The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-08
DEMOCRATS GETTING BUSY
First Sign of the Coming Campaign Will Be Meet ing at Hotel Fairfield to
 Get Together
Special to the Farmer.)

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 Fairfield, July S-The annual reunion of a sewing circle made up of resi- dents of Fairfield and Bridgeport, took place yesterday at the home of. Mrs. J. H. Cobb in Spring street. The fea- ture of the occasion was linen show CT given to Mrs. E. Norton of Bridge port. The afternoon was pleasantly passed and refreshments were served Those present were Mrs. William Batcheller, Mrs Frank Benon, Mrs. A. l.. Adams. Mrs. B. Norton, Mrs. w. Abbinerti, all of Bridgeport and Mrs. Thomas Forsyth Mrs. John Forsytn, Mrs. O. c. Jennings of Fairfield.
 Yesterday Town Clerk Joseph I. Flint left for Atlantic City, to attend the annual convention of the B. F. O E. Before he left he appointed Judge Bacon Wakeman assistant clerk and the appointment was ratified by the Selectmen. Judge Wakeman will attend to the duties of the town clerk s office during the absence of MT. Flint.
 Sheriff H. R. Ellwood has been busy in Stamford and Norwalk, this week, where he has been serving papers and doing other work connected with his office.
 The auto-chemical was out for a practice spin yesterday afternoon, with Will McGarry at the wheel.
 Dr. F. J. Quinn of Bridgeport, was the guest of w. C. Kinsella yester- day
 E. M Flanagan, formerly of this will lage and now chauffeur for Stamford resident, was in town yesterday and took a party of friends for a ride in his car.
 The Rubber shop is shut down and will not be ready for business again until next Monday. Lack of orders Is the reason assigned for the shut down
 Democrats of the town together, this summer, and be ready for the fall election with a good old fashioned majority. The first get-togetner meet ing will be he'd at the Hotel Fairfield next Thursday evening, when there will be a gathering of the clans to plan out, campaign that will be sue cessful in landing Democrat in every office the voters of the town have right to elect. There is a clear Dem ocratic majority in the town, and if it is possible to get the vote out there will be a change in the complexion of the town officials after the next cleo tion
 There was a large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Dwight M. Banks, at her late residence at Greenfield, We'd
 
 and Rev. D. N. Prentice officiated. The choir of the South church of Bridgeport sang. The pail bearers were pr. c. Lincoln Banks of Bridge port, Simeon Pease, Herbert Banks, Miles Osborne, and the two sons of Rev. George Banks of Springfield. Mass. All are relatives of the de- ceased. The intedment was at Oak lawn cemetery.
 Miss Edith Proudman and Miss Alice Lyon of Bridgeport, with the Misses Pease of Greenfield; left for Atlantic City, yesterday. They will attend the Christian Endeavor convention there.
 The two young sons of Charles Dietz found hand bag on the road to Greenfield Hill, on Thursday. The bag containe1 a purse with large sum of money. It was the property of Mrs. Kittie Holton of Danbury, who is visiting friends here. The boys re- turned the bag to the owner and were rewarded.
 Mrs. William Failon, who underwent an operation at the Roosevelt hospital in New York some time since, has re- turned to her home here, much i'm proved in health
 Miss Edna Bulkley will lead the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening, which will be held on the lawn at the residence of Mr. and Mrs Frank A. Warren. at Greenfield HfM
 A son was born to MT and Mrs Fred c. Banks, Friday morning