1I63. summer I, ,137. number of diff lerent scholars registered, 1859: aver taee attendance, fall 994, winter 95St lsummer 974; cost per. capital, emu fmeration, $500; registration $1s.21; leverage attendance $26.78.
 The report of John c. Wilcoxson, ftax collect, shows remarkable effici- 1 ency. The summary follows: Amount of grand list of 1910, $4, ,444,812 srate of taxation, mills $40.005.96; 1os. %: amount to be collected. s42.- t111.9s; amount collected to Aug. 15. i 1911, $34.977.26; Se1 personal taxes. 0 S2.o0, $1.122.00: total, $36,0S9.26; i; | amount abated. $5o.so; amount of in uncoliected, $5,s6i.so; total amount Of taxes collected, $4S.557.66; total amount of interest and liens, $844.54; total, S44, 402. 20; total amount of taxes abated, $1.233.83.
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 George BedeIl. son. of Capt Wni Bedell Of the ship yard has signed Eowned bY Daniel Edgar of New York; EThe Agnes is one of the largest and best equipped seasgofng boats of her Ekind. She will cruise In the waters of Florida and the West Indies this winter, leaving about Oct 10.
 The High school football team has begun practice under Captain Harry { Flood. The players already selected tare Jacob Stoll, James Donnelly Nathan Olmstead, w. Hart, l.. Ken nedy, A. MacGregor, Webster Conine, Lee Clinton and Lewis Spencer. At Christ church tomorrow Rev. N. Ellsworth Cornwall will off1ciate at the holy communion. In the even ing a patriotic service will be attend .other societies who will. listen to tsermon by Dr. Cornwall. An aug 1nented choir will sing patriotic songs with solos by Miss Eleanor Lines The Sunday school at the Congre- lgational church will hold rally day sexercises beginning at noon. Rev. B. IN Packard will preach at the morn ling and evening services
 Rev. B. J. Chamberlain will preach on Character at the morning ser fRobertson of Bridgeport will preach tat the afternoon service which be- fgins at 3:30.
 The regular services at St. James church will take place tomorrow with { sermons by Rev. M. J. OConnor.
 Mrs. Edward Dufour is passing a flew weeks with friends in West Vir- lzinia-
 The dance of the Fire department Ito be held Oct 27 at Red Mems hall Twin be an interesting event. Bremen from neighboring towns will be pres tent in uniform. Hotchkiss' orchestra twill furnish music.
 State Tax Commissioner W. H. Cor bin made an informal visit to the town on Friday in his automobile
 and under the direction of Assessor
 David tCoe looked over the town. He expressed himself in admiration of the natural beauties of the town and
 also the care exhibited by the resi-
 dents in keeping their places in good
 shape. Information has been received here . of the arrival of Leigh Van Tassel Boice at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Boice, at South Egremont,
 Mass, on Thursday. Mrs. Boice is the daughter of Mrs. Jno. B. Miller ,f flais fcurn and haa pnauv fr.iendS