The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-09
FIRE
WARDEN, JOHNSON,
IS REAPPOINTEl
Selectmen Take Steps To
wards Providing More
Permanent Pavement.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer.)
Stratford, Dec. 9-Charles F. John
son was reappoined fire warden fol
the coming year at the meeting of the
board of selectmen last evening a
the town hall. George Botsford o.
Huntington road aud William E
Burstein of Bruce avenue, were ap.
pointed special policemen.
The petition of J. McAuley Of Bruce
avenue to have cesspool under the
sidewalk in front of his property was
rejected. The board instructed
Clerk Harold c. Lowell to write the
following persons, to ascertain if they
are willing to pay one-half the cos
of laying curb, gutter and permanent
pavement in front Of their property ir
Main street: Plumb & Bartram, Viii.
liam H. ST. John, Paul Bova, Frank
L. Hanson, Frank r. Sammis, Clar-
ence D. Bolster, John Assum, Newton
Reed, Fanny B. Russell, William B
futile and L. K. Whiting.
The petition of O. B. Iinnel1 tc
build an oil tank in front of his prop
erty on Main street was laid on the
table for two weeks.
The Stratford High school basket
ball five were defeated last evening
by the fast Rectors quintet of Bridge
port by the score, Is to 6. The game
was played in the town hall. A
large attendance witnessed the con-
test It was the first game for the
local aggregation.
Masses at St. James r. G. church.
Sunday, will be celebrated at $3.50
and 1880 o'clock. The last service
will be a high one.
At the Stratford M. e. church. Sun
day, Rev. Ernest G. Carpenter, the
ing. The topic for the morning will
be ga Secret that Ought to be Told -
In the evening a continuation Of the
sermons on Practical Religion. The
topic will be What Does Religion
Have to Do With Health?''
A pleasing feature will be introduce
ed into the Sunday evening services
Of the Congregational church this
week, when the Rev. David Lewis
Yale, a prominent lecturer from New
Haven, will deliver his address on
'"The Earthly Life of Christ" One
hundred lantern slides will be used.
He comes under the auspices Of the
Mems Club. At the morning service,
the Rev. r. c. Whitehead will
preach. using as his subject, ''The
Three P's of Prayer The Sabbath
school meets at the close of the morn
Inc service. The Young People meet
at $3.50 to discuss the topic, defy
EVIL" They announce for the week
a BIRTHDAY seeiaf' for Thursday
night. Following the example of
the women's Aid Society, which dur
ing the past week conducted a very
successful Christmas sale, the Young
rectien Of Miss Alice Judson, will
hold their Christmas sale on Friday,
in the Parish House, from $3.50 to
$50. The boys of the church are
preparing an interesting entertain
ment to be given on Dec. 10th. The
main feature Of this event will be two
local talent plays. The new stereopti-
can lantern. purchased by the Mems
Club, will be used for the first time
at the monthly meeting of that organ
ization, Monday evening. The an
nual meeting Of the church, for the
election of officers, will be held on
Wednesday, in place Of the usual
prayer meeting.
A five-ten truck owned by the
Jacob RUPERT Brewing CO. Of
Bridgeport and loaded with cases Of
bottled beer, was ditched last even
ing when it ran into a pile of gravel
at Lengbfeek avenue and Ferry
Boulevard, Stratferd. AS a result Of
the collision thed river and the two
other men were thrown off, but es-
capped injury. The truck capsized,
spilling the beer along the roadside.
None of the contents of the bottles
was lost The damage done to the
machine was very slight.