The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
POLITICIANS SCRAMBLE
 FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES
westport Will See Fireworks Aplenty
 Before the Caucuses-Al Signs
 Point to Another Democratic Year
 special Town Meeting. @
WESTPORT

s westport. Aug. 8.-The local polit- icaI pot is soon to boil and the nom ination bee will begin its buzzing Tn the ears of local favorite sons. There is sure to be things doing when the dictators of local politics get togeth- CT within a short while! The local Republican ship like the Republican national navy is foundering with rocks and crags ahead. The natlonaf feeling that it's a Dernocra@tlc @ year mas mas is talked. opinion seems to be that the followers of Jefferson will make a 2 clean sweep. It is whispered about that the scrap this year for selectmen will be quite torrid. There 1s no doubt but that there will be mock of Democrats looking for the ofr1ce for the chances for the followers or that faith could not be better First Selectman Robert H. sColey, is to. be a candidate for re-nofl1ination. If he secures the sanction of his party there is no doubt but that he will agaln occupy his present position. sam uel B. Wheeler is another Democrat who is said to be looking for the job. On the Republican sidei of the fence Selectman John J. sGaults will look for "a re-nonaination, while Louis F. Wakeman is again making eyes at the plum. ,5s,e Z .E. c. Smith retires as an assessor this year and will be candidate for re-nomination by his Republican friends. There is no doubt but that he'll secure the sanction of his party. He will have a tough proposition on his hands for not only will he have to squelch that tremendous Demo cratic feeling, but also offset the eff forts of those who are pushing f1V4 k1 a job.
 The suit of Alfred G. Southey against Horace Hurlbutt will be heard in the September term of the Common Pleas court civil side, before Judge Horace B. Scott at Bridgeport. The suit is for $400. The plaintiff claims that he acted as an agent for chaser for many acres of land in this town and that the latter has neg lected to pay him his commission. It is understood that MT. Southey Secur- ed a purchaser, a New Yorker, for the land and that the latter to bind the bargain placed down in payment, $500. Later he backed down and a1l- other purchaser was secured. The $500 was not returned to the first prospective buyer, who it is under stood was the plaintiffs man.
 The Sunday School of the Sauga- tuck M E. church and some of the grown ups enjoyed the annual outing Park in Bridgeport. The start was made from the Saugatuck depot shortly before nine o'clock, one large trolley. car being used.
 2 A special town meeting is being held this afternoon at the town hall relative to the closing of the road alongside New Creek leading to Bur- ial Hill park and also to the ex- change of land with the railroad com pany at the Greens Farms station. In the first matter it is probable that the selectmen will be given pernis- sion to go ahead and have the ob- struction constructed by MT. Gorham removed.
 The selectmen held their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon ordering bills against the town paid and also attending to other minor town details.
 There are advertised letters at the Westport postoffice for Miss Harriet Sherwood, Pietro .Ballone, George Ev- ans, F. H. Taylor and V. O. Yetter.
 Arrivals at the Westport Hotel yes- terday were M J. Holmes New York, George Johnson, New York, A. F. Ryan. Boston, R. M. Daley, Bridge port, S. Russell, Brooklyn; F. Russell Brooklyn; MT. and Mrs. W. A. Evans, Billerica, Mass, and w. B. Metcalf,
 
 Miss Lillian Sauer of New. Jersey is a guest at Compo Inn.
 MT. and Mrs. John R. Hill and fam fly of Danbury have taken the "Owenoke' cottage at Compo beach for the remaiander of the season.
 The engagement, of Miss Ethel Lu- lu, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Fairchild to Willard Horace Fanton is announced The. nuptials will be per formed Wednesday,, Aug. 21 at the Congregational church.
 Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Bishop are spending the month in the Berkshires.
 Greens Farms Congregational church will hold their annual picnic at Beardsley Park tomorrow. Cars will leave the Greens Farms switch at 9:20 o'clock.
 Misses Agnes and Ruth Ferguson of Springfield are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Fritz Riedel of Greens Farms.
 Mrs William Bill is entertaining friends from out of town.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Northrop and son, Charles Northrop, the Misses Louise and Helen Sherwood and Allen Morris have returned from weeks ot TcIo