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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1909
Page
5
Stratford prepares for a town meeting to discuss school placement amid rising child numbers. Residents debate centralization versus neighborhood schools, possible Bevar Dam or East Broadway expansion, and street curb proposals. Community events and local notes fill the rest of a bustling town report.
Yesterday in Fairfield, Misa Young and Miss I Hinckley of New York visited the Fresh Air Fund Home on Beach road preparing for the first child contingent arriving Friday. Various gatherings, travels, and sports events populate the town including teas at the Casino, graduations at Bridgeport High, and athletic matchups on uptown grounds.
The common council committee reported unfavorably on William A. Grippin and Henry Tate petitions regarding tax abatement and damages, prompting a debate on abatements. Aldermen argued whether such relief creates future public charges as reports were sustained amid broader poor relief considerations.
The Newtown class day exercises at the town hall Friday drew wide town representation and featured a class president Anna Keane address, Mary Kelly and Lena Blake foretold futures, and a farce Maidens Al Forlorn. A candy sale netted over 327 dollars and local visitors include Miss Evelyn Chapin and Mr Sylvester Murphy.
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