The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-27
'FIREMEN DlSPUTING
OVER CONTRIBUTION
GIVE RESERVATIONS
Westport Volunteers In Dis
sension Over Handling
of Finances
Especial to The Farmer)

Westport; Jan. 27-Dissension is
rife among the members of the local
Fire Police department and three
members have already handed in
their, resignation. The duties of the
fire police are to attend all fires In
| this district and establish necessary
fire lines to keep the onlookers from
interfering with the work OF the fire
men when they are battling with the
flames There is no salary attach
ed to the position. It has been the
custom of late in these parts for the
owners of property which has been
saved by the fire laddies to make
contribution, the same being turned
into the treasury of the company
to whom it is presented. The same
has been the custom in regard to the
good work being done by the fire
police.
Two members of the latter depart
ment were on the scene at the recent
fire on the Ge1latly estate and re-
ceived donation OF $40 for their
good work in keeping the crowd be-
hind the fire ropes It was believed
that they would turn the money in
to the treasury But this did not
This is what caused the resignation
Of three members and it is rumored
that before the week is over the de-
partment will consist of but two
| members instead of it's customary
/
ment are to hold a dance and social
on Feb. 18th. The proceeds Of the
dance were to be used Tor the pur-
chase of an auto ambulance to be US
ed in transferring patients to the
| NorwaIk hospital free of charge
Miss Annie A Purdy, of New York
city, is spending the week in town
with her brother, Judge Samuel A.
Purdy, at his home on Lincoln st.
A regular meeting of the local
/ - - -
| Railway Employees will be held in
Arion hall tomorrow evening. In
stallation of officers will take place
and other important business mat
tiers discussed. The meeting night
of the union has been changed from
1.-The first Wednesday of each month
to the last Thursday in the month.
| This was agreed upon at a recent
meeting.
+ On, Monday evening, February 1 a
public concert Will be given by the
Westport Musical society at the opera
house. One of the features of the
Fevening will be the rendering of sew
| quartet of New Haven.
The Saugatuck Whist club will be
entertained at the home OF Mrs. Ern-
| lily Stuart, in saugatuck, tomorrow
afternoon.
The members of Temple lodge, f.
and A NJ, will gather in the lodge
rooms tomorrow evening for the reg
| ular semi-monthly business SEES
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Kirk. who
have been spending their honeymoon
in washington, D. C. and Baltimore,
Md, have returned to town and have
taken up their residence at a newly
furnished home which the groom has
erected on North Main street.
A valuable Scotch terrier, the prop
erty OF Mrs. Ira L. Stringham, OF
I King street, was struck and Instantly
i afternoon in front of the residence OF
Mrs. Alice H. Sherwood, on State
street The owner of the machine is
| unknown.
/ About. s5 fowls were stolen few
nights ago from the Lowe farm in
| Weston. The absence Of the family
i during the winter and the fact that
the caretaker sleeps at his OWL
home. made the theft a particularly
easy one.
The regular meeting of the school
i board was held in the town hall last
| night behind closed doors,
Joseph Blanchard Ames, prom.
inent Boston hnancier, died at Win
chester, Va