The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-30
ST. JAMES CHT7RCH
ARCHITECTURE
A PERFECT MODEL
Admired by Every Beholder
New Edifice Reflects Credit
On the Rector and Parishion-
ePS.
Especial to The Farmer.O

N0pO|4el4 ~ lie L II1G1.J
Stratford, Oct. 3O-Rev M. J..
O'Connor and his parishioners OF St.
James are justly proud of the hand
some new church edifice which is 60
ing up rapidly at the corner of Main
and Broad streets. The building is
now SO far advanced that every be-
holder is impressed with the beauty
OF the design and the excellence of
the workmanship. Experts assert that
no better work has ever been done on
any building in the state. This may
be considered a rather strong asser-
ton but the evidence is before the
eyes of everyone. Architectura1ly the
edificc is one of the handsomest in
the state. The lines are simple and
dignif1ed as becomes a house of wor-
ship and they embody the best ideas
of modern church building.
The new church is the result Of five
years of constant effort by Rev. M. J.
O'Connor. During the ministry of
this devoted priest the property at
the most desirable corner in the town
has been acquired, the church built
and the residence of DR.. Coggswe1l
purchased for rectory. No parish in
the state will have any finer build
ings or a more desirable location. It
will stand as monument to the un-
firing work of Father O'Connor and
the unselhshness of his corps of able
The care with which all the multi
tudinous details attending the work
have been disposed of demonstrates
that good business ability is as neces-
Sary In church work as in any other
field. The cost of this handsome edi-
fee complete will be only $27,94O.Oo.
The contractor, H. M. Durschnidt of
Meriden is doing a job here that will
stand a never failing, demonstration
that he knows how to do work as per-
feet as human ingenuity can accom-
plish and also do it for reasonable
sum. The bids were very close and
the next higher than Mr.. Durschmidt's
was only $40 more than his.
Taxpayers who have watched this
fine building are wondering why the
town cannot get as good figures FOR
building its school houses.
Capt. John Bond left Bridgeport on
an early train Tuesday for Jackson
vile, Florida. He is in poor physical
condition and will remain south all
winter. His ultimate destination is
Fort Pierce where he has passed sew
era1 winters.
Gus johnson has raised another
house on California, street, the first of
five which he will build this winter. 1t
is reported that five new houses have
been contracted for the Broad
bridge road. The rapid growth of
this section of the town is attracting
attention and the residents believe
that with the increased income the
town receives from this district In
taxes more work should be done on
the roads.
The combination of a freshet, peri
gee and new moon have made rec
ord high tides on the river 81 Yester-
day the flats and low grounds along
the river were flooded but no damage
resulted.
An effort to find a state Inspector
on the North Main street job yester-
day disclosed the startling fact that
there was no inspector on the job.
The Eastburn company which is do
ing the work is, however; taking as
much pains as if every movement was
watched.
Henry Hotchkiss, the south end
1a.undryman, yesterday learned that
the famous steed which furnished ex-
element for the south enders has
and has continued his record making
antics. The horse threw his latest
owner when he attempted to ride him
and ran away. The next move in his
remarkable career will be watched
with interest.
the woods In this vicinity report that
squirrels are very scarce, very few
having been seen about here this fall.
The bodies of dead SO uirrels@ have been
seen at different places and this has
given rise to the belief that the blight
which has gilled the chestnut trees
has poisoned the nuts and that ami
mails eating them have, been killed. If
this is true the efforts of the farmers
to stamp out the disease should be
redoubled. Almost all those who have
chestnut trees on their, places are
planning to cut them and burn the
brush. Tt is believed, however that
the chestnut trees in this section are
doomed.