The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-20
WESTPORT
(special to The Fa.rn1ar.,

sWestport, Dec. 2O.-Sone oakum on 1 the floor Of Fred Kaiser's pIumbin shop on Main street took fire Thursday afternoon. The fire, which did dam age to about s5, was put out by sev- eral hand chemicals. It was said that the oakun was in the middle of the l floor when some gasoline from torch set in on fire. Joseph Sa1vo, who con- ducts tailor shop in the same build ing, removed a number of suits of clothing from his shop into the street, fearing that the building would be de- stroyed. An alarm was sounded, but it has been stated that one was about the engine house at the time who knew how to run the chemical The damage to the building will amount to about nothing.
 An automobile beronging to Harry MoeIler of South Norwal1k turned over near Harrison switch at an early hour yesterday morning with the result that the two front wheels were broken off. It appears that the car was going toT ward South Norwalk when some thing went wrong with the steering gear. The front of the machine hit stone wall with the result that the car was damaged to the amount of several hun dred dollars.
 The funeral of Mrs. Charles Ember was held from her late home this af- ternoon at 2:3O o'clock. The burial LOOK p1dC0 d Hd1I 11OuI 4dLO1 HI w AAAO '" Brook cemetery where the Rev. Ken meth Mckenzie offered prayer
 Miss Evelyn Post of Southport is visiting Miss Marjorie Spicea, of King street.
 The ladies of the ,westport Congre- gationaI church met Wednesday af- ternoon with Mrs. Edward Merriman on Compo street to plan for the com ing Christmas festival of the Sunday school.
 Grace Maven of the Cross Highway nurseries is making many improve ments about the. place and when com pleted will be one of the finest nurser- ies in this section of the state.
 Charles s. Guyer and sister, Miss Lidia Guyer of Imperial avenue, spent Wednesday evening with relatives in Norwa1k.
 Albert Partrick of Compo, one of the oldest residents of that section, died yesterday morning.
 The annual meeting of the Westport Masonic Relief association, was held in Masonic hall in the Fable building, Thursday evening, and after routine business had been conducted the fol- lowing officers were elected to serve for 1914: President, Oscar Smith; vice president, pr. Fred K. D.. Rutland; sec retary, Charles Fable; treasurer, Frank N. Taylor; directors, Frederick D. Rutland, Lewis P. Wakeman, Fred
 
 The annual meeting of the fire dis trict was held last evening and the officers elected for the com ing year: District committee, Edward c. Smith, Robert w. Post, Thomas Quin1an. It was voted to install fire alarm system.
 The vital statistics for the month of November is the smallest which has been recorded with Town Clerk Hyatt for some time. During the month four births, two marriages and seven deaths occurred. The following are the births: A son to MT. and Mrs J John Chase, son to MT. and Mrs. A. H. Kimber, son to MT. and Mrs. An drew Stickles, son to MT. and Mrs Joseph Bucke. Marriages, Miss Sophia Match, 22 years of age, to Baneslaw Stackuskie, 25 years of age, married by the Rev. J. J. Duggan; Miss Kath- erlne g. Donahue, 26 years of age, to Leslie Edward Null, 30 years of age, married by the Rev. J. J. Duggan. Deaths, Julia Rosenburg, 49 years of age; Francis w. Foote, 27 years of age; William Ember, years of age; Peter P. F'oote, 69 years of age; Ira D. Isam, AT years of age; Warren O. Plemton, 55 years Of age and John Deer, two days.