The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
WESTPORT NATIONAL BANK
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 westport, July 28.-At a meeting of the directors and Stockholders of the First National bank of Westport held today, the stockholders voted to dis solve the organization, after which a reorganization was effected and the Westport Trust Go. completed. The change from a national bank to a trust company was made possible through a special bill which was presented to the last legislature and which passed both houses, after which it was signed by the governor Through the change the Trust Go. is enabled to extend it's finances over a, wider field. It is un- derstood the officers of the new com bank.
 The members of Conpo fire company have voted to attend the muster of the fire companiesA of this locality which will be conducted by the Southport fire Company in that town on Augpst 20. The gathering of the fremen and their apparatus will form part of the carni- val which the Southport fremen will hold from Aug. IS to 26. The Conpo men will take along their hand engine.
 The Vigi1ant Hose company also in. tends to make a nifty showing, for they have voted to send along their hose cart and also their auto chemical.
 
 ton Drum Corps of Darien, it can be seen they are out to make the best ap- pearance as possible. It is expected that every member of the company who can spare the time that day will be in line.
 Pioneer Hook & Ladder will meet the fore part of the week. It is ex- pected that their decision to attend the parade will be in the affirmative. How ever, there is a question if the appara- tus will be taken along. The company will however, send along some sort of a. delegation.
 A pocket edition of the Alpine noun tain climbing of Switzerland has been imported to Westport. The south side walk of State street from the town hall to the Westporter-HeraId store has been piled high with stones, cob bles and dirt from the fourteen foot sewer trench It is almost impossible to pass on that side of the street, in fact it is not open for anyone unless he desires to do little mountain climbing on the side. It has been sug- gested that the selectmen should se- cure guides for visitors and that the ropes, the kind tied about the tourists waists which some of us only see in pictures, should be supplied. It would not be a bad stunt for some one to stand on one side of the pile and tear off a few stanzas of Tyrolese yodel It would seem and sound very realiS- tic.
 The twelfth annual reunion of the Mills families will be held tomorrow at Burial. Hill park in Greens Farms. Several of the members of the various families have been in Westport on sev- eral occasions last week arranging for the event. Last year over 200 were in attendance. This year it is expected that the gathering will be even larger, as the NorwaIk Mills families will be present and swell the numbers.
 Last evening at the Saugatuck M. B. church the chorus presented in song the famous Pilgrims Progress" Ster- eopticon views were also shown, about thirty scenes depicting the story being thrown on the screen.
 After a brief illness, Town Clerk Jo- seph G. Hyatt has returned to his du- ties at the town hall.
 One of the members of the Board of Selectmen was asked if there was any thing new in the State street bridge situation His reply was, ''I don't know what the Connecticut Co., intends doing, but we intend doing things in few rays" There was great emphasis on his 'fwe'' and doing
 Yesterday the Board of Selectmen had an officer who was acting under their instructions at Compo beach 10 warn ball players against playing ball. He had instructions to arrest any per