The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
STAMFORD


 that the bid for the new post office | location for Stratford has been ac- | cepted 1t is conceded by Town Clerk ! Harold Lowell who is to erect a three | story brick building at the centre | that Olaf Christianson whose hid of 1 $950 per year rental for a period of | ten years is the lowest will receive | the award and that the post office of
 this town will after August first next 1 be north of the railroad tracks The | bid of Harold Lowell for rental for | room for the post office was s2OOO l per year and a third bidder. Frank l Sammis who was to erect a cement | block building, if he had been suc- | cessful was s2 800 a year
 | The bidders agreed in their bid to | the post office department to furnish | -he room to the post office for the
 sum mentioned in the bid, to furnish
 heat and light and to furnish the of | flee bo-es, tables. a safe and the l other articles needed. The govern
 ment was to buy this pharphenaIia | at a percentage each year The cost of the equipment of this post office | room will be about s60O.
 1 The old barn that stood in the rear | of the Selleck mansion has been re- | modelled into a fine cottage of eight ! rooms and eight other houses are be- l ing erected on this land On tho l north end of the lot a large motion | picture theatre Is to be built and much of the business of the town will be conducted in this section after this summer.
 It is admitted that the business of Stratford is bound to go north and between the railroad track and Bar mum avenue and in a few years a number of the prominent men agree that within ten years a large number Of business houses are sure to be built here. A number of the houses between Barnum avenue and the rail- road are for sale and as the business houses open up there more and more property will be sold for business
 purposes.
 About 40 members of Troop One Boy Scouts of America went to New
 York on Saturday in Will Staggs auto truck. The boys arrived in the city about noon and spent the afternoon in sightseeing and in the evening at tending rally at the Madison Square Garden. Scoutmaster, Rev. Robert C. Whitehead and Assistant Master Walter Oddly went with the boys.
 Among the boys were: Reginald Judson, Lawrence Beardmore Lewis Bovs, Leslie Fritz, Walter Back, | OidIeICe POlSleT, water OQQX, John Grey, John Taylor, Brewer Gregory. Wesley Burritt. Richard Hart, Robert | Fflmer, Donald Stevenson, Edmund | Judson and Robert Graham.
 Judge Carl Foster, of Bridgeport | Past Grand Incohonee of the Im- proved Order of Red Men is to be l the principal speaker at the annual memorial meeting of the Okenuck | Tribe of this town on next Sunday | night. In addition to speaking by Judge Foster there will be number of singers of prominence heard.
 Papers in suit for damages brought by Olaf Christianson against the town of Stratford were served on Town Clerk Lowell yesterday. No amount of damages is specified | Christianson claims that on account | of the building line esta blished last | month on Main street the property owned by him is damaged that amount.
 Selectman James Lally has entered suit against the Connecticut company for damages sustained one of his teams when 1t was hit by a trolley car of the company on Barnum ave- nue two months ago.
 There was an important meeting of the directors of the Stratford Civic League held at the town hall last evening. Matters per taining to the proposed memorial Community building were discussed and in a few days a program is to be submitted to the people of the town for their consideration.
 Plumbers working with a lighted torch in the rear of the meat market in the Porter building at the center , r1v Mnr-dau rie . thoughts in the minds of many at the center that another fire was In the : building. Chief Judson of the fire , department was called across the street, his investigation showing that the supposed fire was the reflection l of the torch on the front windows of { the store. Is
 Robert Edwards. who has been l spending the winter in Florida, has l to his home in Stratford I
 Fred Hosbach of Sutton avenue, t who recently underwent an operat ton 2 for appendicitis. is able to get about t town again. i
 A reception to the new minister of t the Methodist church. the Rev A F. Cham berlain, was held in the parlors t of the church last evening.
 A minstrel show and dance will be T held at Red Mems hall on Thurs lc day evening by Star of Stratford lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem. The I minstrel show will be put on by | m em bers of the Rowland Dry Goods : : store, Mutual Benefit association
 The first annual dance of the mem ! bers of Company No. of the Strat- |. ford Fire department will be held in : their building at Lordship Park to- . night.
 The members of the Ladies' Aid : society of the Methodist church are c to hold a rummage sale in the town r hall on Thursday.
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