The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-16
NEW ST. JAMES CHURCH IN STAMFORD TO BE
 COMPLETED BY XMAS
Such is Expectation of Contractors And Pastor of Church-Other
 News From Stratford.
Especial to The Farmero

Stratford, Aug 15.-The work on the new St. James R. C. church, corner Of Main and Broad streets, is going mel@ rfly along and there is now every prospect that the edifice will be com pleted so that it can be used by Christi mas. As the walls of the new church begin to rise from the ground the beauty Of the building Is realized more and more by passers-by. The rough grayish-colored bricks are in tone with the surroundings and do not jar the artistic eensib ilities as bright red or yellow -colored bricks would be apt to do.
 The work has been help up for sew eraI weeks owing to the fact that it was impossible for the contractor to obtain the right kind of bricks in large enough quantities to push the work along as he desired to do. Accordingly work on the job stepped until the right kind of bricks arrived and work was then resumed with renewed energy.
 Rev. M. J. OfConnor, pastor of the church, is on hand all the time while the building of the church is going on and he is delighted with the way things are progressing.
 MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS
 For the past few weeks men have been at work on Main street with tar, trap rock and gravel making repairs to the roadbed of the street. The ruts and holes in the surface of the road have been filled in with trap rock and gravel and the tar spread over while hot. When the tar coofs, the road is just as good as new The men were working at Hard's Corner yesterday afternoon sprea ding coating of the tar in the gutter which drains the street. This coating of tar will pre- vent silt and dirt being washed into the catch basin and will thus greatly <71l +~.I. I1- 1-e1S~~ 71S1
 CHRIST CHURCH.
 The services at Christ church tomor- row will be as follows: Holy Conmu- nion at a. m; morning prayer and sermon at 10:3o.
 ST. JAMES CHURCH.
 At St James church tomorrow there will be masses at 8:3O and 1O:30 a. m. with a sermon by Father O'Connor at each mass.
 TENNIS AT WEATOGUE.
 An elimination tennis tournament will be started at the Weatogue Coun- try club within a few days, the prize trophy. All the members of the club will be eligible to take part in the tournament and it is anticipated that some fine playing will be seen before the tournament is ended. There are many excellent players at the club and as pTaCl1Ca1ly ali or them nave eS1SI11- fled their intention of taking part in the event, there will be closely con tested games
 GOLF TOURNAMENT.
 At the Weatogue Country club this afternoon the second half of the 36- hole handicap against bogey golf tuer- nament is being played off. Harvey Irving was in the lead when play be- ing played, he having come the closest to going around the course in bogey last Saturday when the first Is holes of the event were played. Tea is be- ing served by the ladies of the club this afternoon and evening.
 BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
 At the meeting of the stratford Board of Trade which was held at the Pootatuck Yacht club Thursday even ing, plans were discussed for the ob- servance of Stratford's 275th anniver- sary which comes next year Nothing very definite is arranged for as yet, but the Board of Trade is planning to make the event one which will be re- membered in Stratford and surround ing towns for years to come The 25oth anniversary of the town which was held 25 years ago was quite an event in the history of the old town and it is planned to have the coming celebration eclipse the one which was held then Details of the plans for the celebration will be announced later and there is no doubt but that every citizen of the town will join with the members of the board and help to make the event a truly notable one.
 BLUES BITING.
 The best fishing that Stratford has seen in number of years is now be- ing enjoyed by the local followers of Ike Walton: The blue fish. big as we'll as little, are being caught in large quantities in the river and off the end of the Milford and Stratford break waters down at the Point Robert SiI1iman, George Warehouse, Fred and Robert Lewis have made fine catches of the little blues, Fred Lewis pulling in some 200 in less than four hours fishing a couple of days ago The an- gIers who have been catching the fish state that they never saw them bite faster than they do this year, as fast as the bait and hook is thrown over board, the fish being hooked.