The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-01
CONTRACTS FOR new SCHOOL
HAVE ALL BEEN SIGNED
local Builders Predominate in the
AwardS-BuiIding VIII Cost
S14,171.65.
STRATFORD
(special to ne Farrner.O

Especial to The Farmer.)
stratford. Feb IAN of the con
tracts Tor the erection of the school
house on the Huntington road have
been signed and filed with the archi-
reet. Frederick Beckwith. The sue
ceSsfUl bidders are as Follows: Charles
- BjorkIund OF Bridgeport, mason and
carpenter work: William E Smith of
<sa~atfcurgi heating plumbing and ven
Hating: c H. Christensen of STRAIT
ford painting and decorating; Gale
Electrical Co of Bridgeport, electrical
work The bids for the whole school
total Sf4.1TL65- 1t will be hard to OBJ
tain an appropriation Of more than
$1,000 fer four-room school house
taEen to preserve the plans of this
school house and the architect VIII be
required 70 tile a complete set with the
town clerk to be placed in the town
vault
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the CONGREGATIONAL Church held its
annual election on Wednesday night.
and elected the following officers:
Nrfne-. vice president; Howard WILCOX
son. recording secretary. Susan Haw-
1es. corresponding secretary; Ralph
Sherwood treasurer The society has
club IN the town and the club will be
organized next Friday evening at the
meet at the same place every Friday
evening hereafter No dues or as
sezzments win be zaades on the mem
hers and the Efforts of the promoters
viii be devoted TO furnishing the
members with an evening of pure
amusement every week
For some unknown reason a report
his been circulated to the effect that
tke dance to be given at the Auditor
fum next Tuesday evening unSer the
auspices Of the Stratford fire depart
-
able affair. It is not necessary to
deny tf1fs report to those who are well
scquzfnted with the firemen or the
town. but newcomers or strangers
might be affected by it and the mem
berS of the committee in charge have
tsued a statement assuring people who
TiSque dances and that everything
about the affair will be conducted with
the greatest care The best people in
the town will be present and take
part The firemen are indignant and
an effort is being made to trace the
report 70 its source. The report seems
to have been the result of pure malice
and has no foundation in fact.
A mysterious man is frightening wo-
men who appear on the streets after
DARK He has been reported in sew
eral different localities in the terri
tory north of the railroad track On
"Wednesday night Mrs Malley, who
the fellow in King street opposite
Catherine street Mrs. -Malley saw the
man crouching behind a bush near the
Fryer residence She turned about
ter where she called on Chief Judson
ard state Policeman Rowe Wheeler
for protection They accompanied her
UP King street. but before they reach
ez the spot where the man was seen
first he ran across the street and dis
appeared in the vacant lots and
hudson followed and sco1red the terri
tory but. could find no trace of the
man A search of the locality in King
street disclosed a mans sock with a
stone IN the toe larger than a hens
egg. a stranger has accosted- wo-
men in other places and the individ-
buiance or the hearse If he does not
tease the Tractiee SJrlss ID
Residents Of California street and
icIaity are much disappointed at the
outcome of the Injunction proceedings
brought by Rudolph Bankwitz- It
rsas hoped that the action would be
dismissed so that the work of grading
the street could be continued 1t is
r.ouw announced that the work will be
Reid up for an indefinite per13d until
4 committee appointed by the court
has reported on the amount of dam
aees- II any. are due the complainant.
The street is in a deplorable condition
and IS almost impossible for either
vehicles OF pedestrians.
Charles H Lowell, infant son of
Town clerk Harold Lowell. is. the sec
pad victim of scarlet fever which has
been reported during the last week
About so members of the Christian
Eudeaxor Society rendered Miss Susan
zfewiey a birthday surprise at her
home On Warwick avenue, Tuesday
evening Music and refreshm ents were
q part Of the festivities which all en-
soSed thoroughly
w B. TuttIe, the owner Of the Au-
ritorium. announced last night that
there will be no roller skating in the
nall and that he Will forbid the man.
aEer to put I'D the ratings or make
the changes necessary for it. This
decision viii be endorsed by the dane
ers in the town who have welcomed
the erection of this building and the
splendid dancing floor with which it
Il equipped The Use of the hall for
Basketball is deprecated by those who
bail game the floor is in poor condi-
ton and it is hoped that some other
place can be found to hold the games.
The regular meeting of the Town
School committee will be held next
Monday evening, and it is expected
hat the bill of Edward Roberts for
work at the Franklin school will come
I'd for discussion
Stratford NJ E. Church, Rev. A. H.
zoodenough- DID,, the district super
h<1endent will preach in the morning.
-fiae quarterly conference will pc held
IN the afternoon at g. In the evening
Rev Ernest C. Carpenter will preach.
His theme will be, would it be a
rood thing to close up all of the
churches for two or three years, as
Prof. Fisher recently suggested" At
the evening service several of the old
fashioned hymns will be sung. Mr..
Harry Saunders will sing a solo,
zrr<E. vvoRKERS STRIKE