The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-21
SIGNAL CORPS DEPARTS IN
 SHOWER OF BLINDING TEARS
Love Lorn DamseIs on Hand to Bid Their Soldier Lovers Good Bye
 at the Station.
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer)


 Stratford, Aug 21-The Soldiers farewell was enacted en masse last night when Go. A, U. s. Signal Corps entrained at the station here and de-
 parted bearing with them protestatione of undying devotion and sundry photo- graphs and souvenirs of what the boys
 style the best time they have ever enjoyed while on similar duty. Four teen cars were loaded with the com
 pany and it's aecoutrements. The
 aviation corps took up goodly share
 of the accommodations with their ma
 chimes and apparatus. Four palace
 horse cars were loaded with the sleek
 mules of the command. Ordinary
 stock cars were sent here for this ser
 vice but the officer in charge sent
 them back and, ordered palace horse
 cars and the much despised govern
 ment mule will enjoy the esar1e luxur-
 ies as the high bred horses of the
 wealthy in their long Journey. The
 command is very proud of it's herd of
 mules and they get all that's coming to a mule The command is billed for
 Omaha. Neb., it's headquarters and the trip will be made with only one stop.
 The train will lay over at Chicago for
 six hours when the mules will be un-
 loaded and allowed to exercise. The next detached duty of the command
 will be at the Worlds Fair at San
 Francisco where the aviators will give a long series of exhibitions The command was detailed to preserve or der during the narrowing scenes fol- lowing the earthquakes at San Fran
 cisco and has also been located at various big fairs. The company is U. S. Army and, is always we'll re- ceived. At the station last night love lorn couples occupied every nook and corner and the fearful farewells fur
 nished amusement. for a large audi ence of residents who enjoyed the per. formance hugely. The train left at midnight and the vicinity was decked with dinity until the last sound from the departing heroes had. died away.
 These are halcyon days for the pet ty offender in rural communities and he is making the most of his oppor- tunities These periods always precede elections which promise to be closely tions are usually of more interest .than the state or local contests Your country grand juror and his honor the justice of the peace have much respect for the voting power of the minor law breaker and some times firmed criminal. County justice courts are not noted for leniency except on such occasions and the fees which figure largely in the incomes Of coun- try officials will assume their usual after the votes are count ed. It therefore behooves the man "who has, to do the best he can in protecting his property from "him who has not with as good grace and as much respect for the legal machin- cry of the state as possible, until af- ter election when the courts will as- sume their usual functions in righting the wrongs of the community.
 Theodore Mccormick, the brakeman who lost both legs in the East End yards early in March when he was run over by train, returned to his home in Hollister Heights on Monday. Mccormick is young man of goodj character and exemplary habits. The loss of both feet will handicap him in his struggle for existence He has the sympathy of the whole commun- [ ity.
 Jesse Turner of the South End, who was born in this town 90 years ago lacking only few months is selling out all his effects and will soon re- move to Los Angeles, Cal, to pass the l remainder of his life. MT. Turner has