The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-25
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LIT. tlSner mas bought the nun galow on Lafayette street, near the junction with Broad street.
 Robert A. syrett has been appoint ed fire warden to succeed Eugene Coe, who has moved out of town.
 William Marshall is about town once more after seven months stay abroad. He was mustered out of the army in February last, and immedi- ately returned to the service of the government as an employe of the de- partment of commerce, and was without loss of time sent to Paris to look into the market there for Amer ican machinery, etc. He found the demand to be a lively one, but that the rate of exchange from the depre- citation of the Italian money, was operating at a disadvantage
 The Milford Business Mems Asso- citation will take an active part in the fight against the proposed zone fare system to become effective Nov. 2, and have planned a wide public ity campaign, a feature of which will be to advocate the trade at home spirit" More than 150 merchants from Milford, Devon and the several beaches. are back of the publicity proposition and will cooperate in urging the residents of the town by means of much advertising in the To- cal paper to "buy in Milford" Wig orous protests have been expressed by various members of the business mems association over the Connecti- cut Companys project of raising the trolley fare on the local line which has been one of the hardest hit, the state being just doubled, and while 1t is expected that more people will trade at home the merchants are opposed to the trolley company put ting into effect the proposed system. The business men have planned to start the publicity move imm mediate- ly and will do everything possible to stimulate the focal pride" spirit.
 The association has also named four delegates to attend the State Chamber of Commerce convention to be held in Woo1sey Hall, New Ha- Clark, Manley J. Cheney, George J. Smith and A. W. Skinner; alternates. Morton P. TibbaIs. F. M. Case, David J. Green and Frank Graham.
 All plans have been completed for the Halloween prize masquerade dance that is to be given by The Wears, a newly organized social club composed of former service men, in the Municipal Hall, Friday evening, Oct. 31. Prizes vii. ce awarded. A pleasant social affair was held at Botsford's Hall, Walnut Beach. Wednesday evening, when about 75 neighbors and friends of Mrs. Sarah Stryker, Mrs. Emma Granger and Mrs. Henry Conrad, who are to re- move to Bridgeport this week, gath cred at a farewell reception arrang- ed in their honor. The hall was pret- tily and artistically decorated with red white and blue srreanlers, fall flowers and goldenrod. Dancing was i the most popular diversion of the ev- i ening, but much pleasure was added 1 to the occasion by vocal selections by i Phil Affair, accompanied by a chorus | and piano selections by Harold Forb- es Later in the evening an elaborate | luncheon was served the guests. The
 hostesses were Mrs. Henry Ga1bron- 1 ner, Mrs. Ethel Johansen, Mrs ! Strycker, Mrs. Granger and Mrs. 1 Conrad. The ladies. who are 70 make 1 their homes in that city are well 1 known and prominent in social cir 1 cles here and while their departure 1 is regretted, they have the best wish l es of their large circle of friends. l The work of grading for the new l permanent pavement from Eels' Hill | eastward to Woodmont has been fin 1 ished and the contractors are now 1 busily engaged in carting crushed ] stone to be used in the concrete 1 foundation. A large barge of stone is i at the town wharf and is being rapid 1 ly unloaded for this work.
 1 Considerable interest in the Com | munity project is being shown just i now and it is expected that all or | ganizations in town will be repre-
 sented at the meeting to be held al the Town Hall this evening at | o'clock It is expected that definite | plans will be made or such actior | taken as may seem proper at this time for carrying on the work.
 Richard Paine of Fort Trumbul Beach, who is attached as carrier te l the local postoffee will begin today his annual vacation of two weeks.
 The annual weekly meeting of tht | Devon Athletic Association will be l held in the basement of the Devor 1 Union church Friday evening a
 which time a number of importan
 matters will be acted upon. All mem +a hn