The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-03
WESTPORT

The needs or the town m the mat fer of schools will be a subject of a meeting to be held next week, when the problem of providing adequate facilities will be again talked over. Most all of the schools of Westport fare over crowded, in some. as at Cross Highway, there are two classes and pupils in some of the others. As a temporary makeshifts a school room has been fitted up in the upper floor gcf the town building, but this is con- pedfent- The mem bers of the school board are considering what is best to be done, and are looking into the pos | Efbility of erecting a large building of 10 or 12 rooms somewhere in the cen ter of the town and which will ac- 1 commodate all of the pupils of the : higher grades Preliminary sketches for such a building have been pre- pared roughly, and will be considered at the meeting the coming week. It is believed that it would be best to plan for a 12 room building, 10 rooms being needed at the present time, leaving two of the rooms unfinished until they are actually required for school purposes. This would reduce the cost a little and make a harmon ious building. The matter will be threshed out by the board and when a decision has been arrived at it will be brought before the voters of the town for acceptance or rejection. There Is no question but additional facilities must be provided, and the only question to be decided is how that can best be done.
 Some of the automobile users of Westport. in common with those of other places, are complaining of the quality of gasoline furnished by the dealer. Many of them say 1t is of
 
 poor service and works badly in the machine The dealers at least the local dealers. are not blamed as 1t is believed that they but buy and sell the best they can get The fact re- mains. however, that the gasoline is poor
 Edward Nash has been driving a new Alec car around town for the past few days
 Thursday and yesterday seemed to be moving day for Westport, and many van loads of furniture have been changed from one location to another in the town, and a few have been brought in from outside by parties cocing for the summer.
 Practically every seat in the West port Opera House was filled last even ing when the mem bers of the senior | class of the Staples High school pre- scented the comedy, "A Little Savage '' The young people gave an excellent rendition of the lines and showed that they have profited by the instruction Of Arthur JelIine who coached them for the play. The cast included liar old Stearns, p. c. Mills, Grenville : Collier, Francis Wakeman, Henrietta l Mackenzie, Ethel Tovey, Loretta 1 Blamey, and Gladys Stone. They were , given frequent and hearty applause.
 The Westport baseball nine will cross bats with the Fairfelds in the latter place tomorrow.
 The funeral of Charles O'Connor the young Hneman who met death while at work early in the week in Greens Farms was held at 3:3O o'clock this morning from the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Patrick O'Connor, in Greens Farms, and at 9-30 o'clock from the Church of the ASsurn ption where Rev. J. J. Duggan celebrated the requiem high mass. There was a very large gathering of relatives and friends at the church to pay the last tribute to one of the most popular young men of the place, in- cluding the mem bers of the working force of the Electric company with whom he was associated and the - members of the Holy Name society of which he was a member. There were many very handsome floral tri- butes- The pail bearers were Daniel O'Brien, Walter and Neal Duffy, and John CoyIe. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery.
 Workmen have been engaged in making repairs to the roadway in State street and at the end of the draw bridge.
 Temple lodge. A. F. and A. M is planning for an entertainment to be given in the near future
 The meDbers of the Boys club met last evenin%s at the Congregational church and lad a conference with the pastor. Rev. c. H. Moe
 The Boy Scouts realized a large Fuxa by the minstrel entertainment and supper held Wednesday evening.
 A btK party from Westport Is ex-