The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-29
LOCAL TAX COLLECTOR
 VERY MUCH UNDERPAlD
Westport Pays Less Than Any Town i'm the State.-Part of Sher-
 woods Island Sold.
WESTPORT

Westport, July 29-Several well
 known citizens were discussing, Sat
 uroay, the remuneration given to va
 rlous tax collectors throughout the
 state, especially those officials of
 towns in, this vicinity One of the
 men had the latest report of the State
 Tax Commissioner before him. The
 report showed that the town of Fair-
 field last season collected $6S.143 in
 taxes, the collector being allowed 1-2
 per cent, or over $1 $500. The town
 of Wilton with a tax list of but $I2,-
 or little less than $500. The towns
 of Easton and Westport allow the
 least percentage of any in the State. TO their collectors, but 1 per cent. on lnefoolar. AS the local collector col lected $35,913 last year his commission was but $359.1S. This amount is way below the average and in the opinion of those who had the topic under dig
 cussion entirely too small.
 Wesley Sherwood has sold consid- erable land on Sherwood's Island to New York parties, the sale being made within the last few days, though the deeds have not as yet been re- corded in the town clerks office Judge Lockwood has been engaged for some time in searching title to the land.
 Oscar Smith has secured the con tract for the new club house of the Westport Country Club. The build ing will be a two story affair with all the accommodations of modern club house. There will be ten foot yer anda running around the house. About $3.5O0 will be expended in it's erec- ton.
 Horace Herbert is laying concrete walks in front of the Westport club. : lWorkmen started during the past week, to lay the new, water mains in Compo street. Watch the land values in that street now take an ascen- sion.
 Judge Samuel A. Purdy hastened down to New York on Saturday on a business trip.
 F. E. Farnham, Hartford; w. H. Harris, New York; George Hunt, Bos- ton; c. F. Paulus, Newark; George J. klerstrad, Newark, and John Steven son, New York. registered at the Westport Hotel, Saturday.
 George s. Jennings, former select man, has taken appeal to the Supreme Court of Errors from Judge Scotts decision in the Common Pleas court. Judge Scott found for the plaintiff in the suit of Allen and Annette " Schlaet against George S. Jennings. The latter tore down the Schlaet fence, claiming the fence was upon town or public property.
 Miss Anna Manner was pleasantly surprised at her home, Friday even ing, her birthday, by party of friends from Bridgeport. The latter made the trip to Westport. in an auto bus. Miss Manner, when the invaders arrived, was at Roton Point. Arriv- ing home about 9:30 o'clock she found her home darkened, but she sustained a lasting surprise when the Iusty lung ed Bridgeporters Whooped out a well come. The visitors took possession of the house and made things hum for the rest of the evening. Miss Manner is a regular hostess, claim the Bridgeporters.
 The Fairchild homestead in the Roseville district, occupied by Austin Mills, has been sold to New York peo- pie.
 Mrs. Ida zimmerman and Fred Mills, both residents of Westport, were mar ried Wednesday evening by Justice Joseph G. Hyatt at the latter's home. The couple will soon take up house. keeping in the flat over Perrys bar Der. shop in Main street Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Lima Menert, aged 73, who passed away at her home in Greens Farms on Thursday, were held Satur- day at the Chapel of Strangers in the Fable building, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Charles F. Taylor reading the service. Interment was in the Greens Farms cemetery