The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-22

the borough seems imminent. 1t is
certainly up to the borough fathers
to do something, and do it right away
to abolish the general nuisance, en-
dangering the public health, before an
aroused people take drastic measures
for relief or abatement of the nuis-
ance complained of.
All the public school teachers of the
town have received notices from E. L.
Brown. chairman Pension Committee
State, Teachers League that the hear
ing on Teachers Pension bill before
the Legislative committee on Educa-.
don' will occur in Representatives
Hall, Capitol, Hartford, Wednesday,
March 26, at p. m. and urging them
to attend and extend the invitation
to their school visitors and commit
tees, If favorably inclined, to meet
with them and especially urge their
representatives and state senator to be
present and advocate a favorable re-
port on the bill. Messrs. Hook and
Conger, representatives from New
town have promised to appear in fav-
or of the bill, and several members of
the local board of school visitors have
signiffed- their approval of this meas
ure. Mr.. Arthur J. Gallagher who
was a former representative favors
some measure of this kind and has
given tentative promise to be pres
ent if business will permit. The chief
basing the amount of pension on the
last five years annual salary, in the
locality where employed, there being
no uniformity of remuneration for
teachers services in the different
towns of the state. It looks like pay
ing premium for parsimony on the
part of the educational authorities of
some of the country towns, Newtown
being a notorious offender in this re-
spect. The average annual salary for
the thirty or more years spent in
teaching would be, it is urged by
many teachers who come under the
operation of the proposed law, a more
eQuitab BILE basis, and tend to do away
with the starvation wage salary foster
ed by the authorities of many small
country towns. However, any meas
ure looking toward rewarding the
faithful services of these old teachers
who desire to retire, is step in the
right direction, and ought to be en-
couraged- Hence that all school Of
ficers should feel it incumbent on
them to at least write the committee
on Education at Hartford and urge, a
is the contention of the Teachers
League of Connecticut as voiced
through it's official representative.
Mrs. D. P. Keane of the CONNECT
cut National Bank, Bridgeport, is
guest for the Easter time of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Lynch of
Zoar.
Mrs. James F. Brennan of New
Haven and her niece, Miss Eta Mar
tin of New York, are at their summer
home near the station for few days.
They return to New Haven Saturday
night.
Miss Anna McCartan is entertaining
Miss Fitzpatrick of New Haven.
Misses Catherine and Anna Troy Of
Berkshire, are spending Easter vaca-
tons with their aunt, Mrs. NJ. Ryan
of Bridgeport.
Miss Mary Kelly, teacher of Flat
Swamp is spending the Easter holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Kelly of Berkshire.
The factories of s. Curtis & Son
closed Thursday night for the week;
also the Crowe-Keane button shop in
Cold Spring. The Fabric Fire Hose
Co. took advantage of the holidays to
install a new fire protection system.
Mr.. Thomas Keane of Bridgeport is
spending the holidays with his aunt,
Miss Nora Keane, of Botsford.
Mr.. Richard Kelley and daughter,
Frances of Bridgeport, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Maloney of Mile
Hill.
Mr.. Malachi Heating and Mr.. John
Keane of Danbury spend the Easter
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Heating of Huntingtown district.