The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-19
HOLY NAME SOCIETY MEMBERS WILL ATTEND
 BRIDGEPORT PARADE
l VIII Resume Meetings Next Week After Closed SsEhamer Season. Paving Contractors Finish Spring Street Today
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, Sept 1s-The Holy Name society of St Thomas' church intends to be fully represented in the big pa rade of the Holy Name societies of Fairfield county to be held in Bridge port, Sunday afternoon, November r. The local organization has withheld holding meetings during the summer, but g session has been called for next week by the chaplain, Rev. Wnlia m FE- O'DelI Two delegates will be ap- pointed by the sooisty along with the resentatwes of every county society to be held in Bridgeport a week from next Sunday ArFanseTneEts will be made at this meeting for the parade It is expected that there will about 5000 members in line.
 The paving contractors today finish ed the paving in Spring street, con- meeting with the paving in Broad street which was completed last week IomorroW ths contractors will start operations in Fairfield avenue at Broad street and will continue to the Ash Creek bridge. When this stretch is completed work will be resumed at the Greenfield Hill road working along line.
 The skillfuI handling Of the pond erous steam roller used in~ laying the permanent paving causes general com ment and the stopping of many pass ersby to witness the operation. The en- gineer has his machine well in hand and can bring the huge machine to an almost instant stop.
 A touring car bearing a New York license plunged into the brook at To- pins bridge, Greenfield Hill, Tuesday night. The car and occupants, two men and as many women, remained on the scene till morning when the car was removed and proceeded on it's way. The car plunged off the bridge but as the fall was not great, the ma chine was not damaged aside from a good testing of it's springs The occu- pants were given fairly good siEak- ing. Assistance was offered them in the evening but they refused stating that they would wait around until day light. They made the best of their predicament by indulging in eats which they had brought along.
 Lenan Osborne, of Newark, N T. is the guest of his brother, William Osborne of Greenfield Hill.
 It is evident that someone knows the time whe@ consignments of cigars and cigarettes reach the Switzer pharm- acy in Southport. Monday the clerks in he store checked off a shipment received that day and stored the cig- ars away for use when needed Tues day it was noted that the stacks had somewhat dimished and when inven- tory was made it was seen that sever al boxes were missing. Investigation showed that the store had been entered during the evening and that the thieves besides getting off with the number of postage stamps. The pharmacy was broken into only short while ago under almost the same con- dition, the robbery being committed after the receipt of. shipment of cig- ars. The authorities are investiga ting again.
 Mrs. Joh1 Wells. of Southport is visiting friends in New York
 Conrad Buckingham has secured the contract for coal for the town school for the coming coal months, his bid being s1,7O0
 The registrars of voters, James Far ren and William Dalling were in ses- sion today at the town hall for the purpose of receiving voters to be made.''
 The school board is to maintain a monthly inventory of school property. asked to assist Superintendent Row man by taking account of all sup plies and materials not in use in each room as we'll as those in use. The in- ventory is also to include a report of the condition of the school room and the teachers work
 The caucus of the democratic voters of the town for the purpose of eIecting delegates to the congressional conven- ton to be held in Bridgeport on Sept. 2T will be held tomorrow evening at o'clock at the town hall. It is under stood that there will be al least two. delegate tickets in the field There's are three candidates who are seeking the nomination from this district Sen ator Jeremiah Donovan, of NorwaIk; Rep. Martin German, of Danbury and Lynn W. Wilson, of Bridgeport The latter opposed Ebenezer Hill the pres snt- congressman, in the past two. elec-s tions.