The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-15
INVESTIGATES ARTISTS
 WILL HOLD EXHIBIT
For the Benefit of the Public Library State Street Resident Will Not
 Pay Assessments on Sewer.

(By Our Special Correspondent-) [.
 Westport, July 15.-The Westport Artists have announced that they will again hold an exhibit at the Westport l library. the proceeds to go towards the support of the library. Last year the local artists succeeded in holding what was considered by experts a very clever exhibit. Then many master pieces which had won favor | in the New York galleries and even some that had captured prizes at the Paris solons were shown. This year the artists say they will have on ex- hibition many paintings that have been declared master pieces, to say nothing of other sketches that have yet to be shown and which no doubt will in time be among the leaders. The Westport artists colony has among it's number many world famed artists.
 When the laying of the new sewer pipes in State street has been com pleted the contractors will start in l laying sewers in East Church street, Washington avenue, Myrtle avenue and Main street The Washington and Myrtle avenue sewers will be eight inch mains and will connect with the East Church street sewer. The latter sewer will connect with the State street sewer. as will also the Main street pipes. From East Church street, on the State street sew CT will be 20 inch main, and from Main street to the river, a 24-inch main The new sewers will not drain any surface water. To meet the lev el of the East Church street sewer, a 14 inch cut has been made for the State street sewer.
 Under the management of pr. J. H. McArdle who last week assumed the reins of leadership, the Westp orts won from the Colonia1s of NorwaIk at the ball grounds Sunday. The score stood 8 to 4. Caski and Burke did the battery work for the local players. It is stated that suit will be started by several residents along State street if the Westport Fire district which is laying the sewer in that street at tempts to assess those property own CTS for the sewer. If is stated that some of the homes in this street are below the level of the-sewer and that no benefits will be gained if connec- tions are made.
 The heavy gale which played havoc about the state on Sunday did not complete any serious damage in West port and vicinity. There were a number of large branches blown from trees, while a large apple tree in the yard of Neil R. Mitchell in Wright street was uprooted.
 Edward c. Nash is contemplating erecting another ice house in King street He already has five such houses in that street.
 The committee which has charge of the union picnic of the parishes of the town will meet this evening. It is quite probable that the picnic will be held at Sayin Rock as the committee has about discarded the idea of going anywhere by boat. The efforts of the committee to charter a boat has not been very favorable.
 Dr. and Mrs. Wooster Beach and daughter, Miss Clara Beach and Miss Pearson,s all of New York are the guests of Miss Esther R. Downes of Main street
 Plans for the annual town fair of the women's Town Improvement as- sociation have been completed every thing being in readiness for the open ing next Friday afternoon.
 It is estimated that the largest crowd in the history of Compo beach crowded that shore resort on Sunday. It was figured that two weeks ago Sunday when there was about 2,5Oo present that a record had been made, but Sundays gathering went that number several hundred better. More than 2,0OO of those present were from out of town.
 Miss Vivian Toquett of Avery Place is entertaining friends from out of town.
 There are advertised letters at the post office for Miss Marion Blake, Mrs. Alicia Butler, Mrs. Bessie Rolf, Harold Lowe, Mrs. B. M. Cook, John B. Fisher, J. Boyd and Frank Hair.
 Mrs. Frank Godfrey of Imperial av- enue has been taken to the Bridge port hospital for an operation for ap- pendicitis.