The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-09
CITIZENS COMMITTEE WILL LAUNCH TICKET
 IN FAIRFIELD FIGHT
Composed Mostly of Republicans Who z Are DfspIeased With Doings of
 the Old Crowd.
Gy CUT Special Correspondent

CBy CUT Special Correspondent
 Fairfield, September e.-A citizens ticket will be in the field at the com Ing election. This. has been decsded upon following several conferences of well known residents of the village. The names of the men who are leading tfe movement could not be learned though it is understood that most of them are Republicans who have not taken a. very active part in the doings of their party. It is understood that these men have been led to promote new party here because of the machine like action of the regular G. O. P. which yearly hands out the jobs to the same old crowd, while all the voters can do is to just walk up to the ballot booth and vote Those outside can't even count the votes.
 It is the intention of the new party to distribute the offices more evenly among the different districts of the town, and to have the ticket made up of those of both the Democratic and Republican faith.
 Two names have already been men toned for the selectmen's office, Ed ward Russell of Southport, and John Meeker of Greenfield Hill
 The annual bake and outing of the Republicans of the town was ripped off as per schedule at the residence and grounds of County Commissioner PeaSe III Gro6nn6I0 Hill d1l6T noon. There was the usual good eats and general good fellowship. Several of the more prominent members of the party addressed the merrymakers. According to a Fairfield town official politics were not discussed. "If there was anything doing in the political talk, I would have heard it,' said this official
 "He was about the fairest man ever to appear before me- said Judge Bacon Wakeman, referring to Henry Krooss Jr of Mt. Vernon, who was before him on Saturday charged with reckless driNing. Judge Wakeman thought so well of Krooss and the man ner in which he admitted his guilt that he nol1ed the case on payment of costs. On Sunday August 31, Motorcycle Policeman Voldaurer was on duty in Spring street. He noticed two cars turn into Spring street from the lib- rary corner. Both were hitting the highway at a speedy clip and arriving at Pickett's switch had all sails to the wind. Voldaurer gave chase over taking the rear car in Southport. The forward car got away. The owner and driver of the unlucky car was Krooss. He was brought before Grand Juror King who instructed him to appear in court here on the following Saturday. He gave his word that he would and kept it, though he could have gotten away with it at that, for the grand juror had neglected to take Krooss' name or the number of his car. At torney King was surprised man when Krooss walked into court Sat urday afternoon.
 After the hearing was over and the costs had been collected, MT. Krooss asked Constable Voldaurer just how fast his machine was travelling. 't Forty-thre miles an hour,"replied the officer. 4'What?'' exclaimed Krooss, you really mean my car was going that fast. It's worth $10.28 to know that" Asked what make he drove, Krooss said the same as the sheriff's Sheriff Elwood sports a. Ford. Asked about the other fellow with whom he raced, Krooss said, 't The other fellow had a Hudson. He beat me he had better car Krooss was so pleased with his treatment by the court that he informed the court officials that if they ever got into trouble down his way it would mt cost them any more than he had paid.
 Lightning which played in Fairfield Sunday afternoon, came close to strik- ing John Bolko, a timer with D. J. Mccoy the local plumber, while he was on the porch of his home near the O. G. Jennings place. As it was, Bolko was stunned by the shock, and was laid out for about an hour. He was un- able to report for work either yester- day or today.
 During the storm large limb on one of the big trees in front of the Flint residence was blown down.
 Judge Bacon Wakeman and Grand
 Juror Clitus King had just returned | from the Republican outing on Satur- day and were in Spring street when Alice Melish, a resident of Rowan avenue rushed up to them claiming | that she had been assaulted by Peter and Tony Duckto, brothers. While she was telling of the incident the two bro thers came upon the scene. That l there was a, scrap there was no doubt, as the woman showed signs of ma1- treatment The melee resulted over ducks belonging to the Ducktos which had wandered into the Melish yard. Mrs. Melish says she was shooing the ducks from her premises when she was set upon by the brothers. Brother Tony says that Brother Peter went in | to the MeIish yard to chase the ducks when Mrs. Melish set upon Peter. He Tony went to his brothers rescue | Warrants have been sworn out for the 1 two brothers alleging assault. The cases will be heard Thursday morning. 1 Mary Kutchikowski, a resident of