The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
STAMFORD TO HAVE
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Selectmen Ordered To Take Steps For
 Installation of System at Last Nights Town Meeting.
Especial to the Farmer. )

Stratford, Sept. 4-The town meeting held last evening did not bring out a very large number of the citizens of the town as the matters under con- sidera tion were of minor importance. Following the reading of the minutes or the last meeting the report of the seIectmen regarding the draining Of Thompson avenue and North street Or Graham avenue was read and it was voted to appropriate the sum of ,500 to do the draining.
 It was voted to instruct the select men to take the necessary legal steps street 50 feet wide and it was also voted to change the name of Honey pot road to Park avenue.
 The selectmen were instructed to insert in the warning for the next town meeting clause calling for an system in the town. The meeting was in session for less than three-quarters of an hour when the motion to ad- Journ was made.
 RAMBLERS TO REORGANIzE.
 One of the members of the Rambler baseball team which made such an excellent showing last year and. the year before last stated to Farmer reporter last evening that the team will reorganize this year in spite of the many reports to the contrary. we are getting together now,'' he said,
 
 few days. The team this season prom ises to be stronger than it ever was before."
 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
 MT. and Mrs. Nathan B. Midd1ebrooks of Broad street were fifty years mar ried Sunday and they appropriately observed the event on the day follow lives gathered at the Midd1ebrooks home and the old couple were wished all kinds of good luck and many more years of health and happiness.
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
 A number of complaints have been registered recently in regard to the lighting service the town is receiving. It is stated that a number of the electric lights about the town have burned out and have not yet been replaced. Chief Allen T. Judson of the local fire department has taken it upon himself to volunteer to re- place the lights if he is notified where they have burned out. If the light on your corner has not been working properly of late don't bother telling your neighbors about it but just call up the chief and he will see that it is fixed all right.
 CUPHEAG CLUB
 Final arrangements for the annual dinner of the Cupheag club will be made at the meeting of the club which is to be held this evening. The an nual dinner or rather elambake, will be held at the s. c. Lewis place in Putney, Saturday afternoon, and prom ises to be a most successful affair.
 STAMFORD AVENUE.
 Now that the work on Fairfield ave- nue in the Black Rock district, Bridge port, is nearing completion, it is ex- pected that work on the laying of Warranite on Stratford avenue from the Stratford town line to Hard's cor ner will soon be started. Emmet Beardsley, Jr., is an inspector for the Warranite company and expects to work on the Stratford avenue job as saon as the Fairfield avenue work is completed. Several other local young men expect to find employment with the road building concern when opera tfons begin in Stratford.
 TENNIS TOURNAMENTS.
 The elimination tournament in ten his doubles will begin at the Weatogue Country club Saturday and will con tinue during the month of September The mems tournament promises to be a most interesting enc. In this tourn- ament the teams wlM be composed of one Class A or experienced player and one Class B player, or novice. In this way the couples will be pretty evenly mached and some fine tenis should be the result. The ladies' tournament in doubles begins this week as well as the mems.