The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-29
NEWTOWN

r0evtovuh, Sept. 2e-N11ss Ida. cud- doe of HawleyviI1e and MT. Nathan Edwards of Taunton were married Sept 2B, 1918. by. Rev. James H. Ceorxe. rector of Trinity church, New town. They will reside in town
 Miss Anna Keane, the very popular taacher last year at South Middle school in the borough. has been en- EaEed as teacher in Grade of the iOak street school. Bridgeport and en- Aered upon her duties last week
 Admission of Voters
 The Board of Selectn1en and To wn Clerk admitted 23 electors at the nAeeting Saturday. and also granted suffrage to 24 women. voters who will vote on all educational matters at the town election. The small number Of the ladies who avAdIed themselves of iHhe privilege was the great surprise no the politicians as less than one 4hird- of the number on the lists to he made came forward at this last call mor the year. But they are very earn Lest ladies who avai1ed themselves of the privilege, and the leaders among Ahenn have resolved themselves into a scomnaittee of ways and means to en- 1isen the diffident ones in the suffra- 4xiEt movement. A meeting will De held at the residence of Mrs. William b. Beecher on the morning of cleo i1fon day to explain the procedure at l8he election booths to the nov1ces, so |that no mistakes may be made. and eiprove to the male voters that the la 5dies know what they are after and sJ1st how to get it.
 The lamp which stood in front of ahe Town Hall has been moved about twenty feet north on the street. The change certainly does not please the public who attend public functions at &he hall
 Lighting the Borough.
 The matter of lighting the borough Ts again up for discussion, and the preponderance of public sentiment is Fn favor of the scheme. It is said khat six lights judiciously placed at street functions would be ample to icover the borough, and the cost wo u1d he approximately $500 for the plant. The nightly cost would be a few cents per lamp, and the lighting of the Hamps could be attended to by public spirited residents living near each lamp location without cost to the borough The advocates of lighting i0Elr streets are agitating calling a thorough meeting to take action in the matter but it is pointed out that Ahe charter is no bar to the borough Fathers going ahead and contracting dOr the Improvements, as was done in hhe matter of the ten year contract with the water company, and get the endorsement of the tax payers later at the annual borough meeting. So as Warden Peck favors lighting, doubt aess our citizens may soon rejoice that RII the dark places be made light, without the expense of a borough meeting. Light would certainly be an ndvantage that would benefit all boroughites as well as all our towns ueople who come to trade or visit at the center of the town at night.
 pr w. c. Kennedy was indisposed For a couple of days last week, but ks now around attending to clam Fiatients. Dr. F. J. Gale is away on Eis vacation so our citizens had but one physician, Dr. W. H. Kiernan, 1 on duty the latter part of the week. patients show Mrs M Donohue as riightIy improved and MT. Henry 1dadigan as out of danger. Mrs M. Keating at Danbury hospital is doing well
 Missionary Barnum Returns
 Rev. pr. Harry BarnuIn and wife 1 of Constantinople who have been Epending a month visiting relatives in | R1ewtown and Stratford will return to | kheir missionary charge in the land | of the Moslem the first week in Octo7 | ber. Missionary Barnum has spent | many years in the work of the gospel | Rmoug the Turks.
 CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
 AS indicated in these columns last | week the seIectmen's warning for the town meeting October 6, contains the provision for town management of EchOols by consolidation of school dis kricts- This is in accordance with sec tion 2117 of the Connecticut statutes Rnd clarifies the situation so that all | pur voters may understand just what | they are doing when they vote or re- ! Brain from voting for the change. But Singular to relate, some of those who | raoted against consolidation last year lander misapprehensiou as to the mean 1H~ of town management propose to Edte and Wo-lk for the measure this ss8nr, while uAgE1y@ who favored. the pro- fkct then are Eaow loud in opposition. rhiH is particularly so in the mixed country schools, as the consolidation nf schools permits the town school nnnrnfttee to close any district school s-~s=a Ehe attendance is less than ten