The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-30
TWO FIRE POLICE
OF WESTPORT HAVE
DECIDED TO QUIT
Darrow and Chalfort Tell
The Farmer They're.
Through
lspeelal . The VarnaeF.1

westporf. Jan. 30--AS an evidence
that there really is dissension among
the fire police Of this town. ana that
there actually have been designations.
one who has resigned showed to The
Farmer correspondent a communtca-
ton from Harry Helm, the secretary
treasurer of the organization. notify
ing him to state his reasons for re-
|signatien. Two who claim already to
have resigned are Fred DarroW and
Russell Chalfomt.
Senator Salmon of Westport intro
duced In the Senate Tuesday the pro-
posed bill for the construction of q
bridge over the Saugatuck river to
take the place of the one now known
as the state street bridge. The cost
of the bridge is not to exceed $4,000.
The State is to pay $6o.e0o and the
IConnecticut company $4,000 towards
lthes erection of the structure. The
bridge committee appointed by the
se1ectmen of the town consist of: F.
M. Salmon, Merritt Cooley. Edward G.
Smith, Robert W. Post, Horace HurI-
burt, Austin Waksman and Robert r.
Mills. A referendum vote on the pro-
posed new bridge viii be taken by
the voters Of Westport at 3. special
election.
The westports Paper company have
signed a contract to furnish the gov
eminent with 7B0, 900 pounds OF paper
binder to be used in the government
printing office The company has
filled government orders several times
previous to receiving this order but
this is the Largest single order recsiy-
ed by the company.
Westport was represented at the an
nual Mckinley banquet held IN Hart
ford las tevening by Representative
Harry Sherwood and Senator Salmon.
The local division of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Rail-
way Employees Of America have con-
Quoted into ONCE for the ensuing year
the following nembers: Nathan Ship
pey president; Thomas Bail, vice.
president Frank Brady, recording Sec
rotary; John Chase, financial seere-
tary; James r.. Smith treasurer and
Charles Carlson, delegate to the exec
utiye board. A banquet and smoker
will be held on Feb. 18th. and fea-
tlire OF the evenings entertainment
viii be three boxing bouts between
local and out OF town pugiItsts.
Chicken thieves are again at work.
Shortly after midnight Thursday the
caretaker on the estate OF H w Lang
the lock and chain on the hennery
The caretaker has made a. practice of
Keep his loaded shotgun Wfthisa reach
ing distance in case of burglars or
hen thieves making their nightly visit.
On opening his bedroom window he
s. "
froce the lock ION the coop He sent
a yo1ley Of shots after the departing
forms. Constable Frank Sturges was
yesterday given a warrant for the ar
rest of John Carton, a resident OF Wes-
ton, who was suspected as being one
ofi the party Of night hawks, Car
ton was hailed before Nudge Samuel
A. Furdy in the town court yesterday
afternoon, but was discharged on ac-
Ecpuit OF lack or evidence. The suspect
always has borne good reputation
around the town hut the caretaker
thought he recognized one of the
prowIars as Carton
The body OF the man killed Thurs
day afternoon by the mail train, a
short distance west OF the Greens
Farms station, still remains at the
Westport naorgne in the Fable build
ing. unidentified. Undertaken Fable
he's decided to keep the body until
Monday, II nobody claims the body
by Monday, the victim will be inferred
ldn Potter,s F1etd, opposite willowbrook
cemetery,