The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-08
STAMFORD

Town Chairman RoIfin A. Curtis of the Progressive party announced to- day that August IA will be the last day for Progressives to register at the town hall with lhe registrars so that they may take part in the party. bri- martes in the fall.s Those who fail to register with the party will not be able to take part in the progressive primaries
 The fact that the progressive state nominations will be made this year under the direct primary which has been adopted by the party will make should be large. Dr. Curtis says.
 The Wales Lines company of Ter- fden was the lowest bidder for the ad- dition to the F,rAnlzlin school on Bar mum avenue at a, meeting Of the members of the board of education and several representative citizens of the town. when an informal ballot was taken.
 The contract has not as yet been awarded, as the committee will have to confer with the finance board to make arrangements for the needed re- pairs to the present building. How evers the contract will be given to the Wales Lines company, as they are within the $20,O0o appropriatioAl, all that was stipulated for the addition to the Franklin school.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Curtis, former residents of Stratford and now living in, Paterson, N Js are at present travelling in Europe MT. Curtis. who is principal of a school in Paterson, has been taking a post graduate course in Naas Sweden. The course 1 finished the last week in July and both he and his wife were to tour the i5other countries during the month of August. MT. Curtis brother w. s. Curtis. agent at the Stratford sta l tion, received postals from London, T. l. k1~ telling him they were making e. short stay there and would leave for Paris, France, to, arrive there on August 1 or 2. just the time when hostilities be- 1 W. S. Curtis told a Farmer reporter l this morning that his wife was going to New, York Monday to sec the tour, fst agent and see if they can be 1o- cated. It is feared that they will be unable to return home in time to teach school this fall.
 Postal cards have been received from Miss Bessie Wheeler, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Wheeler Of Wells place. this week from Venices Italy,. dating July 23. At present she ought l to be in Switzerland. on her way to l Holland. but no postals have been re- 1 ceived from either place. Miss Wheeler is private secretary to Professor Mcclellan of Yale Untver sity.
 Housatonic Grange will hold their annual picnic at Meadow orchard on
 August 13. Dinner will be served at I1:30 sharp. Meadow orchard can be
 reached by Derby trolley; change at
 oronoque post office.
 j The Stratford baseball team will cross bats with the Avon A c. at Avon park, Sunday. The batteries for 1 Strahford will be Buddington and ] Flood and for the zAvons, Flanagan
 and Spotlow. Game called at three
 o'clock.
 I Miss Julia Cuddy Of Bridgeport is
 substituting at Che Stratford post of I flee in place of Miss Bertha Wilkes,
 who is on her vacation.
 The Ncondition of Mrs. Mary Jagoe
 of Huntington road, who is seriously i'll at her home with pneumonia, re-
 mains unchanged and little hope is held out for her recovery.
 Masses at St. James F. C. church
 will be celebrated at the usual hours.
 S:S0 and a0:30 Benediction of the
 most blessed sacrament will be cele- brated after 1o:50 mass.
 There will be morning services at
 Christ Episcopal church at 10:S0
 o'clock Rev. c. c. Kennedy. the rec tor, will oficiate
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 E H. Dillon & Go. 11o5 Main street.
 are showing all the ddvance fall styles E