The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
HALF STAMFORD
 SCHOOLS ARE ON ' PART TIME NOW
Buildings Congested, Voters
 Will Be Asked to Approve Another.
Special to The Farmer)


 Stratford, Oct. 6.-Nearly one-half of the school children in the various public schools of Strat1ord are on part time, according to William B. Kelsey, superintendent of schools. The school registration is estimated at 2,1O0, of which 1000 are on part time, he said today This Is due to the unprecedent- ed growth and the tremendous influx of families into the town during the last year. Some of the schools, es- pecially the Center and the Sedgwick, are so congested that almost every grammar grade has been affected.
 This problem was discussed at the meeting of the town school committee held last evening at the Center school and it vas recommended that the board attend the annual town meeting which will take place Tuesday even ing. Oct. IT, and make an urgent plea for a new school, which the board of finance recommend in its report, to be located on Honeyspot road.
 A reorganization of the board took place last evening. Dr. DeRuyter Rowland was elected chairman. Oth- CT officers elected were Louis I. Sny- der, vice chairman and Philo c. Ha- vens, secretary. Committees elected were: Schools; Dr.Howland and Mrs. Sterling Fillmer; repairs, Dr. Howland and pr. Edward H. J. Hennessey; dis counts and insurance, MT. Ravens and Mr. Snyder; school supplies, Mrs. Fill mer and Mrs. Helen B. Lewis; school sites, MT. Ravens and MT. Snyder.
 More than 200 invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Juanita Imogen Hines. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Hines of Stratford and Leonard William Doyle, of Litch- field, which will take place at o'clock Saturday evening. at Christ Episcopal church. Rev. Chauncey c. Kennedy, rector of the church, will perform the ceremony. Miss Hines bridesmaids will be Miss Olive Sarles and Miss Geraldine Wallace of New Haven. Mrs. Harold c. Lowell, sister of the prospective bride, will be matron of honor. Robert Wal1enta of Bridgeport will be the groomsnnan. Sydney Coles and Albert Cross will be the ushers Following the ceremony the bridal, party and invited guests VIII return to the home of the brides
  street, where a wedding supper will be served. The honeymoon will be spent in Canada. The trip will be made by automobile. On their return they will reside at Waterbury, where MT. Doyle holds position with the Chase Rolling Mills Go. of that city. Miss Hines is very widely known in stratford and Bridgeport. She was Ia stenographer for seven years with the Handy & Harman Co.,. Bridgeport.
 Miss Ruth A. Fordham, aged IT years, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry c. Fordham of Stratford, was married to Grant E. Colbree, aged 21, son of MT. and Mrs. William H. Colbree of Bridgeport, by Rev. Ernest c. Carpen- ter, pastor of the Stratford Methodist church, Wednesday evening at the church parsonage. MT. Colbree is steamfitter. :.
 Announcement was made today of the marriage of Oscar Kubasko,f aged 22 years, an electrician residing at 60 Central avenue, Bridgeport, and Miss Mary Rollfn, of New Haven. The wedding took place Sept 2 at the Htratford Methodist church. Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, pastor, officiated.
 hSParochial society of Christ Epis- copal church will hold a rummage sale in the town hall Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 10 a. m. until p. m.
 Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Shirley of Warwick avenue left yesterday for an extended visit to Niagara Falls.
 Santa DeLuca, aged IT years of age, of 80 Pixley place, Bridgeport, was fined $25 and costs in the Stratford town court today by Judge Howard M. Curtis for stealing bicycle from John Roach of 603 Maple street, Bridge port. last Tuesday in front of the Bridgeport Engineering Co.,, Bruce avenue. The cost of court was $11.5O. In default of bail he was taken to the Bridgeport county jail by Deputy Sheriff E. Mills Tomlinson to work out the sentence. Roach testified he left his home Tuesday to apply for a position as machinist at the En- gineering Co. He left his wheel standing in front of the factory. When he came out the bicycle was gone. Thursday morning De Luca, who is employed at the Bridgeport Brass O., rode the wheel to work and asked Frank Aiellow of 5 Hallett street. Bridgeport, to> purchase 1t. The lat ter bought the wheel for $S and took 1t over to. Roach's house to let him see it. Immediately Roach dis covered it to, be his property. and notified the police headquarters in Bridgeport. De Luca was arrested yesterday afternoon in Bridgeport and turned over to the Stratford authori- ties last evening.