The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
$ STRATFORD VOTERS AP PROVE SEVERAL
 CHARTER CHANGES
Town Meeting Endorses Proposition To Extend
 Direct Primaries.
lsnaeial Ia The Farn1er.l


 stratford. Jan. 21.-Atzsone of the Shortest town meetings ever held in ratford the citizens Of the town vot- ed last evening to elect all the officials in the future by direct primary. oy amending the charter of the town to bring under the direct primaries all candidates for town offices, including representatives to the state legis ia-6 tl1re, justices of the peace and 1uuGe CT preoate Representative Ivan L. zIoreho5ise made motion in behalf or hs assessors Of the town to have g vote taken in regard to the taxpayers f51ng their lists in SeptemlbeI Instead Or October stating that the assessors are pressed for time during October and have too many other matters to q stend to- This motion was passed snd the represenfa tives were instruct- ed to see that the matter be presented 5o the iagis islatare Other matters sshscn came before the meeting and were formally acted upon included the anlending of the charter of the town ke as to include in the powers of the se1ectnaen the right to order the re- lf1oval Of all brush and undergrosvtn a the streets and hi highways of the sflsst district, and the extension of tn limits Of the first district 50 as to lr-. lafie q tract of land bounded on the sf6fsth tby stony Brook road on the east by land of Miller & Jordan and sntE9Is on flae south by Canaan road aiid on the west shy land Of John Boskis nd Martin EngeIhardts It was voted l4c to accept the new streets known Kings College place and High Park
 or stealing white lead, brushes and paint amounting to over $40 from hIs 10 pToyer Albert Kreuter of Bzzdge- orf Frederick Hayes, who resides 1n eport was bound overs1o the st1-
 
 aeht in the Ssratferd court by Jus ffse Lewis A Policy. State Policeman tnpny Fellows made the arrest The risoner was taken to the county jail Iseidgeporr this morning
 The final accounting of the es tate of Carrie Hall has been filed in the sra tford probate court. Charlotte. e, 11INood has bee manned executrIz. It shows that the amount of personal 4 pfoperty is s4. 7s2 50. After all expenses Edwin w.. Hall and S6,51S60 to Miss 1za pod
 4ltk lirsst lecture of the library course w1rl he held in the ibra.ry on Main street toTnoTzseW evening Professor Charles R. Brown will be the speaker of the evening. His subject will be The Scholar and the Community. ''
 The ChiId's Welfare club of Strat- ford will meet Friday afternoon at 4: 30 o'clock in the High school assembly halI. This will be the first meeting of the club since it was organized and it sexpActed that all the women Of the town who are interested in the ob jects of the society viii be present at the meeting.
 The 0kenack tribe of Red Men are making plans for several enter tain- nfentH to be held in the hall apn Church street during the next few weeks. An old fashioned dance is to be held on Saturday evening box soeiable dance and entertainment will be given tha ffrs tor second -vecs- Of FebEuarg unde rt1e leadership Of Charles Alb ercronbie assisted fby Fred King and ]. Howard Lambert
 Plans are now under way for the forming of a business menss associa- ficn- A meeting is to be called soor hz Charles Abercro1nbie and Fa'anI sanir1is who are heading the move 61lent