The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-30
SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARS
 FRED NEtRING'S PETITION
Town Must Order Transportation For Children As Committee Lacks
 Authority.
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer.)

Special to The F'armer.)
 Stratford, Nov. 30-The Town School
 Committee met last night in special
 session to consider the petition of
 Frederick Nearing. who asked trans
 portation for his children from his
 home at Short Beach to the schools.
 For the first time since election the
 full committee was present MT. Near
 tng presented his claims forcibly. The
 committee, after a thorough investiga-
 ton, decided that it lacked jurisdiction
 in this case and that it had no power
 to comply. with the petition of MT.
 Nearing without vote of the town.
 cial town meeting on Monday night.
 The efforts of the whole committee
 will now be directed toward SO ar-
 ranging the grades that all scholars
 will enjoy the regular sessions which
 have been suspended this fall and one
 session substituted in the cases Of
 before the board now is to provide
 enough rooms so that all the children
 may attend sessions at the regular
 Ittse Gp tS.s 1t as the the or fos odaen should receive the consideration and
 If any must be inconvenienced it should be the older ones. 4 O. W. FairchiId & Sons have offered one of the handsomest prizes to be awarded at : the poultry show in
 One of the pleasant dances of the
 season took place last night at the 4uditoriun1, under the direction of mated in the large assemblage. car load Of guests came from Bridge port These affairs. which will take Dzee resoify F m me eyery ,,yt ponsr eocia events in the town
 Mise Eva Downing held the regular ' session of her dancing class at Red | % pupils In the school and they all 1 show remarkable proficiency
 There will be moving pictures at the Auditorium tonight and every Satur- | day night during the winter. This f change has been forced upon the man I agement. stratford Is hardly large | erdng in the week A Boston expert [ has engaged the hall for roller skat- ing three afternoons and evenings in the picture show the people, of the i teWn should enjoy as much of a va riety as could be asked for
 to stepney last night to play for a dance there. The members we're driven over the hills in carryall.
 investigation concerning the condi- fions under which the new Ferry road is being built are wondering who will get the forfeit which the contract calls for in case the road was not finished H in the 50 days specified. The work was supposed to have been commenced on l. | lowed for it's completion The con tracte=, Bryan F. Mahan, of New Lon do. has overrun his contract two years and three months and there should be a substantial sum due the town. have been made and the investigators assert that the road the outer edge as required. It is up to some one in authority to look into the matter and see that the town gets
 ht 17 ,,,1c,otr Ia S& nioht 4rolfaxr xvjress l F. In St%@tforda avenue between Boards ley avenue and Hard's corner fell and stopped all cars that line Passen- gers walked to the center and took the cars on the New Haven line.
 H F. Bliss haE been planning for a year to replace the flag pole at his of iron On Wednesday the high winds saved him the trouble of re- moving the old pole. and. and MT. Bliss affair on which the raise . he stars and stripes.
 The Social Five, an old but select 1t the Auditorium next Wednesday r evening. The best music obtainabIe s vin be furnished and the members of k he coterie promise all who attend a -atf1ing good time.
 Next Thursday evening the High s 'chool students will present the time D Mems hall Miss Louise Dufour, who 2 las charge of the music, has been o yery successful in training the ma efial offered her and the affair prom s Shs to be of great interest.
 The committee appointed by Oke- tuck tribe of Red Men to negotiate he purchase of the Neighb0rfood 1. .hurch will report at the regular meet n nx next Monday night. The regular monthly meeting of the irernen win be held at the truck s louse next Tuesday night h At the Congregational Church, Rev. Q 3. c: Carpenter will preach in the morning in exchange with the pastor. n the evening Rev E. N Packard e viu preach on ssThe Voice on One Cry s In the morning Rev. Ernest C. Car center, pastor of the M E. Church. VI will exchange with Rev Dr. Packard f. f the Congregational Church In the r. venfng there will be a fine song ser- . ice Miss Peabody, soloist, and Miss ' Christine Shaw, violinist, will assist