The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-04
ESTATE HIGHWAY DEPT.
 WILL LAY GR0SSWALKS
That's if the Town is Willing to shave Part of the EXpense-Carl Schmidt, Democratic Candidate for As
 Sessor, a Popular Choice.
FAIRFIELD

IT AlNF lEAD Fairfield. Oct 4.-If the town is will l ing to pay a. part of laying crosswa1ks l in several places in town, the state l highway department will assume the other part of the expense and will have the Warren Bros. Co.,, who are 1 laying the bfthulithic pavement along 1 the main highway do the work. The proposition has been placed before the town authorities but they have taken no action. The Warren Bros. Co. an ticipating the cons struction of several 1 crosswalks have made provision for such walks, notably at the town hall and also in front of the post office. Petition after petition has been made for the placing of crosswal1 1 one has been overlooked. Every one is agreed that such a walk is needed at this location
 A walk from the library corner l across Spring street to the Boyle prar-
 macy is assured. This will be placed by Mir. Boyle himself out of his own pocket.
 The citizens of Fairfield are particu- larly fortunate in having a man of Carl Scl1midt's calibre as their candi-
 punning @ af5e afbesIoe BenocTatic LI tieRet His
 experience as former Bridgeport
 alderman has particularly fitted MT Schmidt for the position for which he
 is candidate Fairfield taxpayers
 are assured that their interests will
 be well cared for by electing him.
 Mir. Schmidt is the president of the Nichols Terrace Village Improvement
 association and is considerable of a property holder in that section of Fair
 field As an enploye of the singer
 Sewing Machine Go. of Bridgeport he is well thought of and respected by fellow workmen- No mistake will be
 by the voters of the town next Mon day by recording their vote for MT. Schmidt.
 Dummy Australian voting ballots are being distribqted by political workers of the same. size and have the same
 up as the official ballot which will not appear before next Monday. They, being pink while the official ballot will be white. The ballots are being dis
 tributed at this time. so it is stated, to instruct the voters in the intricities of marking the ballot So many bal lots are thrown out each year by the moderat tor because of wrong markings that this pro-instruction, the workers state is necessary Often the courts have to be resorted to to settle upon the ballots. The voting of a straight ticket is an easy matter simply the placing of an ''X'' in the circle above the party column. The diffuculty arises when the ballot is split, many voters often becoming confused. Often the real intent of the voter is noted by the marking of his ballot but by law the ballot is illegal and must be thrown out.
 In1S 6ducatlOn III the pal lot is not the only reason for their distribution. There has ben con siderable opposition develope against one of the leading politicians of the elective office, his opposers distribut- ing the split ballots with the ''X'' marked before his opponents name. The split does not appear against any other candidate of that party.
 Mrs. c. A.sWyrtzen and sister, Miss Jessie Jennings, have left for 9, weeks 5-if .e1r fv rI1 aTs
 The second game of the series be- tween the Southports and the Fair field Jrs. for a side bet of s25 will be playled Sunday at McGarry's field. This contest was postponed. from lastt Sunday because of the inclement work for the residents, and if he is right will get away with a. victory. Caskey will again deliver for the Southports and will endeavor to re
 Miss Cornelia s. Buckingham left for Scranton, Pa. where she is to be teacher of gymnastics in the Scranton public schools. Miss Buckingham is a graduate of the New Haven Gym.
 The annual meeting of the Southport Bremen will be held next Tuesday evening, when the annual election of officers will be held.
 superin tendent of Schools Grover c. Bowman has takne up his residence in Westport.
 The Rosary and Scapular society of St. Thomas church will go to com munion in a body next Sunday morn | ing, the day being the Feast of the l Holy Rosary.
 MT. and Mrs. John Gould and son | of Long Island are visiting Mrs. John | Conway.
 The Eunice Donnie Burr chapter of l the Daughters of the American Revo- | Iution will raise S6,OO0 a fund to l preserve the inscriptions on the tomb- | stones in the old historical burying ground on the Beach road. The fol- l lowing committee was appointed to l take charge of the work: Miss Annie | B. Jennings Mrs. Charles Jennings, | Miss Mary Kippen, Mrs Helen T. | Sharps, with Oliver Turney as ad- ViSory member.
 The chapter has again appropriated the sum of $7.50 for the purpose of the scholars standing highest in Ann erican history, spelling and English Members of the chapter were asked Io visit the local schools IS often as possible to aid in the edU- work. Believing that the Girls club would be pleased with good literature, the chapter voted % subscribe for some good magazine.
 The Ladies Missionary society held ,erday afternoon at the Sherman par ;onage.
 Thomas Noon's license was given ,lean bill of health by Judge Walsh Il the Common Pleas court Wednes- lay No complications appear to be thead of William Kinsella, who has purchased the license at this time.
 NO UNBELIEF