The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
DEVON


 EhDsnew siron at the Devon fire |uso sounded it's first call yesterday |,ernoon when the roof of the Rost- d Manufacturing Company's plant 2 on fire. The siren is . great im- |ovenent on the old alarm system. Four Devon women received special l-a~ds from the Red Cross society
 completing 800 hours work in Red oss activities during the war. Mrs. Ra G Mohr, Mrs. Anna Boynton | a Mrs. Blanche Calvert were the Snored ones. The awards consist of |ecial certificates and badges. The neglect of the Board of Finance appropriate money for tho pur-
 ase of oil to lay the dust in the |reets is causing great annoyance ta |e business men and residents on To streets on which there is much |avei. The benefits to be derived |om the expenditure of the small m of money necessary are so great at most residents conr'der 1t faNee Fonomy on the part of the town au- |orfties. The Board of Finance tou1d meet at once and make an ap- Fopriation for the purpose of pro- bring the oil and having the dust
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 Another instance of the false eonomy of the town authorities is Le cutting down of the request of ie residents of Devon and the Allied for an appropriation of 900. 900 for the building of roads trough Devon and eIcng the beaches. he Board of Finance has decided to ,comrDend on the appropriation of niy $50, 900 which according to com- ptent authorities will be abplt nough to make surveys and pre- are for the work. Then he same ,ng delay will ensue before another can be made to carry n tho road building. Petitions will ave to be circulated, with the long me required to get the Board of Fiji ance enough interested to take the latter under consideration and then he town meeting.
 4ne board decided to turn down he appropriation for the second -alk on the new bridge. another of he matters that would be of great enefit to Devon real estate.
 Arrangements have been completed pr the musical to be given next Mon- ay night at tho Devon Union church pr the purpose of raising funds to ecure pulpit furniture for the church. m interesting program has been lanned-
 At the meeting of the Devon Hose company last night 18 new members rere sworn in by Fire Commissioner .c-vis Baldwin and after the meeting
 social hour was enjoyed and re- served.
 D. C., although he has eceived his discharge from the ser ice.
 Sergeant John T. Avery, son of MT. nd Mrs. D. Avery of Camden se-eet as been visiting his parents for a CIV days having returned from 25 nonths service overseas on Saturday. rom Camp Meade at Mineola, L. l.. n a few days
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the De-
 on Union church will hold their Thursday afternoon meeting at the Iome of Mrs. D. s. Mum on Daytonia venue-
 A birthday surprise party was ten-
 cred Miss Ruth Beard at her home
 m Camden street at which games, 'iano selections and dancing after which refreshments were served. 'hose present were the Misses Marion )bor, Gladys Evans, Hazel Bristol, Florence Baldwin, Esther Almstead. aura Chamberlain, Daisy Abramson, Ruth Beard and Helen Beach of 'tratford. Also Messrs. James Hav- ard, Philip Youngquist, William yewhal1, Charles and Kenneth Mapp. Robert Syrett, Harrington E1icott of Milford and John Marron of New Mil ord.