The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
WESTPORT

petition of the school children of
 town, prizes have been awarded by the Women's Town Improvement As- sociation who conducted the flower and vegetable exhibit at the town hall on Thursday The first prize for the best kept lawn was won by Harry F4agg. He was awarded $e- Frank Prichard was second and won $4, while James and Joseph Driscoll were third, winning S2- A supplementary prize of s1 was awarded to Lena Mutt hial. 4
 2 In the contest for the best kept Louis and Elizabeth Jins divided the honors. Miss Rippe received g, while the Jirns children will divide s2: Reginald Luckering was second and were awarded the following: Mary Puzzak, s1: Jessie May Gordon, 50 cents; Mary Jennings. 50 cents; Eli gusta Schwaller. 50 cents There were about a dozen blue ribbons given to other contestants in this exhibit.
 The judges decided that Fred Lewis had the best vegetable garden exhibit. and awarded him the first prize, s3: Charles and Tony Luciano won second place and will divide s2. Supplement tes: as follows: Ella Roy, $1; John Budner, $1; John Smith. s1; George lawrence. 50 cents. and John Main, T, 50 cents Blue ribbons were given to several others in this contest
 Isabelle Rippe not only captured the first honors for the best kept flower garden, but also presented the best prize s2. Georgiana Williams was second best and received $1, while Sadie Anderson was third. receiving 50 cents. The Fippes had the winning habit. for George Rippe annexed first honors for the best basket of vegeta- bles. He received s2- Wesley Mills was second, receiving $1. and Robert Mills divided third hon. ors.
 It was the second annual contest of association believe that through the offering of prizes they will stimulate desire among the children Of the town that will be of valuable asset to the results attained have instituted a desire on the part Of the women of the town to continue the exhibition
 The declaration of Representative William H. Burr last week that he had been converted to Bull Moose resentative Burr has given much of his time not only to the interests or the town but also in advancing the cause of the Republican party. He has the courage of his convictions and is now advancing arguments why he believes the one man party Will prove a boon to the nation. There are. no resentative Burr in town, but they are Keeping the knowledge of their ideas to themselves Representative Burr, himself, is confident that there would be many to respond to elect delegates to the State convention if a caucus were called here There is no doubt of it. Representative Burr at the re- cent Republican caucus was defeated by Harry Sherwood as delegate To the State convention by 16-4 vote.
 Joseph Heggeman will leave this week for Worcester, Mass, where he will take up a course of study at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 Jacob Switaloki, a. farm hand resId- ing in Greens Farms, ana Katherine Charkut, a housework girl, also from Greens Farms, secured license to wed from Town Clerk Joseph R. Hyatt Saturday. They left the town cterk office and went to the rectory Of the Church of the Assumption where they were united by Rev. Father Duggan-
 It is now stated that the New Ha- ven road does not intend to purchase that strip of ground near the Greens Farms station for which the town has asked S1 900. The railroad desires the strip of land for the. erection or tow CTS needed to complete the eIectr1f1ca- tiou of the road. Instead the 1nfor- is given out that the railroad will go ahead and take the land, car rving out their intention to erect the towers, leaving the matter to the courts to settle title to the property. Should the railroad start operations it is quite probable that the seiectmen
  such action. As the railroad has ask ed the town for it's price for the strip of property and; were wiling to make l7le an exchange, there is no doubt that they admit the towns ownership Tn the land.
 The Republican town committee, Chairman salmon, have is- sued a warning for a town caucus for the election of town officers for sat urday evening, Sept f. It is bit ter pill for the Republicans to swai- 4o their before the Democrats They may as well become used to the taste, for there are many bitter pellets to be ,sWal- ties are fought. It is only the nat 11ral run of events. For seasons the Democrats have been the goats, the turn about should be. conceded as fair play. The Democrats will hold their caucus on Monday. Sept. 16. They have not as yet made up tneir siate primaries Then they can fit them selves to the candidates appointed by the opposition.
 local youths who last week shook the dust of Westport from their shoes, 1n- tent on a destination they knew not cuse, N Y Postals from that city to friends in town convey the. intelli- gence that the young men are Tn earn est and going fast.
 local banks, the First National and the westport Savings, enjoyed shore dinner at DorIan's shore house in Nor walk Friday afternoon The dinner has been an annual affair of the two banks
 Administration Joseph G. Hyatt of the estate of George Bunneu vii! hold an auction of the household goods and other effects at the late Bunneu home on Thursdav of this week The home is on the trolley line, about a quar- ter of a mile west of Sasago bridge;
 Registering at the Westport Hotel on Saturday were W. H. HarraI of idgeport, James Harding of New York. c. L. Marsf of New York George Shelly of St. Louis and M J. Ellis of St. Louis.
 daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Frank F. Talbot at their home r.+r r.