The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-19
ICHlLD'S PARENTS MAKE
COMPLAINT AGAINST
STRATFORD TEACHER
Senior and Sophomore Glasses
Of High School Elect Of
ffcerS For Year.
ESPECIAL to The Farmer.l

Stratford.- Sept 19-A1leging that
their son was called "a little red
headed fooP' by his teacher, Miss Sara
CottreII of grade three, Franklin
school, Mr.. and Mrs. David Stevens
have made a complaint to Supt. Will
liam Kelsey against the teacher. The
son, Roland Stevens, had been guilty
of some slight misdemeanor, accord
ing to the parents story. They say
that the teacher then seized the boy
by the hair. calling him the name al
ready mentioned. This is the story
the boy told at home when he came
in from school on the day in ques-
aion. Miss Cottrel1 is considered
very fine teacher,
Glass Officers.
The Sophomore and Senior classes
of the local High school have elected
their officers for the coming school
year. The president of the Senior
class is Miss Myra Curtis; vice presi-
dent, Miss Tfllie Assum; secretary and
treasurer. Miss Marian Spamer. The
Eophomore officers are: President,
Robert Wheeler; vice president,
Charles Bond; secretary, Harold Dun
Aars treasurer, Richard Callahan.
Fined $25 and Costs.
Herbert Hill of Pl1tney was fined
225 and costs and the local court
charged with assault. on his wife. He
paid the fine and was then rearrested
by Constable JudSOn on the charge OF
mOn-suppOrt. Such is life!
Road Repairs.
The people of the town have the
promise of the selectmen that work
on the new road on North Main street
will be completed before the first
snow fall A gang of men are drain
ang the, street and getting everything
On readiness that when the work
is once started it may be pushed right
Through.
Selectnan Holmes has a gang of
men making repairs on Church street
and Selectman Lally and his gang are
working on Park street.
Personals.
Mrs Elizabeth Hale has been en-
pertaining her cousin from Norwalk at
her home on South Main street.
Mrs Harry Nothnagle of Bridge
port was a recent visitor in town.
Rufus Buddington is nursing a
eprained wrist which is the result of
an accident which happened while
MIR. Buddington was fixing a stone
wan.
Miss Anna Folk has been admitted
TO the Mount Glare Normal school in
New Jersey. Miss Folk graduated last
June from the local high school and
stood one of the highest in her class.
Miss Susan Bennetto is teaching the
f1rst grade at the. franklin school dur
ing the absence of the regular teacher
To Sail Up Coast.
Captain William Austin Of King
street will leave town shortly in his
forty foot boat for a cruise up the
coaSt of Labrador. His friends wish
him a pleasant voyage.
Purchased Business.
Ephriam Wakelee, Jr. has purchas-
I'd the grain business at the Center
from his brother.
Holding Cake Sale
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary
Eociety of the Congregational church
are holding a food sale In the chapel
This afternoon
Brings Suit.
The Stratford Neighborhood church
has brought suit in the Superior court
for $500 damages against John Beard
EIey, George A. F'airchiId and Fred
sSettIeton, trustees of the OkenucIz
Ferfbe, I. o. r. NJ 1t is claimed by the
church people that on August 28th
four members of the church gave to
George A Porter a warranty deed of
the property and that Porter, in turn
passed it over to the Red Men. The
latter then began ripping down parti-
itions and walls inside the church in
order to convert the building into a
hall for the tribe. The church people
secured q temporary injunction which
is holding the Red Men up their
work They intended to raise the root
several feet, divide the church into
two stores, use the lower floor for
tfeatricaIs and dancing and convert
the upper floor into model club
room Those in charge of the i'm
provenaents are much put out about
khe delay and hoRe the affair Will. be