The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-24
WESTPORT
Special to the Farmer. )

WestPort, Dec. 24.-The school board is considering the plan of hiring a substitute teacher for the schools of Southport and Fairfield, the joint cost of the expense to be divided be- tween the two towns. The extra teacher will Je used in case of sick ness or other occasions for absence from duties of any regular teacher now holding positions in the schools of either towns who are under the To- cal boards rule.
 At the special town meeting held in the town hall Monday evening. George P. Jennings, presiding, it was voted to instruct the se1ectmen to borrow $24,000 to meet the current ex- penses of the town until May l, 1914, also to fix the rate of interest at per cent to be paid on all outstanding in terest bearing orders or orders to be issued later. This to take effect on the orders coming due, January 1, 1914. Also to purchase the adding machine now in use by Selectmen and other town officials at the cost offered to them at the present time for the machine, $275 by the owner of whom it has been. rented.
 William Krause of Yale is home for the holidays with his father, Fred A. Krause of Lincoln and State streets.
 The ownership of the 5 and 10 cent store on Main street, has recently changed hands, one of the partners buying out the other.
 The usual weekly meeting of the Junior Auxiliary of Holy Trinity church will be omitted this week.
 In honor of it's being the 21st ami versary of the ordination of the Rec tor, Rev. James B1acklock, to the priestho ood of the church, special ser Christ Church Sunday. The subject of his address at the morning service was "The Glory of God.'' and at the evening service 50 Near, Yet So Far Off,
 Special Christmas services and rnu- sic was observed at the Westport Con gregationa church Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. Wm. c. H. Moe, talk ing for his theme: ttThe Coming of the Prince of Peace.'', at the evening ser vice his address was on The New Star in the East
 The next meeting of the Westport Equal Franchise League will be held in their new quarters the Fable Build ing on Friday afternoon, Jan. 2, 1914, at which time plans for several so- clal gatherings as well as the regular meetings for the coming year will be in order and also for, an effort to make an influential showing in the election next fall.
 Mrs Charlotte c. Nash has leased her new home on King and Church street, to Karl A. DoIge for a period of five years. possession to be given on Feb. 1, 1914, on which date Mrs Nash accompanied by her daughter and son-in-1aw, MT. and Mrs Walter Clark Crossman will leave for Virginia. where they have purchased farm and will make their future home.
 The school board has started a new system of keeping their accounts and when the auditors start in to work next fall, little difficulty is expected by them in getting the reports in the hands of the voters many days before election.
 Among those who exhibited from here and won prizes at the Consolidat ed Poultry Associations show in Bridgeport, last week were George D. Hunt, D. F. Hartigan, Edward Ring and George BowIes.
 The members of the Country club will hold a dance and bridge party at the club house on Saturday evening, Dec. N27.
 The Saugatuck Bridge club met last week at the home of Mrs. Edward w. Hubbeu, corner of Riverside and Treadwel1 avenues. the hostess of the afternoon was Mrs. Carrie G. Hi1don.
 Dr. J. M. Nolan has recently pur- chased a new Studebaker car of, the