The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-25
SOUTH MAIN STREET IN STAMFORD TO BE
 WIDENED SIXTY FEET
Resolution Passed At Town Meeting Held Last Evening
 Other Stratford Items.
Especial to The Farmer)

| Especial to The Farmer)
 Stratford, Sept 25.-In Red Mems hall last evening the citizens of the town gathered to take action on the widening of South Main street Aftel a deal Of discussion the following res 1 olution was unanimously passed:
 Resolved, That the highway from | Birdsey street to Lordsfip Manor be laid out 60 feet in width with a 45 foot curb line as per survey on file and that the sum of $2,5OO provided in pre- l vious vote of December 2, 1912, be used l for this purpose
 TO PLAY IN MILFORD.
 Miss Elsie Moti1 and Miss Elsie French, two of Stratford's most ac- compl1shed pianists, are to play a duet in a musicale to be given in Mil ford next Tuesday evening. Miss Mil dred Cliborn of North. Main street will also sing solo at the ente tainm ent. The three young ladies are well known in town and many persons are plan ming to go from Stratford to the enter tainmer1t
 PERSONAL
 Mrs. F. E.. Lane of Southport has been visiting Mrs. A. L. French of Broad Bridge road.
 Basis Merrill of Clart's corner has gone to Ithaca, N. Y, where he will enter Cornell University. MT. Merrill graduated from the local high school last June.
 Mrs E. R. Johnson of New Canaan, has been visiting Mrs. w. H. Austin of King street
 Mrs. Gertrude Grant and her two children, Albert and Eleanor, of Bos- ton, have been visitors in town.
 TEACHING SCHOOL
 Miss Marion Spamer, Miss Myra Curtis, and Miss Grace Auford, se- niors at the, local high school, are sub- stituting as teachers in the grammar. grades during the absence of regular teachers.
 RED MEN AT SEYMOUR.
 The local order of Red Men had al very enjoyable trip to Seymour on Monday evening. A brief bush ness meeting was held at o'clock. At 1880 the tribe went to the Seymour lodge where a pleasant evening was spent. An excellent entertainment had been arranged and lunch, served. All Vot- ed that the Seymour Indians were ex- celIent hosts.
 FAREWELL GATHERING.
 The 2. V. F. club will meet tomor- row evening at the home of Miss Hazel Thompson. The gathering will take the place of a farewell party to Miss Helen Wilkinson, a member of the club, who is to become "a nurse at the Bridgeport hospital on the first Of De- LOO6Is MISS w 44hA41SOlAB WAAO AONOAAIAJ left the local high school, has many friends in town who wish her the best of success in her profession.
 WEATOGUE NOTES
 The mems tennis tournament at the Weatogue Country club was delayed for week owing to the poor weather. | The seni-annualS will be played on Harry Burns and Fred Aufford have qualified for the finals The golf tournament for the presi- | dents cup is now in progress and the finals will be played on Saturday. Harry Burns has qualified for this also. Rev. B. C.. Carpenter and F. s. Curtis will play a match game dur ing the week and on Saturday, in the finals, MT. Burns will meet the win ner.
 STRATFORDS-F
 The second game in the series for 8 purse of $50 will be played in Fairfield next Sunday. The Stratford boys were last week by a score of to Il but are not discouraged. In fact they have made up their minds to win \ the next two games and thus win the series.
 BRIEFS.
 Ario Walker has returned home af- ter visiting friends in Higganum.
 Tonight's rally service will be held at the Methodist church. Rev. F. H Summer of Milford will be the preach .r All are welcome to come and bring friends.
 BABY BOY.
 MT. and Mrs. James Wales are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy. The "cute little stranger arrived early 0n Tuesday morning and papa has been passing around the cigars since The little boy will be James Albert Wales, Jr.
 NOTABLE CARTOON
 Some cartoon is to appear in this weeks isue of Louis B. Pecks Strat- ,ord Times. The cartoon was drawn oy "Shang'' Wheeler, who has sur passed all previous efforts in this pie ure If you're one of the town char. Lcters the chances are you will see your picture in this weeks Times.
 LINES HURT. While feeding a silo at Columbus Farms, Monday, George O. Lines, bet CT known as Shorty Lines, acciden- ally got his hand caught in the ma ,hine Before he could withdraw it vvo fingers had been crushed and the land badly lacerated. As 1t was his fight hand the accident was most ;eri0Tez one.