The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-18
CHARITABLE SOCIETY ORGANIZES FOR WORK
Officers Reelected and RepoftS oA Officers Received at Annual
 Meeting.
STAMFORD
(specia1 to the Farmer)


 stratford, Sept. 1s-The Stratford Charitable society yesterday held it's annual meeting at the town hall Sixteen ladies were present as against 40 at the annual meeting last year. Mrs. Adelaide Gunther presided. The secretary, Mrs Walter Curtis read the report of the work for the year During the year four hundred gar
 ner.ts were given out, wheel char
 new clothing and food had been dis
 tributed The society had received
 gifts of money and useful articles
 The report showed an active ana sue
 cessflll year. The treasurer Mrs. H.
 Leroy Lewis, reported that she had
 received $66. 50 dues from members,
 rental for the invalid chair owned by the society, making a total of $143 20
 The expenditures were: groceries s17. 6e; fuel $s-45; new clothing $8:19; s6 73: for invalid bed S49.30; for Invalid chair SIP; telephone and postage S7O; total $113 53, balance on hama SH9.6f. The new invalid bed is designed to tighten the labor of these caring for bedridden patients and also to make them more comfortable. No stated people are expected to pay what they are able as a rental. The chairman called for the annual election of offi- cers and the information was gwen that the executive committee had met inc week before and had decided to recommend the same officers; For President Mrs. Gunther received Is votes and Miss Ida Burr1tt, 1; the secretary and treasurer were reelected by exclamation. The executive com rnittee has decided to hold a far at Mrs W. B. Coggswel1 suggested that a harvest supper be added to the ldlr. Miss Alice Todd at Plumb & Bartrams will receive dues from members or they may te mailed to thess treasurer; The first meeting Of the season Will be held Oct. 25 at the rooms of the society on King Street.
 When the factory whistles blew at six o'clock last night Pedro, the tn telIigent horse owned by Tree Warden James Lal1y, started for home. He had been standing in front of 'Tuttle,s block and he knew when it was sup ten it. Pedro was intercepted by Lou Peck. Our Editor,'s who did a hair raising stunt, captured the animal and mounted the buggy The editor Is the reins and Pedro did not under stand his intentions. Pedro eircieo around the fountain several times ana finally reached the shore with ms driver. It seems that the editor, Who expects to be tax collector after cleo ton, is Joking for some means or con- veyance in performing the duties or that position, and as Lally. expects to be second se1ectman and do office work he will not need a horse. The exhibition last night was the first stage of the deal in which the title to the horse may change It's all very | simple when it is explained.
 In defiance of the desires of the Vot- | CTS expressed in a resolution adopted | in a town meting and now a part of | the town records two out-of-toWn | architects have submitted plans for | the proposed new school house on the Huntington road The joint committee appointed to get bids has met in~se- | cret behind closed doors and there IS abundant suspicion that the same old | game is being worked again in this instance. If the action taken by tb1s committee is to be above criticism some corner and doing the business in whispers. It is the business Of the whole town and the tax payers of the whole town are to pay for the job. It may perhaps be less easy to wood for brown stone in the was done on the new a friend of some member or the com naittee and the whole business of the=t committee is done in public. The res. o1utiOn as recorded in the books or the town clerk reads as follows:
 Voted: That in the erection of school buildings on Huntingdon Road and Sedgwick School, local architects be allowed to bid and given the pref erence Gf possible).'
 The motion was made by William Darcy who did not add "if possible
 
 wards by the president of the board
 The big water main at the corner of Barnun avenue and the Post road burst yesterday morning and flood of water rushed down the avenue car rying with it the sand which had been deposited in piles along the road to cover the oil which is being placed on the surface.
 Vincent Sexton is expected here next Tuesday, He writes that he has taken on the Olympic. His friends will listen to descriptions with much interest. The undertaking was one hat not every young man would have he courage to attempt. It is up to to write a story of his trav- ellis.
 A machine for finishing hard wood 1oroS which Contractor John Wilkin- son is using in the new Futile block S attracting much attention The machine, which 1oks like a two-story avn mower, is operated by electricity md smoothes floor evenly and af- erwards pOlishes it like mirror.
 NOT INSANE, BUT ANGRY.