The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
STAMFORD HAS
 FIRE LIMITS IN BUILDING LAWS
Citizens Adopt Measure To Prevent Construction of
 Flimsy Houses.
Special to The Farmer.) <


 stratford, Dec A-Despite the strong opposition among many of Stratford's citizens at the public hear ing, in regard to the acceptance of the new building code with fire limits, held at the town last Friday evening. it was decided and voted at the meet ing of the selectnnen last night that the building code be accepted. < The fire limits will extend from the Center school on the east side and the Congregational church on the west side to the railroad yiadnct The law provides that no new building may be erected unless of freproof construction or if a building is burned it may not be rebuilt unless of dreproof construc- ton.
 Tie funeral of Helen A. Thompson, widow of c. B. A. Thompson, aged 67 years, who died yesterday at the home of her son. RosewelIi Thompson. 1909 Main street, was held from the late residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Everett A, Burnes, pastor of the Washington Park M. B. church, as sisted by Rev. c. E. Barto of South Norwa1k, were the officiating clergy men Many sorrowing relatives and friends were in attendance. The pail bearers were Edward T. Abbott, Os- car I. See,t Cha rIes J. Whittier, James Fray. c. w. Smith and A. s. Meloy. Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
 
 BridgePort and Stratford and was re- spected by all, She was a life long member iof the Methodist church and. one of it's hardest workers.
 A social session will be held this evening at the Cuphead club. Vocal and instrumental selections with a light collation. will be presented.
 The committee in charge will con- sist of Harry A. Burnes. chairman; David s. Rhoades, Charles H. sfl1i- man, Edward Spa1l, Ario Walker, George A Wilson and Roswell Bliss
 Rev. Edward N. Packard will preach at, the Congregational church in the morning on '@The Eternal Christi Christmas anthems and hymns. Spe- cial exercises by the Sunday school at noon. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock a Christmas praise service will be held. The quartette will sing Schnecker's cantata, The Hope of the World" Endeavor meeting at o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Young Smith, of Moncton. New BrunswicF, Canada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marjorie Young Smith, to MT. Donald Hearn Cow1, well known in Stratford.
 MT. Cowl is a son of MT. and Mrs. Clarkson Cowl of Great Neck, and grandson of the late George Hearn, whose splendid gifts to the Metropoli- tan Museum in New York made him a public lbenefactor. He was a leading merchant, a member of the Chamber of commerce for more than a genera ton, and a citizen widely respected for integrity sagacity and public spirit. Donald CowI has ben more devoted to business than to society since leaving Princeton, but is well known among yachtsmen on the Sound and as a member of the National Guard. He is now a member of the firm founded by his great -grandfathe The bride-to- be is much admired and is fair, blue- eyed beauty.
 Masses at, St. James R. c. church on Christmas morning will be at 6:30, 8:3o, and 10:30. Rev Michael J. O'Connor will officiate.
 The Dingbat club wishes to an- nounce that from the proceeds of it's oyster supper. it has been able to dis tribute the following articles among the small children in town who were