The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-29
AT TOWN CLERKS OFFICE.

AT TOWN CLERKS OFFICE.
 Yesterday there were filed in the town clerks office a warrantee deed from Perry w. Mosher of Newtown to Ernst c. Mannhardt of New York city transferring title to the farm in Taunton district formerly owned by the late John L. Hughes, also a deed from Emily B. Hulin of Shoreham, Queens county, Long Island, convey ing her property contagious to the Hughes farm to the same grantee. The new purchaser expects to take possession at once. The sales were of A. w. Reynolds. It is understood that the price paid in both eases shows that the boom in Newtown real es- tate is still on.
 George B. Marsh of Lake George District and Miss Agnes Leslzo of North Center District were married July 26, 1913, by Rev. T. J. Lee of the Congregational church.
 Earl L. and Merit c. Johnson who spent a few weeks vacation with their uncles Charles B. and Se1ectman W. c. Johnson, returned Saturday to their home in Gainesville. Ohio, being ac-' companied as far as Pittsfeld, Mass, Joy Dean D. F'airchild.
 MT and Mrs Eric H. Nelson are entertaining relatives from out of town this week.
 The lineup of the Sandy Hook base ball team at their winning game with the Bridgeport "Rosebuds," Sunday at the Knoll fields, was as follows: Leavy c; Bradley D; Heating es; Langhan1- mer 1b; Carmody 2b; Conger 3b; Str1- six If; Keane If; Lynch cf. Umpire, Austin Hurd.
 MIDDLE DISTRICT MEETING.
 The adjourned meeting of the Mid dle district voters last night was at tended by about 60 voters. District Clerk Oscar Pttsschler and pr. F. J. Gale acted as secretary and moderator respectively. The decision of the school board approving the Queen street site after certain conditions as to drainage and sidewalks would be compiled with was read and the meet ing quickly accepted same and or dered the report fled Under the mo- ton to adjourn of July 21 this com p1eted the work and the friends of new public school were casting about to make choice of a building commit tee when the surprise of the evening was sprung. As intimated in these columns previously the selection of the Queen street site was the result of coalition between the various cliques on Main street who are de- termined to remove both school build ings from the leading thoroughfare of the borough who voted with the sin cere believers in the necessity for a 1 graded school in one building under 1 the direct charge of a principal Hav- l ing accomplished this their real plans | were outlined by their spokesman, A. F. Smith, who moved to reconsider the vote of July 21st, selecting the Queen street site. As MT. Smith was one of the Ioudest advocates in choos- ing this site previously. and as he made no explanation of his sudden change of front although challenged to do so by several open and above board supporters of a new school the latter became suspicious and joined their forces with that very considera- b1e body of taxpayers who oppose any new school on any site and the mo tion to reconsider was carried unani- mously up to this time things seemed to go swimmingly for the Snaith-George coalition, and the next part of the program was to vote to select the Smith-Scudder proposition; and a motion was made by the former i mover to accept the Hanover road side-hilI of two acres in exchange for a deed to the Smith h-Scudder families of the school property adjoining Scud- | der park So apparent a. job to put over on the district was too raw a deal even for the strongest advocates i of a new school, so upon motion of T. J. Corbett the matter of the pur- 1 chase Of a new site was laid on the table by the decisive vote of 36 to 25. This ends the matter of a new school at present. The meeting then voted to repair both old school houses at a cost not to exceed s1,o00 and laid a two mill tax to defray the expenses of same.
 George w. Graham of Washington avenue, Sandy Hook, died suddenly yesterday forenoon in Stratford, whither he had gone three weeks ago with his invalid wife in the hopes that a month or two by the seaside would restore her to complete health. Both were staying with her friends there Genuine sorrow was express ed by our townspeop1e as the sad in teIligence passed from lip to lip MT. Graham was resident of this sec ton for more than two score years and was about seventy years of age He was twice married, one son Of his first wife, Samuel Harper Graham, survives and is married and lives in I Naugatuck MT. Graham was 1oyal1 supporter and member of the Metho- dist church in the village, of which he was a member for gears Of its church committee. He was also an Custer Post, G. A. R. In deed the deceased was foremost in every work of civic betterment in the village and town was well liked and had not an enemy in the world. He will be sad Iv missed. His widow will have the sincere sympathy of the entire com nounity. The funeral will take place in Stratford Wednesday at 2 p. m- Rev. T. N. I1aine, his pastor here. will ofciate at the funeral services.
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