The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-11
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
 TO OVERRIDE SELECTMEN
Voters Will Be Asked to Shorten the
 Hours fin Which Liquor May Be Sold i'm This Town.
STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer.

NoPCC1d1 DO AC dA AAACH-y
 Stratford Nov 1.-The granting Of the town for an extension of the open hours from II to F o'clock by the Se- Iectmen has caused much comment and some severe criticism on the part Of those who are opposed to the sell ing of liquor in this town. The vote of the board of se1ectmen in granting the petition was unanimous There
 was no dissenting voice. Rev. E.. c.
 who has been active in politics. being
 an enthusiastic Progressive and also
 an ardent Prohibitionist, is the spokes-
 man of the opposition. On Saturday
 morning Rev. M. J. OConnor received
 telephone call from Rev. Mr. Car
 penter, asking the former to join in
 signing a, petition to call special
 town meeting to act upon the matter
 and if possible reverse the decision of
 the selectmen. Rev. Father OConnor', who is the rector of St. James parish,
 trOversy, saying that the eetectmen
 were elected to take care of such mat
 ters, being empowered by law to fix
 the time Of the closing of the saloons
 in the town within certain specified
 limits, and that he thought the offi-
 cials mentioned were abundantly able
 matter without dictation. He believes
 that this question is one of expediency
 and that sound business judgment
 should dictate the action of the select
 men rather than a blind and unrea
 sonfns opposition which takes no con-
 alteration of existing conditions.
 A petition for special town. meet
 ing is In circulation and there will
 probably be no trouble in obtaining
 the necessary 20 signatures Newton
 H. Reed, the merchant and market
 circulating the paper and obtaining
 signatures. The selectmen who believe
 that they have carried out the Will or
 the majority of the voters, are not at
 all disturbed over the prospect of a
 town meeting and aver that if the
 people indicate their will plainly there
 will be no objection to any change the
 town meeting orders
 Earl Farmer. aged g; Orris Barber.
 aged 10, and William Grindrod, aged il were before Judge Charles H. Peck, Saturday afternoon, charged with in jury to property and were discharged with a severe reprimand- The boys, who live in the Avon Park district, were arrested Friday by Constable An tonic Fellows on complaint of Father
 McElroy, director of St. Michael 2
 hunt in the effort to put Q stop to van dalisrn 4t the cemetery. Much dam age has been done there in the past and it has been found impossible to on account of the raids of boys and sometimes of men who wrenched pick cts from the fences and overrun the place. Last winter over 200 pickets were removed from the fence about the cemetery The parents of the children appeared and took them home after their arrest, presenting them In court the next day. They are all poor and have a struggle to get on. Had they been able to pays Father McElroy would have insisted on the parents making good, but waived this point when the circumstances of the parents were made known. One of
 the fathers said that he had no money to give but he would gladly put the fence in repair with his own hands.
 His offer was not accepted. The pros ecution will be followed by others if the offen$e is repeated.
 The Rebekahs of Evening Star lodge will hold g. whist in Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening. Many handsome prizes have been obtained for the event.
 D. wilcox of Broadbr1dge Road has Sold his milk business to William Hart, a new conner in town who re- gently purchased the Fancher place in sPutney. NIT. Wilcox developed a large business and retires with the | good will of all. MT. Hart promises to give the people the best service possible.
 | The pleasure seekers of the town were surfefted Saturday night The | opening of George Porter'S new bowl | ing alleys on Linden avenue drew l crowds. Edgar Beardsley and Will | liam Nichols, who will conduct the place. were on hand as well as the ] proprietor. to see that the guests were
 properly cared for. John Assum ca