The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-10
BEDDING
Especial to The Times.)

tSpecial to Ine IlIHeS- Bedding, Dec. 10.-Not all tele- phone ladies render professional ser vice in a way to inspire admiration and gratitude in a degree prompting from the public. On the contrary quite the contrary. But then few of h-a phone mediums possess the high profesdonai excellence that has been shown by the Misses Ella and Esther Ostling and Miss Agnes Nelson who. upon quitting their engagement at the Bedding exchange last Wednesday, were presented by E. P. Sanford, nity, with a purse of $200 to which practically all their local constituents were contributors. As the senior in service and also as the star of the trio Miss Ella Ostling received larger share of the sum than her as- sociates. Tho gift came to them wholly as a surprise and hsis been ac- knowledged in q nic..iy worded letter of thanks. Misses .Fs,tiier Ostljng and Miss Nelson started yesterday on trip to the South. The departure of the three and the enBDing situation suggest this para phrase of Words worth's touching lines r. But they have lcf. their jobs and Oh! The difference to us. t.st
 At a. meeting of Fire Co. No. l. on Monday evening a committee pre.i ousiy appointed to inquire into con didons of the public buildings iE town as to fire dangers rf,1de their report
 
 specting. They found ti,at at the Center school matters were as Dad by reason of the accumulation of rub Dish in the basement as the condi- tions existing at the lime serious fire broke out there two or three years ago. There was nothing to cause alarm as to the other school houses although none is provided with hand extinguishers as they should be.
 A copy of the report has been sent to the town school committee. Con- ditions at the churches were reported to be generally satisfactory. Chief P. B. Nash also submitted to the meet ing drawing showing in detail his ideas as to the equipment of the de- partments new motor truck. Be sides the tanks the plans provide for the carrying on the truck of four lad ders hand pump. hose reel and minor appendages. Acceptance of the plan was voted and the truck will be equipped in accordance with it.
 The town basketball team played their first match last Saturday with the Sanford school as their opponents. The latter won, a2 to 9, but this was not such a. bad showing for the townsmen in view of the fact that only one of them had ever before en- gagged in regular contest. Their players were Jesse sanfords Arthur Harry Hes. Games with Newtown and Bethel teams are being arrah ged.
 The Episcopal church has the op- pOTIunlty to Duy, a .plpe organ used for one year and owned by a Mrs. Earie of Derby. On Satur- day a committee consisting of Mir. and Mrs. H. G. Barnett. MT. and Mrs. W. C. Sanford. Mrs. H. S. Barnes. Mrs. Randolph Bradley and Miss Eleanor M. Dayton and Mre. Pauline Sanford will go to Derby to inspect the instru- ment. Their report will be made to q parish meeting on Dec. 19, Largely through the initiative of Miss Dayton there has been Iiaised about SS50 towards providing thee hurch with q new organ to serve as q memorial of the late James Gregory, who acted for many years as organist of the parish without pay. Thee hurch has now a reed organ which is in deca- dence from many years use. If the Derby instrument is purchased it's installation here will probably be de- ferred until next summer.
 Rev. pr. Dahl of Yale Divinity School conducted services with com munion at the Center Congregational church last Sunday. Tn connection with the service Rev. Mir. Cook. the pastor. received as new members w E. Grammar, Arc:hie, Charles and Archie Hes has been appointed as sistant superintendent of tle Sunday school.
 The new building in Putnam Park Is coupjsted ass 10 its exterior end d the pTS.sent Sata cf progress the in Aerior worh will he fnfsiled .gfth Ehs end of the present year. Field stone. dn thafr ractufa1 state were the ma tertsli used in constructing the w1IE and tho roof Is of slate. The outsid' dimensions of the structure are 35 b! A feet. There are three rooms. tn largest of which. 20 by 40. in size will be used as a museum for the his tortcal relics, mostly pertaining to tn Revolutionary War period, which ar now stored in the pavilion. One O the two smaller rooms has a. fireplace The huil!er Fl C. McCollan, at tn contract prlcc cf SI2,10o.
 The Eirl students of the Sanfor school held a basketball tea at tn home of Mrs Boddie on Monda afternoon, it's purpose being the rais ing of money for an athletic clu they are starting. The sum of $S was realized.
 Robert Oimstead, who narrowly es caped death recently from bein